tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post9218014765459785060..comments2023-06-05T07:00:14.937-07:00Comments on Thirsty Still: Round 3, Day 82: I don't know my way about, but I know I'm here. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-56743703144233609862015-12-15T13:40:52.930-08:002015-12-15T13:40:52.930-08:00God yes, book drunk is a perfect way to put it! An...God yes, book drunk is a perfect way to put it! And that helps me see that hiding out with a fat mystery for 24 hours may not be the best thing for me, even when it feels like the escape I want. Thanks, Wendy! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-47601884635216073392015-12-15T13:39:39.991-08:002015-12-15T13:39:39.991-08:00Hi Anne. Good to know you're here in crazy cam...Hi Anne. Good to know you're here in crazy camp, too! Yes, like you I like the stories. I wonder whether the program really is based on fear though, as you say. Reading some of the literature (I really have been doing this) and thinking about the spiritual components of AA, I don't think that's true. But when I go to meetings (and often when I am online reading sober blogs) I feel that so much of what people are actually doing is driven by fear. It's tricky business to negotiate, as I find many emotional states contagious and that makes it hard to just take what I need and leave the rest. But it's all food for thought! Thanks for your thoughtful comment! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-56937436711718648302015-12-10T14:49:59.851-08:002015-12-10T14:49:59.851-08:00Ha! Me too!
It's like being book drunk or some...Ha! Me too!<br />It's like being book drunk or something!<br />xoUntipsyteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975521042875808241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-59792976319171824462015-12-09T22:15:17.870-08:002015-12-09T22:15:17.870-08:00I'm crazy too. I didn't even realize it.
...I'm crazy too. I didn't even realize it. <br />Anyway, I feel similar. I know drinking again would only open the door to escalating mental health problems. Things are good now. Why rock that boat? No.<br />AA. I like listening to the stories. I think the steps have some value as a start towards self awareness.<br />Going shows willingness.<br />But much of the program is based on fear and subservience. I need neither of those things. I need self confidence and security.<br /><br />I take what I need and leave a lot behind.<br />Ainsobrietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642935819165465190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-31877504618744248542015-12-09T18:10:19.039-08:002015-12-09T18:10:19.039-08:00It can still be hard, but I think it does get easi...It can still be hard, but I think it does get easier. The other night I nearly wept, I wanted wine so much. But it used to be that I simply couldn't get through a day without a minimum of a bottle (usually more), and now I only have the occasional nail-biter of an evening. If patience is what's needed, I'm in trouble! Or maybe that will come, too. I have my moments. Thanks for the moral support. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-20848151702626350442015-12-09T17:50:38.129-08:002015-12-09T17:50:38.129-08:00I hope life gets better the longer we are sober. B...I hope life gets better the longer we are sober. Because so far the longer I go, the harder it gets. Maybe it is one of the reasons I cannot make 30 days (yes, i am obsessed with counting days.:)) <br />Fonts looks great. I also like big fonts because it is easier to read. <br />It is fine to have more questions than answers. I believe that answers come to us as life goes on. We just need to be patient. :)Time and the Bottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494924226427441030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-17826810049264506162015-12-09T13:16:55.372-08:002015-12-09T13:16:55.372-08:00Thanks, Prim. I resist the simpler constructions b...Thanks, Prim. I resist the simpler constructions because they never seem to fit me, but then I fret because I'm on the outside. Argh! I like what you say about us all being a mish-mash, though. The cathedral image is lovely. Sometimes I feel more like a rambling shack that keeps getting rooms added and porches tacked on at odd angles. Thanks for being here with your always welcome wise words. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-55823446209057469542015-12-09T07:02:16.265-08:002015-12-09T07:02:16.265-08:00Well, I like the font haphazardness, because as yo...Well, I like the font haphazardness, because as you say in the post, what is normal anyway? In a room of those who find the label of alcoholic useful, perhaps not you...but that is wildly okay, in my book. The better I get to know others (and myself too in sobriety) I see we are all a mish-mash of beliefs, experiences and hopes for the future, in the same way that a much loved ancient cathedral, for example, is the sum of myriad architectural styles, even though it was mainly constructed in one fashion. That's the living in ourselves, I think... Wish I had a tidier and simpler construction myself many days, that's not what life holds for me though it seems. Prim xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-78355756118071275962015-12-08T20:07:16.596-08:002015-12-08T20:07:16.596-08:00Thanks for the hugs, Mrs D. And a big hug to you, ...Thanks for the hugs, Mrs D. And a big hug to you, too! You're exactly right about the Blogger tech problem. I realized later what I could have done to workaround, but as it is I will leave it to look as though I started to raise my voice a little bit part way through the post. It kind of suits the post anyway. Hope all is well with you. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-37626481686118790292015-12-08T17:39:28.347-08:002015-12-08T17:39:28.347-08:00I always have trouble with font sizes when I cut a...I always have trouble with font sizes when I cut and past something in my posts - I think it's an annoying blogspot problem. hugs to you my friend xxxMrs Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110933370498728198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-60833543344490861242015-12-08T15:00:04.412-08:002015-12-08T15:00:04.412-08:00Wendy! Lovely to see you here. I wish I could make...Wendy! Lovely to see you here. I wish I could make all the type bigger and easier to read, but Blogger has defeated me on this one. I have a thing about sunflowers and about grimy broken beautiful things, so I really do love that poem, too. Two days ago I sat around and read for nearly 24 hours. One 500 page mystery later I felt like I'd been drugged, so I guess that's not such a good thing for me to do either. I do still feel I need escapes sometimes, though I don't beat myself up for that when it happens. Really glad you're well and reading and seeing and not really giving up! Big hug to you. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137766683602731513.post-15500066586974669172015-12-08T13:50:44.600-08:002015-12-08T13:50:44.600-08:00Hi Thirsty!
I'm back!!
I LOVE the big print, b...Hi Thirsty!<br />I'm back!!<br />I LOVE the big print, because I can read it!! LOL<br />I also love the poem.<br />I will read it again when my eye isn't so tired, but it reminds me every time I pick out a Christmas treeā¦it's a beautiful thing, a tree. Just like the sunflower and us.<br />I am always learning something, if I just pay attention.<br />Sober is a good start for me, but I am still trying to figure out what to do in this part of my life!<br />I still get mad at myself for sitting around and reading all day, but then, I am happy I can! So sometimes, I just give up!<br />xo<br />WendyUntipsyteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975521042875808241noreply@blogger.com