happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jun 28, 2013 - 12:04pm PT
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Just checking in.... It's been tough. Teddy is sick. It is a major systematic yeast infection. The recovery is a very slow process and I hate to see him like this. Having to explain to every person who sees him is tiring, and some people have said some things which they mean to be helpful, but aren't.
Income is still a problem, too.
(pause....)
I am at the library, and the librarian just got a cel call. He apologized afterward(for the ring)and mentioned he was waiting to hear details on a funeral service. His friend, a 27 year old mother of two was killed when her car flipped over, having been hit by a drunken driver.
Thank you God. Universe, fellow travelers on the sober path, for my sobriety.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jun 28, 2013 - 01:37pm PT
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Thanks for checking in HappieGirl.
Life gets in the way of our sobriety often, doesn't it?
I usually go to meetings on Monday, but today I went to the Friday meeting to
hear someone's first step. I'm really glad I went; it really helped me to have
ideas for my first step that I will be doing in a month or so.
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eKat
Trad climber
Less than a second shy of 49 minutes
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Jun 28, 2013 - 01:53pm PT
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and some people have said some things which they mean to be helpful, but aren't.
Oh, Hap!
I know exactly what you're talkin' about. Some of the stuff that comes out of people's mouths makes me cringe. . . as I laugh it off, I have to question why I thought I knew those people.
Keep smilin', Hap!
And. . . good luck with your sweet little beast!
oxoxox
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jun 29, 2013 - 10:45am PT
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Thanks eKat. Teddy is doing better today, but yesterday was bad.
Sobriety is a funny thing for me. It seems I really haven't got much of a problem staying away fro a drink, and even the DESIRE barely ever even whispers in my ear. When that does happen, I am lucky in that so far I have been able to say "Bad idea!" or similar.
I know how hard it can be for many people to stay away from that first drink, and I am REALLY lucky. because I have the feeling that if I hadn't been "one of the lucky ones" (who had the desire lifted) there is no way in hell I would have been able to string together this much time sober. I'm good at being sober but it really does seem that I'm not so good at Life 101 even with sobriety sometimes.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Jun 29, 2013 - 01:11pm PT
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I know just what you mean Happie. Life 101 was the last promise that came to me as well.
My 13 year anniversary was February 14th, but it's only the last 3 years where I actually started to get my life running in a truly positive direction. Getting my life on the right track and forcing myself to not only be, but focus on dedicating myself to becoming a better person, took a lot longer then I thought it would.
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eKat
Trad climber
Less than a second shy of 49 minutes
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Jun 30, 2013 - 05:35am PT
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Thanks eKat. Teddy is doing better today,
BITCHEN!
I hope your sweet little beast is doing well, today, too!
oxoxoxo
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Three years sober today, which is also my 52nd birthday...
I am so grateful to be where I am today, and that the obsession to drink has been completely removed. I can't rest on that though, every day I work on my spiritual growth that was the key to my sobriety. That usually begins with a visit to the chapel of the Great Outdoors. Today that happens to be waking up near the North Rum of the Grand Canyon and driving through Navajo Nation to Sedona, with plenty of walks and stops along the way. I never could have done this, or appreciated it, if I was still swillin'.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Happy Birthday and Sober Anniversary, Edge!
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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twenty days today. looking forward to a true independence celebration in a couple more.
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Jebus H Bomz
climber
Peavine Basecamp
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8 months today. One more month till I bring my baby sobriety to term.
Then I have to raise the little guy.
Best to all in their journey.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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I, too, am well today. Had coffee with a friend this morning, hitting the noon meeting with many good people two blocks from my house, then hanging with my son for this afternoon, and dinner. So very very very much better than being sick of soul, isolated, and wasted.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Every time I see this thread pop up, I need to look. Your support of each other is very comforting. I hope my son has that kind of support. I think he's been clean fo the last three years, but I worry about that devil on his shoulder.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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great meeting today.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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way to go , Edge!!
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Timid TopRope
Social climber
'used to be Paradise, CA
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Happy birthday and congrats for your 3 years, Edge. The typo on your post is hilarious whether intended or not (waking up near the North Rum in case you missed it).
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Ha, Timid, thanks for pointing that out; totally unintentional.
Friends shouldn't let friends (with fat fingers) type on itty bitty iPhones.
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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Is it appropriate to seek a sponsor here? San Diego County? PM me.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Getting a sponsor is a tricky thing. Whatever works.
I found mine in a meeting. He was a mean old
bastard. Just what I needed.
By the way all. I had my B-day on the 5th of July.
Soberity date 7/5/1985
Plaid
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eKat
Trad climber
Less than a second shy of 49 minutes
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GoPlaidGO!
ox
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eKat
Trad climber
Less than a second shy of 49 minutes
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Actually. . .
GoEverybodyGO!
ox
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