Join the Army Against Alcohol-February 2018

[JackieClaire]

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crikey I'll be 94 by then ;-) -- nah - reading my book.... chaos reigning all around me... but it ain't me!!! I don't do the chaos bit anymore haha -- beds moving - cots moving - Joey claiming the biggest bedroom - and he's like a pig in shit - he's so happy - bless him - he was evicted from the garage - and then insult to injury had to half build the wee apt. for free - and this is making him happy... easy peesy

I know bless him.

God if you're 94 then I'll be 94. Fancy putting together a 2 woman bob-sleigh

[mollyka]

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I know bless him.

God if you're 94 then I'll be 94. Fancy putting together a 2 woman bob-sleigh

We'd be great - we can conquer the world these days:victorious:

[JackieClaire]

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We'd be great - we can conquer the world these days:victorious:

We might need a leg up onto the winner's podium to collect our gold medals.

[mollyka]

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Speak for yerself --- course I'm LOADS younger than you:welldone:

[JackieClaire]

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Speak for yerself --- course I'm LOADS younger than you:welldone:

:hahaha: Cheeky mare .......that's the last time I let you have a loan of my stanna stair lift.

[mollyka]

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:hahaha: Cheeky mare .......that's the last time I let you have a loan of my stanna stair lift.

:welldone:

[JackieClaire]

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Honest, Molls, I'm laughing that hard I've got tears in me eyes.

[mollyka]

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Honest, Molls, I'm laughing that hard I've got tears in me eyes.

ah bless!!! haha -- easy to please the elderly --:happy2:

Just witnessed a near 36 year old man turning into a sulky teenager - he loves visiting - he genuinely likes us - normally... mention 'could you clear out your old junk outta the bedroom you haven't used in nigh on 20 years' --- sulk huff and puff - and sad martyred face --- RIDICULOUS!! and of course the young one that's GETTING the bedroom is like a pig in shit.... wonderful watching human behaviour haha

[Crusader]

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Good morning, Army.

So I'm hoping today is a blast. (mollyka, good insight as usual.)

Sorry Jackie, any brain cells I find, I'm keeping!!!!!! I've lost a few along the way and until I get that Neuroplasticity thing working for me, they are mine. Besides, the only thing padded around here is the cell I'm building to put my irrational personality in for a while.

No need for the comedy channel for laughter today. You two gals provided a good laugh for me this morning. I was attracted to this section for that fact and some of the wisdom I read while lurking from long term sobriety masters. Take a bow! That's it for compliments today.

I've been reading this in my notebook every few days along with plenty of other things, but I felt it was relevant to some of the conversation material I noted this morning.

* "It is in the midst of difficulties that man develops his intelligence because, in order to overcome them, he must observe, think and become clear-sighted. Nature has put difficulties here and there in life to develop her children's intelligence, but the children do not develop: they waste their time and energy crying, complaining, getting angry and upset, instead of trying to understand and look for solutions. Obviously when they are exhausted they calm down, but the difficulties are still there; their energies are gone but their problems remain. What a weird method! I ask someone, 'How long did you cry? - three hours. - Did you solve the problem? - No. - Well, next time, cry just ten minutes. As you would miss not crying, do it, but no more than ten minutes; and once the ten minutes is over, start thinking!'"

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Have a wonderful day all!

Thank you, Tabbers. Your manners are just fine.

[mollyka]

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* "It is in the midst of difficulties that man develops his intelligence because, in order to overcome them, he must observe, think and become clear-sighted. Nature has put difficulties here and there in life to develop her children's intelligence, but the children do not develop: they waste their time and energy crying, complaining, getting angry and upset, instead of trying to understand and look for solutions. Obviously when they are exhausted they calm down, but the difficulties are still there; their energies are gone but their problems remain. What a weird method! I ask someone, 'How long did you cry? - three hours. - Did you solve the problem? - No. - Well, next time, cry just ten minutes. As you would miss not crying, do it, but no more than ten minutes; and once the ten minutes is over, start thinking!'"

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

That's smashing Tom-- love it.... now just to put it into practice...!
Thanks for the compliments - we aim to balance the light with the serious... always ready to face the real stuff tho - cos that's why we're here. The other stuff keeps us sane(ish)

Well the bedroom saga continues -- Joe dying to criticise the work ethic of the 'youth of today' is finding it truly hard to criticise young fella almost 12 hours into scrubbing cleaning hoovering - moving furniture and still smiling... so now he has a gorgeous bedroom and we have a storage room emptied out.. win-win!

