What's making you happy today? - Page 207

Shawnee123 · 12-31-2008, 08:14 AM

Good for you, Griff! Bravo!

Trilby · 12-31-2008, 08:48 AM

good for you Griff. I know how very hard that is for me to do. You've been sans booze for quite a while now, right?

Griff · 12-31-2008, 08:49 AM

One year a couple days ago.

Shawnee123 · 12-31-2008, 08:56 AM

A person very close to me, and I won't say who because well, it's his business, has been sober for over 10 years. No one, and I mean NO ONE, is funnier or sweeter or goofier than he is. I am so proud of his accomplishment.

You go Griff.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2008, 08:58 AM

Bah, ya quiter... just for that I hope you live to be 100.

Trilby · 12-31-2008, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

One year a couple days ago.

If you don't mind, Griff, can you say a little about the challenges (or, lack of challenges if that's the case) this has brought about in your life? Were you ever really, really tempted? Did you ever feel sorry for yourself? Did you ever wish you could just let it all go and get smashed just one more time? Did people at parties ever grill you about it? Do you feel a lot better or the same?

If these questions are not cool, I apologize. I'd just like to know how you feel after a year without booze.

Sundae · 12-31-2008, 09:50 AM

Me too.
I'll share mine in return. Next year.

Griff · 12-31-2008, 11:48 AM

The biggest challenge for me is not getting pasted at parties. Being sober in a large group of drunks is really hard. I had no experience being sober at parties until this year. I drank whenever in a large group from high school on. The other time I'm tempted is when work gets stressful, but right now my work isn't getting to me. I'm focused on monitoring my mood and using self-talk and breathing exercises to get me over the hump. The most dangerous thing for me is the little voice that says I can control my drinking now, as if a quarter century of evidence to the contrary is meaningless. The questions are very cool, especially if I can help anyone else kill the monkey.

Griff · 12-31-2008, 11:57 AM

oops there were more questions. People have been good about it and I've convinced myself that they don't see me as weak because I lack control once the key is in the ignition. I really wanted to hit the whiskey during the holiday season, I miss the bite, a lot. I am much sharper physically and mentally. I actually finished 8th out of 22 fencers at a holiday tournement last weekend in foil which is my #2 weapon. I firmly believe we can rewire ourselves a great deal within the limitations of our biology.

Trilby · 12-31-2008, 12:20 PM

You're an inspiration, Griff.

I admire your ability to do this.

*hugs*

Griff · 12-31-2008, 12:24 PM

Thanks!

TheMercenary · 12-31-2008, 12:48 PM

Well done Griff. You have much to be proud of and many good years ahead of you.

Cicero · 12-31-2008, 12:49 PM

Hey Griff. I have heard that you need to keep yourself occupied with tasks around a bunch of drunks at parties if you don't want to hit the sauce. I'm not sure what kind of party you are attending, but maybe keeping yourself intellectually stimulated by playing games might work. Well, I know it works because I've done it, but you may not be going to a party that is that casual.

Nice work Griff!

Flint · 12-31-2008, 01:30 PM

Jamming with my old band members at a party tonight.
Might have to borrow some mini-drums from the kids.

All 16" kick, like Tony Williams meets Drum n Bass.

HungLikeJesus · 01-01-2009, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

... I actually finished 8th out of 22 fencers at a holiday tournement last weekend in foil which is my #2 weapon. ...

Griff, can you post a picture of you wearing your foil hat?

12-31-2008, 08:14 AM	#3091
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Good for you, Griff! Bravo! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-31-2008, 08:48 AM	#3092
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	good for you Griff. I know how very hard that is for me to do. You've been sans booze for quite a while now, right? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-31-2008, 08:49 AM	#3093
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	One year a couple days ago. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2008, 08:56 AM	#3094
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	A person very close to me, and I won't say who because well, it's his business, has been sober for over 10 years. No one, and I mean NO ONE, is funnier or sweeter or goofier than he is. I am so proud of his accomplishment. You go Griff. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-31-2008, 08:58 AM	#3095
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bah, ya quiter... just for that I hope you live to be 100. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2008, 09:50 AM	#3097
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Me too. I'll share mine in return. Next year.

12-31-2008, 11:48 AM	#3098
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The biggest challenge for me is not getting pasted at parties. Being sober in a large group of drunks is really hard. I had no experience being sober at parties until this year. I drank whenever in a large group from high school on. The other time I'm tempted is when work gets stressful, but right now my work isn't getting to me. I'm focused on monitoring my mood and using self-talk and breathing exercises to get me over the hump. The most dangerous thing for me is the little voice that says I can control my drinking now, as if a quarter century of evidence to the contrary is meaningless. The questions are very cool, especially if I can help anyone else kill the monkey. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2008, 11:57 AM	#3099
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	oops there were more questions. People have been good about it and I've convinced myself that they don't see me as weak because I lack control once the key is in the ignition. I really wanted to hit the whiskey during the holiday season, I miss the bite, a lot. I am much sharper physically and mentally. I actually finished 8th out of 22 fencers at a holiday tournement last weekend in foil which is my #2 weapon. I firmly believe we can rewire ourselves a great deal within the limitations of our biology. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2008, 12:20 PM	#3100
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	You're an inspiration, Griff. I admire your ability to do this. hugs __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-31-2008, 12:24 PM	#3101
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2008, 12:48 PM	#3102
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Well done Griff. You have much to be proud of and many good years ahead of you. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-31-2008, 12:49 PM	#3103
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Hey Griff. I have heard that you need to keep yourself occupied with tasks around a bunch of drunks at parties if you don't want to hit the sauce. I'm not sure what kind of party you are attending, but maybe keeping yourself intellectually stimulated by playing games might work. Well, I know it works because I've done it, but you may not be going to a party that is that casual. Nice work Griff! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

12-31-2008, 01:30 PM	#3104
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Jamming with my old band members at a party tonight. Might have to borrow some mini-drums from the kids. All 16" kick, like Tony Williams meets Drum n Bass. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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