Nice share Jerry...It's good to hear you testimony sir, and with such great conviction I might add. It's also good to hear about your breakthrough as well. It's through cherished moments like these that our fondness for sobriety grows exponentially. So, continue to blossom, my friend, and never look back.
I, too, know what it feels like to have that desire lifted as well, and how that affects our demeanor overall. It's been a while since my last drink and I don't suffer from the same urges today as I once did, but as far as our alcoholic tendencies go, they never seem to just 'fade away' like they should. It seems that the farther I get away from a drink the more likely I'll forget what one tastes like. And so the story goes...ad infinitum. So what I won't do today is question the logistics of my situation anymore, and that includes putting an expiration date on my sobriety. Questioning things like 'will I ever use again' is beyond my limited perspective. And that, my friends, is something worth fighting for, isn't it?Well...it is for me at least. So I'll keep working my program, one day at a time.
Well, beyond all that, it's still a great message anyhow, isn't it? And I have you to thank for that Jerry. It's through testimonies like these that I feel so appreciative, and for that I say thank you, once again. May I be the first to wish you the best, as always, and for you to enjoy more memorable moments like these, one day at a time.
P.S. Now, about the "merlot" thing. I heard it was a really bad after shave. How bad is it they say? It's so bad, that even skunks will run for cover. Even "Pepe Le Pew" himself would feel jealous. LOL...
~God Bless~
-- Edited by Mr_David on Sunday 26th of February 2012 02:08:52 AM
The compulsion to drink is gone!! Yes it is...finally!! And what is weird is that my 33rd year of being alcohol free quietly slipped by on the 8th of this month. I posted a couple times month ago about a couple of face to face hand to hand struggles I had with other peoples alcohol leaving it for me to discard and then leaving me alone with it. The memories from the smell and the color and the design of the bottles and many other "old time" relations I had with booze and it was visual and mental and emotional and I had physical memory effects (chicken skin). I got thru all of the memory stuff and continued to read the ESH here on how it was going plus living the program as I was taught. On Nov. 8th 3months before my anniversary I went thru that police assault and my wife's car has been hit and run twice (thousands in damage) and we wrestled our home (it seems) back from the bank...for now...(eerie quietness)and to do it we have had to do taxing additional work and we have continued to work our programs and apply acceptance. There's been more to stress about but none of it cause to drink and here is the surprising proof for me now. Several Nights ago we got a visit from a neighbor who was visiting the island and staying next door at a property I care for. He came over with a "gift" a bottle of wine a Merlot (the labels never escape my investigation LOL) to show his appreciation and I thanked him widely and told him I wouldn't know what to do with it as I had not drank for 33 years. He tried to apologize and got helped off the hook of that...not a problem...his or mine and we shook hands before he left for the other side of the island. And my wife and I forgot about it. I was even surprised that my wife, who doesn't have the alcohol problem, wasn't curious about the wine...it just wasn't an issue and then just as I was starting to read these post my head said "I thought a Merlot was a small English sports coupe" and I had to laugh because that makes much more sense to me. That Merlot I would have taken.
Alcohol free...what a hell of a concept!! Thanks for all your support!!
Hello and congrads on your 33rd anniversary... It didn't slip by quietly, it slipped by with humility.
Jerry, for a good number of years now I've been reading your post and what you share, how you share it, the words, sentence structures, tell the story of a man who has climbed the mountain that he once thought was unsurmountable.
In these trying times, when everything comes into question, two things don't with you... one is God and the other is Sobreity. So long as you keep things in their right preceptive and stay in a place of acceptance, many more will be blessed to read your words.
Jerry ,truly a blessing to have you continue to share your ESH in the times of joy and victories as well as the setbacks and trials Thats what WE do, WITH THAT GRACE AND MERCY ,A DAY AT A TIME. I am truly grateful that I remain teachable ,as each day is another learning experience and you are part of that experience for me..Congrats on 33 years but even more so for your willingness to give back that which was so freely given to you. Peace......
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