[JackieClaire]

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ah bless!!! haha -- easy to please the elderly --:happy2:

:cuss: and we're grouchy.

Just witnessed a near 36 year old man turning into a sulky teenager - he loves visiting - he genuinely likes us - normally... mention 'could you clear out your old junk outta the bedroom you haven't used in nigh on 20 years' --- sulk huff and puff - and sad martyred face --- RIDICULOUS!! and of course the young one that's GETTING the bedroom is like a pig in shit.... wonderful watching human behaviour haha

They never leave. I'm sure its a need to keep the umbilical cord intact by leaving something at the mother ship............we've got a garage full and would you believe the son and heir called the other day and asked where his stuffed rhino was.........he was six FFS he's nudging 30 now.

Good morning, Army.

So I'm hoping today is a blast. (mollyka, good insight as usual.)

Sorry Jackie, any brain cells I find, I'm keeping!!!!!! I've lost a few along the way and until I get that Neuroplasticity thing working for me, they are mine. Besides, the only thing padded around here is the cell I'm building to put my irrational personality in for a while.

No need for the comedy channel for laughter today. You two gals provided a good laugh for me this morning. I was attracted to this section for that fact and some of the wisdom I read while lurking from long term sobriety masters. Take a bow! That's it for compliments today.

I've been reading this in my notebook every few days along with plenty of other things, but I felt it was relevant to some of the conversation material I noted this morning.

* "It is in the midst of difficulties that man develops his intelligence because, in order to overcome them, he must observe, think and become clear-sighted. Nature has put difficulties here and there in life to develop her children's intelligence, but the children do not develop: they waste their time and energy crying, complaining, getting angry and upset, instead of trying to understand and look for solutions. Obviously when they are exhausted they calm down, but the difficulties are still there; their energies are gone but their problems remain. What a weird method! I ask someone, 'How long did you cry? - three hours. - Did you solve the problem? - No. - Well, next time, cry just ten minutes. As you would miss not crying, do it, but no more than ten minutes; and once the ten minutes is over, start thinking!'"

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Have a wonderful day all!

Thank you, Tabbers. Your manners are just fine.

I wonder if we used the same padded cell installer.....nice chap.

Loved the quote

That's smashing Tom-- love it.... now just to put it into practice...!
Thanks for the compliments - we aim to balance the light with the serious... always ready to face the real stuff tho - cos that's why we're here. The other stuff keeps us sane(ish)

Well the bedroom saga continues -- Joe dying to criticise the work ethic of the 'youth of today' is finding it truly hard to criticise young fella almost 12 hours into scrubbing cleaning hoovering - moving furniture and still smiling... so now he has a gorgeous bedroom and we have a storage room emptied out.. win-win!

As Molls says we can go from frivolity to serious in a heart beat.........never ever be frightened to ask.

Does he want him down the salt mines.......think they even get a tea break down there.

[Guitarista]

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We'd be great - we can conquer the world these days:victorious:

Ain't that the truth! You lassies sure can, and are!

So am i. How is this G man? What do ya mean? Well, it's monday morning down here, and today is 180 days off the turps, or 6 freakin months sober. I've been trying to hit this bloody mark for.....Bjesus.......the last 7 years! Maaaan! Following the warm confident path youse have made.

In other news, i'm over 50 and i was hired 18 months ago for a second part time job i do (permanent part time ongoing forever style). I think you were wondering about this stuff Ktab? We get feedback, and aside from just knowing/sensing i do most of the job well and am well regarded and liked by staff, my boss also tells me this. So there we have it. A mature age older worker who is greatly valued and always called upon to do more shifts. Err, ahem......of course living sober and allowing my true self to shine has nought to do with it!......P.S. As Mary mentioned. I reckon there is a calmness and knowledge/insight that we bring with us that is a big part of our strengths and attraction. Go git it KT.

[mollyka]

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They never leave. I'm sure its a need to keep the umbilical cord intact by leaving something at the mother ship............we've got a garage full and would you believe the son and heir called the other day and asked where his stuffed rhino was.........he was six FFS he's nudging 30 now.





I wonder if we used the same padded cell installer.....nice chap.

