Day 254
Woke up in a cold sweat with adrenaline, so I’m up drinking coffee at 2:25. It’s been a long time since I had a trauma episode this intense but I’ll be ok. Coffee will save me!
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Another good day away on our weekend get away. Got out and did some white water rafting today. Was great fun. Then went and picked up the kids from their cousins and made the drive back home.
Pic for @acromouse of a stop along the bike ride yesterday
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What a great idea, gonna try that! I could use more positivity. Have to dig up my elastic black tourmaline beads bracelet for that purpose. Think I wil change wrists a lot in the beginning 
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Day 272
Sunday night check-in. Had another glorious weekend. Time spent in Nature and with great people. Life is pretty bloody good.
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☆ Day 2245 
Like I said…I found it difficult to stay positive these days. But I’m trying!
I avoid reading the news and try not to live in the future. But wednesday I have my hospital appointment and my fear is they will put my feet back into plaster.
It has been more then 2 months since my last walk in nature ore crossfit training ore any other activaty that makes me sweat and feel I’m alive.
It’s not good for my mental health but it seems like I’m adapting a bit to the situation.
Bought myself blue temporary hairpaint and going to dye the end of my ponytail blue 
If I wouldn’t work in a store I would have painted it all blue. But because I’m covered in tattoos already and have some piercings as well that would be a bit to much all together
I used to make pictures from this tree every time I walk by it. This is my latest photo. It was summer back then and I think “my” tree is almost bare now. I miss to see him. Maybe I bike to him next week when I’m off from work. I wanna say hi and make a picture
Today? Having a family lunch with my mother in law and the brothers in law and their partners and kids.
Have a good day ore night all 
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@SoberWalker I feel you friend. I hate it to be incapacitated. Do you have exercise/sports alternatives to engange in in the meanwhile? Yoga, bodyweight exercises, cycling? I have no idea what might work with your injury, but exercising with and around an injury is always possible. You already said you are adapting. Adapt your way of being alive 
@MrFantastik Thank you for thinking of me 
I love pictures from other places in the world. Looks like a great place for nature biking. Have fun with the rafting today. Sounds very exciting as well.
@Lighter Calming vibes your way. Nightly panic sucks.
@Amy30 Really sorry to hear you are having such a nasty cold and are so very swamped at the same time. Nevertheless: Congrats on your satanic achievement 
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@TrustyBird I am sorry your friend was in such a situation. On the other hand I cannot stop to marvel at how things can change. How we - who have been in the clutches of addiction - in our recovery can be of help to others in need. 
@Just_Laura Glad to hear your girl is doing better 
@Butterflymoonwoman Do we get to see a pic of that fabulous tree?
@mxelle @JazzyS I would reframe the message in a way, that when I am empty inside, when I am suffering from addiction I might be able to love others, but usually I lack the ability to interact with and respond to them or the situation we are in in a skillfull manner.
354 sugar
218 UPF
92 gluten
92 dairy
28 mindful eating
Energy wise and with my mental health I am doing good. I have some lingering symptoms though, and yesterday one of my eustachian tubes closed up. I know this will resolve after a while by itself, but still it’s a pain in the back. At least I don’t have any classes next week. With the tube blocked I don’t hear well, especially in noisy environments, and a classroom is very difficult to navigate then.
Today I am going to do my usual weekly review, take nice walk. Some yoga in the afternoon - I do need movement again. Maybe a meeting in the evening.
Today’s picture is a row of houses in the historical center of København where we stayed summer last year.
Peace and love for life always 
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Hello sober fam! Been wrestling with myself and the root causes of my addictions, and watching more videos to help me. Here’s another TedTalk on addictions, trauma and more by someone I like called Gabor Mate. Maybe it’s for you, maybe not
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310 AF Days
Sunday morning so up to take my BP, sugar levels, weight, etc… been doing this since about when I got sober. Doc thinks it’s good to do on same days same time each week as my trends become clear.
All is good on those fronts though BP is a bit higher than I’d like, but still in normal range.
Did some more work in gym (putting in surge protectors, getting countdown clock programmed, getting headsets hung and charging, etc) yesterday, but didn’t pull trigger on workouts as lingering cold still has energy a bit low. It was day one from work, so I’ll cut myself some slack.
I am unsure what today will look like yet. Wife works again tonight, so haven’t made any plans at all. Just wandering right now, no direction. Feel good but empty inside a bit. My purpose is a question mark to me this morning. I’ll sit in that for a while as I finish coffee and try to understand this.
Enjoy your day all. 
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So sorry! Hope you are doing better now after coffee and some time.
