Thursday

[treetops]

Greetings all - hope you are all well today. First, thoughts with Mick and Julie - there must be so much to do and stress at the moment.

Lots I can't talk about so I will keep this brief. I can't discuss politics here but Sam, glad you didn't let the events of a day ago, drive you to drink. Hang on in their mate.
PQ - I'm with you in a waiting queue too. Its not going to get better for me at work - thats a fact. And it could very well be a lot more grim for me than what it is now in about a month's time. I am not tempted to drink but to be honest my personal achievement (of being sober) is giving me little satisfaction at the moment. Its like we can deal with (a) the drinking issue - but (b) all the other issues all of us have, are there too. I think once we realize this and dont connect all the other issues with AL, then our sobriety can be protected. Its when we make our non-drinking issues contingent on being either sober or being drunk that we are in trouble. This realization of mine is not shared by a lot of people -but its how I read it. My life has not magically been fixed by sobriety because there are all sorts of factors, I can't have any control over. Anyway wanted to get that out there for something to ponder on.
Thats probably all a bit heavy for this daily Abs thread.

Everyone else, have a good one - and it will be Thursday soon for you all, if not already.

[mario]

Good morning treetops and everyone else who pops in, hope you all have a lovely positive day, My thoughts to with mick n Julie , let's start the day with strength and move forward

[starty]

Morning all.. I am hoping that all have a positive day

My thoughts are also with mick and Julie

[porqoui]

MAE ALL....

TT...thanks for starting us off this morning. Remember as Mick would say "You work to live not live to work". I have no idea what you do but perhaps it's time to throw in the towel and make a career change? Although I'm dealing with stress at my work I love my job and do feel valued. Hope things get sorted one way or the other soon, no-one deserves to live in constant chaos. Glad to hear your stress relief does not involve AL. You're right, just because we stop drinking doesn't mean everything is coming up roses, it just means, with a clearer head, we're able to better deal with all those weeds.

Morning Mario...starting my day with strength and moving forward. Overnight emails reveals there's another problem with the website but not stressing over it. Built it once and can re-build it if needed. Love the positive attitude.

Hi Starty...I'm with you, my thoughts are with Mick & Julie as well. Hope your day is positive too.

Looks like I'll be heading into work earlier than planned. I'm a problem solver so the challenge is on! Thinking of all the MIA posters and hope you all have a positive day as well......:smile:PPQP

[Lavande]

Good evening Abbers!

Finally taking a minute to check in & say hello

Thanks for the startup TT.
I don't know if you remember but I was feeling pretty happy & proud of myself when I was about 14-15 months into my quit. But at the same time I was noticing YB's behavior getting worse & worse, then he walked (ran) out without a word. That may have been the best thing that ever happened to me because it made me stronger than ever & determined to stay on my AF path. We surely cannot control the behavior of others but we can control ours, by choice. Determination is the word!!!

Hi Mario, hi starty

PQ, I picture you as superwoman, LOL
You seem to do a lot for a lot of people!

Mick asked me to tell everyone thank you for your thoughts & posts. He's reading & appreciating them all.
We chatted a little more this afternoon. Dealing with the sudden loss of a family member has to be one tough but I am confident our Mick will handle it as well as possible :hug:

Hello to the rest of our crew & wishing everyone a peaceful night!
Lav

[NoraC]

Thanks Lav. They have been in my thoughts all day. I don't want to bombard his mailbox and I'm not friends on Facebook. So, I really appreciate you being the go between.

Hello everyone. On my kindle so won't attempt to type much

[Determinator]

Late greetings ABsters!

TTops, thanks for getting us going. Heavy but good message and I can relate. AL is not on the bargaining table for sure.

Lav, thanks for the note on Mick and family. Not a facebooker myself either.

Had an unexpected work review today and things came up roses... i even got a raise already... wow! Wouldn't be any of this going on trudging through a blurry hungover existence, that's for certain.

Pauly? hope you are well. Anyone hear from her on FB?

well, winding down and getting ready for aloha Friday.

be well family

[Determinator]

ps.. Mario nice to see a new face here