Hi Chikky, I will say a prayer for you and you are in my thoughts.
You are doing amazing staying sober!
I can only speak of my own experience that I know if I pickup a drink then all bets are off, as long as I stay away from the first drink then I have a chance. And one day things will be better no matter how horrible and endless they seem. Dont give up and keep coming back.
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Desperately looking for a job for the last 5 months with no luck. As a matter of fact, have had no luck since being sober. I want a drink so bad but go to meetings instead. I am out of money, hope, but staying sober. Will be living on the streets soon. Not asking for anything. Just pray for me
Prayers sent you way Chikky! Take care of the sobriety and let a HP(God) of your understanding take care of the rest. He/She doesn't give us more than we can handle if we seek his/her guidance. Keep moving forward, more will be revealed.
Yes very tough situation and congrats on 380 days....One thing,based on our evidence is "picking up' is a losing proposition for us.In Boston area ,they may have shelter with help finding employment.When I was living up North Last year,I used to do Saturday H&I meetings(Salavation Army) ,a place where homeless men could go and get shelter,work for minimum($5.00 per week) but have all their living paid for awhile.Not sure if anything similar in Boston area...Sometimes people at meetings are able to steer you to a positive situation while you are struggling.Definitely in prayer and support..I have a friend(recovering) up North working in a Family Partnership helping others and making enough to pay his way until he gets more settled.Let us know how its going...........
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
If you have no hope, you might not see an opportunity when it comes. Hope is something you should always have. The perfect job could come to you tomorrow....
Check out sober living houses. If you have over a year sober, you can at least be a house manager and that will provide you with free lodging and some money while you look for other work. Just an idea. This is something I see many folks doing while trying to get on their feet again in sobriety at about 1 year or so.
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Keep coming back. It works if you work it. So work it. You're worth it!
If you have no hope, you might not see an opportunity when it comes. Hope is something you should always have. The perfect job could come to you tomorrow....
Check out sober living houses. If you have over a year sober, you can at least be a house manager and that will provide you with free lodging and some money while you look for other work. Just an idea. This is something I see many folks doing while trying to get on their feet again in sobriety at about 1 year or so.
Congradulations on the 380 Chikky...you do know how not to drink...repeat and then repeat again. It doesn't take any money to get into a meeting and back out so if you find you have the price of a drink in your pocket put it in the 7th tradition basket rather than use it to blow up your recovery and life. There were times for me when I "thought" I was at the end of my rope and had no hope left and then I found out I my thinking was wrong...I was using my drinking thinking or stinking thinking instead of the program and all of the minds and thinking which were there for me in the rooms. Fear (False Evidence....Appearing Real) use to trigger the crap out of me until I accepted that my head was just drawing up picture of gloom and doom and trying to get me to believe it and throw my recovery away. Learing how to not trust my own thinking as much as not picking up a drink was primary lessons and I stayed in kindergarten until I accepted the direction I had to go in and to to stay sober, serene and sane. Keep hanging with the winners. Listen to what they say and watch what they do and then duplicate it another day. Keep coming back here cause MIP is standing with you. (((hugs)))
