MARCH MADNESS

[Laurav]

MARCH MADNESS

Good Day Team MM!
gooooooo team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cowgal]

MARCH MADNESS

Friday!!!

Hey all, readying myself for vacation, between work, kids, packing etc I don't know if I am coming or going, don't know if anyone even cares, but talk to you all next week probably................

love,

MA

[Eastender]

MARCH MADNESS

Hi BHOG,
Have been lurking and writing "post its" made it consecutively to day 7 today.
Keep up the good work you are doing a grand job while Livs away.

Eastx

[maasai]

MARCH MADNESS

hi BHOG, yes is that like the children of israel from the slavery land to the promised land.oooh yah lets all live to see the land and do you all know why many of them never saw that land? they forgot where they just came from and thought they won the battle and they can do anything they pleased.
we have tasted the freedom and sweetness of being sober, but we havent made it yet.
keep fighting while we enjoy the freedom. AM FREE!!!!!!

[cowgal]

MARCH MADNESS

bye

ttyl

MA

[barebones]

MARCH MADNESS

its day 29 AF for me

sunny day and the day will be hopefull.

bald as u mentioned its near end of the month, im looking forward to next month with you all.

keep it up everyone if u can.

take care

[bald headed old guy]

MARCH MADNESS

Sticky Note for March 29th

Good Morning everyone!

Here's todays Sticky!

It's a GREAT day to be alive!

A few years ago, my daughter escaped a very abusive marriage and moved home, with her two daughters in tow. Mrs. BHOG and I took the girls to the daycare every day, as it was close to our work. Both of these girls had suffered more than enough trama in there very young age, and we were working hard at restoring a normal healthy outlook to them, showing them how to live a strong positive life.
Each day, our to and from work commute allowed us a view of the mountains on each side of our valley, and depending upon the season, the various colors and sights of that particular time of year.
I took to saying, as we reached this point in our drive, "It's a great day to be alive!" My older granddaughter one morning, said, "Grandpa, it is snowing, you had to shovel the driveway before we could leave, it's cold, we are going to be late, and the traffic is terrible. What is so great about that?"
I replied, "Do you remember last summer, when we took the boat to Jordanelle and you had such a great time with Tio on the tubes?" "yes, sure" (with a lot of enthusism)
I continued "Well, we need the snow so the lake has plenty of water in it so we can go boating there this comming summer."
Her response as she looked out of the car window..."Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."

As we reach certain points in our journey to be AF, we discover that some days are like that snowy day..we are perhaps tired, definately struggling, and wonder why we are trying. Metaphorically speaking, I am doing this, going AF, so I can again enjoy those "bright summer days of childhood," those days when I did not have to be concerned about when the bar would open or when I could have my next glass of wine.
I hope all of us can continue to enjoy those bright days for a long long time!
Stay Strong!
BHOG

[Last Of The Summer Wine]

MARCH MADNESS

Briliant - simply brilliant! Thank you BHOG, you have made my day!
J
xx

[LVT25]

MARCH MADNESS

Love it BHOG!!! Great story too. Have a great day everyone!!:lordhelpme:

[Laurav]

MARCH MADNESS

Great topic BHOG.
Looking forward to another AF day. We have a neighborhood party to go to tonight. I have a list of things I am going to say when someone asks me if I want a drink because I just do not want anyone to know I am AF. Silly and insecure....I would rather be know as someone who chooses not to drink rather than someone who cannot drink.
Yes, I am a control freak. I have always believed that nobody is going to tell me what I can and cannot do, not even myself. Thats another battle....

[bald headed old guy]

MARCH MADNESS

Sticky Note for March 30th!

Good Day to All.
A couple of side notes! First, thank you to everyone who has posted on here following my efforts to keep this thread going in Liv's absence; and second, the internet is a wonderful thing, we can "talk" with people all over the world without picking up the phone! For someone who grew up with one channel of black and white TV, it is amazing!

I have "borrowed" Laurav's tag line for today, we must think a lot alike! I have had this one posted on my desk at the office for 3 weeks now!

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Einstein)

I thing for a great number of us, this describes our actions. We would do the same thing (have a date with AL or ALice) and then expect the result to be different! The continued promises to ourselves to change, as we reached for one more drink..and then in the morning, we reached for the asprin bottle.
I cannot lay claim to the genius of an Einstein, but I did finally figure this out a while back. As all of us know, it takes hard work and dedication, as well as a great desire to become whole again, to make the changes necessary. But it is worth it!

So, for today, you actually have a choice of Two stickies! the Quote above (again, thank you LauraV) or this slightly shorter one:

If you don't like it, change it!

Have a wonderful day & I'm looking forward to your responses!
BHOG

[Laurav]

MARCH MADNESS

Thanks BHOG, I feel honored!!

Happy Day Team MM,
Lets Rock ond Roll.

xxoo

[dexterhead]

MARCH MADNESS

BHOG, you are GREAT at this!!!!
I have been sucking in March, I must admit. But I have made all sorts of resolutions today. I have lists; i have post-its. I HAVE to get out of this Al prison. I WANT MY LIFE BACK AND I WANT FREEDOM.
So what does everyone think.. a new thread for April ? April Fool's on Al/Alice?? April Showers Drown Al/Alice? April Action?
when does our leader Liv get back ?
love all of you!!

[bald headed old guy]

MARCH MADNESS

March Madness

Good Day to Everyone!
I hope all of you "March Madness" folks are doing well and are pleased with the results of the "tournament" we have all been participating in! I have a thought I'd like to share with you...

In our journey to become or stay AF, each day is new..it really doesn't matter what happened yesterday. Every day is a new game, a new opening to take the beast down to the net and show AL or ALice what we are made of, how much stronger and better enabled we are today to force our way to the hoop and score the winning basket. Some days the "opposing team" is not a strong team, and we are well fired up and motivated and easily win over our beastly opponent. Other days, however, he uses cunning and gile to try to foul us out, to screen our every attempt.
We have an advantage, we are able to take a time out and regroup and replan, go back onto the court and execute our game plan. We can and will win this game, even if we have to employ a come-from-behind strategy.

The Sticky for today is:

Plan, Execute, and WIN!

Sorry this is a little later than normal today, we had a bad storm hit the valley and our commutes were rough. Seems everyone forgets how to drive in the snow!

Have a WINNING Day!
BHOG

[LVT25]

MARCH MADNESS

Thanks again BHOG! With a couple of social events behind me, and a major case of laryngitis, I'm going to go for several days AF. Snowed here overnight also! I gotta go see if I remember how to drive in it! Have a great day everyone!!