Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. There just aren't enough hours in the day. There are so many things I want to get done. I try to work on my next book, I do my blog, I have a "real" job too, I am a mom and wife, I go to meetings, I go to church, I have to clean house and make dinner, I help with homework and give baths. I have learned that I need to prioritize things. I can't do everything all at once, and certain things take precidence over other things (sometimes not things I really want to be doing), but other people that I love do. I have also learned that the most important things in my life today aren't 'things'. They aren't my house, care or job. It isn't money or material things. It is God, sobriety, my family, and friends. Things that will be there for me, care for me, give me support, love me. And things I can do the same for. That is what and who is important to me today. What's truly important to you? What's most important in your life? 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. One thing I can never forget is my last drunk, and I say drunk, because it wasn't my last drink. I was going out with a bang, I was on my way to treatment, and they told me not to stop drinking that night before, because they wanted me to be under a doctor's care when I did. I think I went a little overboard that day though, I would buy 2 at a time of the little airplane bottles from the stewardess a couple times on my first flight, then I had to stop at the bar in the airport between flights for a few shots, then a couple more airplane bottles on the next flight. Once I got off the place, I had to stop at the bar in the aiport one last time. That is where I had my last few double shots. A few people in there looked at me funny, but I didn't care. I just knew I would never drink again, or was planning on it. So far I haven't drank since. But I live one day at a time. I went to treament, and was in detox for 10 days, pretty much don't remember the next 3 days. It was pretty rough. But I need to remember that. Yeah, I had a lot of fun party days in the beginning, but in the end, I was drinking to survive, I was drinking so I wouldn't have a seizure from detoxing, I was hiding it from everyone, I was miserable, I hated myself. It wasn't worth what I was putting into it. I have to play the tape all the way through if I were to pick up a drink again today. I would lose everything, but would pretty much be giving everything away. It is a choice. That's all I have for today. Have a great one! Remember, one day at a time!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. My husband and I were on a little vacation this past week, and during that time, we met a lot of new people. I also got to share my story with other recovering alcoholic/addicts. It was an amazing experience. One thing I have learned in recovery in that I had to change who I surrounded myself with. And I know that Positive Thoughts=Positive Outcomes, so if I take it one step further and surround myself with positve people and people that uplift me, challenge me, push me and make me happy, that can only help. People that put me down, or enable me, don't let me get anywhere. And at this point, or any opint in my life for that matter, that's not what I need. So I decided to make a few changes. Well, actually, I didn't really do anything. In sobriety, you find out who your real friends are. There are some friends I just haven't talked to just because life gets busy, but some people I just don't even talk to. So you may need to do a little house cleaning, but that is ok. It may be hard in the beginning, but it is worth it in the long run. That's all for today. Have a great one!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Tomorrow, my husband and I have the opportunity to go back to the treatment center where I got sober, they are having an alumni reunion. I also get the priviledge of sharing my story or testimony as well. I feel very blessed to have that opportunity. For a little while I started to let it go to my head. But it's not about me, it all about God. God working through me. I need more than self-help, I need self-sacrifice. I have to give it away to keep it. But I have to stay humble or it is all pointless. God put me in every situation for a reason, for His purpose. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
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