Congratulations with the 6 months
Super!!
And congratulations for you too @Misokatsu!
Sorry to hear @Hazy, have you phoned your sister to check it out? Take care, don’t beat yourself up for it.
days @anon35096624 that’s another good reason for checkin in!
And of course it’s a milestone!
It’s nice seeing you back here, missed your presence here.
Day 580
If life was normal I would be in Spain right now enjoying a holiday with my daughter of 18.
But life isn’t normal.
So instead of being in this great hotel with the best food and service ever:
I’m at home working my *** out.
I’m suprising myself because I thought all this would make me angry and irritated, but it doesn’t.
I accept it in a way like the supermarked manager tells me he’s out of toiletpaper.
It’s just a fact and I’m taking notice of it and carry on with my life. It’s not important.
When I was drinking I would be devastated about it. It would be a good reason to drink loads to cover up my feelings. And now I just talked it over with my daughter and hubby and have even space left to make jokes about it.
Like me to my daughter:
Is your butt as sore like mine?
She: huh?
Me: yeh, we are in the bus for houres now. My butt hurts
(We would have go to Spain by bus, it’s a drive from 20 houres to get there).
Not good jokes, but they made us laugh so that’s a good thing
The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places—time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to catch our breath.
But change is inevitable, and desirable.
Sometimes, when the winds of change begin to rustle, we’re not certain the change is for the better. We may call it stress or a temporary condition, certain we’ll be restored to normal. Sometimes, we resist. We tuck our head down and buck the wind, hoping that things will quickly calm down, get back to the way things were. Is it possible we’re being prepared for a new “normal”?
Change will sweep through our life, as needed, to take us where we’re going. We can trust that our Higher Power has a plan in mind, even when we don’t know where the changes are leading.
We can trust that the change taking place is good. The winds will take us where we need to go.
Today, help me, God, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I’ll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don’t understand.
I woke up in a better place than yesterday. The only reason probably this sweet little face greeting me. Took her over 13 years to do that It’s tough at work. Colleague tested positive for corona yesterday. She was working last week half sick already. Now I’m very worried about my residents. We do checks. And do all the precautions possible. It’s all we can do. And I check myself of course. No symptoms as of yet.
Luckily not craving either. Using wouldn’t help one single bit. Have a good Sunday all. Clean and sober. Happy to see you here Paul @Dolse71. And nice to see you back here with a glorious 200 days @anon35096624. @Winchester 6 months wow! @Misokatsu 4 months excellent work! @Hazy Keep going. You will get where you want to be. @SoberWalker Normal life? what’s that? Love from Luna and me.
Wanted to post again, tidied up a little,managed a banana and having a cup of tea, still in day 1, picking up after some sobriety time is pretty dangerous.
@Hazy day 1 is a good start, keep strong rooting for you and hope you get to talk to family soon.
@Mno good to hear you feeling better today, cute cat
Sun is out today… so shall have a walk soon. Reading up for interview did not go too well just could not get into it and was not taking anything in but shall give it another go today.
Hey James, I’m so sorry. I’m right there with you right down to coming out of a depression. I can’t put my finger on it either, but please know you’re not alone
I’m trying to focus on gratitude and that helps, but there is something deep that I can’t seem to access. Sending love and support your way (((hugs)))
Sorry, glad you’re back here though. I haven’t seen my 14-year-old since my last bender. The guilt and shame is unbearable. You can come through this, and at the end of the day our kids love us, but need us to be sober. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Treat yourself with love and care, and know that you deserve good things like sobriety (if I could only take my own advice )
Sending strength, hang in there
20 days!!! This is getting serious!! I had a big migraine last night that reminded me of the worst hangovers I got, and I was like damn you body what must I do to have the pluses of sobriety and not the minuses?? But this too shall pass
Checking in at 11.61 days. Still on the struggle bus, but I know I’m safe for today. I’m done packing and cleaning, so I get to be a bum today. My goal is to be completely unpacked tomorrow except for the furniture that needs to be put together. I’ll need help for that. Four desks, four office chairs, two bar stools, and a bistro set. Ayyyyyy… I’m going to get working on it right away though because being unsettled will stress me out. Im excited that when I lay my head down to sleep tomorrow night, I’ll have a beautiful city view. Sigh
Finally! I get to live the life I want, not completely giving in to what the husbands wanted. I’m finally at peace with being single and embracing it. However, it does really suck being quarantined alone. But I just have to remember it’s not forever and I don’t have to be scared to go outside anymore once I move. My next door neighbor here harassed me multiple times my first few days here, so I hide inside
That’s sad but maybe they need some time. Are you sure your daughter is with her?
It’s tough at work. Colleague tested positive for corona yesterday. She was working last week half sick already. Now I’m very worried about my residents. We do checks. And do all the precautions possible. It’s all we can do. And I check myself of course. No symptoms as of yet.
