Thanks for being here and sharing.
You can make these changes. Doesn’t sound like your job or boyfriend are really good for you. You deserve a life that makes you happy.
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Great looking numbers Sarah.
Way to go.
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951 days alcohol free. Happy Monday
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Congratulations on your 30 days of your new life.
I’m so happy for ya.
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Thank you Menno.
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Thank you so much. I choose this name for a very special reason. Your quote sums it up. Feel like I’m blossoming into what I was destined to be. The way spirit moves…is awesome. Purple is my favorite color…Also got a celebration tat on Saturday…of my growth
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OMG its beautiful. I never knew the meaning until today! So pretty.
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@Fargesia_murielae. What an insightful post. I had never heard of the hexaflex and did a quick online search. Congratulations on completing the initial hexaflex. I say initial as you indicate
You mention Tonglen meditations. I have been listening to Buddhist nun Pema Chodron and she teaches that style of meditation. I’ve just started listening to some of her audiobooks. So much to learn. Ironically, just this morning when I was listening she touched upon what you said:
I appreciate that you refuse to be limited by the DSM. There are always exceptions with any condition - physical, emotional, and mental. Think of people who are told they will never walk again, and not only do they walk, but they run.
Thank you for sharing this information. I am going to reread your post a few times as there are more than a few things to learn from it. Just . . . cool!
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Thanks Patty from one proud Mama to another. Have a great week…sunshine.
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Thank you Sarah.
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Omg @Freckles this is the EXACT place for you to come and let out everything you’re going through!!! Trust me, I have on many occasions let everything out here in this forum and have never been judged but instead got so much love and support. You ARE enough and you ARE amazing going through everything that you’re going through right now. Please please please continue to check in here with all of us. The people here have an amazing way of carrying us when we feel like we can’t walk. You are doing great and I’m very proud of you for reaching out. As far as cutting people who are bad for you out of your life I say snippity snip mother f**kers!!! 
Have a great day day!!!
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Hey Rosa
Thank you lady. I’m feeling good. Your rocking it too adding up those days. Inspiring for sure.Good day.
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I’m here, I’m alive and I’m sober.
Day 197
And I definitely needs to learn the skill of keeping quiet.
Final seminar for this class today. Now begins exam week of this course. Everyone have to write an essay about Gothenburg. Personally I haven’t been in Gothenburg for years.
So I kindly asks my teacher at today’s seminar if it’s possible for me to write about my village instead. And gives her a few subjects I personally finds interesting to write about.
My teacher gets overly excited, and says YES, and then she continues with. I’m from the neighbor village, my mother still lives there.
Now keep in mind that this woman, my teacher is Professor in Cultural science students,at the University of Gothenburg. And then she continue some more, saying: Under normal conditions, when it’s not Covid-19, I usually takes all my students in other cultural science study classes to go to your village and make a field research. (That would be the master students she’s referring to) I would absolutely love to read your exam. With the knowledge on how you did on the last exam (Highest grade again, I’m back. I was sure I failed it, but the feedback from my teacher was amazing) I really looking forward to this.
Me: Mm, I hope it turns out good.
My teacher: No pressure, I’m sure it’ll turn out just fine.
Me: Thank you Ma’am, have a nice day hangs up the zoom calk, walks out in the kitchen with shaking legs, sweating and crying from nervousness
I’m still very grateful that I got my idea through, and don’t have to be in Gothenburg. She might as well said that there’s no exceptions. I’m grateful and lucky that she didn’t.
But I also know I have to ace it to prove that she did the right decision. That makes me hysterically nervous. We have a week to write, but we’re having another social service meeting about Tweenie on Friday. And my parents over for Tacos this weekend, so I’m aiming to be all done Friday. Just in case I need to borrow my 18 y/o computer to hand it in. She’s coming for the weekend too.
Besides that nothing to report… Wait I forgot. Yesterday when I was making dinner, Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and gravy. I just put the butter in the pot to make gravy, when the boys started to figh. I forgot that we’ve got high speed quick setting on the stove so I thought I just turned it on normal.
So I leave the pot going into the dining room, and coming back the the kitchen with one of the boys because he was crying. I’m focusing on making him happy again and trying to negotiate in the fight,when we hear a poof from the stove. I turn around and my vegan butter have catched on fire in the pot on the stove. The boys starts screaming Fire, Fire, and I’m putting a lid on it to stop it. The boys gathers all their strength to get the fire extinguisher, but at that time I’ve already carried the pot outside with the lid on. And the entire kitchen plus dining room is filled with smoke.
No one got hurt in the process and we where able to use the pot again after it turned cold. The gravy ended up having a little tone of smoke but that was all. I also took the opportunity to teach the boys on how to handle a situation like that.
But they are still a little scared.
I hope y’all had an amazing Monday.
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I didn’t use porn today! Thanks!
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Thank you luv. Hope your having a great day!
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@Anneon congrats on 10 days 
@Brittb12 congrats on your soberversary
@June33 congrats on 3 weeks
@Annaka welcome back 
@Lotusflower congrats on 30 days
@Rockstar24777 happy birthday 
217 days no alcohol.
185 days no cocaine.
12 days no binge-eating.
I started my decluttering mission today, it’s so overwhelming so I’ve been very stressed and only managed to pack one small box so far.
I rented a storage unit. It doesn’t look big enough but I’ll see how it goes. I picked the keys up today right before they closed, I also bought a massive till of bubble-wrap to protect things.
Hoping to feel a bit more energised for another go at it tomorrow.
I didn’t get an interview this time around but I’ll keep trying
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Happiest of birth days to you!!!
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Happy bday 
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Thank you Tyler. Slow and steady moving can be very stressful of done it a lot. Definitely not my favorite thing but also exciting to start fresh somewhere… new decor…energy etc. Maybe try to sell…donate things you don’t need or want. Sending well wishes.
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