Join the Army Against Alcohol - January '17

[mario]

Ok I of out for a walk then work, hope to drop in on my new phone, :-) laters & have a positive good day.

[stirly-girly]

Morning folks, a chap could certainly get used to this waking up and not feeling blah everyday lark.

That's good Mario, it's a great to have you here posting daily.

I like that, addicted to sobriety, I honestly think I am on that road and I can't tell you how happy, grateful and relieved it makes me feel. I know I have said it before but this time my quit is completely different. When you know it you just know, if you get my drift.

Good morning Army!!

Great to see you so positive this time, Tabbers. I agree 100% - when you know it, you know it. That's what it was/is like for me this time. I don't even think of AL anymore, haven't for a long time. It simply is not a part of my life. Simple as that. There is a fully stocked liquor cabinet at home, an un-opened bottle of whiskey on the counter in the kitchen here at work and I pour Mr. Stirly his wine every time we eat together. No cravings, no pangs, no nothing - ziltch. They are simply bottles or glasses with a liquid in them that have absolutely nothing to do with me. Because I AM FREE!!! YAY!!

I was thinking about the Army on the way to work yesterday morning and I actually teared up a bit thinking that all of us - ALL OF US - are AF - every single one posting on the Army is AF. How fricking cool is that! How much we have to be grateful for. And yes - you can certainly get addicted to an AF life. :spin: :flowerspin:

Wishing you all a great day and hoping that Starty starts to feel more cheerful soon. Life is like that - ups and downs. Mr. G always says there is a blue sky behind them clouds. And Mr. G knows - he's gittin' it!!!

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Morning ladies, yep Molly my default setting here for so many years, start drinking again and stop posting.

[satz123]

I know it well Ktab, as I have been there, When you know You know.

I am delighted for you ktab, really am, having met you a few times personally, your a sound bloke. We could do with more of your like on our side .

Thank very much Mario what a lovely thing to say, sure your not too bad yourself!

Get a room yous two :haha:

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Nufink wrong with a bita bro luv.....

[satz123]

I was thinking about the Army on the way to work yesterday morning and I actually teared up a bit thinking that all of us - ALL OF US - are AF - every single one posting on the Army is AF. How fricking cool is that! How much we have to be grateful for. And yes - you can certainly get addicted to an AF life.

Stirly we need to be careful. This is NOT an Alcohol Free thread. We welcome everyone at any stage of their 'journey'.
I started posting here while I was still drinking ..... if I was to wait until I was AF I would never have posted.

[JackieClaire]

Stirly we need to be careful. This is NOT an Alcohol Free thread. We welcome everyone at any stage of their 'journey'.
I started posting here while I was still drinking ..... if I was to wait until I was AF I would never have posted.

You were very willing too listen.

As I say every week we all started with a day one, its getting the blessed days in a row that needs the doing and the Army's good at that

Going into town to pick up our Commitments tickets.

[Lost Soul]

Morning all,
Haha not scared off JC, just not enough Talk of shaggin' :egad: Cold one here in my neck of the woods, brrr...however talk of sweets, ice cream & thai massage... I could get used to this. Preferably all at once.
Have a good one! Lossy - I like that, less of the doom and gloom!
LS

[stirly-girly]

Stirly we need to be careful. This is NOT an Alcohol Free thread. We welcome everyone at any stage of their 'journey'.
I started posting here while I was still drinking ..... if I was to wait until I was AF I would never have posted.

Good morning Satz and Molly!

Satzy - I wasn't inferring that it was an AF thread - I was just stating how happy I am that some of us - myself and KTAB included, who struggled for so long to break free of the curse of AL, have finally done it and that we have a different outlook this time. Of course the Army welcomes everyone - they always have. And of course it is best to come here and post and not run and hide when that AL voice rears up again. But it is so encouraging to see a whole bunch of people who are living and enjoying a life without alcohol. Proof positive that it can be done. That's all I meant. That it is a joy to see that we can really and truly put that nightmare of daily or binge drinking behind us and enjoy a life that does not include alcohol. The Army is just such a fine example of folk who have stopped drinking and started living, exploring new avenues and finding themselves again. Surely that is something to be happy about and to shout out about. That it can be done - we CAN turn our lives around and really live instead of just existing. I know this sounds like a lot of platitudes but it isn't. It's how I really feel. I was a prisoner in my own mind and my addiction for so many years and now I am free of that. I am well aware that there is always the danger of relapse but that, too, is up to us. How we react to the little and the big things in life - whether we decide to run and hide in a bottle or to confront them. Or even to just forget about something and let it work itself out. But in the end, with a clear mind, the decision is ours and it will be a well-thought out one, not one clouded by AL thoughts or a hangover or a continual obsession of when we can have the next drink. That is such a HUGE thing in the lives of people who's daily life was centered around a bottle. And the Army is a great place for people to come for advice and support because we have all been there but we have also shown that each and every person who truly has the will to stop drinking, can do so. Army Against Alcohol. We are all here as testament that it can be done and to help those who seek encouragement to break free. Yes, we need to be on guard, but we also need to celebrate each and every day of freedom and to let others know that an AF life really is a good life and not a life of deprival or loss because we have chosen to live without the poison that is alcohol. I hope that people will be encouraged to post and not put off by the fact that we are sober. I saw it in the past on other threads, people who were trying to stay sober and others posting about a night out with the girls and how many beers they had had. There was no advice of how to get through the cravings and no support to those struggling. Here there are fine examples of people with long-time sobriety and people with less sober time - there is a place for everyone and lots of advice and encouragement to be given and received. And that even if someone is still drinking, there is room here for them as well, until they find the strength to finally say "I want what the Army has" and to break free.

Okay, down off my soapbox and back to work.

[IamMary]

Morning... fellow AAAers..
at the dentist. Again. These choppers would drive ya to drink so they would. :egad:

Yes Stirls, we're having a great run.. its obviously contagious this sober stuff!
Satz, how's the young fella??

JC- good for you re evaluating your Position in work. Would your consider playing a different/bigger role?

[paulywogg]

Dentist for me right after work today again Mary,I feel your pain nice posts from everyone today,its great to wake up and read such positivity!Hellos all around

[mario]

Just a quick hello.

hello.

[JackieClaire]

I have now got in my sticky mitts two tickets for The Commitments...........and they're mine, all mine .............I tells ya. Thought it was in March but its next month

Mers, I'm hoping to get more involved with the groups like the breakfast club and motivation to change.............I'm jotting ideas down on a big bit of paper as I go along.

[IamMary]

Mers, I'm hoping to get more involved with the groups like the breakfast club and motivation to change.............I'm jotting ideas down on a big bit of paper as I go along.

Good for you JC. Are they both Addiction groups?

For us Pauly

[paulywogg]

For sure Mary mouth is numb, lip feels big and I hafta go back in 2 weeks for my last wisdom tooth pull,yippie