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    #16
    What's left of me after AL

    Girly,

    Al is a wily bastard, he is like a jailer, wants to keep us in the horrible pit we have dug for ourselves over the years, keep us there and feed us his poison, fool us into thinking that he is taking care of us, blotting out the bad shite and making us feel good.

    He is a liar, tell him to F*** Off....
    Tell him you are reclaiming your life.
    Tell him you are ready to make that climb back out of the pit, you may stumble on the sides, sometimes feel like you will never reach the top....but look upwards...see all the hands reaching out to you...grab hold honey, we are here and we are strong.

    Day one today Girly and you have the strength of an army behind you..let's fight xx

    I think this says it better than I ever could..

    Donkey in the Well

    There once was a little donkey that worked on a very large farm. This donkey was a very hard worker, and was very much appreciated by his master who knew he could count on him do any manner of odd jobs and farm duties.

    One day while hard at work, this donkey fell into a deep pit that the farmer had been digging to use as a well. The donkey cried and cried, and the farmer frantically tried to figure out a way to get the donkey out of the deep hole. However the sides were just too unstable to lower someone down with a rope to tie around the donkey, and as the donkey was panicky and thrashing about, the farmer had the additional concern of one of his farm hands being injured and stuck down the hole too.

    Finally, with a heavy heart, the farmer decided it was best to bury the donkey and put it out of its misery. So he and several of his farm hands started shoveling dirt back into the pit.

    However, after a few minutes of shoveling, the farmer noticed something. The donkey was shaking off the dirt and stomping it into the ground below him. As it dawned on the farmer what was happening, he called the rest of his farm hands to help shovel, and shovel-full after shovel-full of dirt, the donkey stomped it into the ground making the hole shallower by the minute. Soon the well became nearly filled with dirt and the donkey climbed out to the great relief of the farmer and his workers.

    The story of the donkey in the well is timeless, and has circulated the internet more than I can even count. Its message is enduring, for many of us, too, have found ourselves stuck in a situation where we just didn’t know how we’d get through. The metaphorical dirt was poured over our heads, and we either got buried by our problems with no hope of rescue, or we shook the dirt from us and pounded it into the ground to rise victorious.

    We always have the choice to be victim or victor. So next time it feels as if you are in that well with no chance of being freed, think of the little donkey who refused to accept that his circumstances were beyond his control; he didn’t give up and he didn’t give in, and you don’t have to either!
    "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

    AF 10th May 2010
    NF 12th May 2010

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      #17
      What's left of me after AL

      thats fantastic also one2!

      im gonna post that on my thread as i'm keep referring to it today to help dust myself down from yesterday. you know, you really ought to be a councillor or something. you're great at this stuff!:l:thanks::thanks:
      The mind will intellectualize it, the heart will emotionalize it, yet the gut never lies.

      https://www.mywayout.org/community/f9/girly-wirly-s-toolbox-2-45452.html

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        #18
        What's left of me after AL

        What a great and inspirational thread!! I am only on day 3 AF and last night I was wondering what the point of quitting was as I was sitting here bored out of my mind. I have read alot of the posts that say that life without AL is so great but why wasn't I feeling the same enthusiasm and euphoria. Glad to know that I'm not alone in my thinking. I'm going to copy every post here and refer to it frequently!
        NF - 3/17/09

        AF since 5/24/10

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          #19
          What's left of me after AL

          Hi Farm Girl,

          Congrats on your AF time, great work!!

          I went thru the same feelings myself last year, honestly!
          I listened to the advice of many & patiently stayed my course. Living a sober life takes some time to get used to but well worth the wait

          Breaking a bad habit takes (at least) 28 days. Forming a new & healthier habits take at least 90.
          I would say you are well on your way FG

          Hang in there, you won't be sorry.

          Lav
          AF since 03/26/09
          NF since 05/19/09
          Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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            #20
            What's left of me after AL

            Hi Farm Girl; Hope you are feeling better today. I made a mistake on my AF days it is only 48 I was looking at where I will be at the end of this month. oops it is comming soon though

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              #21
              What's left of me after AL

              All I can say is THANK YOU to each and every one of you for the words of encouragement and support. And I know that there are so many positive things about being AF and so many negative things about AL. Funny as my therapist said it seemed like I was in mourning (for AL), and I told her that it was just that now I had to deal with the person (me) who is left - after AL. I will do this!! And to all of you that responded - you will too! We can do it together!

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