The last year may have been the most challenging of my sobriety. I’ve experienced multiple job losses, a move to a community I don’t feel welcomed in, coparenting strife with my family ex, and the loss of my uncle and neighbor.
But it also been one of the most rewarding. I am building my big blended family with my forever person, I traveled to exciting new places, I found a job that I feel mostly comfortable in, and I had the summer off to spend a ton of quality time with my kids.
No matter what life has thrown at me I have not wanted to drink or drug. I haven’t thought about picking up. Life can be amazing, or sloppy, or downright painful. But no matter what it is I don’t have to use.
When I got to AA many years ago they made all these absurd promises about a life beyond my wildest dreams. I thought that it had to be bullshit, but here I am 7 years later, a walking miracle and testament to the strength I found in the rooms of AA.
But that’s enough preaching for now. I am 7 years sober and I love my life.
Always good to hear someone with time and working a recovery program announce they no longer have to deal with issues or urges to drink. AA promises the alcohol problem will be removed, but we hear so many beginners harp on having to have a daily struggle with alcohol forever. I would never have had the strength to achieve 40 + years of sobriety if I had to constantly deal with daily urges.
Thank you for always sharing your experience, strength and hope. You keep it real.
I used to think the promises were impossible. They may have come true for others but I was “unique”. I was so wrong. Glad I stay in AA for my thinking.
I’ll keep trudging this road of happy destiny with you.
Congratulations on 7 years! The trials and tribulations of life are so challenging at times. Your sobriety afforded the opportunity to navigate them and navigate them well. Congrats on your forever person and expanded family
Thank you for always putting things in perspective and for showing how a sober life is a better life even when things are hard. Heartfelt congratulations!
Well done big fella I’ve had the privilege of being about for 5 years of your seven I have to say I thought you were an asshole when I first seen you about but you have grown on me and I like the advice you have for people straight to the point and no bullshite which is what a lot of people need , yes life still throws plenty of shit our way but if we put the effort in to our sobriety we are able to deal with things relatively easily and your a good example of that anyway that’s the last nice thing I say about you for another 7 years
7 years!!! That’s an impressive amount of day ones stacked together . Grateful to read your postings and see how well you are thriving in your sober journey even through the rough patches life throws your way.
Ha! My app also just reminded me that it’s been 2 years since I’ve had any nicotine! I don’t really talk about this one as much. Interesting enough it was completely a coincidence that the dates are the same , it just happened to work out that way.
I’ve had the privilege of being about for 5 years of your seven I have to say I thought you were an asshole when I first seen you about 
but you have grown on me and I like the advice you have for people straight to the point and no bullshite which is what a lot of people need , yes life still throws plenty of shit 
our way but if we put the effort in to our sobriety we are able to deal with things relatively easily and your a good example of that anyway that’s the last nice thing I say about you for another 7 years 
7 years is fantastic 
