Mon. - Dec. 3

[retteacher]

Hi Everyone: I couldn't feel more grateful for my sobriety. Last night it snowed heavily, so today I don't have my usual babysitting duties. I have a whole unstructured day at home. This used to worry me & drive me out into the weather to buy a bottle. Not so now. I can busy myself around the house wo/feeling antsy. What a wonderful gift...serenity. Thank you MWO friends. I could not have faced this wo/all of you. Mary

[rustop61]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Yes Mary there is a lot to be said for serenity. There is no comparison between the feeling of waking up AF every morning remembering everything from the night before and the feeling of waking up with a hangover and a black out.

Have a great AF week everyone

Rustop

[Cinders]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Mary, RU, TKeene and all other AFers to come today,

I agree, serenity, joy, clarity, happiness and relief because I did not wake up hung over feeling anxious, depressed, sick and dreading the day as well as knowing that today I will not put any poison in my body so that tomorrow morning I can feel the same way again.

How empowering.

Thank you all my MWO friends.

Love and a wonderful day to all,
Cindi

[Lucy Van Pelt]

Mon. - Dec. 3

well, good morning Inn mates. I am, once again, on day 1. I was not going to post, because it is, quite frankly, embarrasing, to fail again, and again, and again BUT, If I feel like I can't come here and be honest, than I don't have a chance. It doesn't just go away if I ignore it so...I am going to continue to share here. As usual, I am at this time of the day fully determined to NOT DRINK today. I need to make it my business to chain myself to this computer at 4 or 5 this afternoon so that I do not lose that resolve.

It is a beautiful day here in South Florida today, although I will be working from home so I won't see much of it. Maybe if I get my work done early enough I can take a nice walk.

Wishing you all a wonderful day. You are all inspiring.

Love,

Beth

[Cinders]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Beth,

Trust me, I failed again and again and again and again and again and again.....

The dealio is, don't quit trying to quit because then you do truly fail.

One suggestion? Perhaps you could find something to do in the evenings where drinking is NOT an option? A movie, bowling, gym, swimming, dance lessons? (I don't know, just fill some evenings up as best as possible so you can't drink?)

Just an idea.

Take care and keep on trying.

Love,
Cindi

[go2goal]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Good Morning over here - all the different dailies to read - my, oh my. Anyway, Bak (Beth) and others, I am pasting part of something I put in other daily because it seems to fit here too.

Good Job! to all of you who are getting 'back on the horse' - that can be sooo hard. Don't do mindwars about 'slips, blips', and whatever labels come up - no failure thoughts allowed on recovery road - just know where you are going and stay the course. We know its a process and every road has something to say.

Love all you guys & thanks for being here!

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[Determinator]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Happy Monday ABeroos!

Sweet serenity indeed
Beth! great to have you back here
gotta run to the airport.....be well everyone!

[retteacher]

Mon. - Dec. 3

bak310: Please don't ever feel you can't come here to MWO because you slipped. That's a sure way to go on a bender. There is nothing to feel embarrassed about. I can't tell you how many times I've slipped just in the short time I've been here at MWO (that's not even counting all the time pre-MWO). I just looked at my DrinkTracker record for April - July. It was pretty bad. I too didn't want to come here after a slip, but I did. At some point, you'll say "enough is enough." That's what happened to me on Oct. 6th. I took off the rose-colored glasses & realized that alcohol had absolutely nothing beneficial to offer me. Good luck, Mary

[Prest4time]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Howdy Howdy...
I hope you guys will let me hang out here this week -- I'm going for AF through Friday. (maybe longer?) I do pretty well at moderating, but the part I dont like is not having success with stretches of AF. I excuse myself because I know I can be good and not overdo it if I allow myself a few glasses of wine. But I'm doing Atkins as well, and it doesnt allow any alcohol, especially wine. So that's a big incentive for me, as well as being able to come here and read how great everyone feels being AF!

C'mon Beth... let's do it! I'm off to a good start.... took my All One this morning, had a nice long run which always help so much to relax in the evenings, and I have a class tonight and a big exam, so that will take care of me for now! Off to study...

PS: Beth -- the weather is truly beautiful today... the run felt great, so MAKE yourself get out and exercise... no excuses with this weather!

Thanks and looking forward to hanging out with you guys!

[Guest]

Mon. - Dec. 3

I didn't know that there already was a Beth here. I have been going by Bethany, but to avoid any confusion I am going to change my User name.

I am going to try to get the same one I have at Smart so I won't get confused about who I am where. No more" Who am I, and what am I doing here?"...Yea!

[Guest]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Rosalind;233502 wrote: I didn't know that there already was a Beth here. I have been going by Bethany, but to avoid any confusion I am going to change my User name.

I am going to try to get the same one I have at Smart so I won't get confused about who I am where. No more" Who am I, and what am I doing here?"...Yea!

OK, I am "Rosalind" now. That should save confusion over who is "Beth" and who is "Bethany". Also it makes it easier for me this way. I am "Rosalind" on Smart Recovery too and sometimes forget whether I am here or there.:H

[YoungAtHeart]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Okay, Rosalind it is. Do we get to call you Roz??

[Guest]

Mon. - Dec. 3

Sure, if you like. That is fine.