Preach!
Great shareā¦thanks for sharing.
Beautifulā¦keep walking sober. Your an inspiration.
Early morning check in for day 144. I woke up around 4 am and couldnāt get back to sleep so I have been huddled under blankets on the sofa drinking coffee and catching up on work email.
Congratulations to @Iwebt on 100 days, and to @Penguin on 200! Sorry to hear about the exploding chestnuts!
@Misokatsu glad it was just a dream. Those relapse nightmares can really be jarring!
Checking in Day 9. Caught a meeting last night. It was a graditude and 2 year medallion meeting. Thank ful I made it. Good Sober Day TS family.
Day 19, nothing to say today really. Have a good one
Good morning! Checking in for day 75. I had taken a little over a week off work. I really needed some time with everything that has been going on. Much needed rest and went by too quickly. Back to work yesterday tho and back into the grind to get ready for peak season! Love you all and missed you while I was away!!
Super excited for the visit!!! I canāt wait!! 18 days and counting turkey turkey turkey turkey
Iām carving the turkey
715 Days: Itās morning, another pretty sleepless night, theyāve been piling up lately. Struggling a bit, but keep waking up sober. One day at a time.
This has been me also the last week or more. Finally slept soundly no dreams (that I remember) last night. Cycles of sleep, it will pass for you soon, I bet.
It is the start of day 5 and Iām doing well. I talked to the husband last night, told him Iām learning about sobriety and trying it out. This is the first time Iām trying and using the word sobriety. Heās been on and off this journey himself and I knew he would be supportive. It was still a challenge to say it out loud, so Iām glad I got through that. Iām grateful to be here and clear headed.
I hope you all have a day with peace of mind.
You got it Conor! Start practicingā¦ itās a very important holiday role. Or youāll never hear the end of it every a Thanksgiving
Checking in feeling much more at peace today. I spent the day yesterday occupied mostly in meditative tasks - I turned the podcasts and radio off, did my daily work like walking the dog, housework, and work in the garden without distraction and focused on meditating through the activities. Quieting my mind and getting as zen as I could in each movement, plus doing some sensory meditations, focusing on the sounds, sights, smells, touch. It really helps me to take even a short amount of time when I am out of sorts or anxious to do an activity this way - washing the dishes and folding laundry are two favorites for meditating through. When my mind is going off the rails with intrusive thoughts, catastrophic thinking or excessive worry, this is my go to centering activity. I donāt think there is any accident I slept really well last night and had very little problem falling asleep.
We went to see Dune last night, intentionally went on a Monday night to avoid people and it worked like a charm, maybe 5 other people in the theater. It was everything we had hoped for and more! So good. I used to get extremely anxious at the movies no matter how many people were there, and I hadnāt been since I started working on sobriety, itās been maybe 3.5-4 years? I donāt usually enjoy going to the movies anyway, so loud! And not comfortable and I canāt pause it to go to the bathroom! But this was worth it - and I had ZERO anxiety. Pretty cool.
Another busy day today, getting ready to go visit my friendās bunnies this morning and make sure theyāre taken care of.
Sending strength and love to you all, amigos. Hang in there!
I hope you have sharpen your knives
Conor says āCHALLENGE ACCEPTED!ā LOL
Day 508 clean and sober today. Todayās my Sunday and Iām going to get as much done as possible. Have a wonderful day everyone, love you guys!
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November
KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT
The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing, . . .
ā THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240
A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able to make the best, rather than the worst, of each situation. As my physical sobriety continues, I come out of the fog, gain a clearer perspective and am better able to determine what courses of action to take. As vital as physical sobriety is, I can achieve a greater potential for myself by developing an ever-increasing willingness to avail myself of the guidance and direction of a Higher Power. My ability to do so comes from my learningāand practicingāthe principles of the A.A. program. The melding of my physical and spiritual sobriety produces the substance of a more positive life.
Todayās daily reflection - Tuesday 2nd at 7pm UK time Daily reflection meeting on Zoom. 74368376982, password 9kLWCp. Small k and p, capital LWC. Small group looking to grow all are welcome the only requirement is the desire to stop drinking. 1 hr long.