tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post6571613986223048412..comments2023-06-05T07:00:14.937-07:00Comments on Thirsty Still: Round 2, day 100: Facing the longing, thinking about numbersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-28835064462862943072014-05-09T03:27:11.116-07:002014-05-09T03:27:11.116-07:00Hello,
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Yes, I like thinking of it that way, I used to have a hard time with some special occasions, and coming to think about them this way makes more sense to me. Awesome breakfasts are my specialty! This morning it's poaches eggs on beet and chorizo, with creme fraiche again because every morning is made better with cream on a spoon! Take care and thanks for your kind words. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-17140122993090275492014-04-19T09:44:37.031-07:002014-04-19T09:44:37.031-07:00Thanks, Sue! Oh yes, wouldn't a visit be lovel...Thanks, Sue! Oh yes, wouldn't a visit be lovely!!! Enjoy your travels when they come. Vancouver is beautiful, but I really love the hard beauty of Canada's East Coast. Those steep cliffs and crashing waves! Thanks for your kind words and good wishes! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-73847408301159793822014-04-19T09:41:52.415-07:002014-04-19T09:41:52.415-07:00Hi MTM. Not late, no worries, it's lovely to h...Hi MTM. Not late, no worries, it's lovely to hear from you. I'm glad you get what I'm saying here, too. That longing. It's scary, right. But I think it's kind of the human equivalent of what makes the sunflowers turn and face the sun. We just have choices, and we can pick the wrong thing to follow sometimes. OK, that's convoluted, but maybe you know what I mean. I'll think it through better and maybe try to write about it. But not today. Today I go to work. Thanks for your good wishes and fine company! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-37288483766889801762014-04-19T09:39:00.915-07:002014-04-19T09:39:00.915-07:00Amy, we can share the birthday week. What's a ...Amy, we can share the birthday week. What's a five day spread when you're celebrating! In fact, we're half-way night now, so I will raise a coffee toast to you in a few minutes. I'm glad you agree about milestones. I'm doing well but I can't pretend to be "OK now" or anything so silly. But life is grand, even if it's not always fun, right? Thanks for reading and chatting. I'm in such fine company here! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-23464389320539090872014-04-19T09:34:20.476-07:002014-04-19T09:34:20.476-07:00Hi Rebecca. Isn't the shared birthday thing gr...Hi Rebecca. Isn't the shared birthday thing grand! And yes, I would make my magic breakfast for you, and Mrs D too and all my lovely online sober friends! Thanks for your kind words. It's a relief to know that this void is familiar to people. I do think comfort is overrated, in that it wouldn't count as comfort if it were always around. The discomfort is tricky, but I think peace and comfort are not the same, and I'm planning to do some serious reading and thinking around that. I'll keep you posted! I hope you're having a great birthday month (I love that!) and you're doing well taking care of yourself too. Nice to officially "meet" you! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-89792346436807707642014-04-19T09:29:06.899-07:002014-04-19T09:29:06.899-07:00Thanks, Mrs D. Sometimes I worry I won't make ...Thanks, Mrs D. Sometimes I worry I won't make sense to anyone, so it's sure great that you get what I'm saying here. Thanks for your congrats and good wishes, and as always for your ongoing support. I hope you're having a great weekend! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-24960365781408277972014-04-17T23:14:23.684-07:002014-04-17T23:14:23.684-07:00what a great way to think of a birthday or anniver...what a great way to think of a birthday or anniversary - as celebrating all the days of it! you are right, thinking of a sober milestone as a finishing tape lets ourselves down. I am cheering you for each and eery one of your Round 2 100 days, and your previous Round 1 100 days! and for every day before that that got you to this point. and for the sober days to come. <br /><br />that breakfast sounds awesome :) glad you had a happy, reflective birthday with great food, run, partner and friends! peace, joy, and love, indeed! Primrose xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-26057163283845242312014-04-17T19:44:43.242-07:002014-04-17T19:44:43.242-07:00Happy happy Birthday Thirsty. Happy happy 100 days...Happy happy Birthday Thirsty. Happy happy 100 days... and happy happy breakfast menu. Wow, that sounded amazing. Next time I'm over that way we will definitely go and find the magnolia tree at UBC. I lived in that gorgeous city for 15 years, until 2004. And within the next year I'll be calling myself Canadian again... we're headed back, but this time for Nova Scotia! Life's a big adventure for sure. XXSue Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569178603238739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-79048382959794096152014-04-17T15:18:15.786-07:002014-04-17T15:18:15.786-07:00Happy birthday and congrats on 100 days! (and sorr...Happy birthday and congrats on 100 days! (and sorry for being a day late on that...) What a lovely way to think of anniversaries, as celebrations of all the days. A lovely thoughtful post... the paragraph where you talk about the "giant longing that consumes me" echoes a lot of my own feelings, feelings that I find it hard to articulate. May the next 100 days go well for you - and enjoy your special bank account at the end of them! Best wishes. xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-7965454010962129032014-04-17T11:49:57.696-07:002014-04-17T11:49:57.696-07:00Ha! Happy Birthday!! Mine is Monday the 21st- we a...Ha! Happy Birthday!! Mine is Monday the 21st- we are April together! :) <br /><br />I am right there with you, here at the edge of the gaping hole. It's scary to face, but even scarier if we turn our backs. And you're right about the hundred days- it's a huge milestone, but it also just marks the beginning of real life get down sobriety. Which is not always fun. Or funny. But at least I'm not ashamed of myself. So there's that. :)<br /><br />Thank you for writing. It's a pleasure to read. xoxoxoamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121059866790215726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-62587484140070214262014-04-17T04:26:24.694-07:002014-04-17T04:26:24.694-07:00I am just tickled right now. In finding out we sha...I am just tickled right now. In finding out we share birthdays, I of course had to come over and read your blog. And you're an awesome writer to boot! YES! I've added you to my reader :) I agree with Mrs D. YUM about that meal. Can I come over next year for birthday breakfast? And perhaps a run in the rain? Super fun. Anyhow, thank you for sharing all of this. What you're talking about, that void, is something I have been running away from forever. Ugh for uncomfort. I hope that we both can find peace in this. And if you're a star gazer at all, you know the stars are aligning for us to leave all that icky crap behind in the next few weeks. Even if you're not into astrology, this is a great time to practice self care and getting in touch with your wounded self. BIG hugs and happy 100 days (round 2) as well!Ms. Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888981729413295412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-17006008857318383462014-04-16T21:21:17.751-07:002014-04-16T21:21:17.751-07:00Wow that meal! I really like that description of a...Wow that meal! I really like that description of a 'giant hole of longing' .. I think you are getting to the root of us humans' very issue with our existence.. this brain of ours that works so hard and overtime and drives us into these places of addiction and obsession and longing and worry and angst.. it's our lifes work to figure out how to live with these busy brains of ours and not self destruct ourselves trying to fill or avoid or blur out that longing. It's hard.. some days are better than others.. but it's very hard to just 'be' sometimes. Great post and congrats on 100 days! xxxMrs Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110933370498728198noreply@blogger.com