Loved the quote



As Molls says we can go from frivolity to serious in a heart beat.........never ever be frightened to ask.

Does he want him down the salt mines.......think they even get a tea break down there.

First time I've ever seen Joe gobsmacked that anyone can work as hard as he does - he has no 'stop' button himself when he's doing a project or a job so yeah - Joey has literally just finished.... haha!! AND that is so funny bout S&H -- clearing the cupboards he came across a bag of teddies - straight in my 23 year old baby --- 'wonder is Ruffi in here' --- and he was ;-)

Ain't that the truth! You lassies sure can, and are!

So am i. How is this G man? What do ya mean? Well, it's monday morning down here, and today is 180 days off the turps, or 6 freakin months sober. I've been trying to hit this bloody mark for.....Bjesus.......the last 7 years! Maaaan! Following the warm confident path youse have made.

In other news, i'm over 50 and i was hired 18 months ago for a second part time job i do (permanent part time ongoing forever style). I think you were wondering about this stuff Ktab? We get feedback, and aside from just knowing/sensing i do most of the job well and am well regarded and liked by staff, my boss also tells me this. So there we have it. A mature age older worker who is greatly valued and always called upon to do more shifts. Err, ahem......of course living sober and allowing my true self to shine has nought to do with it!......P.S. As Mary mentioned. I reckon there is a calmness and knowledge/insight that we bring with us that is a big part of our strengths and attraction. Go git it KT.

WELL DONE LOVELY G MAN!!!! TOLD you I'd be here to congratulate you huh!!!!??? So happy for you - as I've said before - you were one of the long-termers here when I was snaffling around on-off the grog so it's GREAT to see you 'gitting it'!!!! Happy for you lovely man - even if you ARE an aul lad over 50 ------------------------runnin hiding haha

[RunningCourage]

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Evening troopers

Just read back - so, yeah, what you all have said = agree. Apart from Tabbers :haha: you AINT too old - but Molls and JC and Mers all kicked yer butt with that one Yiv experience, and knowledge and mair wisdom than those fresh-faced saplings.

Marathon done - tho as someone noted, at only 41KM and not 42KM... it's not officially a marathon. Hmmm DILEMMA!! The organisers call it a marathon - can I include it in my growing list of marathons run? Fear I may have to not... osteroops:

BEAUTIFUL day for it. But the last 2 hours were effin feckin painful. May need a new hip.

Now -- if you feel you can (like Jackie says) drink for the couple of weeks and just get back on where you left off? -- well -- you might -- I know Benjy did... and maybe others - but the overwhelming % of people here and in AA will relate that each and every relapse makes it harder and harder to get back on the wagon... cunning and baffling are just two of the words attached to alcohol - powerful is the other -- it worms it's way into our brains and there is NO common sense - my counsellor told me to leave my brains at the front door of the treatment centre - how right he was...

Was thinking when I read this that perhaps one of the reasons it gets harder to get back on the wagon after each relapse is that AL has become such a factor in our lives - even being t-total, AL is a very real factor - in that we decide not to drink, and this can be a long, hard task to change our ways. If we were "normal" drinkers who went days without AL without THINKING about it at all, then even if we'd had a bit of a blow out on our hols, for example, to go to some days or weeks not drinking wouldn't be an issue. But that we did drink in an "abnormal" way, means that if ever we did fall off the wagon, each time the task getting back on is harder - in part because we feel we've failed, in part because we may see it as 'starting again' and that always feels like more of a task. Normal drinkers don't 'start again' when they take days/weeks off drinking, not because they don't view it as that, but that they don't view it at all.

I think I repeated myself 3 times in that last para.

Banjaxed.

Leaba

See youse on the flip side.

[mollyka]

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Well done Arsey!!! Saw on FB that your time was real good too?? COURSE it's a shagging marathon -- ffs -- if they call it a marathon - it's a marathon -- !!!!!

There's a whole heap of theories out there why it gets harder - in my case I used to count days and weeks - and when I went back to square one.... jeez it was like 'been there, done that' -- the adrenaline of the first time wasn't there - the novelty was gone.... but I think it's more -- much more - kindling is real for sure - self belief lowers with every relapse - it wore me down - made me believe maybe that I couldn't 'do it' -- and more..... actually I think it would be great if folks put THEIR reasons down for thinking it gets tougher -- all I know is - for me - it was...

sleep tight - sounds like you deserve it xx