Checking in daily to maintain focus #60

63 yeahii :love_you_gesture:t2:

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Noo, I went with this to the Dr in the past few times but I always heard it will pass soon (and it was) so Iā€™m no longer wasting my and his time, I know what he gonna tell me (stress, kids, blah blah blah, paracetamol (Tylenol)).
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Hey all, checking in on day 1237. I hope everybody has a good one!

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Day 49 and feeling good :blush:

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Checking in on day 152 AF.
Lifeā€™s just not making much sense to me these past few days. Iā€™m no longer feeling anxious or depressed but Iā€™m feeling very directionless and empty. I tidied my studio earlier in the week and Iā€™ve managed to produce two paintings and a sculpture that Iā€™m happy with, but I have this sense that itā€™s all a waste of time.
I guess these feelings will pass just like all the others.
Wishing everyone an addiction free day.


This piece even has a title ā€œWhat is it like to have hair that hangs down?ā€

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Early morning here. No caffeine yesterday, and still going alcohol free. Deep, restful sleep.
I feel like my brain is healing in slow motion these days. Like a sponge springing back extremely slowly.

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Dadā€™s looking good. Fingers crossed. :slight_smile:

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Day 12 :four_leaf_clover:
Have a nice day everyone :heart:

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I often have these thoughts too, then get sucked into various different theories and often find Iā€™m OTHER to every theory, either religious (I have no faith really) evolutionary(my closest alignment, but I have no children ā€¦soā€¦) spiritually (I battle spirituality endlessly)or whatnot. I roll around things like ā€œleave this earth a better placeā€ until I realise the futility it raises in current political, social landscapes.

So, I can only believe in small actions of kindness and helping people, and smiling and being nice to those less able and loving those you love. I canā€™t change the world, but I can change someoneā€™s day or hour or minute. Have some faith in yourself and value if nothing else. This , I can see, is my purpose. Valuable and caring community.

Is your art an aesthetic or cathartic venture? Itā€™s great you have something so powerful to exercise your focus and artistic juices. Love it :heart_eyes:

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Day
4 no form of Marijuana
177 no drinking
108 no vapes or ciggs

Today is a OK start to the day
Im up and ready for the day
Sober
Im in a pretty good mood

Lets hope for a good day

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Day 92,

Great start to the day with a 7am Swim. Huge Serotonin boost, love it.

Just checking in.

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39 at the top of today.

Feeling excited about going on holiday. Am flapping around like a bit of a headless chicken, but have managed to make us beautiful black bean burgers for lunch in between the madness and half packed bags. I really see cooking from scratch as my true expression of love. If I love you, I will cook for you. By default, I am thankful that I get to indulge in something I enjoy every day. Itā€™s self love.

Thereā€™s a rail replacement part way tomorrow in Scotland so have to leave my sleeper bunk on the train to join a bus at 7amā€¦bahhhh, I really wanted to stay in bed until light break and watch the beautiful landscapes through the train window like they would in some wonderful documentary. Alas, Iā€™ll be squidged up on a soggy cold bus from Kingussie.

Anyway, all good here, just busy and stressing out as normal before any trip away.

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Sorry to hear about your bad neck. I have those problems with my shoulder sometimes and itā€™s nothing life-threatening but itā€™s annoying. I found out that keeping that spot warm helps a lot. Have you tried any heat cream or pain relieving creme? Or maybe those kind of heating patch? Hope you get well soon @Mischa84 :people_hugging:

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Thank you @Tragicfarinelli for these wonderful words. I totally agree with you and I absolutely feel the same.
I just wish people would be a little bit kinder to each other. But I canā€™t change the world and I canā€™t change no human being but I can try to spread some love and kindness to the world :wink:

And I totally hear you @Deelzebub. I have those feelings as well when it seems like nothing I do would really make sense. Right now I feel a bit directionless like you called it too. Iā€™m so focused on being better by being better but I just donā€™t know if I do it right. It is confusing. Started to read The Power of Now by E.Tolle Letā€™s see if I might find some answers in there.
Anyway keep going your creative road Delia, it is amazing stuff you create. Itā€™s a beautiful.

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Thank you Anne, youā€™re so kind. Like you said - keeping it warm is helping a bit. And yeah, its super annoying. Always when it happens I think ā€˜Fuck my life for next few daysā€™. Iā€™m out of my routine, I eat junk food, Iā€™m moody and just waiting for a better days. Its pissing me off that I canā€™t workout. Good that this pain usually resolve in few days, could be worseā€¦

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Keepers, Eric! Iā€™m late :alarm_clock:! But HUGE congratulations!!! What an inspiration you are!

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Of course, I meant jeepers for Cripes sake. Frickin auto correct :white_check_mark:

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And I want to say how fab it is to see all the strength and love and support here. Iā€™m on day 113.

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Iā€™m loving reading your posts TF.
I hope there will be pics.
No pressure though.
See you at Forty
:pray:t2::heart:

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Iā€™m the same :smiling_face: Making and eating good food is my way to show love to myself and others. And it makes me incredibly happy to see others enjoy what I make :grinning:

I once was in a relationship with a man who didnā€™t like to cook. He didnā€™t even want to touch the ingredients but wanted to have something nice to eat. Itā€™s also a kind of, dunno how to explain it, respect I have for the food.

The next guy Iā€™ll meet (if that ever happens bc Iā€™m mostly happy the way my life is) must love cooking and eating :star_struck:

Day 398 af
Day 19 social media detox
I got up at 10 and went on with what I started yesterday :grimacing: So, jumping around like a whirlwind and complaining about the sweating in-between on here :grin:
The book I ordered wasnā€™t where it should be. In fact it was lostā€¦it wasnā€™t paid yet so I cancelled the order and went on with the day. If those women would be more nice I maybe kept the order and gave them a chance to find it. But theyā€™ve been annoying to me several times when I went there to pick up and pay my books.
I got some groceries to copy that yummie salad @Dazercat made yesterday, got my new pc screen and dragged everything home like a bear that just killed a deer. At least it felt like it. It wasnā€™t heavy but the package was too big and extremely hard to handle.
I just had 4 slices of bread with some fruit and cheese and now itā€™s time to move on.

Have a beautiful sober day friends, stay strong :muscle::kissing_heart:

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