Mike, this is when we stand together more than ever. You’re a huge part of this community; please fight and stick around. You’re WORTH IT! 
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Awww thank you, that’s so lovely of you to say! I’m feeling incredibly exhausted and grumpy tonight so your compliment really made me smile and have a little chuckle 
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Day 345 for me today! Another peaceful, hangover-free, morning that I am extremely thankful for.
@anon53116147 You do what’s best for you but you’re not triggering at all. I think it’s safe to say that I speak for everyone when I say we missed you when you were gone. I also vote that you stay!
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Day 347 clean and sober today. Woke up feeling sick to my stomach and with a weird rash on my arm. I think I ate something bad last night??? Going to get to the doctor today to find out what’s up 
Have a good day I love you guys 
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Congratulations on your 4 months and I guess now 2 day’s Monty. That’s awesome 
great job
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Good luck Today Margaret. Do you do any guided meditations? I’m kind of a broken record on this so forgive me if you’ve already heard this. But I love the Breethe App. There’s tons of meditation apps out there. Anyway… I use to sit in my car in the parking lot or wherever because I’m always early, and put on a 5 minute or even 3 minute quick guided meditation. Sometimes 7 to 10 minutes. They got thousands to choose from these days. It really gives me a calming feel good strength.
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I will absolutely use that @Dazercat and love guided meditations. I need those right now for sure. Just learned she will have surgery Friday and we have a hip appt tomorrow. And everything is still everyone else’s fault. She also jist told me to cut my hair, so I guess a good time to just pile it on.
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Sounds like she has spunk. 
I hate spunk 
You know your mom. Sometimes it isn’t easy but just duck and dodge and let the snarky comments roll off your back. She must be going through a hard time right now too. Good thing we are sober.
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Thank you @Dazercat you are right, she does. Trying to be a duck and let it roll off my back. Lots of breathing and meditation, time in the sun to follow before work if possible. I appreciate your support so much.
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Safe travels Jenna. You’ll do fine. I know exactly how you feel. I use to get trashed at airport bars before flying. I haven’t tested my sobriety with flying yet. That will be my next big hurdle. And I plan on passing it with flying colors. As I recall early on in your sobriety you flew to Sweden last year. And you did it then. You can do it again. And you are so right. We don’t do that anymore. With all my medical issues I would have gotten hammered last night with the wife as she drank cocktails. But I don’t do that anymore either. We are kicking ass on this sober journey together.
As I mentioned to Margaret up above. Guided meditation has always been a lifesaver for me.
Enjoy your time in your home country of Finland.
And big huge congratulations on 333 days sober.
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Have a safe flight. I hope you can relax a bit. You are not flying high so maybe you can enjoy watching the landscape a bit. I love flying over the Alps.
And glad you are negative tested. 
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Check in on day 933 and 12. Just felt like savasana, dead on the floor after some weeks of missing 108 surya namaskar. Love it. Keeps me in the present as not much else. If I miscount, i usually don’t do me a favor.
Was thinking how to not get infected my my colleagues energy. It is soooo hard. I cannot even think how quickly she is speaking. I think she just skips the thinking part. One of my favourite was today (and I am not kidding) that she doesn’t want to have a cabriolet as she is scared someone, a refugee, would jump into her car when the light is red. 
So long, I wish everyone a nice and sober Tuesday.
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Checking in at the end of day 142.
Have a great sober day, wherever you are.
Goodnight. 
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Checking in on day 509.
Sober. And not hungover.
I’m on blood thinners now for the AFib to prevent me from having a stroke. Like I mentioned before, I’ve done this before, but I always got all liquored up and never dealt with it. Not this time. I don’t behave like that anymore. I don’t think I’ll have a stroke but… there really isn’t anything I can do until my I see my cardiologist June 9. I have no doc appointments this week so that is nice. Hopefully I can find a way to get my root canal finished and my precancerous moles tended to while on blood thinners. Maybe go off them for a couple of days. I’ll see what my doctors say about that. So I’m going to enjoy life and take in all the good sober stuff life has to offer. And not stress. And I will be meditating when the stress starts creeping in. I stop on my walks to smell the beautiful roses. And the smell of the Jasmine jumps out and almost knocks you over here. I got my best girl Minnie on the couch with me and life is good presently.
“All we can do is the next right thing.”
Marjorie from the tv show Mom.
Last night wifey had cocktails and wine.
I had 2 large bottles of San Pellegrino’s finest. I think it was vintage 2021. A plucky sparkling little bastard
I fucking love sober me! And I’m so proud of myself.
Fuck you my booze!
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Day 501!
After all the shit that happened in the last year or 2 I siriously looked at were I am in my life. Self reflection I guess.
Where do I want to be?
One of the things my sobriety journey has thought me is to draw strength from the things Iove to do.
For me that’s music. Playing guitar.
Since the moment I picked up my first guitar (age 12) it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.
When I graduated high school I considered applying for a music school here in Belgium. Didn’t do it.
So I got a job. My alcohol problem developed even more. Met my toxic ex. Drank even more. Got sober. Finally broke free from that relationship and now here I am.
My passion for music and guitars I stronger than ever. So I considering applying for that music school. For real this time.
I just wanted to run this by my TS family since this is a pretty big descicion for me. I would have to give up my steady pay check though. But hey… always playing it safe may not be the best option?
Thank you for reading! I know this did not had a lot to do with sobriety lol.
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As am I welcome back!!!
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Nice job my friend! Isn’t it amazing what only only 1 week will do?? Like you mentioned. I feel good. Clear and not that stupid fog and stupor that I was in all day. No acid reflux. No coughing up blood. No burning sensation or sharp pains down my arms and legs. And this is just the beginning!
I have to say I forgot how good food was sober…even if it’s been fast food lately lol and my sleep. Omg. I’ve been sleeping hard lately. Such good rest!
Anyway we’re doing it my friend!! Let’s keep it up!! 
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@Irisees919 sending strength 
@Misokatsu some great reflections 
@Beforemy30s congrats on 40 days 
@Hopeful777 congrats on 150 days and good luck for your interview
@Wakikki congrats on your week
@Sanuk congrats on 3 weeks
@anon53116147 stay with us Mike
@Carmen congrats on double digits
@Rockstar24777 feel better soon
@Jennajen safe and peaceful travels
288 days no alcohol.
256 days no cocaine.
11 days no binge-eating.
I had insomnia until 2am last night, I’m usually asleep by between 7:30-9pm, I managed to make myself stay in bed and just played meditations but all I really wanted to do was go to the supermarket to buy loads of crisps and come home and binge them all in front of a movie, luckily the supermarket isn’t open 24hrs like it used to be, and after midnight I was safe from my urges. Hoping for better sleep tonight 
Went swimming today and it feel so good after having to miss a day yesterday. Booked in for 9:30am tomorrow 
An appliance engineer is coming to look at the washer dryer at some point tomorrow, I’m so anxious about it, I never know what to do or say when people are in my home 
The teenagers didn’t come into the alley yesterday or today so far, and it’s been so peaceful and nice
I don’t have ED therapy this week as the psychologist is on annual leave, but I’m sticking to the program and it feels really good, I just hope the urges become less and less powerful as I continue not to act on them
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That’s exactly what I’ve done. 
Thank you. For this.
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