Day 1, oxycodone free. Not looking forward to the next several days.
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Yesterday was fun, attending a long lecture on the psychology of being surrounded by nature (or the lack of that), together with @Lola 
. Turns out we need more nature. Working on it.
What we donāt need for sure is any alcohol or drugs in our lives. Going to make today as good a day as I possibly can. Sober and clean. And hope you will all do the same. Love from my town.
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Got a grounding screen back 
thank you @Butterflymoonwoman for sending me that one way back when. 
Itās really helpful
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Thank you! If fitness is not your goal you can definitely try yin yoga then, which is a slow motion yoga designed to repair damaged tissues and joints ā¦
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WOW! This is monumentalā¦ you have all my respect! I have seen so many people battling with this and itās impressive that you managed to start detoxification. Keep going, you can definitely add a DAY 2!!!
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Work was the complete opposite of yesterday. Totally dead 
Itās so much more tiring when youāre just standing around instead of running nonstop. Itās alright tho. 
Two days offā:sparkles: My trainee was excited to see our mocktail list and referred to herself as a non drinker. I said āme tooā, but that was it. I canāt say Iām not curious why bc sheās pretty young. It wouldāve been nice to figure this all out back then 
We have quite a few members that are notorious drunks, obvious from the start. Of course we look after them to make sure they get home safe, but some slip thru the cracks. One tonight was recently released from the same probation sentence I had, ankle monitor and breathalyzer. Just like me, he went right back to it. Now everyone looks out for him, taking him home and leaving his car in the parking lot for days on end (if heās like me, itās bc he doesnāt remember where he left it 
(not funny 
)). As long as he doesnāt pull an Irish goodbye first 
Anyway, tonight the bartender volunteered. I had to grab milk on the way home and he lives next door to the 711 I went to. So who do you think I ran into buying more drinks?! (
Yep, just like I would). We talked at checkout, where he offered to pay for my stuff! My knee jerk reaction was āāSeriously?! 
ā then āNah, you donāt have to 
ā, but it was already done. Grateful for that and for him agreeing to the safe ride home 
Last night, another one came in with his 3yo son. I didnāt have him, but apparently he ordered a 4th martini (after 5 drinks) and the bartender didnāt want to serve him bc he had a 25 minute drive home. She ended up making it really watered down. It made me wonder if people had those conversations about me 
Most likely. I only ate where there was a full bar. Then I thought ā4 martinis is barely a buzzā, and thereās this part of me that still doesnāt see it as that bad. Thatās a scary thought, I guess, and not knowing for sure is scarier yet 
Idk, not planning to test it. But I am planning to go to bed, so have an awesome sober Sunday!
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Hello everyone!
DAY 38 - check in
Iām spending most of my time alone since I went sober but honestly between my daily commitments, yoga and meditation plus this community where I now see and read posts of familiar faces, it is not bothering me too much.
In the past that would have been enough for me to find excuses to negotiate or bargain my sobriety with seeing people. In the past Iāve tried twice to get sober but I was in Berlin and went to AA meetings and made tonnes of friends, but this time is different. Iām in Italy and in the town where I was born taking care of my fatherā¦quite a change. Itās not really that he needs care but heās 81 and everything was on my sisterās shoulders and sheās ten years younger than me. I think itās good that I am doing this regardless of the fact if they see this as a valuable thing or not. It is doing good to me. I never felt a member of this family and left as soon as I could and eventually never came back. When my mother died during covid, I had not seen her for four years already and because I was abroad and in deep shit with an over the top addiction and related businesses I didnāt even go to her funeral. Well, it is what it is I canāt fix this, and eventually given the condition and the madness I was in and the hysteria of that period it is maybe good how it went. My house was not even available because my sister was in quarantine and my father also hospitalisedā¦etc etcā¦but I have the opportunity now to show a different side of me and I know they have noticed it. It is my way to make amends although not verbally. At times actions count much more.
A friend texted me last night from India asking me when I was going back, remembering the days we drank and had fun togetherā¦ I told him I donāt drink anymore. Anyway India is huge and even if I go back I wouldnāt stay in Delhi, it is way too polluted and I got bronchitis twice this year because of all the time spent travelling on the streets. I know career is important but I really donāt feel like I need to lower my standards and accept offers I am not feeling confident about and that could put my sobriety at risk and with no sobriety thereās not going to be any career for me!!!
Today I am grateful for:
- this small town
- my bike
- the beach where I travel every day to blend with nature
Have a great sober 24 hours!
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. Actions are promises made true. Words are just potential.
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Thatās the Grand Union canal in Rickmansworth that we walked last week. We managed a wee glimpse of cobalt with a kingfisher fly by.
Rest day today, we are taking a gentle walk through some of the royal parks here nearby and then cooking up a Persian storm in the kitchen. Lamb, cinnamon lentil riceā¦ Boom 
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Yesterday was unproductive, today was the opposite and was equally satisfying.
Got up early to have a coffee and get ready to take the kids to church. Then home for some house chores before we went out for lunch and to run some errands.
While we were out we stopped off at the library and picked up some books for the kids.
Kids played in the drive with their neighbor friend in the afternoon and now the wife is home from work to a clean house, a roast dinner and several loads of clean laundry.
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That sounds like an amazing plan! I miss my time in London ā¦
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You found a great community to be with. My latest sobriety is from the same. Iāve been clean 99% of the days since May 2024 with a couple slips (obviously being on day 45 again now) Donāt give up. It sucks at first but I promise itās worth it. There are also a bunch of programs that you can be apart of. I personally love recovery dharma, but thereās so many others like AA/NA and SMART to name a few. 
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Yin is my go to evening yoga for sure. Slow deep holds release so much tension. Huge fan of all yoga though lol Just get excited when someone discovers/rediscovers itās benefits
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Absolutely! I love yoga too ā¦ I do alternate: 4 days power yoga flow and three days Yin! Itās a good combination of Yin and Yang energy ā¦very much needed in this world 
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Thatās awesome. So love seeing another yogi lol Iāve been doing an hour vinyasa and meditation in the morning and yin in the evening. Aside from my dogs/chores, itās my only real movement through the day. Days that I leave or do more activities I typically do less. Canāt sleep if I donāt do any.
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Thank you always. Glad to see you had a good day.
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Yesterday, a lecture taught me how important it is to get outside. So, in this wet autumn weather, Iām forcing myself to go for a walk in the woods on day 3011. 
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Slightly rainy day today. Weekly review today, a short workout later, and it is open gallery day again.
Peace and love always 
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Nice! We are really alike! I do meditate twice a day morning and evening and do yoga in the afternoon for time management and grounding by the beach which is not negotiable! If I donāt move I canāt move my energy and Iām restless at night very much like you 
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