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Sunday November 29, 2009

Inspirational

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  • HAPPY!

    Sunday, March 30, 2008

    Sunday Morning
    Thank you so much for the Happy Birthday posts. Yup....52 years young. Sorry to say that I will still continue to act like a child and try to make you all laugh. I'm stuck thinking I'm still a young kid, only I have bills to pay now,,,BLA! haha
    I love you all so much for always being here for me, and I promise that I'll try to be there for you....just ask me and I'll ...

    2 Recommendations

    16 Comments

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  • The Death Of My Mom

    Monday, May 12, 2008

    Monday Morning; "The Start of a New Life"
    Well......all is done. Mom's funeral, burial, her bills are paid, furniture moved out, etc. Now begins my new life. I'll never forget mom, or my dad (he died in 1982), but mom's death made a change in me. I'm going to treat myself, Margaret and others better. (Not that I've ever been hurtful to anyone) I joined a gym...

    3 Recommendations

    12 Comments

  • Update - About me

    Saturday, May 9, 2009

    I just want to let you all know that I have been on DS for almost two years now.  When I first joined, I had recently been discharged from a two week stay at Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital.  I have come a long way and thanks to Daily Strength, I was able to grow, learn, and share.  Knowing my triggers and Using Affirmations and Cognitive Therapy has been a big help in my recovery....

    6 Recommendations

    27 Comments

  • A good Thing!

    Friday, January 16, 2009 | A Positive story

    I love this place. You guys have made me feel welcome, and some have showed me I can still smile, and can still manage a laugh.

    1 Recommendation

    27 Comments

  • Hard times...regular folks are amazing

    Thursday, September 18, 2008 | A Positive story

    As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess!  I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok.  When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...

    4 Recommendations

    23 Comments

  • 22 years today

    Sunday, January 25, 2009 | A Positive story

    Today, January 25th, 2009 I celebrate my 22nd year being sober as a recovering alcoholic.  Through AA and a lot of help from friends and strangers I am sober today.  My soberity date is January 25th 1987.  My life has been turned around and I have never forgotten where I've come form.  It took many tries before I finally became sober.  I am very grateful to many peopl...

    1 Recommendation

    25 Comments

  • ALL about ME!!!

    Sunday, August 10, 2008 | A Happy story

    Yesterday was all about ME!  Russ took me to Victoria, TX. To Hobby Lobby!! WHOO WHOOO!  I bought my Clay extruder the 'good' one and used my 40% off coupon....Then Russ found a roller Craft Carrier and used a 40% coupon off that.  I bought my clay roller, clay,a bead container (for my Bead swap beads I got from Dee) I also got a blade to cut my canes with!!! Just listen to...

    1 Recommendation

    20 Comments

  • Retarded Grandparents

    Saturday, August 9, 2008

    This was actually reported by a teacher.
    After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holiday away from school.
    One child wrote the following: we always used to spend the holidays with grandma and grandpa. They used to live in a big brick house but grandpa got retarted and they moved to Florida. Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. Th...

    2 Recommendations

    19 Comments

  • A WONDERFUL SURPRISE

    Sunday, November 23, 2008 | A Happy story

    I was sitting on the sofa around 5/pm this afternoon watching a Lifetime movie. Shelley was here with me and Jeff and my hubby were in the garage. Someone knocked on the door and I asked Shelley to get up and see who was there. I was into that movie and thought it was probably someone to see George. She went and opened the door and there stood Cathy, Scott and Brayden!!! I about fell out of the c...

    1 Recommendation

    18 Comments


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