Checking in daily to maintain focus #37

What a wonderful idea …love it. Thanks for sharing.:pray:t5:

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  1. Hey all. Feeling ok today. Wish I didn’t have to work later…yet thankful for having a job in these times. Tonight gotta start getting my crew back to bed at a decent hour as back to school Wednesday. They announced today they will be on line for 2 weeks with the numbers climbing so rapidly daily.

Keeping it positive and present. Routine works for me. Am…prayer… meditation…workout…virtual meeting. Usually check in here earlier so feeling a bit off by that but hey…change is good right. Great sober 24 all​:pray:t5::purple_heart:

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Congrats on 800 :muscle:

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Day 570 clean and sober today. The Covid clients are getting released a little at a time now. Everyone is healing and no new cases of Covid since the outbreak and no Covid for me and I’ve been on the frontline with the guys so yay!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful day today, love you guys!!! :sunglasses::metal:t2:

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2 weeks is HUGE!!
Way to go Pica.
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@Butterflymoonwoman @ShesGotMoxie @Dazercat

Thank you!! <3

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Hi Kat checking in Day 152

My sponsor called me yesterday and said early congrats on 5 months, I did ok but still have feelings of depersonalization when someone says something nice to me like they’re saying it to the wrong person. Working on the self respect.

Bit down this morning because the government has closed the gyms again and I had just started a routine. I guess outdoor walking it is! I’m not sure if it will affect the remaining in-person NA meetings as well.

Love and hugs,

Kat

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Today will be one week for me - before I would hit day 3 or 4 and relapse. We will both make it! Here’s a toast made of Martinelli’s and doggie joy to us!

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This will be my 1 week mark! Determined not to mess it up. A bit stressed as I am back at work after the break but all I need to do is keep that clock before me, and then reward myself by a lovely walk at the off leash dog park with the pups.

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Day 135 today.
Checking in late after a busy morning doing dad things. This past week my mood has greatly improved during the day. I owe it to this app, the people here supporting me, and my two beautiful kids.
I still struggle to get to sleep, stay asleep and wake up in a positive mood but all have been slowly improving.
When crimes have been committed against you, ones that have affected your mental health, your finances and your ability to take care of your family, getting past the fact that the criminals “got away with it” has been my biggest struggle.
There are any laws in place in my country to prevent and deal with workplace harassment. It is a rather new field of study in medicine. The University of Manitoba recently completed a study that shows that the victims of work place harassment suffer as much if not more then victims of sexual harassment. It’s a daily assault on your mental and physical health. 8hrs a day 5 days a week. It erodes your self confidence, social skills, leaves you irriated, aggravated, depressed, full of anxiety. Know that in order to pay the bills you have to go into a toxic environment daily makes it all that hard more difficult. Especially living in a small community with few jobs in my field.
These are some of the thoughts that keeps awake but I’ve been learning to cope, trying to put the past behind and deal with the many Triggers as there are many. I try and cope, I try for my kids and myself, one day at a time, one step at a time.

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Checking in on day 15.

Happy first Monday of the year, everyone! I hope people took it easy on your email inboxes.

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Celebrating day 70.

Happy Sober Monday everyone!

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Congratulations :confetti_ball::confetti_ball::confetti_ball: amazing

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Huge congrats to you @Dazercat Eric on two years!!! I hope you had a good celebration. Thanks for 2 years of fun stories and inspiration!

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Checking in day 10
Had a very good time with the whole family the last few days
Have a good night guys

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Congratulations on ur 1 week!!! I’m excited for that too :slight_smile: we can do this! Keep on keeping on! 24 hours at a time :slight_smile:

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Hello all!
Checking in on day 1 again.
I tried the ‘moderate drinking’ fo a while. Again…

This time I did succeed to keep it ‘under control’ pretty relative concept… ‘under control’.

Anyways. I drank more during the holidays and felt like I was getting of track again. Not drinking to push antthing down this time. I just enjoyed the buzz too much.

So I came back to what I hope still is my safe haven…

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Day 144… I’m not sure how I’m feeling today. It’s a mashup of worried, grateful, sad, happy, resigned, and supportive. Drained, but not particularly in a bad way… I don’t know.

My heart is with Caroline @Callie99 and my son and all the others here who are coping with Covid. I wish you restored health. Be well :green_heart:

Edit: I forgot to do my daily reading this morning, and I just now read it. This is an excerpt from Al-Anon’s book “Courage to Change”, Day 3. I needed to hear this today. I hope it encourages someone else, too. :heart:

I believe that my life is built upon layers of little everyday accomplishments. When I think this way, setting goals and taking small risks becomes nothing more than a daily striving to make my life better. Taking some tiny action each day can be much more effective than weeks and months of inactivity followed by a frenzied attempt to make radical changes overnight. It certainly leaves me more serene. When I face a new challenge, I try to take my beginning, wherever it may be, and start from there.

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@ShesGotMoxie great quote!

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Day 3, feeling drained today by my health issues and had to call out of work. Just keep swimming :tropical_fish::tropical_fish:

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