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    #16
    May we be sober ~ week 3

    Good morning to all. Just working and making it through my day. I really feel that I need more in my life but not sure what. Just feel kind of empty. I am grateful for my job, home, relationships, health, pets, etc., but feel blah. Maybe exercise, but I am so tired at night. It has been so long since I have had any significant time off.

    Looking into family history is so interesting. Did anyone watch Who Do You Think You Are, a show that was on Friday nights for a time? It was soooo wonderful.

    Have a great day.
    Formerly known as redhibiscus

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      #17
      May we be sober ~ week 3

      Good morning,
      Red, I know exactly what you mean when you say "just feel kind of empty". I am in a therapy group for "mature" women. You know what that means. Anyway we are reading a book called "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life". Am not a huge fan of the book but talking with these women every 2 weeks has been wonderful. We meet today and our assignment was to write about what have we always wanted to do but been afraid to try. Anyone care to answer?
      I'm going for a predawn run. Always the most peaceful.

      I have been wondering about Who Do You Think You Are. Will check it out.

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        #18
        May we be sober ~ week 3

        :wd:Congrats, Lav, on ONE YEAR NF!!:wd:
        Dill

        Dont forget, you can: start late, start over, be unsure, try and fail AND STILL SUCCEED!

        If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.

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          #19
          May we be sober ~ week 3

          :yougo::yougo:LAV ONE YEAR NF that is awesome girl! :yougo::yougo:
          "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
          AF - JAN 1st 2010
          NF - May 1996

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            #20
            May we be sober ~ week 3

            Yeah Lav on one year NF! Fantastic!
            Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.
            AF since May 6, 2010

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              #21
              May we be sober ~ week 3

              Good morning all!
              Thank you, thank you, thank you

              I REALLY can't believe I made one year smoke free - they're still calling me everyday.........
              I did not have half the difficulty giving up AL.

              Wow, talk about feeling that something is missing in life...........hmm!
              Aside from the obvious (Husband) I have long felt that emptiness too. I know my kids always filled that gap in my life. Once they grew up & needed me less & less I turned to Mr Lav hoping he would step in - but he didn't - wouldn't. Hence the beginning of my unhealthy relationship with AL!
              At this point my grown kids & grandkid(s), keeping my small business alive & my hens alive will have to do.

              Dill, we are truly sisters because I grew up with 3 brothers as well! I always wanted & certainly could have used a sister in my life

              Chill, hope you are having a great vacation!!

              Happy Humpday Sooty!

              Red, we are all in the same boat, bus, train, whatever! I'm grateful at this point that we have each other for support on this journey

              Have a great day everyone!
              Lav
              AF since 03/26/09
              NF since 05/19/09
              Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                #22
                May we be sober ~ week 3

                Thanks Tulipe - cross posted!!
                AF since 03/26/09
                NF since 05/19/09
                Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                  #23
                  May we be sober ~ week 3

                  congrats Lav and happy humpday everyone.
                  When I started my family history class the teacher pointed out the mathematics involved - you only have to go back about 4 generations and we're each related to hundreds of people... she said that if we could all go back far enough we'd all be related to each other sobering thought that!
                  Well its raining here but good weather forecast for later in the week. I've been to meditation class and v pleasant it was too and I'm going to try a gentle exercise class with my friend tonight and see how the foot holds up ...
                  I hope humpday is proving pleasant and relaxing for us all
                  love Sooty

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                    #24
                    May we be sober ~ week 3

                    spedtech,
                    I've wanted to be a college professor, and write. I am currently looking into adjunct teaching, but it will be hard for me to work, after work. So, to write. I am fascinated by the blogs that are on the internet. I guess you can get advertisements and make money, etc. I just have always wanted to write. So......how about you?

                    Oh, and be a healer. I am very interested now in diet. I feel it is the key to good health in so many ways. When I eat mostly veg, fruit, nuts, no red meats, no sugars/starches, no alcohol, and lots of water with lemon, I feel light and healthy. Also, I find hynosis fascinating.
                    Formerly known as redhibiscus

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                      #25
                      May we be sober ~ week 3

                      Good Morning!

