May We Be Sober ~ week 2

[Chillgirl]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Jessie - Schizophrenia is probably the best description for it, why else would we do something we know has no benefits whatsoever, which messes up our lives and relationships, causes us heartache, misery and is detrimental to our health???!!! Our schizo mind manages to temporarily tell us it will make it all better....!! Sheer madness..... its a wonder we are not all locked up :H

[spuddleduck]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

hello hello hello. im not always here and i dont always post but its always good to know this thread is here. i tend to mostly hang about in the army thread (and boy do they post lots there) and now im joining in with the no more butts smoking thread (o dear i had one smoke today). if, and its a big if i ever have a drink again i hope it will be a jolly occasion, not a crutch for a problem. at the moment i know i can not safely have a drink so it is not an option. glad to have you guys here

[Lavande]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Hey spud,
Good to see you! Good luck with quitting the smokes. I'm coming up on my 1 year anniversary next week & still think about the damn things everyday!!!!!!

Chill, sounds like you are enjoying yourself - good

OK, I'm tired, time to call it a day.
Have a good night one & all!

[sooty]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Morning all, horrible wet, cold and windy day today here. Warm weather is forecast for next week so I'm hoping it will arrive.
I'm off out with a friend to the National Botanic Gardens tomorrow, its a lovely place with an enormous glass house - its not heated and is designed so that different areas are different parts of the world - fab.
Off to make myself a nice cup of coffee now - can feel a lazy day coming on!
Have a good friday folks
love sooty

[Stargazerlily]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

It's Friday, and I am really looking forward to a change of pace for the weekend. We are supposed to have decent weather for a change, some sun and so far no rain forecast for the next few days.

I did half my house cleaning last night so today have less to do. When I think back about how I used to drink on week nights, make it through the day, and collapse the next night, I am so relieved that is in the past. Whew, what a difficult way to live.

I did wake up at 3:30 a.m. and worried about money and one of my kids. I hate that, but listened to one of the hynotherapy CDs and that helped. I am such a worrier. Especially after waking up in the middle of the night, something I don't normally do. I saw on spuddleduck's signature, "Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday and it turned out fine." How true. I think worry is a habit and thought replacement is on the schedule today.

We are almost halfway through May, time goes so fast. I am really looking forward to summer and hot weather...I love sandals and shorts, iced tea and lightening bugs. Cooking outside in the summer is fun, too. Hamburgers, corn on the cob, ribs, potato salad. I love fresh tomatoes right out of the garden and zuccinni. What are your favorite things about summer?

Dill, it is great that you are also focused, not so much on perfection in this journey, but on appreciating all the changes you have made and how different your life is currently. Handling problem and stress AF, intereacting with family AF, feeling physically healthier due to being AF. Not beating yourself up when you slip but getting right back to your program. Sometime I get so caught up in the how many days, months, AF, that I feel a failure when that is not true at all. If youare on a diet and mess up, it is just time to go back to your plan too. That thread really put things into perspective for me. Great to share.

Lav, you have more patience in regards to your husband. I guess it is just going to take time, lots of it. I know that you have decided you are better off with him than without him. I understand as I have gone throught times with my husband that others would have probably said divorce. But, I also felt that I had to get through it. My thoughts are with you. I really admire you staying AF throughout the intense stress.

Chill, you live a charmed life. What fun to travel and explore.

Have a great day to all.

[Lavande]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Morning all!

Cloudy & threatening rain here today. I've already be out to tend to the hens, they're happy

I had 2 very strange dreams last night. I am 360 days smoke free today, 5 more to go till my 1 year anni. Didn't I dream last night that someone handed me a smoke & I fired it right up as if I never ever stopped?? Then I dreamt that my son needed a diaper change but he ran off & disappeared while I went to get the diaper (something he certainly would have done as a toddler). But while I was looking for him I was telling people that he was my brother..........I think I may be experiencing a bit of insanity!!!!! Maybe the stress is starting to get to me, I don't know. Well, at least I slept, I'm grateful for that!

Wishing everyone a terrifically sane & AF Friday
Lav

[Chillgirl]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Hey Spuds its always nice to see you here, good luck with the quiting smoking.

Sooty - Sounds like a nice friday! I spoke to my Dad yesterday about our new government as not getting much details over here. I love that we have a Prime Minister and a deputy from another party... wow could we be leading the world at showing we can get along despite our different beliefs?!

