Woooohooooo
Great news!!!
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@Dolse71 a bit belated but congratulations with your 10 months milestone! You have grown a lot mentally is my impression.
@Charlie_C thatās very hard to deal with, my heart goes out for you and your family. Be strong!
@Dazercat sending you a 
I would be scared too. But itās out of your control. The only thing you can do is taking good care of yourself to prepare for whatās coming.
Day 1037
Went for al long walk yesterday to visit our church to light a candle for my mom and my father in law. My mom has died 16 years ago as of today from cancer and my father in law 6 years ago. Today a day of work ahead. Decided to go for a walking holiday with my husband for a week. Going to organize nothing. Just walk from one village to another maybe 20 km/12 miles each day. Well see. Sleeping in a B&B ore hotel. Looking forward to it! Couldnāt do such a thing in my drinking days, would not have had the energy for it!
Picture made in the church from the large organ.
Have a great day everyone!
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Thanks Claudia.
That walking holiday sounds awesome. I always wanted to do one of those. Maybe in England or something. Kind of hard to do one out here in the American west. Have a wonderful time.
Must take pics for us.
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Love this, Emma. Itās so true. They just want us to spend time with them and to be present. We donāt need to be parent of the year, or to be a game show host. We just need to be with them. 
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I will Eric, I have to wait 3 weeks before we leave. I traveled ones in the American west but not by feet 
Looooong roadtrips, but loved it there!!
Take care buddy 
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This is a great question, Cap. Iāve been thinking about it myself ever since I posted.
Iām not sure.
Iāve plugged back into my podcasts (I have been listening for 2 hours already today), and Iām going to read This Naked Mind again. I have it next to me right now.
I am also going to get back on the gratitude train and post on it here daily.
We had friends over yesterday and I was chatting with them about a topic that we spoke about a lot in the past, which is the use of psychedelics in the treatment of trauma and anxiety. There is a lot of research in this field at the moment and I was particularly interested in it because my anxiety was crushing me. Since I have stopped drinking, it (my anxiety) has pretty much ceased to exist, but this has become normal, and the longer I go, the further it gets from my mind. I need to keep all of the benefits in view, and hopefully daily gratitude will do that.
Outside of that, Iām open to suggestions.
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Doesnāt just have to be old behaviors that make you slipā¦ Yes I may have been having a hard time at the end but I thought it was just normal ehh Iāll get through this type of stuff. Good shit can you make you slip too. I mean I never travled anywhere away from home, 10 hours to Pennsylvania surely wasnāt old behavior, I dont blame my uncle for my relapse, but all I know is I wasnāt showing signs of old behaviors and I still relapsed, to be honest Iām still boggled on why I even relapsed. Sure things were weird at my uncleās and I was having a bit of a hard time but Iāve been through way harder shit then that.
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Day 28 still moving along.
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And then you did Mike. Thatās pretty unsettling, going away from the place you know and into a big city. To me that seems like the perfect breeding ground for cravings. And for slips and relapses. So yes youāre totally right it isnāt just old behaviours that will make you relapse. Itās new ones too. Learn my friend. As I know you are.
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- Coffee. Therapy day. Still feel like Iām slacking and postponing the work I got to put in there to make it work. Slacking and postponing being some of the main issues I need to work on in therapy. Kind of a paradox right. Anyhow. Letās get on with my day and make some things happen as they wonāt happen of themselves. At least Iām sober and clean. If I wasnāt that, nothing would happen for sure. ODAAT. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Love from Amsterdam and Tokyo, where my inspirational nephew Simon is about to fulfil his dream and row in the Olympics. Heats are Sunday morning Tokyo time. Go Simon, go Holland8!
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Checking in on day 4.
Productive day. My Higher Power + I worked well together today to achieve a few tasks. Goodnight all! 
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@M-be-free49 Sending comfort and strength.
day 345
Busy day: laundry, hoovering, bedding, homework, library, and so hot.
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Hope youāre resting a well deserved and restful sleep friend. You made it through the hardest moment. Iām sure you can face the rest too. Big hugs.
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Checking in on day 403, have a great one everybody!
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Got through Day 21. Last time it was 21 and then 14 days of drinking. Not this time folks. I got this and you all helped. Thank you!
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Up super early on a Thursday morning because I was awakened by a deer munching on my garden outside. I should have probably gone back to sleep, but I decided to make a coffee and check in here.
Day 41 AF here. Finally was able to get in with a therapist and did the intake on Tuesday. Seems like a good fit, so I am happy for that. My parents are coming for a week visit starting tomorrow, it will be nice to see them. Hopefully not too much stress 
Wishing everyone a peaceful, sober day!
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Day 68 AF
Once again feeling really good. I kinda feel a bit worried that I seem to be doing it fairy easily second time around. I am really proud of the fact that alcohol no longer controls my daily routine and I think that is a major reason for me maintaining my sobriety. Hope everyone is doing well
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Hi guys. Stay strong. I drank last night after 6 days. Iām feeling fed up and feel Iāve let everyone down. Today is the start of a better me. Have a great day 
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1080 days alcohol free
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