Checking in daily to maintain focus #20

Tank you :kissing_heart:
 My heart is breaking after reading about moose. I know how you feel when you say the house is so quite without them. It’s a feeling that didnt really go away for me. I had two pups for 12 years and when they passed I fell apart. I still break down when I see the same type of breed of dog out if I’m on a walk. They sadness sucks but it’s life I guess. Loosing what you love unconditionally is never going to be easy
 Thinking about you X :kissing_heart:

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Thanks love :heart: it really is so hard.

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Checking in im 4 days sober & went to my first AA meeting tonight

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I hope you can get out of your funk. I had quite a few days awhile back like that. A few months ago. I just couldn’t shake it. I didn’t fight it either. I let 3-5 days of being depressed happen and eventually I came out of it. I hope you can too. (Disclaimer: I don’t have a chronic depression problem and I’m not suggesting this to anyone who might have sever depression.)
Love the mercury in retrograde thingy. I had an old friend who believed in stuff like that. She was a really nice lady and kept insisting funk and weird shit happens when mercury is in retrograde. I’m not into that. But I don’t dismiss it at all either.
I at least got my walk in every day. You’ll get your mojo back. I just know it.
:pray:t2::heart:

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All my star seeds and light workers alight
 It is that time again, mercury is in retrograde till November 4th :earth_americas::milky_way::last_quarter_moon_with_face::sun_with_face:
 So buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy one for the last one of 2020
any of y’all that don’t know much about this, google mercury retrograde October 2020. It will give you much clarity and understanding. @Chiron @CapriciousCapricorn

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or the beer! :joy: :joy: :joy:

Seriously though, 90 days! Yesssssss. Huge congrats. You sound (through your posts) so very at home in your sobriety, comfortable in your sober skin, and looking ahead sans worry to the beautiful days to come. Amazing.

You planted that song in my brain this morning, which made me smile too!


you want to be where you can see, our troubles are all the same


you want to be where everyone knows your name


So glad you’re here. :orange_heart:

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You are so sweet, thank you!

You know, I honestly didn’t even think about the fact that I was mentioning a show about a bar until @Dazercat mentioned it! I sort of face palmed a little, but I’m really good at saying inappropriate things in the wrong places without even realizing what I’ve done.

I think we’re cooler than Cheers anyway. TS needs a theme song. Roooooooobiiiiiin!!! (I’m not going to @ him :rofl: )

I’m glad you’re here too. Cheers to being clean and sober!

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Phew! Not just me. I’m really glad this isn’t high school - where I’d be trying to check your answer (okay, cheat) during a test to make sure I got it right
 :joy:

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I love me a theme song. I am just rewatching the series new girl. And Jess is the og at theme songs lol. So funny
 Some times I kinda feel like my own days are montages of musicals where I’m singing along to my own theme song lol :joy:

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Day 473. Not in a great headspace today. Questioning everything. Don’t want to drink. But also, don’t want to feel lonely and kinda
 excluded anymore. I had problems with alcohol, but it seems, I still have problems now. :worried:

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It’s like you’re your own Disney princess! :rofl:

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I’m so sorry you’re feeling down today :slightly_frowning_face: Is there something going on in particular that’s bothering you?

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Day 109.
A bit of a test at work today, but less my sobriety being tested and more my sanity :angry: ! All good. I sometimes knee-jerk still throughout the day - a spontaneous “I could use a
” thought, but I can’t even finish the thought before I realize that I actually don’t want a drink. I’ve just practiced finding an escape route for so long, when things get difficult. Now I’m practicing breathing, not losing my sh*t (internally - so not good for heart health!), and taking healthy breaks. Came home to cuddles from the dog girl - now that takes the edge off
 :wink:
G’night all - big love :orange_heart:

@WLADutch congrats on Day 12! Stay strong. Most of my world doesn’t think I have a drinking problem. They’re wrong. :laughing:
@Katie11 welcome! congrats on 4 days!
@crystalclear Happy 400! You have rock star status / star power in my mind! :dizzy:
@TSan sounds like a great plan for the night, and kudos for being so intentional, to keep everything on track. I have to make a solid plan for my time too if I’m having a trigger-happy day at work (or in life).
@I.cant.We.can 9 months - woo hoo!
@Girlinterrupted you are sounding more and more like GirlComplete, or whole, or full o’ self love. It’s beautiful to watch. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Day 761
Working today. Still whole day wearing a mouth mask. Hope the face shields arriving next week so clients can see me smiling again :wink:
Rehersel yesterday with my band was with face masks too. Strange to look around and see 30 people with drums and facemasks.
Hope we can “laugh” about those memories in about a year (hope sooner) and this will not be a “status quo”
But hé: still sober and still see the beauty of life. Have to put more work then normal in it to mantain it, but I can do that.


Picture made a few days ago during one of my walks. A “Wilde Peen” flower (I think it is) surviving autumn.
Have a great saturday! And if you are feeling down
go outside and meet nature! :herb::seedling::leaves:
Nature cures :pray:

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60 days !
Crazy how fast time fly. My first days sober seems almost another life. No matter how good or bad the moments are, they will vanished quickly anyway. This entire year has been like a dream and I have the feeling to have accomplished so little.
Now that I have reach this milestone, my hunger is deeper and more demanding. I accept less and less my distractions, my lack of focus; I want nothing but hard work and competitiveness to prove myself.
I really thought that being sober could bring me peace and a feeling of satisfaction but apparently I was wrong - I just ignited my anger even more.
I don’t know yet if it is for the best, but since it’s happening I want to see where it leads.
I hope everyone will have a good week end, and don’t give up people , don’t give up :call_me_hand: !

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HĂ©! Congratulations! :confetti_ball:
2 months in your pocket! That’s great!! :facepunch:
Any idea how much money you have saved?

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Eventually we would! :joy: Just have to pass some Norwegians and polar bears first! :smiley:

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Welcome back! Slipping is soooo easy but the important thing is to try and try.
Hope all will go well this time!:crossed_fingers:

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That’s interesting. What was your coping strategy?
Well done, you managed! :+1::heart:

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