Comments on Eli Hornby: Do You Know the Real Me?

My past is my reason for being sober. My reason i...

2009-07-29T20:04:43.169-07:00

My past is my reason for being sober. My reason is my excuse. My excuse is my death. MY death is my undeniable realization of life. I want life. therefore, I choose sober. I choose to get beyond my past and try to go forward at my pace, not someone else's. I tell it like it is, no holds barred. I try to be tactful and honest but if tact can't be found, then, sorry will follow but the message won't change.

Can I stay please?

You just GO, Eli!! "You're only as sick a...

2009-07-04T20:30:14.090-07:00

You just GO, Eli!! "You're only as sick as the secrets you keep" (DOH!!)
Congrats on getting a little less sick, all the time. :) God is SO good, all the time.

and tyvm for following me, too.

Thank you so much for the courage to have this blo...

2009-05-05T08:57:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for the courage to have this blog. The about me has been helpful for me in explaining to a daughter what it is like to have an addiction.

Your writing is a gift to me.

I have found it freeing to share with people close to me what is going on with me.

One friend summed it up pretty well for me with "everybody has their stuff".

I love this, Eli -- beautiful and touching. I'd h...

2009-04-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

I love this, Eli -- beautiful and touching. I'd hope that anyone who did find you would understand.

I found it hard to write to anyone who might know me, since that could include anyone from people who are very dear to me (like close friends and family) to people I don't know as well (like my kids' teachers or my neighbors). But it was really necessary for me to feel comfortable on my blog.

Hi Eli! Welcome to this wonderful group of suppor...

2009-04-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

Hi Eli! Welcome to this wonderful group of supportive and loving folks I've come across in the recovery community of blogging! Thanks for following me and I've added you as well! Blessings my friend! Lisa

Eli, I'm so impressed with you as a writer, and al...

2009-04-15T21:14:00.000-07:00

Eli, I'm so impressed with you as a writer, and also by your heart.

I love that we can create a sanctuary and community online and hope that is never compromised for you.

I believe it would be rather selfish of the other person (s)--in most cases. I know that my SO reads TSR to see if I've written about our relationship. So, I've stopped entirely because I'm not free there, or on my personal blog. Time to start a new one I guess....

Good Luck.

Gonna put you on my 'roll. Don't think I've been t...

2009-04-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

Gonna put you on my 'roll. Don't think I've been to your blog before, or just forgot. Sorry 'bout that. You're good!

Don't know why, Eli, but this reminds me. My mothe...

2009-04-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

Don't know why, Eli, but this reminds me. My mother told me she was SO HAPPY that I was in Alcoholics Anonymous, trying to straighten out my life.

Then she said, "But we just won't tell any of the relatives or our friends, OK? They don't have to know."

I laughed all the way home.

Hello Eli. One Hindred days is a great achievemen...

2009-04-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Eli. One Hindred days is a great achievement. Well done and nice to know you. Take care Findon

Well, I say people better shut the hell up if they...

2009-04-15T03:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I say people better shut the hell up if they see it!

I would imagine your pastor has great respect for 12-step programs. They certainly do in the court system my son is now in.

Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey...

2009-04-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey. You are very brave.

It's funny, when you wrote the title Do You Know t...

2009-04-13T08:49:00.000-07:00

It's funny, when you wrote the title Do You Know the Real Me, I expected a different sort of post. I suspect those in your real life who may have stumbled onto your blog might think the same thing discovering your "other self."

You are a courageous person. It will serve you well in recovery. I'm happy for you.

MPJ's letters to people who know her are my favori...

2009-04-13T06:19:00.000-07:00

MPJ's letters to people who know her are my favorite too, but I like yours too!

I was especially touched by your insight that when you lose your blog-privacy or blog-anonymity, it'll change the usefulness of posting. If that happens, it'll affect all those people who stumble across your blog in the midst of their own pain.

Of course, I don't see who visits my blog, but I do get to see the search terms that bring them and there are a lot of hurting people out there. I hope you continue sharing your experience, strength, and hope online in this blog.

I spent 10 years fearful of "what will people thin...

2009-04-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

I spent 10 years fearful of "what will people think" of my son, the junky. Now I know I was fearful of what they will think of ME.
This journey of honesty is freeing, scary, hurtful, exhilarating. One freakin' crazy package.
Your public,internet secret is safe with me;)

Eli, anonymity is so important here and in our fel...

2009-04-13T03:43:00.000-07:00

Eli, anonymity is so important here and in our fellowship. I'm sorry that this happened. I hope that the person respects you and understands that we have all bared our souls in our meetings. Yet, we are safe there. I hope that same safe feeling will apply to our blogs as well.