Thursday roll call

[teddiebears]

Hello! Anybody out there???


Today's thought is:

Over and over, we begin again. --Banana Yoshimoto

Newcomer
Yesterday was such a difficult day. But here it is, morning again somehow. I've gotten through another twenty-four hours, and without a drug. I wish I'd known yesterday that things wouldn't feel so bad this morning.

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Yesterday, we did the best that we could. Yesterday is over. We have slept. We think we know some of what today will hold. We may boil water in the same kitchen, take the same route to work, see some of the faces we usually see. At the meeting we attend, we'll hear the familiar readings; take comfort from hearing the words we've heard before. Perhaps our shoulders, hunched with any tensions we're experiencing, will drop at the sound of those accustomed words, and we'll relax.

Along with the predictable, there may be a thousand unexpected experiences; a new color in the sky, a smile answering our own, a phrase of music, a sense of willingness rising within us to do something differently.

Let's take some deep, slow breaths and begin the day with faith that whatever it brings, we'll be present for it.

This day is a gift that recovery has given to me.

You are reading from the book:If You Want What We Have by Joan Larkin

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This is good advice for anyone - dealing with addiction or not!!!

[batsinwonderland]

Saturday, I am pleased to announce, is my 7th anniversary of the first day of my journey of recovery. It is my AA and NA birthday. Yes, I am bisteptual. I go to NA mostly, but some AA has been creeping in. A sponcee came over yesterday from my AA days, so I had to get out the Big Book. I went to a book study on Monday with my sister too. My car is getting a new transmission, I needed a meeting, and she was going to AA. It was good. To me. recovery is recovery. I love it all! If one fellowship is good, then more must be better! My sponsor says I should stick to one program...I did confess to her my AA activity...she laughed. All is well as long as I don't pick up that first drug (includes alcohol) If I try to be a better person, that is the icing on the cake. Hi Teddie! Come out come out whereever you are everyone. Were back!

[teddiebears]

Originally Posted by batsinwonderland

Saturday, I am pleased to announce, is my 7th anniversary of the first day of my journey of recovery. It is my AA and NA birthday. Yes, I am bisteptual.

So glad to see you!! I hope others will soon discover the forum is back again.