I’m cool with just recently being shot out of a Spiritual cannon into the 4th dimension and being both right and wrong.
FACT- the forum wouldn’t exist (check AA influence on treatment centers and disease classification history) if Bill , Bob, and AA no. 3 didn’t scour the country for drunks to save. That chain reaction unfolded all the way to right here right now baby.They were a little ridiculous at first. I’m cool with learning to navigate better and making some mistakes.
At least I’ve commenced to take vigorous action. We discovered in early days we can’t make someone get sober or not. We try though. And WE stay sober. Lookup the Baltimore MD drug study. People who go out and sponsor are 80% more likely to stay sober than those who seek mentorship. Human reliance fails. No human aid.
The guy who said I’m doing a poor job kudos to you. You’re probably right. I’ll try to work on that. In the meantime Im gonna keep on trudging the happy road to destiny.
I won’t get better by refraining. Step 1 is abstinence from drugs and booze. No Step suggests I stay abstinent from vigorous action. I have Faith in God He will help me get better and more practical.
AA Steps and God. All day. All long. Have another way? Bop till you drop. Easier softer ways do nothing for me.
You go ahead and do you, that’s cool. We can respect that as long as you don’t expect us all to agree. I found sobriety another way, after 40+ years and it works for me. Please don’t diminish what is one of my proudest accomplishments. We are all unique individuals with unique life experiences and DNA. We can recover uniquely as well. We all get to decide what works for ourselves.
I think the vast majority of us know that the building block that made this moment possible was those two middle aged white upper class guys all those years ago. And I think many of us are eternally grateful for the beginning. I also know for myself, and perhaps some others, we look for other ways to enhance and fill up our sobriety and recovery journey. YMMV of course. Loving and finding meaning from one way, in no way diminishes another way.
Not sure what the fuss is about though as I recently learnt from this very forum that osso buco is what will get you sober and keep you sober.
Seems I, and many others, have been doing it wrong for a very long time.
Been coming here since 2016 never asked anyone to pm me all i do as im a AA guy is try a meeting and wish them well ,but i know there are plenty of nice people here who have chosen a different way not a softer way ? to sobriety, bye the way im longer sober than your sponsor , but as i say i wish you well on your journey
So exciting!
Gus got his 30 day chip today
When is she due? Your daughter or son the new parent?
Watch out for that onesies addiction. One is never enough. I can’t stop buying them
God Bless Grandpa.
Awwww, I love the derailment void!
From smart-aleck posts over the indeed tasty sounding formula to sobriety to wonderful news of becoming a grandpa. Folks, this made my day @AyBee@Thirdmonkey
Congratulations Monkey
Thanks for making me laugh @AyBee
As you’ve been told before, this is a sobriety forum. People on this forum are trying to stop their addictions and addictive behaviours. It seems to me you do not fit in these categories. So it seems to me this is not the right place for you to be. If you love what you do and have no problems with it be on your merry way and have a good life. As you have been told by another member already. Your questions are inappropriate in this place.
If it’s not giving you issues with your life, more power to you. Not sure why you would label yourself with the word “Chronic” though. That’s kind of means its a habit that you aren’t able to break out of. But, if you don’t have issues in your relationships, and don’t have ED, then who’s telling you to stop. This is me from a non-christian standpoint. I’ll leave morality out of it.
