7 months!!!
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He is a beauty. Great shot. 
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A black void with eyes 
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Good luck to you buddy. And thanks for letting us know. God bless you on your journey.
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Take care, brother. 
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I respect your decision to take a break but please know you will be dearly missed. Your shares and support here have meant a lot. I wish you all the best. Keep kicking ass at kicking ass 
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This post was so beautiful, thanks for sharing your thoughts
I so appreciate you! And thank you for sharing with us your intentions. Itās really helpful to see the multiple ways that engaging in the forum can be of help or a hinderance at times, and that Iām not alone in feeling some of the ways that I feel about time spent here, too. I am proud of you for taking recovery to heart and working so hard at being your best self, which sometimes requires tough choices. Just remember you can come back at any time, should you need or want to. Best wishes, my friend! 
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I hate to see you go @Tommo but I totally understand.Thank you for all your wonderful and helpful posts. Best wishes on your future endeavors.
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@Monica.C @RyanSA congrats on double digits 
@MagicMama congrats on your week
@SoberGuyUSA congrats on 900
@Squirt congrats on 7 months
@Tommo be well
155 days no alcohol.
123 days no cocaine.
Iāve had a day filled with frustration, but Iāve been practicing acceptance, knowing that Iāve done everything I can do to be pro-active does help, but I still get frustrated when things donāt seem to progress. Remembering the serenity prayer and doing lots of meditating.
A little disappointed in myself as Iāve been binge-eating since the weekend. Have reset my counters now and plan to get back on track again. I have to stop doing this cycle with myself, I always feel better when Iām on track with my diet, so Iām gonna hold on to that and do better 
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Hey congrats on 7 months I tell that first 6 months was definitely hard. Your killing it girl
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Huge congrats on your 7 months, lady. You are kicking ass! Proud of how you have worked so hard to be your best self, and not in a vacuum, either. Reading your shares helps me to consider how I operate in the world and in relation to the people in my life.
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Day 127: Took Lupe to the vet to get caught up on immunizations and she got a clean bill of health. The tech and I chatted when she brought Lupe back out to the car, and she shared condolences and said they all thought Chucho was such a great dog. I managed to keep myself composed until we were ready to leave and I had to sit in the parking lot for a moment and cry. He really was a great dog, loved by all that met him.
I am doing my damndest to be proactive about this grieving process, as much as is possible, anyway. My husband and I are talking A LOT, sharing our thoughts and fears and emotions and being present for each other. I am not avoiding my feelings and am trying to channel energy into honoring my buddy in every way I can think of. Sometimes it feels a bit silly, but who cares. Iād rather go overboard than not do enough. We spent an hour or more looking through a photo album that I have added to over the years on Facebook that is dedicated to my two dogs, and thank goodness I did that! So many wonderful memories all gathered together and easy for us to scroll through and tell stories about.
I have moments of realization where I understand how being sober is helping me through this grief. I do not even want to imagine how this whole thing would be if I was drinking. But I make myself think about it and then feel so gratefulā¦and proud of myself, too! I really feel that I am not only doing right by Chucho, but also doing right by me. We are all still emotionally and physically exhausted, here, but the weight of the stress is beginning to lift. The sadness feels heavy, too, but in a different way. That complicated feeling that is both full of love and gratitude, but so so so sad at the same time. Thatās my grief right now. Iāve only had a few moments of feeling like this isnāt fucking fairā¦and some pissed off feelings, too. But I can get through those easily enough. Big, deep breaths. Remember to be humble and grateful.
Sending love out to you, TS fam. Sober on.
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All the best. Bye bye 
Hugs to Colin
You will be missed! Your stories and your strength have been a huge inspiration. Please let us know how you are doing from time to time cuz we love yaā¦
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Great job your moving right along you should be so proud of yourself.
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Day 172
āIn order to forgive, something must die.ā
Thats what Brene Brown talked about on her super soul session. She said forgiveness is a grieving process.
Yesterday I was reading a post by @Olivia about her dad, it was super sweet and it made me think about my dad. I have one good memory. The rest are bad or scary. I wrote out the memory and I sent it to my dad and I told him I forgive him and I now choose to focus on the one good memory I have instead of all the rest.
My issue with my dad came up in early sobriety and I guess I am still working through it because it still brings me to tears to this day. I am grieving but I am forgiving too. 
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