The first time I sobered up I was 40 years old and it took me a couple of months to feel good. I relapsed at age 45 for an 11 year spree. It's taken me three years to feel normal again. I don't recommend relapsing at all, especially later in life. Whew !!!
#RecoveryPosse
When you go from being a homeless bum to working full time at a good job with a 401k and benefits, driving a nice car and living in a decent apartment. It's safe to say that your recovery is going well. Even on a rainy day.
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I just got home from Florida. It was an 11 hour drive back because I dropped off my mother's neighbor in Jacksonville on the way back. All settled in; fed and ready for work tomorrow am. Sobriety is remarkable.
Oh yeah, I turned 60 today. 🎈
Thank you
#RecoveryPosse
!
@GregGowe
His last tweet was the first one I saw.
I followed him immediately and I always will because of that last message. Sometimes I forget how beautiful life really is.
When I turned 40 I got sober for the first time. In less than a year I felt ok and quickly adjusted to life.
I'll be 60 this fall and I'll be 4 years sober. I'm just getting adjusted to life again. Take my word for it; don't relapse. It just gets worse.
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After 3 years of staying
#sober
, working and saving and not buying anything but food and gasoline, I finally that I Am worthy of having something nice.
#selfcare
.
It's nothing fancy. But it's my new digs for a year. I'm definitely going to enjoy having my coffee in the sunshine on that little deck. New job, New apartment, new life
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Well, I couldn't find an apartment in time to start my new job on schedule, so I'm going to live at a halfway house in the area until I do.
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I begin working in Peer Support on the 16th of January !!! 🥳💥🥳 !!!
When I turned to the streets to drink my mother had to detach with love.
I left her no choice. Last night I called her and we talked for an hour because I'm
#sober
now. ⭐
When I left rehab just over 3 years ago, I went to a halfway house because my counselor told me they'd help me find a job. That job gave me my integrity back. Accountability. Responsibility. Reliability. For 2 1/2 years, I didn't miss a day of work.
A bum off the streets. 🆒️
I went outside and my neighbor was on his front lawn with his dog, so I went over to meet him. He was just bouncing back from a relapse and has a week of sobriety. We went to a meeting and now I have a sponsee.
#grace
of God.
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I'm digging myself out of a low spot with gratitude and trust prayers. That's all I'm asking for. I think it's working.
#RecoveryPosse
; I appreciate you 🙏
Ok, my fellow
#RecoveryPosse
friends. I am done with all of his nonsense. Congratulations to anyone in
#recovery
who hasn't had a drink today. So far, so good for me.
#odaat
At the end of my drinking I wasn't hungover anymore. I was in withdrawal. That was a whole new kind of sickness. Shaking and sweating until I had a bottle of wine or 3 or 4 beers. Just to feel normal.
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When I started Taco Bell 3 years ago I was out of it. Yet I was promoted to Team Trainer in 7 months and Shift Manager in 1 year later. I Will succeed again. I will Not go back to the streets again.
#RecoveryPosse
; it takes determination.
I get to go pay my utility bill tomorrow because I'm sober. I never thought that I'd get a high from paying a bill.
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Responsibility is
#selfcare
I just want to say thank you to everyone for all of the birthday wishes. It's an honor to turn sixty years old. I thought I'd hate the idea of it, but I love it ! I made it to 60 !!!
It never would have happened if I hadn't quit drinking.
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It's been almost 3 years since I've had a drink and my brain is STILL adjusting to life without alcohol.
#recovery
is such a trip. 🌠 thank you
#RecoveryPosse
I remember when I couldn't go a day without a drink. Now I hardly miss a day with a 3 mile walk and a spinach salad 🥗 with avocado 🥑 and walnuts.
#selfcare
#RecoveryPosse
I have to confess that my disease sometimes misses the chaos and wants the old adventure again. I was out in my car shopping yesterday and it called out to me saying: "Remember how much fun it was ?"
I laughed and said: "No." ⛔️
It's a beautiful windy Saturday, and I haven't done a thing but eat, tweet, and nap. And it's ok because I'm sober. Plus, I worked all week, and I earned a day to do nothing.
#RecoveryPosse
One of the biggest regrets I have about my early recovery is that I wasn't able to be proud of myself. If you have been able to take steps to improve your life by quitting drugs and or alcohol, give yourself a pat on the back.
#RecoveryPosse
Thank you
#RecoveryPosse
and everyone else for such a wonderful reception on my milestone of 3 years & 6 months of sobriety !!! You're all the best.
I Love you. ❤️
KIP
As addicts, we want to feel good all of the time. But that's not life. Recovery is about learning how to ride the waves. Life on life's terms.
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This was the last grocery store I was allowed in before I quit drinking. They never caught me stealing wine. 5 of the other ones did. Tonight I bought soda water 🍶
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There's something about going to a meeting and hearing someone else verbalize the same frustrations that you're feeling. There's an ironic comfort in that.
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If I ever drink again, I won't stop because: 1. I can't. & 2. I couldn't ever go through those first 2 years of facing the world sober after being drunk for such a long time and having that be my normal. 3 & 1/2 years of sobriety and sober is still weird 😐
#RecoveryPosse
#RecoveryPosse
I had a flat tire yesterday and I changed it no problem. Instead of being upset by the inconvenience I was grateful that I HAD a car and a tire to change.
#recovery
does wonders for our ability to adapt.
A guy at a meeting a while back said:
"I miss the chaos." At the time I could relate. I thought of my younger days when we would just go nuts and drink and do stupid stuff. After where all of that led me to, I finally Don't miss the chaos at All !! 😬
#RecoveryPosse
On of my favorite things about going to an AA meeting is when I share and someone new thanks me for what I said. To think, I actually helped someone. 🌟
Let's get ready to kill this thing !
#RecoveryPosse
. No beast is going to break me ever again. I'm hooked on winning 🏆 If I go down I'm going to be sober and swinging 🥊
I remember some mornings I would wake up and be so sick that I was actually frightened. I had a fear inside of me that I didn't understand. I now know that it was my body telling my brain that alcohol was going to kill me.
I should have been scared.
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Hey
#RecoveryPosse
. I took my walk, ate my salad, called my sponsor and checked in on a guy with 8 months recovery time. Now I'm spending
✨NEW YEAR'S EVE ✨ with Y'all.
#soberlife
Good Morning
#RecoveryPosse
🌄
Let's all have a great sober week.
If you're doing well, reach out and help someone. If you're struggling, don't be afraid to reach out to someone who is doing well. Unity, Service, Recovery.
Once an alcoholic or an addict comes to terms with their affliction and decides to do something about it they are open to a whole new lease in life.
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I hope everyone had a safe and sober week in
#RecoveryPosse
. Hard work pays off. But man, it makes me tired.
I'm looking at an apartment tomorrow so I can have a quiet place to come home to 😏