6/14 Great to hear you are standing back up! That's OK. I first attempted to stop viewing porn around 2005. Now I'm around seven months sober from porn, masturbation and sex (more like seven years on this last one). I suppose the point of a challenge isn't necessarily to succeed but to take the challenge and see how one fares. Succeeding is great icing on the journey. A big help for me was acknowledging some concept of God or a Power greater than myself. My own best thinking made a mess of my life. Trying to do everything alone just leads to me being alone. Learning to face my fears, resentments and other bad attitudes is important. This is all done on Gods time. The best I can do is make choices for today.
0/14 I'm going to reset. This challenge can be hard to define since what a person can consider useful can be quite broad. While I'm probably safe there's a discomfort about something. There might be something about looking up dating advice which set this warning off. The addict mind is there somewhere so I'm comfortable in saying it's time to reset.
Congratulations @Falcon 003 ! 1/14 The thing I see is being more than just sober. "Sobriety" is just a first step in changing the direction of my life. This reading speaks a lot to me, hopefully it'll help another out there go beyond being just "sober". From the SA book "The Real Connection". October 30 Recovering In God's Time, Not Mine "We thought we could find an easier, softer way (AA 58). In the beginning of SA sobriety, I found it hard to leave behind my comfortable and familiar ways. But God brought change into my life. He moved me from my old ways. For the first 12 years of my recovery, I held on to resentments and the barrenness that strangled my soul., There was little growth. With God's help, I faced those resentments. All those years, without always being aware of it, God had faithfully cared for me. He had warmed me with His spirit. He watered my soul. I stayed sober. I finally became willing to let go of resentments that had strangled my growth and left me without true serenity. I took a chance and began to pray for those I resented. God persisted and I began to yield. It took years, but I have seen growth in my spirit and enjoy the place of true serenity. My meditation times are no longer strangled with resentment. I now know true serenity and peace. " Than you, God, for your patience, love, and persistence." --- A change in direction for the rest of my life. That is where I aim. The first step is being sober for today. Over time those consecutive single days add up to a long string of time.
Congratulations @Falcon 003 on the two days! 3/14 Facebook is now sitting at 20+ notifications for me. I believe that's a new record.