still here

[carolmc]

Hi all....thanks for all the messages of support..this is day nine and i feel so much better...i have met someone who is prepared to go through the steps with me....i can't believe the hands of support that have been offered to me...there is no where in the world that i have ever encountered people who are willing to give of thier own time...
thanks all..i'll keep in touch

CarolMc

[janbear]

:17: Hi and Good morning Carol. That is wonderful news that you found someone to go through the steps with. :85: That shows your willingness and that is awesome:cool: to see. Have a great day. Keep coming back. :smile:

[yukonm]

Hi Carol,
I am so happy that you are going to start working the steps. Congratulations on your nine days. Thanks for checking in, I hope we hear from you again soon.

[Rockin Big Daddy]

:29:I have heard many ways in which we identify ourselves in the rooms - some are intended to be "funny", others more "catchy", and lastly some ID's are "scary" because that person's true desire to stop drinking may be questionable:

"I'm an alcoholic grateful to be in recovery, my problem is John".

"Grateful recovering alcoholic named John".

"John, I'm a drunk".

"I choose not to drink today, my name is John".

"Alcoholic named John - and I say alcoholic first because I need to remember that's what got me here".

"John .. addicted to recovery".

"John .. addicted to everything".

The list can go on and on... just a random thought this morning. However we say it - mean it. We didn't come into these rooms because our lives were in control or because things were going so well. Remember, too, that our bottoms choose us - we don't choose our bottoms.

I try to avoid reading about and watching news stories because it's a potential?relapse trigger for me since my old career I drank away was in News/ TV-Radio broadcasting. I do not like to get stuck in the "coulda, shoulda, wouldas" - but I wanted to illustrate another example of how our disease kills.... Did you hear about the July 26th crash on the Taconic Parkway in New York where a mother carrying a carload of family and kids crashed after driving the wrong-way down the road? Autopsy results show she had more than 10 drinks that day and there was pot in her system; also a broken bottle of Absolut was found in the car. Horrifying accident killing a total of eight people. For the grace of God, there go I ... I often drove drunk and never seriously hurt or killed anyone or became the morning headlines .. thank God!

Welcome back, Carol!!!:1:

[Chewi]

Congratulations on day 9!!! Way to go!!! Glad you are starting the steps!! Keep up the good work. Keep coming back and sharing! God bless!

p.s. Some great lines, there, Rockin Big Daddy! Good ones!