Star - I love having a clean house for the weekend! I just changed all the bed linen and cleaned the bathroom.... feels good

Lav - Its amazing how aware our sub conscious mind is of everything thats going on.. the same day I made it to 90 days AF i dreamed i drank two cocktails. A year not smoking is wonderful! When I had stopped one yr (14 years ago) I saved the money id have spent on cigarettes and bought a bracelet, its been on my wrist ever since, i love it so much and is a daily reminder of what I did for my health.

On the subject on dreams, I had a strange one last night about the Volcano in Iceland, I was there at the foot of it and debris was spewing out so i decided to gather some as a souvenir only instead of it being ash or lava it was small pieces of black tyres that were coming out!??! :H

[Chillgirl]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

I just wanted to share this affirmation with you today:-

You've been provided with a perfect body to house your soul for a few brief moments in eternity. So regardless of its size, shape, color, or any imagined infirmities, you can honor the temple that houses you by eating healthfully, exercising, listening to your body's needs, and treating it with dignity and love. :l

[spuddleduck]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

chillgirl;857181 wrote: I just wanted to share this affirmation with you today:-

You've been provided with a perfect body to house your soul for a few brief moments in eternity. So regardless of its size, shape, color, or any imagined infirmities, you can honor the temple that houses you by eating healthfully, exercising, listening to your body's needs, and treating it with dignity and love. :l

i love that thought. i like to fill my head with positive stuff like that so there is no space for the negative stuff and nonsense. funny, since being AF my glass has become half full wheras it used to be half empty and getting emptier all the time

[dill]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Late check in here. It is just such a busy time of year!

Anyway, Red, my favorite things about summer are fresh corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes. I think you can get good zuchini, cucumber and other veggies through the winter at the store, but good tomatoes and corn you can only have from your local farmer's market or your own garden, and only in the season.

Chill, I loved that affirmation.

Soot, Spuddle, Lav, Jessie and all to come, have a great AF evening!

[rustop61]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Good morning everyone

Just a quick check in as have a busy week-end ahead. We are going to a first communion tomorrow. Flying over to London early am and back tomorrow night. Got the flights for 5 euro so could not mis it. I was afraid with the ash that we would not be able to go but it looks ok. Trying to get all my bits and pieces done today. Hope you all have a great week-end.

Rustop

[dill]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Trees Don't grow to the sky
Progress
Release from a compulsion can be a dramatic experience. It maqy also mean immediate relase from vexing problems caused by the compulsion. This time can bring such a sense of well-being that it's sometimes called the HONEYMOON or CLOUD NINE period.
In any growth process, however, we must remember that a law of diminishing returns sets in. This is expressed in the saying that trees don't grow to the sky. At some point, we will discover that our joyous feeling of pleasure has cooled down to an ordinary state of feeling well, that we are not becoming increasingly joyous by the day.
There's nothing wrong with such a mental plateau. If we're practicing the Twelve Step program, we're still moving forward, onward, and upward. Diminishing returns must still be counted as returns.
I'll accept today's progress with gratitude and humility. I won't expect more than a reasonable feeling of well-being and contentment, but that is considerable. ~ Daily Recovery Readings

Good morning Rusty and all to come!
This reading reminded me of our recent topic about "progress vs perfection". I do not follow the Twelve Steps myself, but I see the value in them. I do try to feel gratitude everyday. Sometimes it comes with no effort, but some times I have to dig for it. This morning, with the sun shining and without a hangover, gratitude is easy!

[spedteach]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Good morning everyone,
Lazing around reading through the past week's posts and realized how much I know about a lot of you and how much I've missed you. Have been a neglectful thread poster. Seems like everyone's hanging in there.

I too am hanging in there although sometimes by a thread.

I will return. Have been up for 2 hours and must get a run in before the sun is too high.

Lov,sped

[Lavande]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Good morning Rusty & Dill & all to come!

I am grateful for my quits, no doubt! I am extra grateful for being able to keep them during this period of my life.

Had some huge thunderstorms roll thru here last night, time to go out & do some cleanup. There are bit of leaves stuck to the siding on the front if my house.......weird looking.

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Saturday!
Lav

[Lavande]

May We Be Sober ~ week 2

Cross post sped - good morning to you!