Happy Un-hung Morning Nesters!
Congrats to G-Man and Moon on 5 AF months!! Very well done. Hope you did something nice to celebrate.:sohappy:
Lav, what you said was groundingly perfect.. that we don't ever HAVE to drink again. That (now this) frame of mind is such a relief to be in. As soon as I let the idea back into my mind and then decided to drink, it was a battleground. Torture. So difficult to get back, so much wasted energy. I really want to get through to the other side. I want to get through more difficult situations, grow my sober voice/person and learn more from that side of the fence. Not anymore from falling backwards. I'm sure I don't have anymore to learn from that.
Wags, that image is very useful to me.. one I'll go over and over. Thanks.
and NS, what a great video.. that sweet pony really knows how to tell my (our) story! The joy he shows in his freedom!
Kensho, you're sounding great! I'm so happy you have a close friend that you were able to share with.. Isn't it a huge relief to be able to tell it to someone you love and trust and have them understand? I'm about to tell the 3 of my close co-workers who don't yet know.. we are heading to a conference in the beginning of March and I want to be sure it's completely out. I'm scared to do it, but I think it's necessary.. Hope you have a lovely night's sleep/sleep in!
Choices recommended The Unexpected Joy of being Sober by Catherine Gray and I am really enjoying it.. for any of you looking for a good read about getting/being/staying sober.. I like her style of writing.. there's a lot of humour, memoir mixed with facts/statistics.. she's younger than me with a very different lifestyle.. but that doesn't matter! As we all know, regardless of who we are in our every day lives, our similarities as addicts are MANY! I would love any other book recs along the lines.. I have, Drinking a Love Story to read again.. and Deathwish.. both I liked a lot but read so long ago.
I hope everyone has nice plans (or no plans!) this weekend. I'm looking forward to really relaxing and rejuvinating.. getting ready for a busy next week.
I'll be checking in here often..
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