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FlyingSquirrel


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In the dream I had about 3 weeks to live, some rare disease or something.  So then I mentioned it to my wife over the phone and said I thought if I had 3 weeks to live I'd probably drink.

After I got off the phone I thought about it some more and realized that I probably would NOT drink in those circumstances.  Who wants to spend their last few days hung over?  Or oblivious to life?  Those last days would be pretty precious.

So I guess I now understand what people mean when they say they want to die sober.

Who'd a guessed it?

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Those thoughts never come across the committe table but growing some home grown, up on the hill, has crossed my mind a couple times.  no


-- Edited by StPeteDean on Wednesday 21st of July 2010 04:51:41 PM

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Thanks for sharing this... it makes sense, there is so much else to do with our precious time on this earth... and who knows? You or I or anyone here might only have 3 weeks and not even know it... scary but true... thanks for the reminder that a sober day is far better than a drunken day.

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Aloha FS...sounds to me like one of those Dr. Harry Tibout subconscious test
where your answer reveals a choice to be sober.  Cool how that works kinda
sorta like a subconscious test of your consciousness and both stand up and
applaud the answer when it's done.

It could happen!!

smile

-- Edited by Jerry F on Tuesday 20th of July 2010 05:02:08 PM

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I had that thought...and also what would I do if I was stuck on a desert island with me and just a bottle of vodka. I think I would dump the bottle on principle...I just worked too hard getting sober so I would rather just not have it...

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Then peel off the label and write a message in blood!  wink.gif

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I know I'd dump the bottle of vodka out if on a desert island.  That one bottle would be pointless.  For this alcoholic there is never enough after the first drink and the entire island would need to be filled to capacity.  I'm sure I'd be dead before rescue.  right now the "deserted" island sounds peaceful and heavenly, the bottle like hell except for maybe cleaning a wound anesceptically.  All I want  to know is how many books do I get to bring?   And is there food and water.

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