Checking in on 136 THC free and 51 days MO free. Went to church last night, every first Wednesday we have a service. Sometimes it’s all worship, others it’s worship and a message. Yesterday was a message from a guest speaker, Guy Wasko. It was good..we talked about loving those they persecute us and it brought me back to step work lol. I dealt with a lot of that in my early recovery. Especially praying for my abuser instead of bashing her. Hurt people, hurt people. I haven’t been in contact with her in 8 years and I don’t intend to but I still pray for her. That she may recover, that she may get sober, that she may find true happiness. If someone irritates me or there’s just something about them that I don’t like. I pray about it. Bring it God, is it me? Is something wrong with me, that I’m letting this person get under my skin. 
It’s a cold rainy day here in Florida, counting down to my trip to Puerto Rico!
Happy Belated birthday! Hope it was a special day for you. 41 and sober!
A quick morning check in. Just putting one foot in front of the other on a soggy day. I have plenty to do, but I’m grateful I don’t need to go out today. I’m going to enjoy spending the day at home with the dogs.
Good morning lovely people. Today marks 3 days and I am feeling good about that. Today may be a little hard for me as I woke up about 3 or 4 times during the night. So I am a little bit tired. I have my coffee in hand and ready to start the day though. So whatever happens I will push through.
- Just checking in.
Good idea. 
I’ll see you on the flip side, i’ll pray about it too.
In Jesus name.
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Glad to see you workin’ for the Lord.
Merci mon cher. 
Thursday morning check in.
I made it through a big day yesterday, and got a lot accomplished without a rest. My wife and I tag-teamed the Canadian Living Classic Scallopled Potatoes for dinner, with added ham and shallots in the layers, and extra cream + potatoes, and a 3-cheese layer on top. I found a YouTube channel called the Sauce and Gravy Channel, which had some good tips to make a perfect Bechamel for it.
There’s enough snow that I took my daughter on two different walks to look at Christmas decorations pulling her in the sled last night. 
I’m moving from denial to acceptance that I’m going to have to book time out of the office to do Christmas shopping, since all evenings and weekends are jammed. I’m better off not thinking too deeply about my obligations, and just moving though them calmly. It’s a sort of detached contentment these days.
Oh ladies and gents, I’m so happy to be sober living, and checking in here with you. I hope you feel supported and strong today.
@Tragicfarinelli 712 great to see you steaming towards 2 years.
@TS66 hey Trey, sounds like a good day. Did you sort out your shopping? I know you were a little concerned of the amount of shopping you were doing. My amazon App is history now on the plus side I have Christmas done wrapped and paid for.
@Nordique 1999 Theres a song there somewhere 
@Chevy55
Something about someone standing there with a clipboard
and dont forget the high vis vest 
Im sure you will crush it today esp on day 699!
Day 96 for me and Im feeling rested. This week off is all about recharging and getting ready for silly season at work. So far so good, chilled out days dog walking , cooking, visiting family. Relaxing evenings reading, drawing and watching the odd bit of TV.
At long last it was dry enough for me to go up to the allotment and plant some garlic, a little weeding also. Its looking in good shape for the time of year.
Thats about it from me so enjoy the rest of your day everybody.
Day 1390
Morning!! Its 930am here and already I got my workout done and the dishes washed. Have a few other things to do today too. I have to meet up with someone from fb marketplace at 1030am and then my son and I are heading out to get a new winter coat. Then some extra cleaning needs to be done and then I can relax with my boy. Thankfully he hasnt picked up any illnesses (so far). I was worried a couple days ago bcuz a couple classmates of his had to be sent home due to illness. So thankfully (thank u God), he didnt pick it up. Im glad I kept him home the remainder of this week. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Thursday!
The thc pen is strong and terrible for your lungs
Quitting it be4 i lost everything was the best thing i could do
Imagine if i was vaping thc right next to you and said, you cant have any and continued to vape
It happened to me and that anger was the addiction in me during a withdraw and/or craving for a drug that will just make me feel weird.
Its addictive and is bad for you. I know it.
Peer presure to use a thc pen would be from someone who is not on that level i want to be at. As we get older we mature at different times in our life
My, teenager baked out of my mind self, is gone. Im now a grown up 35 year old with a family.
One day i sat back and asked what i want to do
Sobriety was one of those goals
Makes sence to me. 
If we feel peer pressure to pick up the thc pen we dont need to get mad at them
We need to be in recovery for ourselves. A decision ourselves have to make
Not sappy at all. I absolutely love this community. I honestly am not sure if I would be making this, if any, progress if I didn’t come here. Welcome to the best sober people the world has to offer. Light & Love friend 
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Relaxing at home with a horror film after a good workout. Today is going to be a good day. I won’t stand for anything else. I’m around if anyone needs to reach out for support today.
I’m working on it. It’s been over a month since my last binge, and I was able to return a part of that. Like any other addiction, I need to take care of myself so I have the presence of mind not to start down that road. Thanks for checking in. Best to Alfie.
Good day all. Checking in on Day 105. I overslept a lot today. I’m not too upset about it as my sleep the last few days has been nothing short of trash. I love seeing so many beautiful posts with my morning coffee. This community really sets the tone for my sober brain to take on the day. Light and Love all
Ms @JazzyS I hope you get some rest this evening. I am glad your swim helped a bit.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and kind response. I definitely tend to be surrounded by other perfectionists or simply, folks trying to fit too much into each day. I really love the idea of writing down (or thinking about) each thing you have to do in a day–even waking up, brushing your teeth, making coffee–as a practice of understanding all the places we have to pour energy all the time. It definitely helps put things into perspective. All the extra stuff that comes after the fundamentals are important too, but we can only do so much.
My husband always says to me, “You’re a human being. Not a robot. Stop getting frustrated by having limitations. It’s human.”
You helped bring me some peace this morning. The visualization of the plate falling and having it not be a big deal is monumental. Thank you for reframing.
Day 6
Tonight I’m going to be consistent and go running. I don’t want to regret not going.
And then I’m going to cut back on the sodas and remember who I am: a guy who fights. Tonight, even if I feel like “rewarding” myself for having had a good day, I’ll think of you, of me, and I’ll make it through one week.
See you tomorrow. 
Checking in day 140. Homeward bound.
I just had my annual review. They picked apart everything and talked about areas where I was not taking enough of a lead or maybe missed something technically in a proposal (supporting equipment). And they want me to mentor the more junior engineers. I had a chance to rebut some of the things that they said. Overall, it was a good, honest discussion. No talk about a salary increase, I’ll just wait and see if they give me one or not this month. Thanks @Menno and @Jesile for the kind messages.