It's only day 3 and I'm already tired of feeling like I need to smooth over the idea of my sobriety to everyone else (friends and family). It isn't a big deal for me, why is it a big deal for them? Yes I get cravings but I am going to meetings and even only on the 3rd day it has been way easier than the first. IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL FOR MY, WHY IS IT FOR THEM!?
then, I feel guilty for feeling irritable. There is a lot of feeling going on if you haven't noticed. Which I'm not used to (frustrated=grabbed a beer). I wish I could be invisible until I get a little better at this whole AA thing & my new lifestyle.
(sigh)... thanks for listening.
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his roots grasped a new soil
one is one too many and one more will never be enough
faith has to work twenty four hours in us and through us or we perish
Just tell 'em that you found drinking was giving you nothing and taking you nowhere so you've decided to do something else with your life. Then when they see you enjoying your new life (and the money you've saved) they'll move on to something else.
I try to disengage myself from the predicament prowlers of the world and focus all my attention on the solution instead. These people have a habit of shifting their attention away from the problem by blaming others for their failures and misfortunes. I need only to remember one thing, I'm doing this for myself not them. If you carry on with your daily routine and do so for the sole purpose of remaining sober than you have no one to explain yourself too. The say in AA "To thine own self be true". Amen...
Remember, you might be new to AA and recovery but you're not new to the world. These people existed way before you decided to sober up and they will continue to be a nuisance anyway; so remain true to yourself and work the program and worry less about all the labeling that's going on around us. Remain focused, committed and state with a firm resolve your intentions, my dear, not worrying who's on the other line.
~God bless~
-- Edited by Mr_David on Thursday 16th of June 2011 01:24:44 AM
Morning1 IF WE REMEMBER THAT IT IS REALLY NONE OF OUR BUSINESS OF WHAT OTHERS THINK OF US AND DO OUR BEST TO REMAIN IN A FIT SPIRITUAL CONDITION AND ALLOW THE ACTIONS OF OUR LIVES TO REFLECT WHO WE ARE ,GUIDED BY OUR HIGHER POWER,IT CAN BE OUR STRONGEST TESTIMONY NEEDING NO EXPLANATION.Congratulations on your journey towards recovery,a day at a time.Don't let anyone or anything take you from that path..Keep coming back,we are here for each other..HAVE A BLESSED AND PRODUCTIVE DAY!!!!
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Not everyone out there wants us to be sober. Some people learned to live with us as drunks. Some feel validated taking care of us as drunks and don't want to be rendered useless when we gain our competency and esteem back through sobriety.
Chelsea, here is something my sponsor told me early on when I was counting days: Just keep it simple. Do not be deterred from anything but sobriety. If you didn't drink today, you did great and had a great day. It is that simple. Do not let others thoughts and behaviors take up space in your head. You have 1 purpose right now and that is not drinking a day at a time.
Keep it simple: Simple saying...but I never knew how to do it until I came into AA.
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Keep coming back. It works if you work it. So work it. You're worth it!
I was told early in sobriety until I got well grounded to keep the focus on me and staying sober. My sponsor drilled it into me to forget about what others were saying or doing.
It has never failed that when I listen to my sponsor I do SO much better
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 
until I get a little better at this whole AA thing & my new lifestyle. 
