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4,019 days in a row

February 4, 2019 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 2 Comments

This morning, 11 years ago I woke up on a beach in DelRay Beach, FL and quietly started my recovery clock over. The night before I had relapsed on my 90th day clean/sober on a couple of glasses of wine. I didn’t tell a soul and only 2 friends I had gone down to visit from rehab knew about it. I just kept on going as if I didn’t drink that wine. 9 months later I falsely claimed my Year chip in my 12th step group and a few weeks later moved back to Jackson, WY never uttering a word. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Experience, Strength & Hope Tagged With: 12 steps, AA, NA, one day at a time, Recover, sobriety, the promises

Secrets…

February 6, 2017 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 6 Comments

November 6th, 2007 I checked myself into the Pavillon. The next 6 weeks were an emotional roller coaster spent crying, arguing, laughing, bartering, being mad, being in moments of denial and regret, having moments of “Clairey-ty”, and learning about my disease and who I am without drugs in my system. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Gaining "Clairey-T" Tagged With: 12 steps, AA, alcoholism, experience strength and hope, one day at a time, recovery, recovery blog, sobriety, the promises, Your secrets keep you sick

Whoopee Parties…

December 30, 2016 By Clairey @ High on Hugs Leave a Comment

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“So our rule is not to avoid a place where there is drinking, if we have a legitimate reason for being there. That includes bars, nightclubs, dances, receptions, weddings, even plain ordinary whoopee parties…” BB pg 101

As the holiday season is in full swing I thought it would be a good reminder to discuss some party tools. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Experience, Strength & Hope Tagged With: 12 steps, AA big book quotes, alcoholism, big book, check your motives, experience strength and hope, new year's parties, one day at a time, Problems and Solutions, recovering alcoholic, recovery, recovery blog, recovery tools, spiritually fit, staying sober through the holidays

One day at a time

January 9, 2016 By Clairey @ High on Hugs Leave a Comment

“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” BB pg 85

A daily reprieve, that is all any of us really have. We heard it in treatment and we hear it in meetings…one day at a time and just for today. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Experience, Strength & Hope Tagged With: 12 steps, AA big book, Faith, keep coming back, new year's resolutions, one day at a time, recovery, serenity, sobriety

Wyoming SOBER FUN

January 1, 2014 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 4 Comments

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Who say’s you can’t have fun without drugs and alcohol? Not my AA family in Wyoming!

Wishing you all 365 days in a row in 2014 high on hugs & happy, joyous & FREE!

Grateful I have the choice to live in the moment! Thank God! Especially cause it free’s me from having to make a resolution! (Cue evil giggle!)

Today…
I AM HAPPY TO BE ME!

CLAIREY

A GRATEFUL ADDICT!

What are you grateful for?????

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