This bowl has died down recently..how’s everyone doing??
Today starts day 1 again for me. Looking into more resources and support.

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On July 13th I'll have three years. It's been hard, but rewarding, rebuilding my life. AA has been essential for me.

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I'm ok. At the moment I am taking change out of my AA piggy bank rather than putting coins in. My meeting attendance is low (1-2 a week) and I'm not calling people or meeting with my sponsor weekly. This is due to vacations and some other stressful life events. But every day I do my daily prayers, I actively apply steps 2-11 to my days challenges, I look for gratitude, I answer calls from other alcoholics when my phone rings and try to help, I call my sponsor 5x a week. This is working and getting me through life with joy, but I feel the cracks. I know I'll get worn down if I don't get back to 4+ meetings a week, fellowship, and serving others.

Congrats on restarting day 1! All that matters is today! Let us know if there are particular resources you're trying to find. I find the AA meeting finder and everything AA apps to be helpful starting points.

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Glad to hear you are starting day one again…I wish you god speed.

I am doing well, nearly 7 months sober and I am in a good place (and continue working on myself).

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When I started my journey I used the sober app for tracking. For two reasons.
1- seeing how far you have come keeps you going.
2- the app has a daily pledge and encouraging quote to keep you motivated.
3- My most important part you can list your WHY, why are you doing this and you can add more things as you go.

All the best in your new journey.
It is always rough on the beginning, but it gets easier and the benefits of sobriety are unparalleled

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I’ve been trying to think of ways to keep the bowl lively and engaged but it’s a tricky one, since most of recovery is about attraction and not promotion.

And all any of us have is today; really embracing the “one day at a time” mentality was so helpful for me in early sobriety. Granted, it took 3-6 months before I had all my excuses for committing to recovery removed and I started to really understand the “one day at a time” approach.

Is there an easy way to get to that point?

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