tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:16:12 +0000I am here to express what I am feeling, learning & going/growing through & freely write about what's on my mind or in my heart. I can do this in the rooms but not always. Anonymity is the foundation of the fellowship but is not always respected equally by all. I am here to share my experience, strength & hope with others. My experiences are many & my strengths are growing. My hope is to not leave anyone feeling hopeless!http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)Blogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-133340499695226892Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:18:00 +00002011-08-22T03:41:35.306-04:00Hello all..... yes, I am still alive and sober and I even remembered my password, LOL My last post started off in disbelief that it had been five whole months since the previous post..... um, well..... it's been a bit longer since that one. One year and three days to be exact! So yes, it is anniversary time again. Thanks to God, the 12 Steps, willingness and sponsorship - as well as so many http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2011/08/not-forgotten.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-6213776000810031888Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:35:00 +00002010-08-19T02:02:17.703-04:00WOW! Has it really been 5 months since my last post? Well, by looking at the timestamp on the last one it would appear to be just that. My apologies for my absence and lack of commitment here.I am fortunate enough today to still be trudging that road and to feel happy, joyous and free.Just over a week ago I (we) marked 3 years of continuous sobriety. This A.A. stuff..... well, it really works. http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2010/08/still-trudging-road-of-happy-destiny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-6716055127697673732Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +00002010-03-14T22:47:27.520-04:00Hello friends, family...Just a check note to mention a great experience I had this weekend. I attended NEFOTS. For those who are not familiar, the acronym for NorthEast Fellowship Of The Spirit. This conference is held annually in Portland, Maine - usually in the first half of March. This year was their 11th year and my second year attending. I probably should have posted something about thishttp://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/nefots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-8297813278043020655Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:45:00 +00002010-03-04T19:04:23.550-05:00My how things can change with a little time, patience & love.Just over two months ago I was crushed, heart broken... but sober.Today I am as happy, joyous and free as I ever imagined being. As I have previously posted, my relationship with the woman I love has come back around. We are still 'moving forward' as I had stated in my previous post and are committed to doing so. We are walking and http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/commitment-to-commitment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-6591316415623571493Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:17:00 +00002010-02-09T11:01:28.897-05:00Relationships? We all struggle with them in many ways I am sure. I am praying for strength and guidance in dealing with this one... my daughter.She turns 18 tomorrow. I love her so much and am so proud of her. She is an awesome student and excels in her sport of choice. I have been there to support her at nearly every event she has competed in over the years. This season I have already usedhttp://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-i-fit-in-this-picture-where.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-1966134767093373705Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:58:00 +00002009-12-27T01:26:15.178-05:00Two simple words... "Moving forward" The definition of where I am in so many ways on any given day. I have found myself using these two words together quite often in the past few weeks. Looking back I realize that it has been far longer than a few weeks but only recently has it become clear to me just how often and for how long.One thing I say a lot, "If I am not moving forward, it's easier to http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/moving-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-3085789064602135855Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:47:00 +00002009-12-25T05:16:17.131-05:00I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous new year.My last post I had shared some difficult news and feelings I was dealing with. I am happy to say that one week and one day after my lady and I parted ways, we had what was probably our best conversation ever this past Tuesday. We talked about all of the things that we had a whole week to think about. We http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-8041851673520107904Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:28:00 +00002009-12-16T01:03:19.924-05:00Yep, there's a word for it, CRUSHED.Yesterday morning I was blind-sided by the woman I love. I had came to her house Sunday night, spent the night snuggled up together looking forward to a nice day together yesterday. In the morning after the kids went to school she told me she didn't think that what we were doing was working and that she couldn't do it anymore. I had no idea. I know we have http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/crushed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7529320838190465960Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:36:00 +00002009-11-30T23:10:46.988-05:00So today was my birthday. My 3rd birthday since getting sober. That is now three birthdays that I can remember and have no remorse over...Thank YOU God!I spent the day quietly with my significant other who happened to have the day off too. We do not live together or in the same town so it is nice when we have a day off together. She took me out for breakfast and we had a nice relaxing afternoonhttp://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-happy-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-3082825207005417171Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:12:00 +00002009-11-13T04:25:51.880-05:00I am currently looking for a new place to live. I am not pressed for time, no hurry. However I do feel it is time for a change. I am trying not to force my will in this and remain open to the possibilities my Higher Power puts before me.Two days ago I was leaving a meeting with a brother from the fellowship, Al. He waved to a guy he knew who passed us on the street. The other guy raised a http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/perspective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-6961350101304931776Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:19:00 +00002009-11-12T02:10:34.417-05:00Let Go and Let God... be God. That is what I am told is the complete form of the slogan that I have been trying to live, needing to live more and more recently. I am able to simply let go of so much, often without leaving any claw marks on it from trying to take it back. BUT, there are those occasional things. Things that I swear I am not trying to keep a hold of. Things that actually seem tohttp://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/letting-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-990578069074162864Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:03:00 +00002009-11-06T00:23:02.162-05:00Well, as it often happens, I went to a meeting tonight and heard exactly what I needed to hear. Tonight was Step 2 at a meeting I rarely attend. Funny thing is I was at the same place last night for a BB meeting. After hearing there was a step meeting there tonight I decided to make it there if I could... and I did.I am discovering more about myself since getting sober, as my Horse Thief Blog http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/hearing-what-i-need-to-hear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-43854124977443610Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:27:00 +00002009-11-04T03:35:26.200-05:00BTW, I renamed this blog..."My Journey... Stops Along the Way"...because the previous title..."A Day At A Time"...hardly seemed fitting for a blog that has only been posted on less than a dozen times in over a year, LOLI hope to post more regularly to a blog that would be worthy of the previous title of this one. For me to do ANYTHING daily, aside from not drink or drug, would be really unlikely.http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/renamed-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-2402410673601914545Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:04:00 +00002009-11-04T02:13:54.776-05:00It seems that now, with all of my progress over the past two years, I am only beginning to see how much room there is for improvement in me, or how screwed up I really am!THAT is something to try to wrap my head around... WOW!I mean really, I know that I will never graduate from this program, likewise I can never know it all or be 'normal' again. Once a cucumber is transformed into a pickel it http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/horse-thief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-4970970522787466010Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:11:00 +00002009-08-21T02:35:27.317-04:00Hello all... for those of you are still aware of my occasional (rare) presence here.I am still alive, healthy and sober. Actually I may possibly be in, or on my way to being in, the best physical and mental condition in my life... or at least that I can recall, LOLI recently marked an annual anniversary in sobriety, 2 years... and it feels good, really good. Knowing that I have been sober more http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-8015505445994270026Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:14:00 +00002009-03-22T22:03:07.008-04:00Hello fellow bloggers and sober folks. It has been a while, more than a few 24's for sure. Living sober and doing the next right thing has kept me quite busy, happy, joyous & free!I wanted to share about something I recently experienced. I came to understand that this gift of sobriety, as priceless as it is, is one that some just never get. Knowing me... the old me, the substantially http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/gift-that-some-do-not-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7396245371730228973Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:12:00 +00002009-01-25T23:44:54.249-05:00As I sat in the first of two meetings for the evening on Friday, about mid way through it I received a picture message on my phone with a simple, two word question, "What up?" I was unaware of the message until after the meeting and found it ironic and somewhat humorous.To be more clear, here is about what it looked like..... What Up?Now maybe the irony is more clear? I have changed much of the http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7277243768491724106Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:57:00 +00002009-01-07T17:27:13.268-05:00Hello everyone out there in sober-blogger land. I wanted to check in and wish everyone a happy, safe, joyous, sober and free new year. I hope the holidays were good to you all and you came through safe and sober. I do not post or read regularly but hope to get more consistent with it in this new year. I have been attending meetings regularly, sometimes seven or more a week, working a lot and http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/checkin-in-still-kickin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-4791040927494657815Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27:00 +00002008-11-23T01:10:52.421-05:00I am sitting here at work where I am able to see (not hear) FOX News, 24/7. Not my first choice of programming, not my choice at all. I am NOT a TV guy. I have been heard by many jokingly saying such things as "TV is evil". The fact is that I don't like to sit still that long and I usually end up feeling like I wasted my time when I do.So late on Fox News there is this show called Red Eye w/ Greghttp://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/unhappiness-tv-pizza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7004014839197074702Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:42:00 +00002008-11-21T00:21:31.286-05:00I went to a step meeting a few days ago that I have only attended once before. It was quite by chance that I ended up there and was happy to be there. They were on the 12th Step. Although I am not officially there yet, I do learn a lot from hearing others share about what lies ahead for me.As I sat down, I looked across the table and was sure I recognized a face there from about 15 years ago. http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-disappointment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7736366407715460682Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:28:00 +00002008-11-12T22:46:40.314-05:00I have been working the past few days. Hours that kept me from meetings since Sunday. Tonight I went to one of my favorite discussion meetings in my home town and was very grateful to be there. How cool that the topic was.... well, what month is it?Gratitude! There was the usual grumble of those who just have trouble expressing it. There was the sharing of those who used to feel that way and http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/tis-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-7940992815786686989Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:09:00 +00002008-11-11T22:26:04.728-05:00I sit here today contemplating the transformation I have experienced since coming into the rooms and find the results thus far beyond my wildest dreams. When I hit bottom (the last time) I knew I had come to a turning point.... a point where I had to make a decision....Change or Die....I had been dying all along, a very slow, painful and self induced death of my spiritual being. I had reached a http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/transformation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440945612729207165.post-896189858522985811Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:33:00 +00002008-11-06T01:26:28.833-05:00I spent much of my life fighting an uphill battle, disagreeing with the majority, fighting the trends..... accepting nothing. Mostly what I did find acceptable (prior to sobriety) was only due to forcing my will and caused harm to others, which was acceptable to me at the time. I could find an excuse to justify any action or behavior of mine, no matter how wrong it was because I could not http://anothersoberguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/for-me-acceptance-is-answer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Just Another Sober Guy)31