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    #1

    ODAT 27th May 2011

    The ODAT thread seems to have disappeared.

    I've tried 30 days before but couldn't do it.

    So for anyone else out there who can only manage one day at a time . . . or one day sometimes . . .
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    #2
    ODAT 27th May 2011

    I always do it one day at a time, even just one moment at a time.

    Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. -Martha Washington

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      #3
      ODAT 27th May 2011

      Little Owl - ODAT works for me - instead of enjoying the succeses I have had, I worry as they are not consecutive. in April i had 22 ODAT and May looks to be 15 ODAT - these are huge goals in light of my behaviour before, but as I have slipped on 5 occasions, i find myself not enjoying the success, but more crying about the failure.
      I am on for ODAT until that becomes second nature - and i am not there yet!
      “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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        #4
        ODAT 27th May 2011

        Instead of us having all these drinking rules that we constantly break why don't we have one rule: "Honour Myself" or for you Americans "Honor Myself". I threw away all my rules and corresponding self-flagellation a few days ago and started to ask myself "Are you honouring yourself?" whenever I made a decision. I spend five minutes a day sitting quietly beathing in and out repeating the Mantra "Honour yourself" in the mornings and find that I am drinking far less alcohol, eating better, drinking more herbal tea, getting outside more, exercising more. Not a proven plan yet but a work in process.

        Have a great day, ladies and gentlemen.

        Tips :h
        Tipplerette

        I do this for my children, my grandchildren, my health, my peace of mind, and mostly for the opportunity to learn to live with my true, unfiltered, clear-headed, vulnerable self.

        "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
        ? Lao-Tzu

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          #5
          ODAT 27th May 2011

          Little Owl, one day at a time, was key for me in my early days, weeks, and months of going sober. The comraderie and support we get here, in regards to ODAT, was very valuable and helpful. Keep adding those days together, ODAT, and keep trying to gain power and control in your relationship with alcohol. All the best,
          Hill
          Sober since Feb 7, 2010.

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            #6
            ODAT 27th May 2011

            Tips, I like the thought! I'm going to use it. I'm on day 1 of reducing and want to move being completely AF in 2 weeks and then AF ODAT. Thanks for the insight.

            Little Owl....I'm with you ODAT!

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              #7
              ODAT 27th May 2011

              I am learning that ODAT is the way to go...to think about a lifetime is overwhelming. Afterall, all we only have is this moment in time...THIS day. And we make choices whether to drink or not each day. I'm inclined to strive for each moment and build from there...
              Whatever you invest in the circle of LIFE is what comes back to you. Multiplied. What you give to people is what they eventually give back to you. Don't do the math. Just increase your LOVE.

              BE HAPPY...BE CONNECTED...BE HEALTHY!               :h

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                #8
                ODAT 27th May 2011

                Hi Little Owl and everyone.x

                Glad you started this thread again, i dont come on here everyday like i used to do, but ODAT thread really help me soooooooooooooo much, everyday it help me. I still keep it ODAT today and just live in the moment and deal with things on day to day base.
                I may be a few days late but going back when i first start (2007) this use to be the first thread i come on here everyday, it was very important for me, it keep me going even on my bad days..... wishing you all the best and keep safe x
                Am just so grateful to be posting on here today !

                :l
                Formerly known as Teardrop:l
                sober dry since 11th Jan '2010' relapse/slip on 23/7/13 working in progress ! Sober date 25/7/13 ( True learning has often followed an eclipse, a time of darkness, but with each cycle of my recovery, the light grows stronger and my vision is clearer. (AA)
                my desire to avoid hitting bottom again was more powerful then my desire to drink !

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                  #9
                  ODAT 27th May 2011

                  Odat, that's all I got today, made it threw yesterday and already thought that maybe I could handle moderation since I had 24 big hours without beer.....feeling pathetic as I confront myself and my thirst but glad and thankful to have this site to learn from and commiserate with.....not drinking this hour and not planning on drinking today....not listening to those little voices in my head telling me it's sunny, Jimmy buffets on the CDs and they still sell Red Stripes somewhere ( in my life it doesn't really need to be 5 o'clock...').... But my life is not fun like a Buffett song, my life is drunken bad health reality which must be recognized like it or not, every hour on the hour, every day

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                    #10
                    ODAT 27th May 2011

                    Well put Clockwatcher. I know what you mean...it doesn't have to be 5 O'Clock for me either. On my days off (ummmm...like today) it is beautiful and sunny and reggae is on the radio. I am grabbing some ginger ale and heading out for a walk...usually I would have a glass of wine saying to myself that it is my day off so why not, I deserve it? WRONG! What I deserve is to get out of this alchoholic fog that I have let drift into my life again and I need to stay strong and remember how great and in control I felt when not drinking for a few months. One hour at a time! Good luck and stay strong!
                    Whatever you invest in the circle of LIFE is what comes back to you. Multiplied. What you give to people is what they eventually give back to you. Don't do the math. Just increase your LOVE.

                    BE HAPPY...BE CONNECTED...BE HEALTHY!                     :h

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                      #11
                      ODAT 27th May 2011

                      24 hours today not to drink, need to focus on how much better I feel when in control of that rather than the usual other way around...0440 here and I have been awake and thinking about booze for an hour and ten minutes.....not like this is a disease or anything .....funny, this used to be my bedtime,,,good luck to everyone today...

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                        #12
                        ODAT 27th May 2011

                        This is Day 2 for me and the best is yet to be! Rock on everyone, ODAT!
                        Whatever you invest in the circle of LIFE is what comes back to you. Multiplied. What you give to people is what they eventually give back to you. Don't do the math. Just increase your LOVE.

                        BE HAPPY...BE CONNECTED...BE HEALTHY!                         :h

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