Aye, been catching upi with the posts I've missed out on, but yep, I'm still here, living a quiet life in Scotland and I'm still sober (or should that be still and sober)
Why still stoopid? well i keep on doing the daftest stuff and wondering well bugger me how did that happen?
I have a long standing physical damage to my neck and back - years of getting off my face and sleeping (or passing out) in bad positions, plus riding motorbikes, plus not looking after myself brought this on. Having got a bit of sobriety in, it's time to take better care of myself.
So i've lost a ton of weight - but it's coming back - why? Because I am eating more than I need for the moving I do. KISS.
So i see an Osteopath - marvellous stuff but boy does it hurt at the time - and I'm stupid enough to be taken by surprise every time!
So i still ride motorbikes - but then wonder why I have a neck like Knots in Rope at the end of a 12 hour riding day - and I want to do at least one Iron Butt before I hang up the leathers..........gah!
and people - sometimes I think I'd be better off without people in my life - but they aren't the problem, I am. Some people I work with, at the end of the day I find myself thinking man, they are a waste of pay and rations. Sometimes it's hard not to be judgemental, harshly critical, i try but I fail, then I kick myself for my attitudes....
i've found that I've been spending way too much time at work and not enough time with me - I'm bloody good at what I do, but then i still have this desire to be liked, respected, the Guru, the go to man......gotta turn THAT down and get it real.
So fellas, I'm gonna hang the washing out, put another load in, change the bedding, repair the bed (don't ask, OK, just don't!), write my two project reports, cook some food and make some nibbles and treats ready for next weekends retreat. Oh and ride my bike, play guitar, listen to music, watch some wildllife, go fishing, GO TO A MEETING, clean my house,wash the kitchen floor, the bathroom floors, SMOKE A CIGARETTE AND HAVE A COFFEE, ring my Mum, TALK TO MY SPONSOR, (in case you're wondering THESE ARE THE MUST DO'S and these are the nice to fit in when I can).........
Hehehehe, living sober, one day at a time, still making progress even if by the millimetre...........
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Yeah, I have my share of aches and pains too. Still sober, though. I've been researching various topics on that subject myself - 'pain medicine', but there's very few 'natural remedies' worth pursuing -proven alternatives I mean. If anyone has any advice please let me know.
I've put on some extra weight myself -I call it pre-winter fat, that's all. So you're not alone, Bill. I guess the ice cream man has been good to me -no comments Pappy.
I don't ride motorcycles -personally, so I can't feel your pain there. I do have an older vehicle, though -with bad shock absorbers mind you, which makes my bumpy ride to work very interesting. So I guess we do have something in common after all.
Like you said: Getting older does have its drawbacks, but sobriety is always a gift. So cherish it while you can. My motto: Enjoy life and live...Now that's what I call 'living sober'.
-- Edited by Mr_David on Saturday 8th of September 2012 10:41:39 PM
I just turned 40 - Most of my friends (partner included) are either in late 40's or 50s. They say I am young. Nonetheless, I can tell my body has aches and pains that it ddn't have before. My ankles hurt so bad every morning from doing the elliptical at the gym and while that is keeping weight off, I need to rotate to other cardio machines to not over stress certain joints. I guess the same issues is in play which is "but I like doing things the way I do" even if they hurt me a bit.
I guess what I really like about your post is that it shows you participate much more fully in life even though sometimes living fully is tiring. It sure beats drunken injuries and being isolated right? If you are gonna get hurt or gonna gain a few pounds - let it be from something you enjoy that isn't going to kill you!
Peace Bill!
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Thanks Bill, your post is good news, still sober, still going to meetings and still living one day at a time. that's a lot of still in my book. this morning i was up early enough to step outdoors and listen to 6 kinds of birds reminding each other to do their chores as the hummingbirds zipped around in an complicated winged ballet. 4 years ago i would still have been in bed wondering if i was dead or alive.... then the pounding headache would confirm life with death wishes. this program is the best thing that ever happened to me. Thank you God and AA and AA friends.
Getting older may have its drawbacks ... but it beats bein' DEAD ...
Aaaaah, the ice cream thing again ... well guess what? Mr David, I got a bad cold from my son about three weeks ago ... lost my taste ... I mean I couldn't even smell the coffee ... so I took a hiatus from my ice cream habit ... and I couldn't believe it ... this a.m. I got on the scales and saw that I'd lost 14lbs ...
Un-freakin' believable ...
My taste is just now returning ... and I'm a happy camper ... now I get to have fun putting it back on ...
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