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POSTED BY: lovelife on Dec 29, 2008
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The New Year
I have a personal philospophy that the New Year begins for each of us on our birthday. I dont make much of resolutions as my sobriety has taught me it is all that it is in a day. I know the calendar New Year is soon to approach, Im quite happy to throw out the ratty torn old calendar; I love the fresh crisp new calendar filled with all those empty days!
But still I wonder... what will this New Year bring? Will I ever fall in love? Will I succeed?
Will I slip..oh God forbid... Will I ever have sex again? Will I ever lose these blastsed pounds? Can I have chocolate every night and not gain weight ? Where can I get this chocolate? I do let the old out but the new well its so ..new, kinda scary and beautiful all at the same time. Sobriety holds no one captive. We are instead set free to explore, and live in a whole new reality.
Hmm
Happy New Reality my sisters Peace Lisa
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POSTED BY: Nia on Dec 29, 2008
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New year
I too -use my Birthday, sober anniversary, to do personal inventories and start anew on projects/ aims/ goals... The New Year is a time to clean out my house.I tend to organise by seasons,
Winter is more indoor related than the rest of the year.
I was just reading a values clarification book and it mentions a quick exercise: Choose your wallet, purse, or a drawer. Go through it and think in terms of where the contents fall . Past, present, or future? Past-Nostalgic- photos maybe- Current: Identification, letters to answer, etc. Future: Business cards to hand out, paper for notes, (books to read/phone calls), chapstick, kleenex, aspirin- I have gotten a lot better in my organization there- but watch out for intermediary places like: MY Truck!! I forget to clear the clothes out from behind my seat- Hubby jumps in to go someplace and Boy Is HE Cross! " I can't put the seat back, there's too much stuff behind it!!!!"  Nia
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POSTED BY: sugarcain on Dec 29, 2008
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Through adversity, we find strength.
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POSTED BY: Godluvsall on Dec 29, 2008
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2009
It’s amazing that 2009 is around the corner. Things to ponder for the New Year: My daughter turns 19 Jan. 6th and she returns to college. The challenges she faces, what she’s going to be, or do. I thank the Lord that we are still close and we are communicating better.
Mom moved back home from her ministry to care for her mother, my Grammie. Since my dad left her 2 years ago after 45 years of marriage, at age 67, she is wondering what the New Year will bring her. I can see that no matter what the age, there are obstacles and things to work through each step of our lives.
My school is about to embark on a journey that will benefit the whole community so I am looking forward in seeing where are school goes this New Year.
Plus, of course, come November 27th I will marry the man of my dreams. After my first marriage, I learned that I was in a very abusive, alcoholic turmoil of a marriage. I had No dreams, no self-worth and now I can say that I’m human again. The 2nd time around I will follow my dreams and make things work. Of course all this made possible by God, my Lord and Savior. I will celebrate a new sober year in April but I still have to take one step at a time.
I’m exercising but not losing the weight I want, so I TRY not to think about that one. I’ve discovered that food can be fun.
Thanks Lisa for the post and we all got a chance to reflect and anticipate the New Year. But really, we are all just taking ONE DAY AT A TIME!
Love to all my wonderful sisters in recovery!
Tina
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This is the Year of The Blessing!
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POSTED BY: Artsi_Mom on Dec 29, 2008
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Hmm. New year has never really meant a lot to me, perhaps becasue I'm not to a point in my recovery in which I can say "This is the year I start/started over". I'm a bit of a pessimist when it comes to making resilutions. lol. I get totally bummed out if I don't get those things accomplished quickly, which is silly being as I have all year to do them.
I know that I should look forward and say "I am changing, things are going to get better, and a new year can only mean new and exciting things are coming!" which is, of course, the kinds of encourgement I'm giving others, but how do I make myself belive it? that's the real question.
While it's not a big deal for me, I do want to wish everyone else a VERY happy new year! lol. 
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Screaming out to find the strength and learning to ask for help...
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...for me the challenge is to continue trusting God as I walk through all these changes. It's scary and exciting all at the same time. I like what has been shared about unanswered questions we ponder, and ways to stay organized, all good stuff...one thing I know is that as long as I keep doing what I'm doing, everything will work out fine. As long as I stay sober, and stay in the present moment everything will simply be taken care of by my HP. How wonderful to have this awareness...I feel so blessed with the knowledge and the tools that have been given to me through being in recovery. What a gift that I don't have to worry or frett about these things, I can let them go and remain FREE. Freedom to walk without being paralyzed by fear & resentment.