Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. It is such an amazing feeling to be free. Free in so many ways. Free from the chains of addiction. Free from the wrath of hell. Free only by the grace of God. Stuck in my old ways I was only headed in one direction, and that was down. I was never going to go anywhere drinking and using. I was a broken spirit, but then couldn't live in my regret, so had to do something with my life. I decided to give it back to God. I had given it to Him when I was younger, but walked away when I decided to drink and use. My priorities changed, and I wanted to live for Him again. I wanted to be free again. He has taken away my want to drink and use. I praise Him every day for that. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
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Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. I could have regretted and hated myself and or sulked or whatever or turned it around and made it a positive. I chose to find the good. I belive my purpose is help others. I believe that me drinking and getting sober and sharing my journey can help others get sober too. Me shaing my story, my struggles and joys can help just one person get sober or stay sober through the day, I've done my job. I am involved in AA, I chair meetings, I give rides to people to meetings, I write a daily blog, I have written a couple books, I am always here to listen...always. Everything happens for a reason. I feel I have found my purpose. Sometimes when bad things happen, great things come out of them. I have never been more happy in my life than I am now. And without me being an alcoholic, I wouldn't be where I am today. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Sometimes when I am struggling I want answers...I want answers now...I want God to be there with me and to help me. I found a Bible verse too that I like that I think goes along the lines of this quote. James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those that love him." God is always with me, but he is not always speaking. He is always listening though. He is THE teacher. I can learn so much from him. How to live. I can call on him when I need him and he will be there. I am not alone. I just need to persevere every day, day by day, to one day be with him, for eternity. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Serenity is something that is very important to me. Sobriety has given me this, and God has given me this. It doesn't mean that my life is perfect and I don't go through any trials. It's called life, I have lost jobs, cars have broken down, and I have been sick in the hospital. I have lost family and friends that didn't deserve to die. But in my sobriety and with God by my side, I have learned that I can have peace while I am in the storm, instead of stressing and griping when I have no control over the storm. There are a lot of things in life I have no control over and learning to differentiate those things has been a huge help. Sobriety has helped me do that. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. It's always been hard to understand certain things that happen in my life, but I have to trust that God's way is the right way. Some days are harder that others. Some days I think God knows exactly what He is doing, other's I think He is crazy. But in all actuality, I am the crazy one. He is always right. The problem is that I don't see the big picture. I think I know what should be happening, but really don't. I need to simply trust Him. Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." A lot of the times it is easier said that done, but I just need to practice it. And the the more I practice it, the easier it becomes. I just need to give it to God and trust in Him. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. What a beautiful day to be alive and sober! Today I have 17 months clean & sober! Almost a year and a half of amazing, life-changing, event have occurred. All I can say is thank you to everyone that has been there, Chris, Mom, Dad, Mackenzie, Nancy, Sarah, Nina, everyone else. One day at a time. Only by God's grace. Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strenghens me." I do not do this alone. Also all my friends in AA. I know I'm not beng very anonymous, but I won't break anyone else's anonymity. Thanks guys for always listening to me chair the meetings, and tell my stories, I appreciate it. It really helps me grow and helps me stay sober. Thanks Desert Palms, for getting me started on this path, I wouldn't be here today without you. There are so many others to name, and you know who you are, so I don't need to name names. If you feel in your heart you helped me, you did, Thank You! That's all for today! Have a great one!!!!!
Good morning! My name is Lauren & I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Procrastinating has always been an issue for me, but I am a lot better at it in my sobriety than when I was drinking and using. Then I never got anything done. Bills got put on the table, which got piled to ridiculousness, then just thrown away, then never got paid. I thought everything was paid off in collections until I just got my credit report, but that comes with drinking/using too...consequences. Just because I got sober doesn't mean my past won't catch up with me. For seven years now that will be on my credit. All those hospital bills, I could have, should have just paid, but was too lazy to pay. Now I am paying, literally, for it. But you live and learn, right? Since I got sober, I do things differently. And I have realized I can only change what I can change, but knowing the difference, that's the key. That's all for today. Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Today I have a simple picture and quote..."Believe in yourself." No matter what you are doing or going through. YOu can do it. You can get throught it. I also like how highlighted in blue is says BE YOU. You are the only you. Don'y try to be like anyone else. You are beautiful just the way you are. I know for a long time I didn't think I was beautiful. But God made me just the way I am, in His image. So I can't say I am ugly. Today I am happy with myself. I am taking better care of myself, eating better, working out daily. I'm not trying to just work on myself outer-self either, I pray daily for patience, and kindness and sincerity. But that's what I need to work on. And that's not all. :) So BE YOU and believe in yourself. That's all I have for today! Have a great one! Don't forget to check out my store!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Thomas Merton put it best, "Pride makes us artificial & Humility makes us real." I really need to watch myself sometimes. I get so excited about things I do, or me, me, me. I AM giving with what I do. I share, but am I doing it for the wrong reasons is what is comes down to. Am I doing it for self-gratification or worldly self-fulfillment? Or am I REALLY doing it to help others? I have been praying a lot more and trying not to do things that have me at the center of them. James 4:6 "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." I can be proud of myself for getting and staying sober without being prideful. I can be grateful. And I am not doing it alone...by the grace of the God. That's all for today. Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. A few things sobriety has given me, is being happy, joyous, and free. I am no longer chained to the bottle. I am free of that bondage. I no longer have that need to wake up at 4am to go to the gas station to start my my day because I am out of vodka. I am happy today. I always have a smile on my face. I know that sounds so cheesy. But I have so much to be thankful for. And I have said it a thousand times and I will say it a thousand more. I am so blessed. Not only am I free from the bondage of alcohol, I am free from the bondage of sin. God has cleansed me. I am still a sinner, yes, but now I am free. This past weekend was 4th of July weekend, and I live in America, a free country. I am so free. Thank you God. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
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