2 birthdays in one month- lucky me!

[cavemuscle]

Today is my sobriety birthday. 17 years clean, sober, and mostly sane not counting the odd emotional slip.

Celebrated with an extra hard leg routine. 325 x 6 on squats. 810 (18 plates) x 6 on leg sled. 195 x 8 on bent knee deads.

OOOWWWWWWW. At least I did not hurl !


B.

[youngblood]

Congrats on the length of sobriety man!!! My roommate has been sober 18 years now, no slips, except when a bartender made him a "rum and coke" instead of a normal coke.
Damn, too bad about not having a "birthday hurl." :Happy Spinner:

[Tim Wescott]

Congratulations Brock........way to go buddy!!

[xenabeachgirl]

Good job, Brock!! Way to go!!

[Liftingchic]

Congrats hun.

[Heckman]

Excellent work cavemuscle...17 years is quite an accomplishment...I'm coming up on 10 years, memorial day weekend..
Oh yes...Life is good!

[macattack]

Congratulations and glad to see a few of us here.

I have 4-1/2 years sober, i just went to a meeting last night first in around 2 years because, well, i needed it emotionally, it makes me greatful getting back to a meeting now and then and hearing a new comer, i forget sometimes what exactly i have, we have been blessed, I have been blessed because i was deemed a hope to die dope fiend alcoholic and believed it for many years, well i didn't want to die on that day before my 39th birthday i wanted to live and live free and i took that last chance opportunity and it's stuck.

My Dad has over 20 something years sober and my sister has around 12, i have an uncle with 20 something, we used to be a quite insane family, we're all LESS insane now:) .

[GerryT]

Proud of you, Brock. Great achievement!

And mac, congrats to you and your family. Inspirational
to hear that!

[1705total]

Congrats, a great accomplishment for you ;D

[sockrocker]

awesome...i am always glad to hear about someone overcoming one of life's hard times...my dad was an alcoholic (it runs pretty hardcore in his side of the family), but has been sober now for at least 19 years...his sister, my aunt, was killed by her addictions...hard times such as these are what have driven me to swear off all of society's poisons, and live purely...again, congrats, and god's speed!

[Tim Wescott]

Living in addiction is a bit*h,but if you are lucky enough to come out alive,you seem to really cherish life so much more in sobriety.

I think we all know, or have someone in our lives or families, that is an alcoholic or drug addict.

Once you get over the physical addiction it`s all a mental thing.........often called a thinking problem,as opposed to a drinking problem..........at least in my case it was this way.

Mac,nice going buddy,glad you`re coming back around......stay a while this time!!

Where the hell is brock? :Dunno:

[macattack]

I will, I promiss POPS :-*heh heh


I am thinking, THINKING about getting into the drug treatment field, who better to help others then one themselves, I just don't know if i can handle all the heartbreak that's involved, i have a pretty soft heart over this stuff, but i also believe in tough love when dealing with addicts.

And yes anyone who can get out of the grip of addiction is very fortunate and even lucky, i know many people and have friends that have let it kill them, two whom were very close to me, one was like a brother too me whom i miss so much at times especially Christmas it was his favorite time of year.

[Tim Wescott]

POPS??

Who`s he talkin` to? :Big Laugh:

[youngblood]

Tim, I'm still not sure I know how you haven't taken another drink while living in Mayberry! I mean, Barney Fife, look at that guy!!! He looks like he took a nip every other chance he could! Surprised you never got an offer from him.
Stay strong, and THINK strong!

[Tim Wescott]

YB,as much as I truly hate this place,I hope I would never drink over it.

In the past,I would have been drunk daily and gone back home by now..........no doubt about it.

I just try to remain positive as much as possible.........which ain`t easy but my training goals really help me to stay focused........not to mention the fact that if I drank,I would be a goner in no time.

Thanks bro!

[GerryT]

Really admire your attitude and determination, pops; oops, Tim! ;D

Had a cousin who had 26 sober years before he died. He said he looked at life a day at a time and set daily goals for himself. This kept him on course.

Saw a great comedy show where one woman (Dorothy)realizes she is a compulsive gambler and finally goes to GA. Her friend Rose says "Let's hope you're cured this time".

Dorothy answers that an addiction never really gets cured, but you can conquer it by taking life a day at a time. Dimwitted Rose answers "That makes sense. If you took life 2 or 3 days at a time, you'd be constantly changing your underwear".

Dorothy's mother Sophia shakes her head and says, "Stand up and say it, my name is Rose and I'm an idiot!" ;D

[cavemuscle]

Thanks Everybody!

I'm telling part two of my story Saturday the 12th. Part one was the drunk-a-log, this will be "expereince, strength, and hope"

I love working with newcomers, I have an awesome sponsoree, a guy who had everything and is facing jail for dealing pot.

Macattack, dont let your soft spot hold you back. When you need to, I'll bet you can practice that tough love.

keeping it simple.

B

[macattack]

LMAO Tim ;D And i have nothing but R.E.S.P.E.C.T for my Elders


caveman you're alot more involved in the program then me, but every chance i get i spread the good news, that being there is a way out of addiction, life when hopeLess is a damn good starting over point, i mean hey, rock bottom can be good solid ground to stand on, think thats a song.

And along with what Tim said, we can find plenty of good excuses to drink or use, BUT no good reason, what good reason would a man/woman have to kill themselves? And thats exactly what i would be saying and doing if i drank, I would be commiting suicide and i'm not into that today, we're into staying alive and trying to thrive .

The only time i think about drinking is when everything seems hopeless but that's just a state of mind, usually takes me a bit to get my composure sometimes days but in the mean time i just don't drink, hell the tough part of this was the first year just getting thru each day was pure hell sometimes then it got easier just like everyone said it would.

And ya know i take a bit of credit for all i have today, but definetly not all, hell i was the one trying to kill myself and when i got TOTALLY honest with myself, got down on my knees and BEGGED for help, it came. It swept thru me like a new breathe of fresh air, it was like i was cleansed my soul no longer had to be imprisoned, nor my body or my mind, a new spirit entered me and took my hand and lifted me out of the labyrinth i had lived in for so long, it's hard to explain what happened but something sure did.


Thankyou caveman for keeping the program alive and sharing with thoughs newcomers, i'll be hitting more meeetings myself now, i've slid along this thing long enough i just don't want to slide back.