I’m celebrating 6 months sobriety this week and picked up my latest chip tonight. I couldn’t quite believe that it has been 6 months so when I got home I looked at my other chips.
Amazing how time flies. It seems to be flying faster lately and I’m trying to ride the wave. I’m changing and it feels good and new.
Anyway, I thought it would be nice to see where you guys keep your chips, if you have them. I keep mine in ‘the cat box’. I got it in a Christmas stocking a couple of years ago.
Absofuckinglutely. They were gone for 7 months. Took some getting used to when we got them back, took a whole week off work, things are getting a lot more fluent and regular again.
Yeah. She’s an alcoholic like I am. We both got sober on January 20th, been an arduous but rewarding road and it’s my pleasure to trudge with her. We’ve come a long way in a short time.
Just a weirdly humbling time for me, each milestone. Definitely proud, but always subdued. I’ll share the news with my group, that puts a quiet smile on my face & I’m good with that. I’ve only personally felt the strong desire to stand up publicly & receive those three.
For me, nothing meant more then the first year, that one was so special! And 5 years, in my mind meant the big time to me. My first sponsor had 5yrs when she took me on, just a personally important milestone. And 25, was handed down to me by a dear man who’s since passed away. When I was one year sober, he collected his 25yr coin that same night. He turned around that night & handed it to my parents to keep me for me. They held onto it for 24 years. That one I accepted in his honor, in front of everyone ️
This gives me happy chills. What an incredibly special legacy and gift. He knew you were in it for the long haul. Thank you for sharing this incredible story.