Life In Sobriety Community Group

A group for all those who are living a sober life and want to discuss how it is for you today - months, years into sober living. The focus is not on how you got sober, it's how you see and appreciate your life today and how your relationships with people and life itself may have changed.

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rivalino 02/15/2013

had a great evening playing indoor tennis tonight Just a brilliant feeling to really enjoy playing and having fun
Fiday nights back a few years were just about starting the weekend onslaught What a waste of precious time that was So I just have to be very thankful I found a way out odaat

deleted_user 02/15/2013

Awesome man. I have only been sober three months but it is nice to start having fun again. I used to enjoy playing basketball but over time I only enjoyed drinking beer. Now I am back out on that court. Albeit a lot slower. LOL

Glad you were out having some TRUE fun.

deleted_user 02/15/2013

Glad to hear you had fun tonight Tony, I love taking a bit of regular exercise and I was very fond of playing tennis until the alcohol took over. The first time I learned to play squash was when I had a hangover, not much fun about that.

I'm finding swimming is one of my favourite exercises today, that plus long walks with friends in the countryside. We are just planning a weekend away in the Lake District with some people from the office for the end of May. We went to Snowdon last year and the weather was unusually hot that weekend (I think it was April), we were camping and barbecuing so it was amazing. It had been pouring down all week previously so we were extremely fortunate. Our HO is in the Netherlands so our Dutch pals get excited about anything that presents an opportunity to climb :0)

Nice idea to start this post, what leisure persuits do other members enjoy in sobriety? My weekends were lost so much in drink that I cherish them these days, even if it's just curling up with a good book or watching a film when the weather is bad. I'm building happy memories these days!

fishboy316 02/15/2013

Hi! It is amazing how you start to enjoy stuff! I liked to fish back when I was deinking. But now I love to fish! And I learned how to catch BIGGER fish. And When I quit drinking i found money to buy a boat and Good Rods and reels and lures and long fishing trips...ect...ect...ect! You get it!
It gets even better!
Bill

deleted_user 02/15/2013

Hope you catch bigger fish than this guy Bill!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfs3BJZxKkc

deleted_user 02/15/2013

Great posts!

deleted_user 02/16/2013

Fantastic news!

anned22 02/16/2013

I took up knitting - I know it sounds grandma-like, but you can make some cool stuff! I also became a member of a flash mob! We are doing a wedding in May. My love for crafts has grown and although I don't have time, I'm planning a weekend trip to scrapbook in April- all sober free!

Fun to not be hungover or seeing double!

deleted_user 02/16/2013

Welcome to the group anned22, I knit as well, just for myself (I don't really need to inventory that do I :0), I like craft work, just get to do it now and then when I can fit it in. One thing I noticed is that it's an activity that I find very calming and a byproduct of the concentration is that I can get into a kind of meditative state when I'm doing it.

fishboy316 02/16/2013

Princess that was funny! I like that!

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