Thread: 10 days sober
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Old 08-30-2005, 11:43 AM
stuart
 
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Re: 10 days sober


"Bryan" <bekberg@charter.net> wrote in message
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> stuart wrote:
>> Bryan <bekberg@charter.net> wrote in message
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>>>Bryan wrote:
>>>
>>>>10 days sober now have to make a better effort to get to more AA
>>>>meetings. So busy but no excuse. Looking forward to meetings and
>>>>sobriety.. Reading the big book again. Trying to figure out what to do
>>>>this weekend, I know what i'm not going to do, and that's drink..
>>>
>>>I have to explain something. People here think i
>>>am making excuses for not going to meetings. I am
>>>not. I do go to meetings, and as many that are
>>>realistically possible for me to go to. I can
>>>probably do 4 a week with my schedule. I work
>>>over 50 hours a week i drive 3 hours a day to and
>>>from work. I get home 2:30 in the morning only
>>>meeting i can possibly go to during the week is at
>>>10 am. I still go during the week, I cannot
>>>physically go to one every single day. I cannot
>>>physically go to 90 meetings in 90 days.. I have a
>>>recovery plan that will work if i work it. I
>>>cannot quit my job I have the best job i've every
>>>had. I DO GO TO MEETINGS. Saturday and Sunday
>>>are guaranteed meetings, and tuesday and thursday
>>>are all day i am going to meetings no excuses, all
>>>other days are dependent on amount of sleep i get
>>>for work. I DO HAVE A PLAN. If i work it I will
>>>stay sober. I do appreciate all comments, i just
>>>feel not everyone knows exactly where i'm coming
>>>from.

>>
>>
>> hey no probs from me. When did you drink?
>>
>>

> Last three months very little. I didn't have the time..


Good going on the sobriety. It was recommended to me that I attend meetings
on my usual drinking nights. If I drank Friday night, Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon, those were the days i would go to a meeting. It worked out
pretty good.