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That is so very true Lav, it is a work of self love in so many ways.

i hope your foot is feeling a bit better.

[Samstone]

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Very well put Lav, thanks for the post!

[Sunbeam]

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Yes Lav, you captured my sentiment. It takes plans, tools and new thoughts to stop drinking.

[Samstone]

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Eloise, you out there?? You got that 100 mark!!

[Eloise]

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Hi Sam! Yup, here I am... thought I would pop in here to say 'heya all!!'

I am happy to have made 100 days but do feel I am jsut starting this journey!

[NoSugar]

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Welcome, El! We're glad you are here and want you to stay .

I get bored if I don't have something to work on. The beginning of being AF wasn't pleasant but it was very interesting. I think the post-100 day let-down that so many people experience in part involves no longer having the challenge/interest/excitement of not drinking at the same time as having a brain that has not yet healed.

Getting involved in things 'bigger than myself' as well as some for myself (e.g. new kinds of exercise) sure helped me over that funky period of feeling like there was no point to anything.

[Byrdlady]

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Welcome Eloise!
We're so glad you are here!
It is one thing to GET sober, and quite another to STAY sober! Once I hit 100 days, I felt I had arrived! I'm so proud of you!!! Byrdie

[Rahulthesweet]

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SOBER MOUNTAIN PEAK !

Over the weekend I climbed a mountain (Swizz 2014 Photos by rahulthesweet | Photobucket) and wrote this :

I was there in the pit
all I can see was darkness,
no sign light, no hope, only misery ...
i was a rotton egg
loser, a liar,
full of guilt, shame, regret ...

then i made an effort,
i asked for help, I surrendered
to stoodup,
tried to walk ...

the first step ... then the next ..
soon started climbing ... towards the goal
towards Sober mountain peak !
climb will be tough ... very tough ..

I slip, fall, trip, get hurt ...
but I dont lose hope,
keep walking up
climbing up ..

darkness became light
light opened my eyes
to the beauty around
where was i all this time
y didn't I see ...

as I climb I see more beauty
making my resolve stronger,
a promise i gave to myself
which I know I will keep
coz I really want to be there ...
on this beautiful place ..
the place called Sober mountain Peak !

this place is so good,
there is nothing better nor can be
this place is on top of a mountain
where there is blue sky all around
fresh air,
where only truly willing can reach
where there is PEACE
on SOBER Mountain Peak !

As I reach there i stood still
see the world around me,
the life behind me ...
i wonder what I did
Why i did ...
But I am so blag I am finally here ...
On the Sober Mountain Peak !

I am only few among lucky ones
come came from the pit below
Am so glad I came here saw this sight,
this great state of mind ...
on the sober mountain peak !

coz I have seen the world below in darkness,
where I will never go ...
coz this place is great ...
where I will always be ..
This place my new home ..
No matter where ever I go ..
I will always be here ..
on the Sober mountain Peak !!
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Hello friends and new comers !! I am in Switzerland and over the week end climbed up mountains to one of the most amazing hikes I ever did ! it went all the way up to 3000 + meters. It was tough, hard, and many time I thought I could not do it ... I felt afraid, and even felt might fall (sound familiar ?) ... but this place is really beautiful.

You can correlate this to our on going struggle with sobriety. But I promise all new comers that once you come to this state of mind being sober for good amount of time you will see the world around much beautiful then there pictures which I clicked by myself :

Swizz 2014 Photos by rahulthesweet | Photobucket

I hope these inspire you ... because sobriety is even MORE BEAUTIFUL

This LIFE is a beautiful gift and is NOT WORTH DRINKING AWAY

This pictures are also gifts to all who have been and continue to be my support ..

Take care ...

[Byrdlady]

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Holy crap, Rahul, should I tell you about my tears or my goosebumps from your beautiful poem!? WOW, how touching and poignant ( and TRUE). Would you be comfortable putting that in the Tool Box? It would be a crime if that got lost in the shuffle.
I am speechless! Byrdie

[Sunbeam]

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Rahul, you touched my heart. Thank you.

[Dottie Belle]

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Rahulthesweet Your poem was fantastic. Hope u put it in the toolbox too...

[Pavati]

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Hi,

Rahul! Add that to your sober travel book, and of course the tool box. Amazing.

Welcome, Eloise.

NS - You hit the nail on the head. Getting sober was exciting in a weird kind of way, and there is a blah feeling when that excitements dies down (the pink cloud, no?). Anyway - I am feeling much less blah now.

Good night all.
Pav

[Lavande]

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Good morning all,

Thanks for the awesome pics & beautiful poems Rahul!
I'd love to go back to Switzerland, such gorgeous views

Welcome Eloise & Congrats on your 100 AF days! That shows commitment & willingness to do what it takes to improve your life :wd:

[Eloise]

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doubter;1475176 wrote: Hello everyone!

This 100 -day thread is a great thread specially aimed at long-term abstainers. This is a wonderful idea which will fulfil an oft-felt need. Gives a chance to long-termers to come and share their experiences and views. Felt like I too could join in with a post.

I had come to mywayout exactly five years back, at probably one of the worst emotional junctures of my existence - after a mortifying bar room brawl. Proved a great turning point in my life. After a couple of decades of drinking, mwo provided me much needed time & space to reflect upon where I was heading in life and what changes to be made in my lifestyle. Over time, as I succeeded in putting a fair distance from my alcohol-soaked past, my need to visit mwo diminished. From personal experience I know one thing for sure ? quitting alcohol changes the fundamental direction and content of one?s life.

Did journal my journey here for the first three years, but then gradually moved away from the forum - natural drift, I guess.

In the initial days of my sobriety,I had a great quit buddy and mentor - FallenAngel - who helped me through the early treacherous journey. It is wonderful that Angel again is participating actively in this forum. A truly wise guide, indeed. Bravo, Angel!

Nowadays, I do not think too much about my old drinking days. More of a feeling of good riddance to bad rubbish.

However, have there been any benefits of all the struggle of going sober?

Sure, innumerable. Quitting drinking ( and smoking a year earlier) has been the single biggest gift that I could give to myself. Physically, emotionally, financially &relationship-wise I am now at a far stable juncture of life. Sobriety simplified my life to a great extent.

Just wanted to share a few thoughts. And to have this post as another marker of my journey. If my story of redemption and renewal can touch even one person here, I would feel validated.

I wish all friends here a wonderful, sober life.

Peace to all!

Well, you touched me tonight Doubter, thank you. :h

[Sunbeam]

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Eloise, welcome! It is such a significant victory to reach 100 days. I will always be wary of complacency, but once you reach this landmark you begin to really see how much better life is without alcohol.