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@toribillsfriend.bsky.social

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Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Just don't say it mean. DM's always open for my friends in recovery from alcoholism/addiction or those that would like to be. If you don't need to be sober, cheers! #SoberSky

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · Jan 22

The new starter pack of #sober friends has been started. We need each other and we need to find each other! If you want to be added, just let me know in the comments below. (You can still follow people from the first pack here: bsky.app/starter-pack...) #SoberSky
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4h

He was sitting in the Oval Office dining room watching it on TV and he's blaming Biden. (face palm)

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 6h

"We're always thinking about something & creating pictures in our minds. Usually what we see are worst case scenarios. So why not take the time, effort, and energy we're already using to see things not working out and instead visualize things working out?" #Recovery #SoberSky

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer #Sober #Sobriety

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 23h

Oct. 18 No Kings Day. Text NOKINGS to 63033 to find a rally near you. Thanks ‪@victinibcn.bsky.social‬ for the information!

"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction." -John F. Kennedy

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 1d

"I love sober Friday Nights" A dog is picrured in a bubble bath with cucumber slices on his eyes. The soap in the soap dish is shaped like a bone. Candles are around the tub. @SoberEvolution #Sober #Recovery #SoberSky

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 2d

The 9th and 10th step promises will come true for you! "They will always materialize if we work for them."💙

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 2d

OMG, he's still talking about it.

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 3d

"You don’t have to hold onto messengers after they’ve delivered the message in your life, or escorts after they’ve taken you where you were trying to go. You don’t have to stay in a classroom after you’ve learned the lessons & finished that course...Say good-bye with love & gratitude." -Jtth #Sober

"Sometimes the people you wanted as part of your story are only meant to be a chapter." #SoberSky #Sober #Recovery

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 3d

I had urges past 62 days so it was normal for me. I was either thinking about drinking or thinking about not drinking. I think everyone's different and it also depends on what else we're doing to fill all those hours we used to spend drinking & drugging. Hang in and hang on! It'll be worth it.

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent use of all the things that work for you! Those are the same things that work for me whenever my mind goes bonkers, minus the coffee, that makes my mind even more active than it already is. Keep up the good work!

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

Do y'all use any of Tian Dayton's books there? I get quotes from her in my daily readings and always love what she writes.

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

Just re-reading the laundry list was intense! It's a part of my life that I've chosen to shut the door on, probably not the healthiest, but I'm just not willing to go there today.😁

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

It's definitely taking me more effort lately.

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

I qualify for that fellowship but I'm not a member. I thought the prayer was very true, but just a giggle. I did not know it was actually used in a fellowship. Or are you just giggling too?

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

"To see how our own erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought." -As Bill Sees It, p. 279 #SoberSky #Recovery #Sobriety

A road sign is depicted showing arrows pointing in all different directions. One arrow reads "his fault", another reads, "her fault, another reads, "their fault" and the last arrow reads "not me.

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

"Serenity is like a gyroscope that lets us keep our balance no matter what turbulence swirls around us.” -A Day At a Time #SoberSky #Sobriety #Recovery

"God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me."

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

You're in! Glad you're here!

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

I love Reiki principles!

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Hindu Wisdom @hinduwisdom.bsky.social · 5d

The happiness you are seeking is not to be found in the flow of life, but in your attitude toward whatever life brings.

Ramesh Balsekar

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

I've been through that with a family member and it sucks and it's painful and it's really hard. I'm also an alcoholic in recovery if that matters. DM's are open if you need to talk anytime.

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 4d

When I first read the Serenity Prayer, the word “serenity” itself seemed like an impossibility...Serenity for me today is simply a clear-eyed and realistic way of seeing the world, accompanied by inner peace and strength..." -A Day At a Time #SoberSky #Sobriety #Recovery

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference."

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 5d

Naltrexone and Antabuse are not the same thing.

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 5d

"...My serenity comes first... I will pay attention today to the myriad of ways in which I am thrown off balance & I will take a moment to center myself, to breathe, to remember that when I can calm my body, mind & spirit, I interact differently with the people, places & things of my day." -Dayton

"Pause, Process, Proceed." #Sober #Recovery #SoberSky

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 6d

You learned a lot during those two months so it's not all lost. If you learn from this relapse coupled with all you learned during your 2 months of sobriety, you'll improve your chances of staying sober this time. Beating yourself up won't help so I hope you'll just go again.💙

Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 6d

I use the free Insight Timer app. It has tons of guided meditations to choose from and a great timer if you want to meditate on your own. Hope meditation helps with the panic attacks!

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Tori @toribillsfriend.bsky.social · 7d

"...We do have to become responsible people in all things, not just sober people. We can expect real sobriety to bring the confidence and well-being we expected from the bottle, but never received... Living the right kind of
life will bring its own rewards." -Leo's Daily Meditation #Recovery

"Sobriety isn't about fighting a battle every day. It's about creating a life so rich and joyful that alcohol becomes irrelevant." #SoberSky #Sobriety

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