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    #1

    Journey through June - week 1

    Good Morning my dear fellow journeyors!

    Its a new month, a fresh start..... May has been a challenge to many of us but remember the only real mistakes are the ones from which we learn nothing. If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.....

    Lets remember why we are here and how far we have all come. When we have temptations, relaspes and other life difficulties to deal with, lets not do it alone, I love this site because I can be completely "ME" without having to impress anyone or worry what you think of me, thats why it works so well. Lets be extra open this month and see if we can make the journey through June a really great one.

    My calendar starts us off with this affirmation "I am satisfied, fulfilled, and complete, And I am ready for new adventures of every kind. I clean out the old closets of my mind to prepare for all the wonderful things that are coming to me."

    And remember no journey is long is good company
    "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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    Journey through June - week 1

    Chill,
    Great job with starting us out in the new month. I am hopeful with your positive message. My desire is to live a clean and healthy life. No room for poisons in my system.

    Doggygirl wrote (on another thread) that when we are in the middle of it, we are not free, we have no choice to drink or not to drink. I think she is right. We drink to feed our need, not to have fun or relax. The anxiety produced in the aftermath is intense and hard to handle. I am struggling now with physical and emotional distress...same old same old. I know this, yet think it will be different this time. How foolish and what a waste of time.

    I am hopeful, starting out in June, to commit and stay committed to an AF lifestyle.
    Formerly known as redhibiscus

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      #3
      Journey through June - week 1

      Bravo Chillgirl!

      A magical month to all!

      'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

      Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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        #4
        Journey through June - week 1

        You can lean on me Stargazer, anytime, and you've got SO much to live for. AF life is just amazing, and it get's better and better, and better, drama's and all....

        Go for it!

        'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

        Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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          #5
          Journey through June - week 1

          Good morning Chill and all to come,

          Chill, thanks for getting us started. I have a good feeling about June. I will focus on you affirmation today and clean out the clutter in my mind and spirit.

          I went to a graduation open house yesterday afternoon and had to say no to an offer of beer or wine. It was actually not as easy to do. I answered "I'll just have a coke for now," but I really longed for a glass of wine. I comforted myself with the following thoughts: 1. It was too hot outside to drink something that would dehydrate me, 2.I was with coworkers and I would not have to worry about getting drunk and saying something inappropriate, and 3. One would only lead to wanting another and then stopping to get more on the way home and then drinking until I passed out. In that light, I really liked my can of diet coke!

          The holiday is over and it is back to work today. I have just work 7 days until summer break begins for me.

          Peace and strength to all on the Journey!
          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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            #6
            Journey through June - week 1

            Nice one Chillylady!!

            Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.
            ---Sean Covey
            "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

            AF 10th May 2010
            NF 12th May 2010

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              #7
              Journey through June - week 1

              Hi Star and Guitarista, cross post!
              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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                #8
                Journey through June - week 1

                Redstar - The anxiety you mention after drinking I can only imagine how bad it feels but isnt this guilt and distress serving us? When it happens we certainly dont want to go back there.

                I would like to share a story that happened yesterday, I went to AA and there was a girl there I knew through friends of friends but we hadnt really spoken before. She was very nervous at the meeting and left immediately after. Later in the day I parked next to a cafe to run into nearby shop and heard someone calling me, it was this girl and she was sitting outside the cafe by herself drinking. I went and joined her and we talked for over an hour. She kept repeating that she refused to feel guilty but it was obviously tearing her apart. She has been in and out of AA for 4 years now and is hugely in denial and full of resentment for not being able to drink normally. I felt hugely sad for her and it really highlighted to me many things about my own journey. The main one I think being acceptance, I have no resentment for not being a normal drinker, I feel tremendous gratitude that I have had this experience as it has taught me many things about life in general which I would never have seen had I been a "normal drinker". I partied for 30 years so I do feel there is still that party out there I might be missing. To experience the vast contrast in my life is also rewarding, I get to be a new person now with a very different life.

                I guess this is a long way to say, that little bit of guilt or fear of that anxiety helps keep me sober so maybe see it as a gift which will help you stay AF. :l
                "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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                  #9
                  Journey through June - week 1

                  Guitarista, thanks for being there. I do feel as if some problems are overwhelming but realize that alcohol exacerbates everything in a negative way.

                  Chill, I wish the anxiety was enough to stop me. Whew, the amnesia I suffer. I don't really feel resentment about not drinking, just fear in that I will make the wrong choice. I want to get to the acceptance stage....I have been there before but have a hard time staying there.

                  Dill, good job on saying no. I have a big graduation party this weekend, out of town, and I am determined to drink diet coke too. And the whole weekend. I do not need or want to drink alcohol, it will ruin everything as it always does.
                  Formerly known as redhibiscus

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                    #10
                    Journey through June - week 1

                    Hello all - its so lovely to see us all and Oney your words are so helpful too.
                    Well its the first of June and its raining heavily here I've had my hair done and feel quite smart now.
                    I am most definitely committing to an AF June and the bus is rolling along nicely so hang on everyone, we might hit a few bumps but we're going to get there!
                    Have a good day everyone
                    love sooty

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                      #11
                      Journey through June - week 1

                      Hi everyone,

                      I will join you in committing to an AF June ODAT.


                      Mstall
                      Day 3
                      AF/SF - November 23, 2014

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                        #12
                        Journey through June - week 1

                        Good Morning Everyone,


                        Chill....excellent post! I printed it out and will keep it with me in my travels this week!

                        Hi Dill-you asked what I do for a living? Well, I'm not in sales. I own my own training firm and one of the companies I work with is based in Dayton. Edon, BTW, is about an hour and a half from Ft.Wayne. Do not spend your time to visit there. It's in the middle of BFE. I travel all over the world and work long, long hours. You have a week until summer break...are you a teacher/professor? Also, congratulations on getting through that social even without drinking. I had the same experience you did a few weeks ago. Man, I wanted that glass of wine and I was totally feeling deprived but like you said, you think of all the positives of not drinking and that Diet Coke looks pretty good!

                        Hi Star....you sound like you're feeling better-good for you!

                        Sooty, Oney, Mstall, G, ..a warm hello to all of you.

                        Lav, where are you? Feeding the chickens? Come out, come out wherever you are!

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                          #13
                          Journey through June - week 1

                          Happy June friends,

                          Thanks for starting us up Chill!

                          Yep Rusty, I'm here. Had a death in the chicken coop overnight. Some of them are getting quite old now, the old girl served her time.

                          Red(Star), make June a success, keep your focus

                          Dill, isn't it great how Diet Coke causes no guilt or anxiety???

                          I have some work to do this morning then hope to get outside before the thunderstorms roll in.
                          Greetings to everyone who stops in today & sending best wishes to all for a strong month ahead!
                          We will move forward tgether!!

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

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                            #14
                            Journey through June - week 1

                            Lav,

                            So sorry about your chicken.....I have Lav-intude today and feel positive about June.

                            Have a wonderful AF day everyone. I have to hit the road today....I'll be in 3 cities in 4 days...but hey, it's work! Good to have work!

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                              #15
                              Journey through June - week 1

                              Hi everyone

                              Chill - thanks for starting us off on such a positive note. Funnily enough I am in the middle of sorting out my closet at the moment. Need to do the same with my brain. I have not reached full acceptance of not being able to drink normally and every so often I rebel but I think its a gradual thing for those of us who never reached 'rock bottom'. Al sneaks back every so often to try and pursuade you that maybe you can have just one!! Logically I know its not true and I am fighting him with every fibre of my being. The more AF time I get the stronger I become. Here's to an AF June. Be strong everyone.

                              Rustop

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