Life ain't easy

[Mias]

Hi all - life sure ain't easy but it is glorious, wonderful, too-much-for
words to be sober just for today!
Thank you for being here for me. Good times and sad.
Kind regards
Mias - 14 years clean and sober and enjoying every second of it!

[rosie]

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"Mias" <emiasdont@spamnetactive.co.za> wrote in message
news:402141e7.0@news1.mweb.co.za...
> Hi all - life sure ain't easy but it is glorious, wonderful,
too-much-for
> words to be sober just for today!
> Thank you for being here for me. Good times and sad.
> Kind regards
> Mias - 14 years clean and sober and enjoying every second of it!
>
>

[Bpyboy]

Hey mias, I know what you mean my friend. I've only been cleaned out for a
couple months here, and have gone through some serious losses over the last
year (namely, my dad, my grandmother, and my job) and honestly, it was
everything and anything I could do to stay clean.

Funny thing, I went home to WI for my dad's funeral, and everyone in my family
was tying one on. So i looked up AA while in town, and showed up, and couldn't
believe it, my old high school soccer coach and biology teacher were there!

What a meeting after like 10 years away!!

anyways, you got to take the good with the bad! Bigger folks than us have
fallen into the same trap. Bigger folks have died in the trap!

Glad you're taking your current problems in stride (and if you get pissed off
and have to scream, that's ok too--in my early days I got my heavy bag out of
storage, and beat the hell out of it routinely!--good excersise, good "pressure
valve").

Anyways, congrats on the 14 years!!! I'll be there in about 13 more!

John

[Ron]

On 05 Feb 2004 00:24:39 GMT, Bpyboy <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote:

> Hey mias, I know what you mean my friend. I've only been cleaned out for a
> couple months here, and have gone through some serious losses over the last
> year (namely, my dad, my grandmother, and my job) and honestly, it was
> everything and anything I could do to stay clean.

I find knowing you were able to stay sober through the toughest of times
like that inspirational. Sorry for what you've been through, but
congratulations on getting through it. Awesome.

--
AB5DB9CC

[Mias]

Dear John - my worst drunk memory was when my dad passed away. He was my
whole world and his funeral, the journey there and back, was just one
drunken haze. A week after that I crowned it all by getting arrested for
drunk and disorderly and backhanded a policeman in the process. Coming too,
lying on my face, in a cell with a toilet that has no seat and thick, thick
burglar bars, was hell. These police cells were right across from where my
dad used to be a much beloved magistrate!
I know he understood but it was bad times.
Today, I celebrate this gift, that you guys give me, of being able to stay
sober through adversity. It is truly the greatest gift I have ever gotten
for on that depends my everything. My whole being. Without sobriety I have
nothing worthwhile and am nothing worthwhile.
Kind regards
Mias
"Bpyboy" <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040204192439.13722.00000996@mb-m27.aol.com...
> Hey mias, I know what you mean my friend. I've only been cleaned out for
a
> couple months here, and have gone through some serious losses over the
last
> year (namely, my dad, my grandmother, and my job) and honestly, it was
> everything and anything I could do to stay clean.
>
> Funny thing, I went home to WI for my dad's funeral, and everyone in my
family
> was tying one on. So i looked up AA while in town, and showed up, and
couldn't
> believe it, my old high school soccer coach and biology teacher were
there!
>
> What a meeting after like 10 years away!!
>
> anyways, you got to take the good with the bad! Bigger folks than us have
> fallen into the same trap. Bigger folks have died in the trap!
>
> Glad you're taking your current problems in stride (and if you get pissed
off
> and have to scream, that's ok too--in my early days I got my heavy bag out
of
> storage, and beat the hell out of it routinely!--good excersise, good
"pressure
> valve").
>
> Anyways, congrats on the 14 years!!! I'll be there in about 13 more!
>
> John
>

[Bpyboy]

Hey Mias, yeah, dads funeral was a tough one. I was ok through most of it. It
was a strange thing, he worked at a bar, and there was his cremation "urn"
which was really just an enormous beer stine!!

