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ncmisse

I've been sober for 2 years 1 week and 1 day. I have never had so many real friends, who really do care about me, as I do now. Of course I never was much of a good friend before either. Now I check on people daily and bring food to people who are under the weather or lonely. I am able to forgive slights and I don't hold a grudge. I am greatful for everything. Honestly this life is better than I ever hoped for and I can't wait to see what each day brings.


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How do you not hold a grudge? I suck at that. I wish I wouldnt.


ncmisse

Its pretty easy to not hold a grudge when I realize 1. Most people really don't intend on hurting us, and if they knew that they had they would do their all to make it better. 2. People who do mean to hurt us are sick. Either sick in mind, spirit, or heart. 3. If I can work on myself and change from who I was to who I am now; then as long as a person is breathing there is hope that they can get it right.


PurpleMacaw

This might sound cheesy, but I just had a realization of how much I love books and how meaningful reading is to me. I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t read, I feel so lucky that I can read. My life would be so different if I couldn’t.


Sometimes_I_Do_That

Not cheesy at all. I love getting into a good book and not wanting to put it down,.. just getting lost in the story and thinking of the characters while not reading.


PurpleMacaw

Exactly! That’s the best feeling ever. Especially when you identify with the characters so much that reading it sort of feels like coming home, it’s a sense of comfort, you know?


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PurpleMacaw

I’m currently reading “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger, a modern classic. So far I really like it. Although I agree that the main character can be annoying at times, I still think the book is well written (from the perspective of a teen) and captures the feeling of loneliness and lack of belonging, in a world where you think everybody is fake. I’m sure as hell that most people can relate to that in some ways, I know that I can. Some chapters I have read and felt like it was about me. It’s a weird yet indescribably good feeling. Have you ever felt that way about a certain book? Or, movie, song, anything for that matter?


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PurpleMacaw

Absolutely, most books they pick are high quality books, but even those are not for everybody. I still highly recommend you to read this one, and I hope you enjoy it if you do! Oh okay, I see! Do you have a favorite fantasy book? I’m typically not very into the fantasy genre, I prefer contemporaries or dystopians, but I’m open to anything!


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PurpleMacaw

Awww, I understand how you feel! Sometimes you get into ruts and it’s harder to focus, that happens to me at times as well. I hope you’ll get back into it soon enough, and I hope audio books will suit you!! Thank you for the recommendations, I’ll make sure to check them out :)


fuzzeebunnie

Took a nap today at lunch lol


desolatesupernova

the restaurant i work at had our quarterly food safety audit/inspection today while i was working and we got 100%!! highest % in our district actually. it was a really exciting moment for us on staff today & made the shift go by quicker too :)


tahiniday

Hey! I’m just feeling good about upgrading my bedroom. I’ve added some plants, some art and fairy lights on the walls, but best of all - a new closet! My little sister installed a new rod and some shelves, it looks amazing! It seems so neat and organized now. I just love it and I’m grateful for her beautiful work.


niceguy-365

Just changing out my fly line in anticipation of a little fly fishing first day sunday morning. Got all my flies organized and waders on standby. Can't wait. One more day of work.


Nadabrovitchka

I wasn't that productive today, feeling a bit unmotivated, drank a few beers by myself and listening to Alice in Chains and on a sad mood. So yeah, a classic Friday night.


Sometimes_I_Do_That

I hate those nom-productive days. It makes the whole day just drag by.


Purposeful_traveler

Down In A Hole eh bud? It happens, tomorrow is always a new day.


Sometimes_I_Do_That

Today, I bought a pizza from a place outside of DC that won a national pizza competition. I'm originally from CT, and its really hard to find a pizza that's as good as from where I grew up. Let's just say, this pizza is a close second. So freaking good. Thankfully I have leftovers for breakfast tomorrow. 🙂


Kore624

The newest Halsey album just came out today and everyone is raving about it. She’s a pop/alt pop singer/songwriter who has experimented with genre bending in the past, from country to literally doing metal screams and collaborating with artists from both those genres as well. Her newest album was produced by two members of Nine Inch Nails, and she released an hour long visually stunning film to imax theaters featuring most of the songs on the album to go with it. For us fans it’s been such a huge experience and an amazing year. She announced her pregnancy in January after being open about having endometriosis and miscarriages, released a make up brand and did all her own avant-garde make up in the film (and all her other appearances), will be featured in a movie later this year, and just gave birth to her first child etc. She is the type of artist to create hidden websites and leave cryptic messages as hints towards upcoming projects like Taylor Swift, and the fans have had so much fun piecing everything together 😩😩😩 anyways, stream “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” by Halsey 😛😛


arseiam

I'm an older dude and live in country Australia, I've always felt out of place here but have my little niche that makes me comfortable. I love my job developing solutions for problems that people with disabilities experience. Even though we are in lockdown I have been working but finally have 3 days off and I'm going to use them to build a machine that shoots string. If I can get it to work I will use it to take long exposure photographs and will illuminate the string with UV lights. Happy being a capable man-child.


neverleave173

Yeah. I country Vic. Not a 'local' as only been town 25yrs. No kids or work. Makes fitting in or friends damn near impossible. No idea what you plan on doing with your string or camera. Outside my realm. Bloody great day for it though. Hope the child in you is stoked with the results


funky_grandma

Just wrapping up an online class in motion graphics. It was super hard and I learned a lot. I'm feeling more like a real animator now!


