CONGRATULATIONS!

[Beachbump]

...to myself!:goodjob: I did it! 30 DAYS WITHOUT AL!!
:thanks::thanks::thanks:to MWO - without your help I don't think I could have done it!

30 days ago when I was totally rock bottom with my drinking I searc the net for an online AA and a life coach that can help me because I am not in a position to go for help - by accident I found MWO and started reading and eventually joined. This is the LONGEST time that I am not drinking since I can remember...

Some of my greatest fears like what will happen when I came in contact with people drinking and socializing also started to work out fine:

1. Yesterday I were playing with some of the local Shangaan people a board game at my place. They were drinking wine and I drank water. It was a very long game and they wanted some Paradise whiskey (cheap local brand) and ask me to buy them some. I did. They drank and I drank Coke. At one stage I actually smelled one of their glasses (could be a mistake) and felt nauses. When the game were over there were a half bottle left which I put away in my kitchen for when we play again - then they can have it - uptil now - writing this - I forgot that that whiskey is in my house! Normally - by this time I would long go finished that bottle by myself! I did'nt!, the

2.this afternoon a holiday couple that have a resort near us came to visit. We are friends and because we live with a zero social life, I were very happy seeing them - they came with a Savanna in their hands. When that were finish I offered to go and buy them more. They said if we will have something with them - I said we are not drinking anymore. Start chatting about it. Tey asked how long am I of the booze. I said 30 days - they congratulate me and admitted that they wish they had the GUTS to live without alcohol because they know they are drinking too much but they just can not be in Mozambique without a beer in the hand or a glass of wine with sunset. I could talked to them about alot of things I learned from MWO. and felt good.
The strange thing is they are opening a new bar next Friday night and said that they came to invite us to the opening party - but as we are not drinking anymore we would not like to go...I said - Iwould like to go - i will drink cooldrink!

Now - because they know I'm not drinking I can go and have a nice social time with friends and a cooldrink in the hand - because I cannot loose face...!

Thanx again MWO. You people saved me for 30 days!

[mario]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Great job beachbump 30 days is fantastic and your positive attitude is equally fantastic, keep up the great work.

[mylife]

CONGRATULATIONS!

:goodjob::goodjob:

Congratulations Beachbump! You should be so proud of yourself! You are an inspriation to many people here and I'm one of them! Good job!

[Beachbump]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanx Mollyka, Mario & mylife - what happens now? Is the hardest part over or is it still coming? Am I overexcited and - positive? Normally, what happens after 30 days?

Mario - how's Dublin?

[scottish lass]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations beachbump - you give the rest of us hope!! What a great role model....

[Beachbump]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanx Scott...:-) are you AF and how long?

[Lavande]

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRATS on your 30 AF days Beachbump!!!!!

What happens after 30 days is entirely up to you
Most of us have had the thrill of ressurecting old hobbies, making new friends, making ammends to old friends, etc. The list is endless provided you stay focused on your sobriety

Wishing you the best!
Lav

[mario]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Dublin is sunny :-)

What you do next is go for another 30 days and work on another plan to keep busy,The more sobrity you get under you the more active you will be come.


What is your long term plan or have you thought about that yet.

[Beachbump]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Hi Mario, did'nt thought about long term plan except sobriety...
BUT - you let me think:-

1. I want to live my life here in Mozambique more to the full - that includes more community development and try to make friends so that I can cope better with loneliness;
2. Then, while I live in this idylic circumstances and have the time and means I want to do the best paintings I ever had done;
3. I want to work on issues in my past that are most certain reasons why I came into the situation which I am in;
4. I want to work on my feelings of anger and aggitation because that plagues me every day of my life

Also - while reading through the threads and learned about Softy's lost and the way he is handling it - I wondered do I have the tools to overcome a crisis if/when it strikes without AL? Reading about alcoholism on MWO and articles I learned that you have to had a "plan" which you create when things are going good for you - so, if /when bad times come you are prepared and know how to handle it - this is something that I;m thinking about tonight. Thanx for reading!!:thanks:

[Doggygirl]

CONGRATULATIONS!


:yougo::yougo:CONGRATULATIONS BEACHBUMP ON 30 DAYS AF!!!:yougo::yougo:

I love your goals for your new AF life - especially the fabulous artwork you are about to create! I also love that you are thinking about building a solid foundation in sobriety that will carry your through the ups and the down of life as it happens. FABULOUS!!!

DG

[Softy]

CONGRATULATIONS!

First 30

...to myself! I did it! 30 DAYS WITHOUT AL!!
to MWO - without your help I don't think I could have done it!

Absolutely brilliant. The first 30 are without doubt the hardest. Well done you. You should be very very proud:goodjob:

[Beachbump]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanx to all of you!

Doggygirl you just made me laugh out loud! You don't know how much I love PINK!!!

[noodle]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Well done you are awesome!!

WOW BB - well done and congratulations!!!!:goodjob:
Let us know what your long term plans are, they may help me with mine! I've just started thinking about that too. Can't wait to see some fab art work! I'm still getting around to sorting some pics for you - I'm slack I know! Had a lot on my mind!!:H
XXXXXXX

[DSLR]

CONGRATULATIONS!

:happy:Well done beach you have achieved something you probably never thought was possible a month ago and you should quite rightly be proud of yourself.

And so to the next 30 days.......:thumbs:

[mario]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Beachbump;1095538 wrote: Hi Mario, did'nt thought about long term plan except sobriety...
BUT - you let me think:-

1. I want to live my life here in Mozambique more to the full - that includes more community development and try to make friends so that I can cope better with loneliness;
2. Then, while I live in this idylic circumstances and have the time and means I want to do the best paintings I ever had done;
3. I want to work on issues in my past that are most certain reasons why I came into the situation which I am in;
4. I want to work on my feelings of anger and aggitation because that plagues me every day of my life

Also - while reading through the threads and learned about Softy's lost and the way he is handling it - I wondered do I have the tools to overcome a crisis if/when it strikes without AL? Reading about alcoholism on MWO and articles I learned that you have to had a "plan" which you create when things are going good for you - so, if /when bad times come you are prepared and know how to handle it - this is something that I;m thinking about tonight. Thanx for reading!!:thanks:

Sounds good to me Beachbump :goodjob: and carry on your doing a great job