af day Sunday 20 Jan

[paulywogg]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

hello kaslo,i wanted to respond to sunflower also because i feel bad for her,i think feelings were hurt because everything seemed to be going smoothly until what was brought up the other day,i never felt uncomfortable here and i think sf felt good here,until the post the other day,i think the whole situation is old,drop it shell find another home thread i will too and itll all work out in the end,have a great af sunday everybody

[CanToo]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

blondie;1447186 wrote: Evening abs

Hi CanToo; isn't Palm Springs in Fla?

Hi Blondie - think Bob Hope Palm Springs, CA. I think there's a West Palm Springs in Florida.

KY - that's exactly what I was thinking yesterday as I spent half the airfare :upset:

:hallo: Mick, Nurdl, Lav, Kaslo, PPQP (they are loud but wonderful to watch) Tree.

Sun and Det I hope you guys find your peace and remember the connections you have made here.

Well I'm off. I'm really hoping to get some kind of exercise in today. Shopping is not good for the pocket book!

Enjoying the break and still living the AF life.

CT

[RunningCourage]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

Evening affers...

Kaslo - love your analogy for TT and Mick starting the thread. Nice one!

SF - you mentioned UnHooked, which PPQP also picked up on, and it's made me think that I should possibly be reading a little more around certain books and writers that have proved inspirational for us. (although no necessailry UnHooked for me as it is aimed towards women). I was pm'd about an Eckkart Tolle book (never read any of his stuff) and was advised to look at a website that similarly promotes and supports healing and positivity. Personally I have always been VERY WARY of any of what you mind call the "Mind, Body Spirit" industry. Perhaps because I felt that it was easy to write positive affirmations, or perhaps because I felt that as much as we may read that it was to experience something that would really bring about change. I don't believe this is always the case anymore. Perhaps I was more arrogant then. Words can help. Words can inspire. Words can provoke new thought, new ideas, and reveal new meanings. Words articulate, express experience.

Mick - thanks for the Sunday brew. Hope you don;t mind but I took some extra for my flask as I was a way up the hills. However despite driving into the most bonnie snowy mountains, after sometime hiking we had to turn back due to forceful wind that was near blowing scrawnny wee me off the edge.

SO we went back down and one of the ladies brought out a hip flask of some homemade damson (I think? not sloe) gin. It's everywhere, even in the remotest parts of the Scottish Highlands... then back at an Inn for a drink many of the stories were about drinking escapades involving post-hike drinks (or during the hike adventures...)

Will be honest - didn;t feel great, me. Felt a bit like - IS THIS LIKE FECKING EVERYWHERE? Can I not do SOMETHING without stories regaling about drinking escapades? I was tired. But did have one of those moments of like "am I ever going to enjoy an evening out without allowing myself a drink / to drink?"

Don't worry - I hear youse. "patience grasshopper" I know KY, I know! Like I say, I am tired.

ANYWAY moany poo over. Back to your places ladies and gentlemen. As you were :H

[scottish lass]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

Very quick check in here, not quite sure where today has gone???
Today eldest daughter went on her first "date" - not sure I am ready for this yet....
Thx for the poem Mick - will print it and see what my girls think when I read it to them!!
Will be reading the jokes and everyones posts later - just wanted to say hello.
TT - tomorrow is celebrating Martin Luther King day, but round here everyone will be celebrating the 49ers getting to the superbowl...lots of excitement, and I am happy to be off the streets with all the merry drivers after their celebrations!
Happy Sunday all, and I will be so happy when my alarm does not go off. I actually slept relatively well last night, thats the second one recently - hopefully they will becoming more of a habit!
Today is three lovely AF weeks, thanks to all of you for helping me so much.....

[blondie]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

Morning abbers
Yip still here; eaving shortly (I hope!)

SL - congrats on 3 weeks :goodjob: I don't think I could cope with kids and dating and all that!

CanToo - will check out Bob Hope Palm Springs thanks for the geography lesson! I'd never heard of the Kootenays either till coming on here and my calendar last year had them/it () as the March spread!

Cinders - thanks for the tablet tip; I think were taken by the hype and pretty beads aspect of the iPad!

PPQP - good luck with all your legal wrangles.

Mick - thanks; only going a short drive up the coast - hard to get accommodation that accepts dogs. I loved in the UK they were in hotels, pubs, restaurants, etc.

RC - what a let down end to a braw day up the bens My friend used to bag the munros. My hillwalking started and ended with a hike up the cobbler!
Nurdl - it could be worse re loo - I always get asked if I've been and to make sure I go before we go!
Hi Pauly I read here for ages before thinking if I was long-term enough or not
Hi busy Lav
Well, need to get packing - one bag between the two humans and the rest of the space for doggie things.
Have fun abbers

[TheSunFlower]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

Kuya....it was not a half apology....and I am sorry you felt that way.

One of my big issues with a message board....is that things can easily get taken out of context.

Mick...thank you for your reply. I have absolutely no issue with Kuya. I really appreciate all of you who take the time to help others.

Lav...thank you.....what is best for my recovery is not getting soaked up in the drama that occurs here. Rules on who should post where....was not my point at all. I was just offering people a place to post that for those further in along in their recovery...to have a better place to post.

P...thank you.

Pauly.....don't feel bad for me. Things got taken of context. And I just no longer need to be a part of that. Its not my intention at all.

Running....Tolle is one of my favorite authors! Although, I did find that you have to read his books slowly because there is so much to absorb. I don't find "Unhooked" geared towards women....the main author is a man. What I did find interesting is that as I give up the drink.....I gear right towards other addictions.

I will not be checking in again for quite some time. No need for anyone to "reply". I would prefer that anyways.

I do know that you guys are here if I need you. I am in no way implying that you have not helped me. All of you have. Its time for me....get to root of it.....or I'll never stay sober.

I whole hearted apologize to anyone I upset. I feel awful that I can upset someone thousands of miles away. Its just not needed.

[Lavande]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

SF,
The no drama zone is the best thing, I whole heartedly agree. Please take care & jump in anytime you like, let us know how you are doing, OK?
btw - Tolle is one of my favorite authors too...he seems to speak to me

lav

[Catbuddy]

af day Sunday 20 Jan

Hi everyone,

West coast here bringing a close to another Sunday. Tough and sad day here, and surrounded by AL at a party all day, which made it worse. Just going to say goodnight and glad I can go to work and focus on something else.

Cat