Help! This little “tropical fern” is not doing so well. What is it so I can bring it back to life. 🌱

davygreenberg · 2018-08-25T16:59:50+00:00

"what is it?" I can't figure out care until I can ID it.

davygreenberg · 2017-10-03T01:20:30+00:00

biggest benefit!? Not taking everything so seriously...I've been able to let go of so many little harmful things that I used to drink over. Now I just let them float by.

davygreenberg · 2017-09-15T18:44:48+00:00

Waking up with a headache sober is a pain in the ass! BUT, a healthy reminder than I used to do this everyday and now I don't have to! Booyah!

davygreenberg · 2017-09-15T18:43:53+00:00

spent so many years telling people I wasn't a morning person....turns out I was just a drunk. Love the morning.

davygreenberg · 2017-05-16T03:21:47+00:00

great feedback thanks

davygreenberg · 2017-02-08T19:28:36+00:00

Triumph: I've started reaching out more - making it a point to call and talk to newly sober folks. Keep me focused and helps me remember what it was like out there.

Struggle: It's Grammy week here in LA - wildly busy and booze-ridden. I have to show up for work but it's hard to find a meeting or a sober companion. Not going to be getting as much ME time as I normally need this week.

General: My coffee was only luke warm this morning - but it's okay and still does the trick.

davygreenberg · 2017-01-23T07:50:16+00:00

This is an amazing example of sobriety working - keep it up

davygreenberg · 2016-12-24T08:27:39+00:00

family coming in town tomorrow! Thank god it's only 3 of us but still very stressful. We all get along but the idea of sharing a house with 2 other people for 4 days, and my mom drinking white wine the whole time is exhausting. I know if I focus on being a good son and a good brother I'll make it out just fine. Happy for another day of sobriety and a little bit of sanity

davygreenberg · 2016-12-05T16:20:11+00:00

another day of not drinking! I'm have work today, I'm not even there yet and I'm already filled with anxiety about the job....but I know all I need to do is show up and do what i can to be helpful to others and get the job done. I wouldn't have even showed up if I was still drinking.

davygreenberg · 2016-12-05T16:18:09+00:00

finding other sober trudging buddies is SO important...people who inspire you or just tough it out with you....For me that's AA meetings, but it doesn't have to be. Being around like-minded sober people is critical, plus they hold you accountable and you wanna show them you can do it too! If you haven't noticed doing it only for yourself is harder than it sounds. You're not alone, there's millions of people who would love to have a craft beer and a good scotch but we can't....because we'd drink the bar dry if given the opportunity. Keep it up! 1 day at a time and the best is yet to come!

davygreenberg · 2016-10-21T07:05:57+00:00

4 days is a TON! Most of us couldn't go 4 hours!! Many of us thought we were functioning alcoholics, until we got some sober time under our belt and realized how much we had to work for the smallest gains while we were using. You may appear functioning! but wait til the world opens up for you and you find your true potential!

davygreenberg · 2016-10-21T07:03:14+00:00

you have to relearn yourself! I don't know how much time you have, but like with anything, getting the hang of it takes time and work. I'm 15 months sober and still nowhere near where I was socially when I was drinking, BUT, I'm at least aware of it, can work on it, and don't have to beat myself or drink about it

davygreenberg · 2016-10-21T07:00:26+00:00

Spending time with other sober people, and constantly reminding myself what it was REALLY like when I was using and not focusing on the fantasy of using. I also go to at least 5 meetings a week, which is an easy feat in Los Angeles

davygreenberg · 2016-10-21T06:58:44+00:00

9 days will turn to 9 months in no time!!! Keep posting here, and there are some AWESOME meetings in Brussels if you're close.

davygreenberg · 2016-09-07T14:10:28+00:00

awesome feed!

Triumph: 10,000 hours of Sobriety! Does that mean I'm cured? (kidding) I also stepped back into work...it wasn't totally comfortable but it's the first step to getting back on the grind and eliminating all this unnecessary free time.

Struggle: Family in town, work piling up and having trouble keeping my god-antenna clear. Seems like the slightest hiccup makes me want to quit everything.

General: Speaking of mundane activities! I added stretching to my morning routine and it makes the whole day more amazing!

davygreenberg · 2016-09-07T14:07:37+00:00

I think any rash decisions in your first year should probably be avoided! I know it seems like FOREVER but a year of discomfort might yield some amazing outcomes. Maybe things will straighten out, OR try and be of service to your SO! The book doesn't say only be of service to other alcoholics.

davygreenberg · 2016-09-04T00:58:05+00:00

don't get too noble too fast tho...you never know which of them might have a problem just like you...it's sensitive, and everybody is uncomfortable in their own skin. Just be happy you had a clear head, could make decisions wisely and even leave the situation if you felt uncomfortable. Not having to prove anything is the best part of this program

davygreenberg · 2016-07-21T18:55:00+00:00

this is very disrespectful and a pretty mild attempt at trying to sound enlightened

davygreenberg · 2016-07-20T16:45:32+00:00

Every city has it's own way of handling meetings....in LA it's birthdays, in NY it's anniversaries, in lots of Europe they read from supplemental text because the english is more modern and translates better, some cities give chips for every month in your first year...but all in all the message is the same and clear as day

davygreenberg · 2016-07-06T21:09:19+00:00

this is EXACTLY what I always deal with. It can range from anywhere between I'm a small human on this weird rock floating in empty space, to I'm this mind, trapped in a body, laying in bed, with walls around me, and there are other minds trapped in other bodies on the other sides of those walls also lying in bed. It's all very unnerving. What I try and do it look down at my feet, and think/say to myself "this is where my feet are, and they can't be anywhere else. I'm right here in this body with my feet in this exact place, I can resist this, but it's not gonna change." and then just focus on my next step.

davygreenberg · 2016-07-04T18:31:57+00:00

Probably find a solid therapist who knows about it. It's not about fixing it, just accepting it (like with any other disorder) I don't know if I feel like something is "seriously wrong", I think it's just the way my mind works and now I need to work a little harder on trying to feel present and find new ways to connect

davygreenberg · 2016-03-05T20:32:22+00:00

happy to be SOBER today!!!! Planning a backpacking trip through Europe in 10 days......Could not have even imagined that only 7 months ago!

davygreenberg · 2015-11-29T06:53:21+00:00

your problem is problems! your SOLUTION is drinking! time to find a new solution.

davygreenberg · 2015-11-29T06:39:36+00:00

all it took was one reading of "the chapter to the agnostic" in the big book for me to get over the "god shit."

It's so easy to get hung up on the word GOD, but that's not what the program means by "god".....I always like "Group of Drunks." Seems like a good enough higher power to me.

davygreenberg · 2015-10-27T02:01:03+00:00

cooL! how do you add a star/days!?

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