Big big congratulations on ur 2 weeks!!!
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Glad to be here with you every day of sobriety. That lockbox contraption is a really great idea!
I am excited for the 2024 solar eclipse. I live in Vermont, and will be in the path of totality. Hoping for a cloudless day. I have never seen such an event. Actually, the hope of seeing it has helped keep me alive through the past 4 years of drunkenness.
Have a great day buddy
-Solar
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Thank you BMW
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Check-in on day 42 
Have a good sober day sweet people. Wishing strenght for those dealing with hardships 
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I found out every single time i smoke weed i get sad
My environment doesnt match with my old habbits which is totally ok. Sober is what i want to be
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Im actually 20.01 days sober right now lol i love it
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Day 1121,
Had some conversation with my folks, it went sideways. I was really not prepared for what they had to say. Working to cut the ties and that dependency I somehow still have needs to speed up. Triggered a lot, I said things I shouldn’t have said. They probably will never understand what it is to be an addict.
Good night 
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If they are not addicted themselves they can not truly understand. That’s why we need each other and that’s why we’re here. Goodnight friend 
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Checking - In - Sober
I just can’t go without posting anything about Fallout.
I just love everything Fallout 
Had blast game with few friends 
FALLOUT
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Maybe all they need to understand is what it’s like to have a dad in recovery. You probably have lots of amends to make. My kids were young when I got sober, 6 and 3, so the direct amends were not difficult for me. The living amends of being a good dad, that goes on today still.
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9pm and I’m done for the day and in bed. Another positive weekend spent with my beautiful family.
If I was in a rip it would have been another wasted weekend. I’ll use that a lot, “what if I eas drinking” I’ll be up early for work in the morning and one of the first things that will cross my mind will be “how hard would this be with a raging hangover.” What if I was drinking is something I’ll use regularly. Everything is worse or much harder when drink is involved for me.
Good night all. Whatever you get up to tomorrow at least it won’t be as hard as it would be with a hangover.
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Day 314
So I thought I crashed so hard yesterday afternoon because the spin class was so exhausting. Turns out it was the start of a bad flare-up of my health condition. So the rest of the weekend I spent on the sofa and in pain 
If I’m lucky and I rest up some more tomorrow, I might be over it on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Meeee im like that @Wakikki im just trying to keep the healthy addictions. Rn its buble sparkling waters, counting calories, and working out. Lifes about finding balance
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Thank you my friend!!! 
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@anon68572606 read on another thread that you are feeling better. So grateful to hear that. Hope you continue to heal.
@Twizzlers so great to hear from you. Congrats on being able to move back home. Hope everything goes smoothly. Looking forward to having you with us more regularly.
@soberwalker ooh that is so cool (about the pendant) – hope you will share with us when you make it. Beautiful pic of Wikkel
@earnit great work on your 16 days Jene. We are here for you and with you on this journey – looking forward to celebrating your 55th birthday with you next month. Sending you strength and good vibes to heal and recover.
@butterflymoonwoman WOOT WOOT 700 days is amazing Dana! You are an amazing inspiration – thank you! Grateful that your husband has good warm winter clothing to keep him warm at work. Your temps are crazy cold.
@cat10 Way to go with day 7 – 1 week is amazing Cat! So proud of you for not going to the liquor store. I totally understand having to re-wire our brains – changing up old habits and associations. I couldn’t mow the lawn or shovel the drive way cause both activities were done with alcohol and smoking. It took a while to see myself doing these without my DOC’s. Keep taking the baby steps and you will be strong enough! Maybe try doing a puzzle or some other activity while watching the movie to keep your hands occupied? Glad to see you doing so well!
@trixie1 Congrats on your 2 week milestone on no vaping! 
@jp123 Way to go with 5 days!! Totally know what you mean and yes, I did feel like I was keeping on different fronts as I was deep in my addictions. Probably also a mask to myself. I feel like as I am gaining days in sobriety, I am finding out who I really am for the first time. It is a wonderful process. Be gentle with yourself as this takes time to unfold.
@wakikki Yes- totally can relate. I know it is a void that needs to be filled and until I figure out what I am running from or trying to fill I will always be looking for another clutch. (took some time with a therapist to figure this out – still working on getting to the root of it). Hoping that you are able to find a healthy clutch to grab onto – one that can help enrich your life. For me meditation and self care are what I am leaning towards.
@solareclipse Congrats on your 2 weeks! Way to set the prior intention of avoiding the aisle – it really is the small mental notations that help us get through the next 24 hours. 
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Today I am grateful for Jazzy summing up the great things we have all been doing today. Thanks Jazzy
-Solar
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@jimz Congrats on 2 weeks of sobriety. Definitely not alone 
@rob11 so sorry friend – it is so hard for those who do not battle addiction to get what we are going through. Sending you hugs – I do hope you are able to find a way to calm yourself after having been triggered today.
@holysquid I’m sorry to hear that – sending you healing energy – hope you are able to get plenty of rest and feel better soon.
@SolarEclipse Thanks friend. So grateful for this group
Checking in on Sunday evening…
389 days free of alcohol and weed
804 days free of cigarettes
Did not get much done today. Spent most of the day in bed and hoping to feel better tomorrow. Grateful for a quiet day in a warm house. Had some urges for my DOC’s and also just all the food / non alcoholic drinks that i have had to cut out right now. Glad that i held my own and went to sleep instead. I know that healing takes its time and i am in it for the long haul.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love
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Boring day. Pretty much snowed in. Not that I had anywhere to go. I was lazy all morning/afternoon but got cleaning motivation around 7 so at least I accomplished something. Just keeping cozy now with another movie before bed. My parents asked if I wanted to go to the Chinese buffet for lunch tomorrow. Hell yeah! I haven’t been there in forever. My bro’s coming too and they’re driving. Nice 
Dang, now I’m thinking about the food 
Can’t wait!
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New workweek. Not very well rested. Not checking my phone at night and using an alarm clock does help a bit, but not enough not to wake up X times a night.
I did have a relaxed weekend. Glad I went to Oude Kerk yesterday to see the exhibit of Meredith Monk’s work a second time. Favourite exhibition so far I’ve seen there, in my favourite building in town and very probably in the world.
Culture and arts is really something I started enjoying so much since I got into Recovery/Discovery. It’s part of my Journey and I love it. Endlessly nicer and better than to spend a Sunday afternoon drinking in a bar, looking at the same tired faces and listening to the same old conversations. Never again. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love.
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