ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

[bloggy]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

Have a lovely sleep Kap- I'm off to walk the doggies- it's a beautiful Sunday here today, sun is shining.

Till later all x

[bloggy]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

cymru;528829 wrote: My mum just phoned from N.Z and she had been drinking. She denied it, but i just know she had. I hate my mum when she drinks. She used to have a problem, doesnt now, but when she drinks she gets so defensive. I asked her and she said 'no' and then gave me the impression that she thought id been drinking. Pisses me off so much. I just said i had to go, and she she thinks its cause im drunk. No, she is, and i dont want to speak to her like it. Think she would think a bit fecking more about it wouldnt you. I need a cig reallly really really bad!!

Aw Cy, she shouldn't do that knowing your own issues- but I guess like the rest of us when she has a drink inside she doesn't think straight.

Are you quitting cigs? Don't have one it wont help!! What about a smoothie or a juice or something and a breath of fresh air?

[startingover]

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Cy, deep breaths hun, drinking parents are a HUGE trigger I know....can you go out for a walk or something? or a run?

[cymru]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

a walk. a good idea Starts. Thats what ill do.
Marbs....I dont really smoke much. 10 fags can last a week, but when im stressed i like a ciggie. Ill go and get some fresh air in me instead.
See you all in a bit xx

[startingover]

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Have a good walk marby, I have just walked mine, its not sunny, but its quite warm, and as ever I feel good for getting out. See you later x

[startingover]

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Good for you cy, power walk that stress out! x

[cymru]

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Dont think id make it back if i went for a run!!!

[startingover]

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c'mon lardy, time to get fit!!! :-)

[Wish Upon a Star]

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The chickens and cockrals are back!!!!

[gyco]

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hi ocean and everyone else, frikkin cold here today,feel like a Popsicle,hahahaa,wife likes it cold hot flashes haha, womens nt mare, cold hot,she dont need my warmth any more, get away, come here, no wonder men go crazy, hahaha,ah i no I'm feeling sorry for me to ocean, that's part of the journey,be strong my dear,i to so want to indulge,its a habit Ive done off and on for 37 years,some god times and some bad, i hope this helps you today, think of it like this,my theory,Ive drank so much over the years when i take i drink, my stomach gets sick over time,i had to realize,dahhhhhh, do i want to drink just to get sick,as someone said to me,anyone can stop drinking, the idea is to stay stopped, i said it it earlier in your thread, hang tough it can only get better, gyco hope it helps were here for ya

[cymru]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

power walk was good. Except a dog jumped on me and covered me in mud! Thanks for that gee up starts.
Wishy, can you put a chicken in the back of the car so i can cook it for something to eat please!
Gyco..staying stopped is the key. It wont go away. its always there to pounce when your weak. Take care buddy.
Next door neigbours are arguing for a change, so ive decided to blast them with slipknot. HA HA !!!!

[A Work in Progress]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

Anecdote of the Jar

Wallace Stevens

I placed a jar in Tennessee,
And round it was, upon a hill.
It made the slovenly wilderness
Surround that hill.

The wilderness rose up to it,
And sprawled around, no longer wild.
The jar was round upon the ground
And tall and of a port in air.

It took dominion every where.
The jar was gray and bare.
It did not give of bird or bush,
Like nothing else in Tennessee.

OK everyone, I am up early in the morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee! I just remembered this Wallace Stevens poem, we read it in my high school English class... I never understood it but always remembered it... perhaps before I leave I will place a jar in Tennessee... or maybe not. Sounds as if that jar was not a good thing at all... perhaps it was a jar of moonshine whiskey....

I got a good night's sleep and am ready to hit the road again.

I am hearing in today's thread that many of us feel like loners, at least sometimes... I certainly am that way, as well, and I am fighting it. I do treasure my time to myself... but I certainly can and do become too isolated. If/when I move to Florida, it will take some effort to get out among people, meet new people and get involved in the community.... especially if I start up a new business, there.

I think that isolation can take on a bit of a life of its own, somewhat like alcohol abuse (and we all know they go hand in hand). It contributes to depression and anxiety... so I think that forcing myself to have more human contact than is necessarily easy or comfortable for me is part of my program of recovery. Kind of like exercise and meditation. Stuff I need to do, in order to stay healthy and AF...

I hope everyone has a good Sunday.... I hope Cardiff trounces Arsenal!!!

[cymru]

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YAY, thanks WIP. Have a great day. Lovely poem. x

[Guest]

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Graces party today so wont be on much..also, I have no big announcement to make im afraid!!Wheres Ltg these days? hAVENT SEEN HER IN A LONG WHLE. hAVE A GREAT DAY YOU ALL....

[Seacailin]

ARMY THREAD Jan 25th 2009

Greetings from the Bitter cold Northeastern US