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> From: "drSue" <c70dr@...>
> Date: 2004/11/03 Wed AM 01:11:32 EST
> To: sosjournal@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [sosjournal] Newbie
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> Hi,
> Was glad to hear about SOSJournal. I like to write most every evening
> or whenever. It makes me feel connected to the good life and like a
> magnet keeps me leaning in that direction. I see from the group
> description that it's not so much about responding to others or
> providing support than it is about writing out thoughts and feelings.
> That's a good thing, I think. No pressure. Not that I don't like
> helping others and boosting their own leanings toward sobriety, but
> sometimes the little one inside me needs the space front and center
> without feeling guilty or neglectful of others.
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> I had to turn off the t.v. tonight (Nov 2). Refocus on my life.
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> I'd like to spend some time writing about getting my physical health
> back to where I want it to be now that I'm not drinking. I've been
> sober for a year, with only a single blip on the radar during that
> time. I feel solid now. It's funny, getting and remaining sober has
> the unintended (or intended) effect of solidifying my knowledge of who
> I am. My thoughts of drinking have been altered I think permanently.
> I think of it much like I'd think of a life of crime or murder or
> deceitfulness... it's just not something I'd do. It's not in my
> realm. And I don't want it there. I used to grieve the booze and the
> escape. But that mourning is over. Now I have sober mornings!
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> Just like I was able to get past the booze, I know I have it in me to
> get my athletic body back. I had done real well on a brief attempt of
> an sos health group. I was sorry to see it disband for political
> reasons, but I'd like to reinvent that momentum for myself,
> physically, here. Exercise, diet, weight loss. It's something within
> my reach now, because I've got a handle on my moods and life to some
> extent. So I'd like to get myself back into a good habit of healthy
> living. The booze is gone, that was step one. The mood swings that
> were ruining my life are gone, that was step two. Now it's time to
> take that third step and get my butt running and caring about what I
> eat. It's just the natural next phase in taking care of myself.
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> It's a great list idea! Kind of like a sigh of relief. Like leaving
> the city for awhile and taking a long quiet stroll down a country
> road.
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> drSue
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