Nice to meet you; glad to be here. My name is Ron E., my sobriety date is 2/24/09. I'll spend some time learning Bluidkiti. I'll "keep coming back":281:

Welcome Ron, look forward to sharing with you.

:67: Ron and everyone! :17:

Happy New Year
 

Hello: my name is Cathy , I'm just coming back and I love reading your post. I'm terrrible with with this kinda stuff ( computors) but I will try to figire it out . Anyway Happy New everyone!

Hi Cathy, :17: So happy to have you join us. I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Have a great Thursday and a very Happy New Year! :42:

Hello from New Jersey!
 

Hey, my name is Richie and I am an alcoholic. After 25 years drunk, I am 117 days sober. Life is good! :)

Me or as close as I can get
 

I am 42, raised in a dysfunctional split house, which I lay no burden on. I was truly loved, my father died when I was as 7 and although the visits were not regular, my father's dad loved me, I felt it to my bones every time he hugged me and I saw it in the tears every time he walked away. My issues were in his absence. I started drinking at 10ish, had my first beer with a family member by 12, we are German/polish and alcohol was part of ever family function. Fast forward... I have always maintained my career. I am a functional alcoholic. I recently quit drinking for 9 months, them... I went for a ride without my colors, I can not drink while wearing my colors, it is forbidden. And I would not stop at my old biker bar hang outs unless I was on my bike. You know the rest, those 2 beers led to 2 months of solid drinking. Then I reached out to some brothers, and bam, I was sober again... Now here I am on vacation, and the condo we have rented has one locked door, I start to think about what is behind that door. Wow, so easy to open, so I do... There sits a half gallon of kettle one, and without a second of thought I am chugging it down. I am a beast among beasts, I fear no one. But I am so weak....

Welcome clundy1, richieboo, and Cedeines. So glad you signed in and shared with us. Hope you will keep coming to the site. The key to recovery is H.O.W. Honesty, Open Mindedness and Willingness. I often have to pray for the willingness to be willing.

I had to get honest about my disease, I had to be open minded and recognize that my way didn't work, my way brought me to where I am in today. I had to be willing to change. I had to be willing to do whatever it took to stay clean and sober.

I have a disease, the problem is me. The drugs and alcohol are but a symptom of my disease. I have an allergy, I don't metabolize things the way 'normal' do and I have a mind that is obsessive/compulsive. It is a disease that say "This time will be different." It also tells me that I don't have a disease. I looked at it as dis-ease, not comfortable in my own skin, not wanting to be me, always looking outside of myself for SOMETHING/ANYTHING that will make me feel better. I internalized my feelings and drugs and alcohol helped me to cope with life. Today, just for today, I choose not to use people, places, and things.

New member
 

Hello group my name is Roy and i live in west palm beach and work as a drug and alcohol counselor. I have just recently found this site and i love it! A great thing to browse with my coffee and help center myself , Much more help full and positive than the blotter lol .i wish everyone a great day.

:67: richieboo, Cedeines and Roy! :17: I am happy to have you all join us. I hope you will continue to come and share with us here. Have a great Sunday and keep taking it one day at a time!

Welcome South Ocean Roy, so glad you made the decision to join us. We have a daily check in, hope you will sign in each day and say hello!

Hi
 

Hi!
My name is Sue and I am an alcoholic/addict. On the 15th of December I celebrated 3 years sober. It has been an amazing journey! I look forwards to learning to use the resources available on this site and to make some new connections.

Hi Sue, :17: So glad to have you join us. Congratulations on 3 years! :29: I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Have a great Wednesday! :)

Good morning. Grateful.:169::169:

Good morning Toastita! :17: It is great having you join us. I hope you have a wonderful Friday! :)

Welcome Toastita and Sue, so glad you made the decision to join our small family. Hope you will continue to come and share with us.

New to forums
 

Hi, I'm Slim and an alcoholic. This is a great web site and I visit it nightly. Glad to meet everyone.

Welcome Slim G. so grateful you made the decision to join our small family. Looking forward to sharing with you.

Hi Slim, :17: Glad you decided to join us. Please keep coming and sharing with us. Have a great Sunday! :)

Dry and alive
 

Hi everyone. My sober date is 1/28/2000 AA has kept me sober for 16 years. I hope to stay that way one day at a time. this disease almost took my life. It's people like you that help me stay sober. For thank you.:281:

Welcome Dry and Alive, thank you for sharing. I hope you will continue to come and share your journey with us.

My first AA meeting occurred when Jimmy Carter was president. I have 3 days sober today. I am just coming back from one of those "countless vain attempts" to prove I could control and enjoy my usage. With the help of a sponsor I am trying to build a daily spiritual discipline. Coming here is one of those actions. Thank you for everything you all do.

Welcome back Mark, so glad to have you here. Look forward to sharing with you. There is a lot of recovery material here, covering all aspects of our disease.

Here is a little lion to give you some courage on your new journey.

Hi Mark, :17: It is great having you join us here. Congratulations on your sober time! :29: I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Keep taking it one day at a time and keep coming back! Have a great weekend! :42:

Hello. First time here!
 

Hello! I am glad to be here. Looking forward to exploring the site and sharing with you!

Hey Hilary, :17: It is wonderful having you join us. Keep coming back and sharing with us. Have a great Friday! :42:

Welcome Hilary, so glad to have you with us. I look forward to sharing with you.

Hello
 

My name is Mike L. yesterday I celebrated my 19 mos. recovery birthday. I am a grateful member of NA and AA. I am very active in service. I am GSR of both of my Home groups. I cannot understate how grateful I am for this privilege. I am currently attending Mesabi Range College in Virginia,MN. I am studying to be a Chemical Dependency Counselor. I hope to help others to recover from this chronic, progressive and sometimes fatal disease called addiction. It is a pleasure to join this recovery forum as I know it will help me continue living a most grateful life one day at a time.

Yours in recovery,
Mike

Hey Mike, :17: So glad to have you join us here. Congratulations on 19 months! :29: I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Have a great Monday! :)

Welcome Firpie22, congratulations on your 19 months. Hope you will continue to come and share your journey with us.

A bit frustrated
 

Hi. I get your daily recovery reading email everyday at work, but I can't figure out how to get it on my home email too so I can read it on the weekends. Can you please let me know how to get it on my home email? Thank you.

Welcome Mark, sorry I can't answer your question. I will have to leave it to Bluidkiti.

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Hi Mark, Glad to hear from you. You can send me your home email address and I can put it on the list so you can receive the readings at home also. You can email me at bluidkiti@bluidkiti.com with your home email address.

Have a great Sunday! :)

Tammy

Introduction
 

Hi my name is Fred and I'm a alcoholic...I thank God today for the gift of sobriety.

Welcome Fred, so glad to have you with us.

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Hi Fred, :17: It is great having you join us. I hope you will keep coming and sharing with us. Have a great Tuesday! :)

New Here- Referred by Sponsor
 

I love this site already, offers readings that can reach any level of sobriety or situation. Thanks for all the help so far and continuing in my recovery:85:

Welcome swells@sea (love your name), thank you for signing in and sharing. I hope you will continue to come and share your journey with us. I have been known to get sea sick in my bathtub, now I can't even get myself into one! LOL!

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Hi swells@sea, :17: So happy to have you join us. I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Have a great Sunday! :42:

Hey, this is John L and I really enjoy the daily readings. On March 24, 2001 I surrendered to this programming. I have been surrendering daily, ever since! This is a design for living that works for alcoholism and addiction, but I have to work it and live it!