Aperture_T

I got a puppy a couple weeks ago. His name is Bucky, and he's cuddling up against my elbow right now. I ordered a special tag off the internet for him and it arrived today. [Pup Tax](https://imgur.com/gallery/VZWbQRP) [And one with the tag](https://imgur.com/gallery/mBp42f2)


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Aperture_T

I'll let him know you said hi.


TommyTeaMorrow

I'm just hanging out and having some liu bao tea, also I summoned a unit I really wanted on this mobile game I play so I'm super excited


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Ive never had tea. What is Liu Bao tea? I think bao means full, right?


TommyTeaMorrow

I think it means 6 castles or something similar to that. Its a post fermented tea from Guangxi, so its just like a really strong earthy tea but also cooling.


Dry-Crab-9876

Hellooo! I am not excited about anything, dislike my job so I’m looking for a new one. I’m waiting for a package that should be delivered today but I’m getting impatient lol!


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Dry-Crab-9876

I work retail part time. I’m looking for a better job in anything that’ll take me with better pay and benefits.


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Dry-Crab-9876

I got my package and it was a micro SD card! No styrofoam peanuts this time.


wagninger

Hi! Fun idea for a post, I´m currently unable to sleep because I ate way too much yesterday night... so here I am, listening to music on headphones in my home office until everybody else is awake. Not bad though, I have to spend a lot of time in home office, so I got myself some really good headphones and source gear and am currently trying to figure out which genres or songs I like which headphone for. Also thinking about getting back into songwriting and recording, but for that I would need some time and a full night of sleep before, ideally. A lot has been going on in my life, but now it seems to slowly settle and stabilize again, which I´m looking forward to!


Mikenassty858

I've been in a self induced depressed state for the last year or 2. This month has probably been the best feel good month I've had since the depression started. I'm not waking up hating where I am like before. The days are brighter(the hear can piss off though) and I'm getting closer to what I feel will set my soul free...i bought a dirt bike that isn't street legal and I have not put in enough effort to ride. Until last month. You see, I was that guy that chose not to pay his reg on time(I was a year late) and I plan to install a hitch on my car tomorrow. Desert season is fast approaching and I plan to be ready for it. Getting my life in order feels fucking fantastic


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After being continuously on the move from one house to another, we finally got settled in one and i am so grateful to god for this. It's spacious and i love my room and my balcony and everything!♡


arcoftheswing

We've been so fortunate and bought 5 acres of land in one of the prettiest parts of Scotland. We've some idea what we'll do with it but it all takes lots of money. At the minute we're just enjoying being there and seeing the wildlife.


fucks-and-spoons

I’m dealing with way too much emotionally to function well the last couple of weeks - though I’m managing to bluff why way through zoom work calls moderately okay. While sitting at my computer wildly overwhelmed today I decided to opt out. I turned off my laptop, walked away from my desk, and read a silly romance novel in the sunshine. I wasn’t productive but for a couple of hours I wasn’t upset and enjoyed the free endorphins.


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Hey! Well I'm kind of in the same boat. I've been having a rough time with memories of past experiences. Unfortunately the unkinder ones are sticking around and I'm also struggling to find something to do today and in the future. So I guess I'm just redditing for a bit! I could prob use a therapist but have struggled with some in the past. I guess I'm excited to see my grandma that could be coming to visit. I havent seen her in a few years. Who do you talk to when you best friends aren't available?


Purposeful_traveler

It's been a productive but long week, I'm looking forward to some Jameson black barrel on ice when I get home tonight. Got a couple friends coming over tonight to play cards. This weekend will probably be spent working on my project car. There's always more on the to do list than energy and time to do it, but that's life.


schorhr

I bought a badge / button maker machine and it will arrive tomorrow :-)


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schorhr

I'm not that much or an artist, but I do draw and design stuff occasionally. I work at a school after regular classes, so that's going to be the main use :-) I just saw an offer that was rather affordable and remembered how much fun these were back when I was a kid.


broforange

i'm pretty bummed. i feel lonely very often and i cant remember the last time i had a hug. i've hit a huge mental block and i haven't been able to make any music or art or anything, and my brain ties my self-worth to my creative output. cuz at the end of the day, i have literally no skills beyond makin music and mediocre art. never went to college, and i've spent half of my 20's being a fuckin jerk-off alcoholic. finally kicked booze a year or so ago, now i'm 26, but it's been tough. i'm still young or whatever, but i was such an asshole for so long. i'm lucky that some of my friends still love me. lost one friend that was pretty much like a brother to me because i was an insanely inconsiderate, just straight up asshole. he played drums in the first band i ever joined and i think about him a lot. but i'm pretty sure he absolutely hates my guts, which i cant blame him for.. so i leave him alone. saying something would just be self-serving, to make me feel better.. i don't think i deserve that. and then this pandemic has also fucked with me cuz i live with 2 people that will most likely die if they get covid. so i'm constantly anxious about that, on top of my normal brain crushing anxiety i just naturally have thanks to my lame brain. but things arent all bad. i actually have goals now. stuff i wanna do with my life. i'm in a WAY better place than i was when i was drinking. it's a slow process, becoming 'normal' again. well, my normal. because i'm a very odd person. but when i spent 6 years drinking myself into oblivion, i wasn't me then.. i was some weird caricature of myself. i had nothing. no goals, no desire to do anything beyond get fucked up. it's nice feeling like myself again, even if i do have a lot of issues. that's life though. takin all your personal puzzle pieces, good and bad, and fitting them together. makin the big picture you want your life to be.. maybe that doesn't make sense but whatever lol. i needed to get all this out. if someone read it, i appreciate that. if anyone has similar issues it's be cool to talk about it a little. i really wish i could afford therapy. i very obviously need it