And all his bar buddies showed up, and a TON of old army buddies, with photos.
I held up ok until they fired the "rifle salute"

then I fucking lost it. I threw up behind the building shortly afterwards
(totally and perhaps WAY TOO SOBER to handle it)

Then we all went to dad's work place--Joker's in Appleton WI (cool bar, from
what i can remember of it!). And I ordered a becks (like I always did), and
had about a swallow, then threw it up too!

So that was my big "slip", but I don't really consider it one. I was dry for a
couple months, then puked after one swallow of beer! For the guy who could
power down a case a day for a couple weeks straight, not too impressive! and
that, my friend, totally killed my taste for it.

So that was it. I promised the old man that I wouldn't go down that easy, not
that way. And then, again, at his funeral, I promised him that. And so used
much of my inheritance on much needed medical attention, shrink
appointments.....

but WOW talk about a learning experience! That was perhaps the first
important event in my life that I wasn't either drunk or hungover for. I mean,
I was so high on opium that i nearly missed my high school graduation, and just
got pissed up and didn't even bother attending my college graduation. And I
didn't even make an attempt when I got my MS, they just sent it in a freaking
mailing tube! Wow, that was impressive!
Take care!
John

[Bpyboy]

and mias don't send me anymore "Dear John's" ok?

Family joke, my grandmother (Annie) would send either "Dear Grandson" or "hello
john" letters, too many dear john letters from the war days I guess!!!

take care
John

[rosie]

> Today, I celebrate this gift, that you guys give me, of being able
to stay
> sober through adversity. It is truly the greatest gift I have ever
gotten
> for on that depends my everything. My whole being. Without
sobriety I have
> nothing worthwhile and am nothing worthwhile.
> Kind regards
> Mias


mias,
what a wonderful post, it is dripping in gratitude, THANKS!
rosie

[Mias]

Yeah John - Anybody 'sober' reading what transpired when we each lost our
dad would not understand the miracles that happen in the quiet...
Thanks for sharing. It always helps.
Kind regards
Mias
"Bpyboy" <bpyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040205082748.12611.00001708@mb-m29.aol.com...
> Hey Mias, yeah, dads funeral was a tough one. I was ok through most of
it. It
> was a strange thing, he worked at a bar, and there was his cremation "urn"
> which was really just an enormous beer stine!!
>
> And all his bar buddies showed up, and a TON of old army buddies, with
photos.
> I held up ok until they fired the "rifle salute"
>
> then I fucking lost it. I threw up behind the building shortly afterwards
> (totally and perhaps WAY TOO SOBER to handle it)
>
> Then we all went to dad's work place--Joker's in Appleton WI (cool bar,
from
> what i can remember of it!). And I ordered a becks (like I always did),
and
> had about a swallow, then threw it up too!
>
> So that was my big "slip", but I don't really consider it one. I was dry
for a
> couple months, then puked after one swallow of beer! For the guy who
could
> power down a case a day for a couple weeks straight, not too impressive!
and
> that, my friend, totally killed my taste for it.
>
> So that was it. I promised the old man that I wouldn't go down that easy,
not
> that way. And then, again, at his funeral, I promised him that. And so
used
> much of my inheritance on much needed medical attention, shrink
> appointments.....
>
> but WOW talk about a learning experience! That was perhaps the first
> important event in my life that I wasn't either drunk or hungover for. I
mean,
> I was so high on opium that i nearly missed my high school graduation, and
just
> got pissed up and didn't even bother attending my college graduation. And
I
> didn't even make an attempt when I got my MS, they just sent it in a
freaking
> mailing tube! Wow, that was impressive!
> Take care!
> John

[Julie LaRue]

"Mias" <emiasdont@spamnetactive.co.za> wrote in message
news:402141e7.0@news1.mweb.co.za...
> Hi all - life sure ain't easy but it is glorious, wonderful, too-much-for
> words to be sober just for today!
> Thank you for being here for me. Good times and sad.
> Kind regards
> Mias - 14 years clean and sober and enjoying every second of it!
>
>
And so it is!!