                      Red, I understand the "feeling empty". I have been feeling it, too and have heard similar comments from others my age. My friend's HB went on a trip to the west coast. Their son had moved from Oregon to Alaska so his Dad went out to help by driving his truck with his dog from Oregon to AK to be reunited with their son. My friend's hb called her and described the awesome sights he was seeing while driving through British Columbia. She said he sounded "younger" than he had sounded in years. The adventure and the sights rejuvenated him. I think we get stuck in our little ruts. It's hard to break out of our comfort zones, but we need to try. If you can't take a vacation right now, maybe try to find a class or a club to join. That's what I'm trying, anyway. Tonight I will go to the "Home-maker's Club" meeting with a couple of girlfriends. In the old days, I wouldn't even have considered such a thing. I prefered staying home with my bottle. Talk about "empty"!

                      Sped, I'm going to see about that book. Maybe it will help with this feeling. I guess it's just "empty nesters" on steroids! I think if my daughter lived near by it would help me a great deal. But that is not to be.

                      Sooty, you keep so busy with your classes. Do you find it keeps away that "empty" feeling Red mentioned?

                      Chill, Lav, Tulipe, everyone who stops in or is just reading here, Have a great AF day!
                      Dill

                      Dont forget, you can: start late, start over, be unsure, try and fail AND STILL SUCCEED!

                      If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.

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                        #26
                        May we be sober ~ week 3

                        Hello fellow empty nesters!

                        Yep, the empty feeling really, really sucks especially when you don't have a supportive spouse!
                        I'm going to hop right off that soapbox because I don't want to ruin my day.

                        Shelley, I looked into the book you mentioned yesterday on Amazon. The reviews kind of turned me off & I really don't give a sh..t about Jungian Psychology. Instead, I downloaded a book on my Kindle called '28 Days to a More Magnetic Life' by Sandra Anne Taylor
                        I am all about DOING something to improving my circumstances - I can't stand sitting around talking to a shrink about the same old stuff, over & over. To me that's a tremendous waste of time. Well - that's just my opinion anyway. I hope to get started on the book very soon - I'll give it an honest review

                        My daughter stopped in this morning on her way to a Doc appointment for a UTI. She whispered that's she's also 9 days late - hmmm. I hope that's not TMI for everyone here. Nothing would make me happier than to see her enter in motherhood herself

                        OK, I've got to get back to work.
                        Have a great day one & all.
                        Lav
                        AF since 03/26/09
                        NF since 05/19/09
                        Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                          #27
                          May we be sober ~ week 3

                          Hi everyone

                          Just a quick check in. I have had painters in all week and the place is a complete mess.

                          Lav - congratulations on one year NF, what an achievement

                          Sooty - Your family history course sounds interesting. I love genalogy and did a one year course in it. I had started the second module but my cousin was dying and was staying with me while having chemo so I could not complete it. I intend to go back whenever I have more time.

                          Star - Good luck with the adjunct teaching.

                          Dill - hope you are feeling more cheerful.

                          Chill - Are you still in Boston, must have a good read of the thread tomorrow and catch up.

                          Bye for now



                          Rustop

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                            #28
                            May we be sober ~ week 3

                            Hi Guys - another "empty" here....

                            Im still in Massachusetts and as my friend is busy working I took off on my own for a few days. Came down to Cape Cod where I 1st visited nearly 20 years ago with my husband before we were married. Today I re-found the little town of Osterville where we bought some artwork. The gallery was still there and so was the little ice cream shop we went to down an alleyway. I had an ice cream and sent him a postcard telling him where I was....

                            Its ok... i didnt cry and im not even feeling down but I do realize I will never love anyone the way I loved him and still do.....:heart:
                            "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
                            AF - JAN 1st 2010
                            NF - May 1996

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                              #29
                              May we be sober ~ week 3

                              chillgirl;863199 wrote: Hi Guys - another "empty" here....

                              Im still in Massachusetts and as my friend is busy working I took off on my own for a few days. Came down to Cape Cod where I 1st visited nearly 20 years ago with my husband before we were married. Today I re-found the little town of Osterville where we bought some artwork. The gallery was still there and so was the little ice cream shop we went to down an alleyway. I had an ice cream and sent him a postcard telling him where I was....

                              Its ok... i didnt cry and im not even feeling down but I do realize I will never love anyone the way I loved him and still do.....:heart:
                              If your still on the cape there is a GREAT new restaurant in Truro called blackfish. I know its a bit of a hike from the lower cape but you'll be sending a THANK YOU post if you go! Techie
                              Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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                                #30
                                May we be sober ~ week 3

                                Hey Techie, thank you!
                                Unfortunately im leaving tomorrow morning :upset: been staying in Brewster...
                                "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
                                AF - JAN 1st 2010
                                NF - May 1996

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