Day 359. Chillin’ hard with the fam, quarantine style 
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Day 133: I snapped this screen shot earlier today, for @C_8, just haven’t had time to post until now.
Crazy day, crazy times, crazy world. I couldn’t be happier to be sober! I know I couldn’t navigate the constant turmoil of this daily changing world we find ourselves in now if I was still drinking. Life changes every hour it seems. Never before has one day at a time meant more to me.
I was lucky enough to find toilet paper 
, but the most important thing I can do is get up each day and try to find enough good to get me through the day and safely back to my bed at night.
So sorry for anyone who has lost their job or has become ill. My prayers go out to you. keep fighting, stay strong and stay sober.
Love you all, thanks as always for all the support you’ve given me.
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@C_8
You may try the lowest patch to get off the gum. Having the change and smoothing the delivery may work for you.
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Day 512, aka 29.
I’m in a really low place tonight. I’ll be safe, and sober. But my mind is going places I don’t like and I just wanted to get that out there.
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- Josh, I’m sad you’ve suspended your account. But it’s not about me. I hope you find something that gives you a reason to continue with Sobriety. Unless, it’s just not what you want. And I know you’re not here but I wanted to say it anyways.
I don’t know, this shakes me. Since this is my post, I’ll post about how someone else’s sobriety has affected me. I’ve seen other people post about it before. When someone who has been with you on your journey takes a detour… It’s not how I expected to feel. I always knew it would be hard to experience just by reading other people’s experience with it. But it’s weird how it can make you question things. It gets in your head, that seed of doubt. It finds a small crack, it gains some sunlight and it starts to grow. Or at least it tries to.
I used crave alcohol to escape, I used to romanticize alcohol and think about having a drink to genuinely “just have fun” (
), I had a fleeting desire to drink to numb a really intense feeling I had one time… Not that I didn’t have intense feelings before or intense things didn’t happen, they did, but really only one time recently can I remember wanting to say “fuck it” because I was tired of my feelings.
So this is new… Doubting yourself from someone else saying “I just want to know I have control over it, and not the other way around”. But again, it’s not about me here. There’s a big difference, I don’t have problems where the solution is alcohol. The solution to all my problems is sobriety. It’s THAT simple and it’s not, I still need to “show my work” to be able to continue to get the equation right. But it works for me and I can’t question my sobriety just because someone else has questioned theirs.
Did I miss any other metaphors or idioms? I’m sure I didn’t throw the baby out with the bath water but I might have beat a dead horse.
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Aw thanks @CapriciousCapricorn. I owe a lot to you all for that night. Best decision I ever made. I can’t believe I’ll have 90 in a few days. With all this COVID-19 I think maybe I’m scared sober. I guess that’s a good thing. If my drinking could actually get rid of this virus then I’m your man🤪. I know if I drink it won’t change a darn thing. Except make me feel like shit. Slow and clear and steady one day at a time.
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This is sad Josh friend. I understand you’re depressed and what’s going on around all of us doesn’t help with it. I know acccepting rejection is hard and drinking/using would be a tempting quick escape from those shitty feelings. I just wish you wouldn’t give up being sober, you are strong and smart. Let your heart heal, use your strength and brains to go through the bad phase. Call @Dejavu and chat a little. Please
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Mine are 10 years old now I guess. They never had flowers, still hoping for them to come. But I can’t keep them forever. They are so big and have to fit in my barn every winter to stay alive. One day I have to decide to get rid of them ore our bikes 
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One month again Bob!! 
Proud of you!!
Nice numbers @C_8 
Keep going @PaulH. Nothing is worth drinking for. It’s just your alcoholic brain trying to seduce you to drink! He always find a reason no matter what. You are doing great so keep doing great 
Day 561 
Just checkin in, nothing to declare 
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Be carefull with yourself Josh. If you really wanna try moderation I hope you be back in may if you discover it don’t work for you. We are all in title for our own choises in life, despide what others think of it.
But for me I hope you stay sober.
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Mine was a merriam lemon tree. Almost sweet lemmons and it would flower every year. But it was definitely getting to be a pain to get it in and out of my house!
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Don’t know about a trooper, but I’m hella sober and that’s a good thing!!!
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Day 1101 today 
Writing from a sunny beach in Sanur Bali 
It really is empty here and almost depressing how affected places like this become from a Tiny 
The whole world is affected some worse than orhers. I am still trying to stay Calm and enjoy my holidays. Going to a meeting today at 5pm but I dont think its going to be any meeting because of social distancing. Moving on to Seminyak tonight and then Uluwatu before I go home to Sweden 
again. Looks like my flight is not cancelled.
I hope you all stay safe out there and remember there are loads of tasty juices out there without alcohol that will boost your immune system. They all taste so much better without the booze
Happy 24h
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Good morning my lush lads and ladettes, checking in on day 128 keeping it as real as possible laughing in the face of change ,what will be will be love you all love emma.xxxx:v:
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Thank you so much ))
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So what people think, hey Paul, they may think a lot of things but “hopeless case” ain’t one of them. It was just a temporary set back, I believe in you. Keep on keeping on ODAAT eventually it’s gonna stick. I’m rooting for you.
We’re 2 weeks into social distancing, closed schools and loads of people working from home and we’ve just had the first Covid19 fatality in my country this morning.
Stay safe my friends. Blessings and sobriety!
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- Just had a morning walk with my bestie. I need this connection. I notice so much more now I can’t do it all alone. It’s not just my sobriety. Yes I’m an introvert, a loner and a recluse. But that only goes so far. I need to feel connected. I need to feel togetherness. To keep my life going. To live life. Sober and clean. Have a good day all. Love from Erasmuspark Amsterdam which is rather damp and cold this morning, but pleasant nonetheless. Not in the last place because I’m there with a friend.
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Scary times but please don’t ever change, you and your sober days are often the only thing that makes me smile and for that I am truly grateful.
BTW I’m a long way from giving up giving up yet. I’m gonna surprise you all.
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Congrats, your numbers are looking great. Way to go on the tobacco, you can do this. 
Blessings and sobriety!
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