Checking in daily to maintain focus #31 (Part 2)

So I’ve found that I need to spend more time in meditation apart from my regular morning meditation. As I approach 90 days and as I continue to feel all the feels and my monkey mind tends to go a bit bananas, ive found that when I use this app, insight , and put on a short guided meditation, it really helps slow me down and stop the manicness…

I highly recommend y’all download the app and give it a whirl :tada:

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1081 days alcohol free

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Checking in this evening looking forward to the weekend TGIF, all!
And to add to the sesame street vibe…

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71 days is a wrap fellow comeback kings and queens. Have a good night day and if this guy can get this far myyyyyyyy godddddd anyone and I mean anyone can lol much love everyone

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Sold thanks lol everyone in my soberhouse does a morning meditation together like 20 of us and then we go about our life until night but so many people I respect in recovery keep telling me meditation is powerful tool and I need every weapon I can get to keep this journey going . For real thanks

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A very tired icebear checking in at the end of day 42. We finally got some rain here, which was nice. Lots of work deadlines this weekend so hopefully next week is a bit more relaxed. I am grateful for all of you here. Goodnight and good luck. :sleeping:

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41 WHOLE DAYS & I’m still here Y’all. I Made it Downtown for the game Tuesday and supported my city soberly as we took the SHIP! and today relaxing by the water enjoying the day soberly seems foreign when I think about it but felt good. It’s like the thought of drinking wasn’t even there. I have to remind myself that it’s a daily process to keep myself from feeling so confident that I fool myself into thinking I can handle drinking again, it’s something I’ve done before so all I can do is maintain one day at a time!!

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I like this guy on the app, search for him, davidji.

He is a brilliant author. And his voice is easy to listen to on his meditations.

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This is the app my Dr suggested I use, it’s good!

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Check in on day 29,not much to report home after break away with kids enjoying a chilled one looking forward to 6 weeks of spending time making memories with them now there off school. X been exercising to build myself bk up as my muscle wasted away in bed for 2 weeks I felt so weak , lost 9 inches alll over body n feel better for it. X have a blessed day

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Ah yay! Its so good ! Its better than calm and headspace :100:

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The more distance I get, and the more I see the downsides for what they are, the more I can’t believe what I used to do.
I got up, went out to work - dealing with whatever stresses that threw at me, to earn the money to take to the supermarket to buy alcohol to poison myself with. If I watched a version of that on a TV show, I would switch it off for being so stupid that it was not a credible story line. And I did that for over 30 years.

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Morning all. Checking in on day 100 :partying_face:

I haven’t been as active on here; keeping screen time down and being busy I suppose, but I scan through everyone’s updates and feel so proud.

It’s officially the summer holidays now and I’ve had my last day of work. I move in 11 days so I’m in a strange transition period. It’s odd. When I started that job I was married and thought I knew what life would be. As I leave it 4 years later I am single and about to embark on a huge adventure. I’m happier and more myself than I’ve ever been, I think, and it had taught me that you can never really plan life.

Today I’m attending a friend’s wedding and tomorrow a music festival. Both will be sober. I will be the designated driver for both as well and quite enjoy that role.

I’m really proud of my 100 days but already know that I have a huge test coming up: new colleaugues-to-be are talking about dinners/nights out/trips to vineyards once we have arrived in our new country. I’m going to.have to establish my stance on drinking early on and be strong to stick to it.

I don’t want to be seen as boring though. And I want to meet new friends and establish a social circle. I know drink is often a huge part of that. And I know now that not drinking doesn’t make someone boring…but I used to think it did and I know others will see me that way.

I suppose I will just have to see it as a challenge to prove them (and my past self) wrong :muscle:

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Congrats!!!

I was amazed to find out that my friends didn’t care if I drank or not. It seemed like I had always been the instigator, egging everyone on to get loaded with me. Go figure.
Hopefully you will have the same experience with your colleagues and they won’t think twice about you not drinking.

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Thank you @Its_me_Stella :blush::blush:

My friends here have been great about it. So you’re right…hopefully setting out who I am early on with new people will be okay too :crossed_fingers:

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Day 12. Today is leg day :face_vomiting:. Catching up with one of my mates from rehab after though, haven’t seen her for ages so really looking forward to it. Have a wonderful day everyone

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Haha not bad buddy :leg::muscle: When ya start feeling differences you’ll thank every second :wink:

I’m still lost atm tbh, collecting my scattered thoughts and strength to guide me on where I failed before. Not much to say here today, so much to think over I feel… Too late to give up, too early to walk free, idk, just anxious what my future holds… Enjoy your blessed days people :innocent::pray:

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