Good evening everyone
It has been awhile since I last posted. I am happy to report that I am still going strong on my sober journey!!! I hope everyone is doing well!!!
If you are new to this, get to meetings, keep trying, and keep fighting!!! There is a better life waiting on you!
Take care everyone!!!
It’s nice to hear from you Kyle and happy to know you’re still going strong.
@Mno
Hang in there Menno. When in doubt, ride your bike!!!
Good to see Luna is quietly concerned in the corner.
She is looking out for you!!!
Good to see ya back! 
Day 244~ Got lots done today. Things are moving along with the shop and works finally slowing down just enough to breathe. My energy had been a bit low I’ve notice lately. I wanna start doing some yoga and meditation. I was meditating way more in the beginning of my journey but not as often now. I’ve been using “I’m too busy” as an excuse but there is NO excuse when it comes to your health; mental health specifically. Taking care of #1 has always got to be #1. Once I started taking care of myself with eliminating the booze things slowly started falling into place. Things are still falling into place… but that’s ok I’m learning and becoming the best me I can be. It’s amazing once you allow the negativity out and positivity in how differently things truly are. Much love y’all keep trying one day at a time.
Day 107.
Turns out I would rather be a cabin-dwelling sober hermit, journal writing and hiking and passing days with my dog, than work M-F in an office… …but that’s likely just me still adapting to my return to work. Grateful for my work, which I mostly enjoy, and I will not let the stressors take away my sober jam. Or minestrones, @Piglet. 
Lots going on here today…
@Mno and everyone here. I do spend a lot of time on TS (especially for a hermit). This recovery seems like an archaeological dig…
The first part all about clearing the surface – getting past all of the cravings and urges, and TS and the memes thread were a lifeline at every hour.
Now, a layer below ground – and I’m rewiring and recalibrating myself through a sober 12 months – all the events and situations, planned and unplanned. Setting new boundaries with all kinds of relationships. TS is a like a stop-gap measure, or like bridge financing – getting me to where I want to be - sober one day at a time.
Then I think it will be about going deeper – hitting some of the stuff (which has already started – this is not a linear journey) that caused me to drink in excess in the first place. Maybe it’s about checking in less as recovery progresses - like the wise souls who drop in with a bajillion days, fine-tuning their recovery. Mostly, i think they are where they want to be - strong in their sobriety and working on life.
Whoever is here to share today – I’m grateful for you. Whoever must leave or wean off TS – I hope only that you go with health and happiness. 
@RosaCanDo, @Milele, @Imcrafty… are any of you adopting 6-year-old botched intro-course knitting projects? To go near said neck cowl might spell trigger for me! 
@M-be-free49 Good luck in going back to the office to face the world and all there is that goes with it. I’d say that from my far away view of what you’ve done for yourself, it’s awesome and now you can have your home be a sanctuary for when you come home for the day.
@niceandsimple4 Welcome back. You can do this. I hope that you’re able to find what you need here to help you maintain your long term sobriety goal.
@WCan Congrats on 30 days! That first thirty days can be tough but you’ve made it through.
@Misokatsu You got through the dip one moment at a time and now you’re on the other side of it. You did great making it through even though it was hard.
@MrsOdh I’m kind of amused that your friend thought Pentecostal, Mormons, and Amish are basically the same thing. I live in the Mormon capital of the world and they are definitely not like the Amish
@Briella Depending on which kind of pills you were taking it could take a while to really feel great. Keep at it though. Your life will be better without them, but there may be some periods where it doesn’t seem like that’s the truth.
@CapriciousCapricorn damn right you’re a walking miracle! You’re building a new future one day at a time.
I’ve been feeling a bit guilty for not being able to catch up on this thread over the last couple days, but I’m glad I was able to see this.
Well done on 30 days! You’re insights and motivational speeches 
bring tremendous value to me. Keep it going. 
392 Days. I watch this show called “My strange addiction.” Tonight’s episode was about a girl addicted to eating couch cushions, a woman addicted to drinking paint and a young man having relationships with 15 inflatable animals rather than humans. Why am I drawn to these crazy shows? If I was still drinking and drugging, I would probably use it as an excuse to say “I’m not as bad as those people.” In the end, all us addicts are the same. Me and my addictions are no better than any of them. It’s definitely harder for them to open up to their families and friends.
Edit…the next episode was about a 50 yr old woman addicted to eating dirt. She started as a kid. Yuck!! Another woman eats cat hair. She picks it off the furniture and floor. She grooms her cat with her tongue, says it’s like cotton candy. Last, is a couple addicted to coffee enemas. Eww! I need to turn this off and go to bed.
I’m far out on the Swedish countryside. My closest Starbucks (2 hour one way ride) closed down a few years ago. Next one is in the other end of the Country. So Starbucks isn’t really an option
Yes, me too. As you already know I’m raised Pentecostal I’d say they are somewhere in between Mormons and Amish. But I can also se how you can mix them up if you’re totally clueless. The ideas about how to live is similar, the dressing guidelines, and the details about the lifestyle isn’t that similar though. But once again if you never meet anyone in either of the religious groups and aren’t familiar with it, I guess it’s easy to think it’s all the same.
Morning all. Just got back to work after a week off. Managed to not drink through that time which is huge for me.
I feel ok this morning. Just praying i have a good day and that i continue in this positive mindset.