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@Amy30 feel better soon 🩵 congrats on your devilish number 
@Collins sorry for the setback 
@JazzyS thank you today so far is not so bad 
@icebear sending strength 🩵
@wahtisnormal congrats on 200+ days
@Laner I’m glad you had a nice evening with your friends, but sorry for the way the night ended, glad you got out of there safe 
@Raspberry sending strength 🩵
@Wakikki sending strength 🩵
@acromouse I like the drawing -looks like something out of Stranger Things 
@Butterflymoonwoman congrats on quadruple digits 
that’s a really thoughtful surprise 
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@mxelle keep trying sending strength 🩵
@Lastry welcome back congrats on 2 days
@Kareness sending strength 🩵 Hopefully the meds will work their magic asap 
@Lighter sorry for trauma wake-up 🩵
@Moe_L congrats on 3 weeks
1552 days no alcohol.
1017 days no cocaine.
31 days no vape.
4 days no binge-eating.
Therapy online on Friday went really well. The only silence was the last 5mins. I am going to try to go in-person still, because I think it’s good for me to get out of the flat, and have exposure to the public and the outside world in general. I also do 12K steps on those days, so that’s good for me too.
Yesterday first thing I drove to my hometown to collect my medications. Then my dad and his wife came in their van to take some of their things out of my garage, as they have made some room in their own. Then, I wasn’t going to, because I felt really anxious, but one of the facilitators called me to check if I knew the group was on, so I attended the Survivor’s trans group. I was really glad I did, but it’s very emotionally heavy and draining, so afterwards I had lunch and then thought I’d have a “quick nap”, before trying to do some cleaning…I laid down at either 2 or 3pm, and didn’t wake up until 6pm! I’m surprised, but apart from it being a little difficult to fall asleep, I still managed to get some sleep last night too.
Today, I really do need to do some cleaning. I’m going to start with the task that makes the biggest difference, hoovering! Then I’m hoping that will motivate me to start some other jobs.
I hope you’re all having wonderful sober weekends.
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I am getting an error message when I try to upload a photo… any tips?
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Happy Sunday!
I like Sunday mornings because I get to go to a meeting at the local hospital that helps inpatients for alcoholism. Its a good feeling.
MAKE it an amazing sober day my friends!
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@Butterflymoonwoman that’s a lovely surprise Dana❣️. Have a wonderful time decorating
@scaredsmol oh I’m sorry. Sending healing vibes your way. Hope you don’t have any severe symptoms and can start feeling better soon 
@TrustyBird oh I’m so grateful that it turned out okay and for the kindness of strangers. You are right… could’ve been so much worse. Hope she remembers the conversation and is able to continue
@Lighter an awful way to wake up …I’m sorry Marie. A big comforting bear hug for you I hope that coffee helped and you are able to enjoy the rest of your day
@mrfantastik oh this looks beautiful and your adventure sounds lovely
@SoberWalker sorry friend…your foot still giving you pain? I hope a plaster can be avoided but in the end your foot needs to heal properly and for good . Sending positivity your way. Love the idea of blue tips.
@acromouse thanks for the reframing of the message. I’m sorry to hear about your tube being blocked. I am not familiar with this. Do you have to go into have it unblocked and is it a simple task or a procedure? Hope it gets sorted for you quickly.
@Moe_L congratulations on your 3 weeks! Keep working your recovery and stacking up the days 
@Rookie is it too large? I think 4 MB is the max allowed. Also, if not a jpeg then it won’t load (may allow other formats but I know jpegs and gifs work). My computer was automatically saving pics as jpg or if and neither were supported so I had to reach them by opening and saving with correct extension. Hope that helps
Checking in on Sunday morning
It’s a quiet morning. Raining so I’m enjoying a coffee in bed while catching up here
Wishing you all a wonderful addiction free day! Sending you all so much love
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Have an amazing day Jasmine
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Wishing you a wonderful day and hope you can sit with your coffee as you decide your next adventures.
You have been so busy for so many months that it makes sense to feel kinda empty as you don’t have to rush out and get mowing and a hundred other things done.
Enjoy the ME time my friend…I wouldn’t mind if you shared a pic of your beautiful view
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Hey all, checking in on day 1610. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Checking in day 237.
Our house we’re selling settles tomorrow which means the new owners take control.
Tonight we had a HUGE storm roll through so I drove 30 minutes to the house to check on it and it had a leak in the bedroom ceiling 
this house gives us so much anxiety and every step of the way has been HELL. We’re going to let the real-estate agent know tomorrow but I don’t think it’ll really change anything. Just one more thing for me to be worrying over. I can’t wait for it to be gone but I feel like it won’t be the end of it.
Today we took our niece and nephew to cirque du Soleil for their Christmas and birthday presents. We’ve decided we’ll do a great experience each year instead of presents twice a year. We usually just give them stuff they don’t really need or use anyway so this is a better thing to do.
A couple more weeks and we’ll be in our new home, can’t wait. Been waiting for this moment in reality for years… our forever home that we can just relax in and not have to worry about moving again.
Hope everyone’s weekend went well and have a great week!
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Oh I do love this more and a great way to create memories and bonds
I’m sorry for the leak… hopefully everything goes smoothly from here and you can put this home behind you. Excited for your new chapter in your forever home 
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