Checking in daily to maintain focus #84

Man im good where I am I had 2 years up no meetings, no step work.

Most of my self destructive tendencies are born from how I manage my head the other part is addiction.

Its pretty common place in NZ for blue collar workers to drink or have beer in the fridge at work, case in point my workplace.

I can and will walk away every friday unless I have a soda in hand.

I know very well that if shit gets to hard for me there is a seat for me in the NA rooms thats where im more comfortable.

I dont do god/Christianity. I do have a spiritual way though.

And I have all the support around me in person and all of you lovely people at the tip of my fingers.

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Day 140 no weed.

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Got approved for a rental home today which is super news. Wish it was a little closer to my elderly parents home so I could check in and help them more often but not many rentals out that way. Move in 18th April. Really exciting times.

@2JTravNZ congrats brother keep on punching

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Congrats on your new place!!!

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Thank you my bro, may your move be easy and as peaceful as possible

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Wow, day 30! Amazing! Congrats!

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I’ve had nightmares that were so real, I woke up disappointed that I had to reset my timers…then realized they were just dreams…and felt an immediate relief and feeling of foolishness. :joy:

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How cool that the angel numbers align with your sober date. In which ways do you think they are communicating to you?

You’re doing such an excellent job keeping positive and protecting your joy. I caution you to not rely too much on positive vibes alone. Malignant narcissists and other toxicly disordered people are psychic vampires (whether they know it or not). And, just like how livestock sleeps peacefully while the vampire bat feeds on them in the night; so too do psychic vampires anesthetize the wounds of their victims so they may feed longer.

Make sure you have a psychic shield up each day, inspect it each night, and one thing that repels those kinds of vampires is self-love and a little gray rock. :laughing:

I’m so proud of you! And I’m so happy you have a move out date. How do you feel about that?

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I owe this to AA, to the Vermont Department of Corrections, and to Talking Sober. All manifestations of the divine, as am I, as are you.

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Twenty one years! :flexed_biceps:
Thanks for being here Dan! You have had a positive impact on my recovery and I appreciate you!
Whats a guy do to celebrate such an epic milestone?

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Fancy baked goods, is what I’m thinking, to bring to my AA home group tomorrow.

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I know, man, I am well aware that they are energy vampires and that, as you say, they are anesthetizing my wounds. In fact, they are all happy while I feel like I am still under a wagon, as if my life energy has been sucked out of me. I have come to realize so much during these last two days, and I am not buying into this now. RED FLAG!!! The exit plan is in full motion. I don’t believe a word or gesture from these two.

I know angel numbers very well. Numerology is the basis of my dialogue with the universe, or at least some of it. I have developed quite a lot in these last seven months of sobriety.

Thank you for your support!

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So, if you don’t mind me asking, what is the Universe communicating to you with the crossing of the 222s?

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Good morning friends, day 152. Off today and hanging out with the grandkids while mommy is at work.

Have a great day!

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Stay strong Marieke! You got this!

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Keep going in this direction, you are fully supported!

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Day 127

So I have been getting some backlash about getting my dog because of my past and frankly I feel those people who don’t see the daily progress can go shove it. I have been working hard to change the cycle and I am a really decent human being. The only thing I can do at this time is let them go so they can think about their judgemental behavouir. Its easy to revert back to old ways when you feel no support but I am not letting that happen. I am moving forward and being the best I can daily. That’s all anyone can do right. Be better then the day before?

Stay sober and enjoy your day/night

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Congrats on 30 days! That’s awesome :flexed_biceps::fire::tada:

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Here’s my question: where is the backlash coming from? Everyone has opinions. However, it’s the ones from our trust support system that matters the most.

So, who’s giving you ā€œbacklashā€?

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I’m 101 posts behind on here - yikes. My work deadline got postponed by 3 days, which means 3 more days of deadline stress. I won’t drink about it, though (which I would have before), Second long commute day in a row which tires me out. I fell asleep at 9 pm last night from commute fatigue. I’m trying to get my son to do a couple of things for school and he procrastinates, he needs to clear an F grade from a class he dropped but it didn’t get recorded right and I’ve been reminding him about it for months. He has to do it within the next month or so or it will be too late. He definitely does things on his own timeline, always has. Well, I need to get ready for work. I hope everyone has a happy and sober day today.

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