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    #46
    Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

    Sheri;879007 wrote: Great thread, G!

    What's so wonderful about drinking alcohol anyway?
    • It destroys our livers and no wonder...
    • It's ethanol, a volatile, flammable, powerful psychoactive drug also found in themometers, industrial clearners, medicinal wipes and fuel.
    • It gives us a false sense of courage, peace and happiness.
    • It makes us do and say stupid, embarrassing, shameful things.
    • It gives us nasty hangovers.
    • It causes us to obsess about it until we finally cave and drink compusively, too.
    • It makes us nutrionally deficient, fat and bloated.It steals our time, energy and money.It ruins our ability to maintain positive, nuturing relationships with others.It makes us terrible role models for our children.It makes us unproductive employees.It makes us accident prone and dangerous drivers.It destroys us emotionally, spiritually and physically.

    These are the things about alochol that I choose to think about now that help to keep me centered in reality. I don't envy normal drinkers because I will never be a normal drinker and don't want to be. Normal drinkers only want 1 or 2 on occasion, I don't and never will. I don't envy the drinkers either because they struggle with all the things listed above to some degree or another and that's not how I want to live anymore. Been there, done that, and just so grateful to finally be sober.

    Nope...I don't feel deprived...I feel free!

    Sheri
    I'll (NOT) drink to that......:H

    Mr G gives good thread ....doesn't he ?
    If your 8 year old self met you, would they be proud?
    Rejoined life 20/5/19

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      #47
      Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

      byebyebridgetjones;883925 wrote: I'll (NOT) drink to that......:H

      Mr G gives good thread ....doesn't he ?
      :H:H:H:H
      "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

      AF 10th May 2010
      NF 12th May 2010

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        #48
        Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

        Okay. I made it through all the family activities AF! And am on Day 23 AF. So I have to say it was not easy but it was worth it. Now we am headed off tomorrow morning for a weekend with friends in a small beach community in So California. They are big wine drinkers so I called ahead to tell my friend that I had given up drinking for a while because I have not been feeling up to par healthwise. She said, "You don't drink anything??!!" and I said, well, of course, I drink water and other beverages. I will bring down some Italian sodas, which I love." So now I can just affirm that and don't have to worry about addressing it when I get there. It is nice to have a plan in mind. Thanks for all the support. I may be taking my computer with me in case I need to log on but I think I will be okay!

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          #49
          Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

          Thanks wonderful P. Have a great weekend!
          Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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            #50
            Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

            Prancy,
            Congratulation's on day 23! Jeez, you've got it all going on there, you jetsetter you, and with a plan. You must be very proud that you've got through those social gathering's af. Keep going.....Bravo!

            Hope you have a great time, and please let us know how the w/kend goes.

            'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

            Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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              #51
              Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

              Thanks. Just packing and heading off. And after this weekend, I need a little break to stay at home and rest!

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                #52
                Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                Thinking of you kiddo. Good luck, stay strong, see you on Monday!
                Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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                  #53
                  Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                  I am enthusiastically grateful that alcohol didn't deprive me of one single thing today!!! :yougo::yougo::yougo:

                  DG
                  Sobriety Date = 5/22/08
                  Nicotine Free Date = 2/27/07

                  One day at a time.

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                    #54
                    Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                    I am grateful that i saw i had a problem, and chose to do something about it, instead of disappearing into the darkness, of which i was also fond of. It would have been easy to stay there, but there was something within, some little spark, that i alway's knew could be re-ignited. I didn't even know how, or where to start. But that didn't matter so much, because what i did know, and decide, was i had to stop, and there i at least had a direction, a vision, something to grasp hold of.
                    But to stay stopped, i had to get myself armed with all the tool's and weaponry i could muster, and a plan.

                    'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

                    Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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                      #55
                      Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                      I am grateful today because I have been able to stay sober this week. I have been able to stay home and I have gotten to see my children, my grandchildren and my husband.

                      Being sober rocks!!

                      Love,
                      Cindi
                      AF April 9, 2016

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                        #56
                        Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                        I am grateful today for being less judgemental, more caring, and blessed by a month of sobriety!
                        Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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                          #57
                          Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                          I am grateful for yet another day where alcohol did not deprive me of ANYTHING!

                          DG
                          Sobriety Date = 5/22/08
                          Nicotine Free Date = 2/27/07

                          One day at a time.

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                            #58
                            Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                            I am grateful that it is a beautiful Monday morning and I am not hungover.

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                              #59
                              Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                              prancy;886827 wrote: I am grateful that it is a beautiful Monday morning and I am not hungover.
                              Oh wow! How good is that P? I'm so happy for you!!!
                              Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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                                #60
                                Gratitude thinking vs. Deprivation thinking.

                                thanks, techie. you sound great. Almost a month now, eh? or is it already a month? Whatever! Way to GO. p

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