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Explore the raw and honest reflections of my path to sobriety, where each day brings new challenges and triumphs.

Daily Reflections and Insights

Day 14: Building Community and Support

Morning I woke up at my usual time, but I was still a little sore from the previous day and we had an early start day so I would have to rush my regular morning routine, so I decided to sleep in until 6:45am and call it a rest day from the gym.   2nd Street AA...

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Day 13: SMART Meeting

Morning I woke up at my usual time, but I was still a little sore from the previous day and we had an early start day so I would have to rush my regular morning routine, so I decided to sleep in until 6:45am and call it a rest day from the gym.   2nd Street AA...

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Day 12: Smashed

Got up early and did the usual routine. Started to add lifting weights into my gym routine. Attended a zoom AA meeting in the morning.  Mom and Barney came to visit at 9am.  Went to the Crown Point AA meeting.   In the afternoon, we focused on Internal Family Systems...

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Day 11: Hiking and Visits

Same morning routine.  My sister came to visit at 9am. We took the Druggy Buggy (its a Kia Carnival minivan) up to Three Sisters Falls going the back way - 8 miles of badly maintained dirt roads.  Did some hiking and head back down to the Villa through Julian.  It was...

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Day 10: AA vs SMART

Woke up just after 3am and couldn't get back to sleep. Took a lot of effort to get to the gym and do a mile on the treadmill and sauna. Sad day in the house... the other guy has left the villa this morning. We had a good session going over the difference between AA...

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Day 9: The Anonymous People

I got 3 miles on the treadmill in the morning before my first meeting. Today is the last day for the other guy at the Villa. It's exciting for him, but very sad for the rest of us; but we pan to keep in touch and meet up once I'm in PHP.  That brings it down to just 3...

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