Things are going okay I guess.
- I went and played cards yesterday and did very well. I won the first tournament and came in third the second. Temptation was everywhere, but I am proud to say with my head held high, I didn't fall into the trap. Daughter#1 lost one of her two front teeth while I was playing and called to tell me, so I got to play the tooth (toof as she now says it) fairy. The wife was nervous the whole time that I was gone worrying about if I was strong enough to stand the temptation. She worries alot because she is addicted to drama and I haven't given her any drama lately. But she got her fix worrying about me -- she got her rush and I got some. Kind of crazy, huh?
- As for today, I went to church and it was nice. We ate our normal Sunday dinner from the local Long John Silvers, came home, thought I was going to play some basketball, but that fell through. So I ended up watching the playoffs, and as the wife says, yelling at the TV all afternoon.
- After watching the playoffs we had some family time. We pulled up videos from YouTube and did the Chicken Dance, the Macarena, the ChaCha Slide, and the Hokey Pokey which was very fun. Wish I had a video camera to show you all of us acting silly. What a natural high to have so much fun with my family.
- Tomorrow I am going job hunting, hopefully everything goes well.
- Everyone -- check out Sober Steve's blog -- he needs our prayers.
my friend Guy is helping me to understand and be a sober alcoholic and NOT just a dry one.Thanks for the tugs the wagon ride this weekend has been a little less bumpy.
4 comments:
Sounds like you had a good time with your family. Good job for not having a drink. Keep it up!
It is amazing what we can do with our family without drinking. I am also just figuring that out.
Thanks for comments and support. Hope hunting went well. All of our seasons are closed now.
You are on your way. It takes a while to get your thinking straight but it appears you are on the right track.
I found that I had to stay busy and stay busy at something that I didn't associate with booze..and in my case damn near everything was associated with booze except work so I worked..and worked.. and then worked some more until I realized that I was substituting work for alcohol and had become a workaholic..still a dry drunk. It was not until I was able to open the locked closet in the deep recesses of my mind and bring the memories out and deal with them that I was able to actually find peace with myself. Our abuse of alcohol is nothing but a symptom of a problem..just as a fever is a symptom of an infection. Cure the infection and cure the fever. It is not something that will happen overnight..you will not wake up one day and say..I'm cured..I am no longer an alcoholic..once an alcoholic always an alcoholic and we are always just one drink away from being drunk. But one day you will realize that you have forgiven yourself..and that is what it is all about..just finding that peace of mind..being able to look in the mirror and like what you see.
One day at a time..and remember that tomorrow morning is the first day of the rest of your life..make the most of it.
Drop me an e mail..I have a hint or two for you.
I hope you keep discovering the good things. Keep well,
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