Chance, you are my hero. 
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I even made it past payday. Was the first time in an extremely long time I got paid and didnt call the diesel guy…
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That’s a major step man. Lol idk how many times I got sober only really being broke waiting for payday. That’s awesome man. Major hurdle avoided and pretty nice having the extra cash too!
It takes a while before I achieve that one… 
Congratulations!! 
Just…
Wow! 
35 years!! 
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That’s amazing, congratulations on your 35 years! 
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How effin’ cool is that!
Checking in day 134.
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I’m fighting, because I dream of beautiful men and romance, which I have been missing for a very long time and its make me sad every morning. What to do?I do not want to wake up, because it is better to sleep
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So cool 
This is absolutely amazing. Congratulations!
Day 26 .
Netflix,couch,A/C😀
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Amazing and inspiring, congrats!
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Day 566.
Had a stressful week, but didnt really think about drinking over it. Thought about eating ice cream over it, so I did that.
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Day 279. Had a weird moment today. Walked past a cannabis store (right next to the grocery store, how convenient 
) and the voice said “go in and get something.” I just kept walking on past, without giving it a second thought.
This is the weird part, though. I’ve only had two experiences with cannabis, both of them terrible. I’ve had the option countless times before and since. I just have never been interested. Why then, did this thought pop up today?
It’s not hard to figure out. Because I spent years finding ways to feel different whenever I didn’t want to deal with the discomfort of real life anymore. I’d avoid my problems and feelings with alcohol and self harm, instead of addressing them.
Thoughts of seeking escape from the world are going to invade from time to time, even though I’ve been sober for a bit. Thankfully they are rare, and they do not “make” me pick up, because I have a say, and my say is “Well, that sounds like a terrible idea. Bye.” And that’s the end of that.
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Good work James.
As I was reading I was thinking oh yeah it legal there. Then thought, that’s got to be hard, I mean hell, especially if it’s next to the grocery store.
Well done for telling the moment to do one!
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Happy belated 10 months, Hanna Banana!!! So happy for you! Keep kicking ass ODAAT!
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Day 19. Excited about tomorrow’s 20 day mark
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James, congratulations on (can’t believe I’m saying this)… 35 YEARS!!! Your success is a testament to everyone on this app (whether they’ve been sober for 1 day, 1 month or 1 year) that PERMANENT SOBRIETY is possible and an achievable goal to shoot for.
I personally am looking forward to September 6, 2053, when I will be the ripe old age of 88 years old… that’s when I will be celebrating my 35 years of sobriety (achieved 1 day at a time)!
Thanks for sharing your amazing success with us!
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Thanks. The cannabis I just look at the same way as alcohol. There’s wine in the grocery store, and I don’t even notice. Same with the cannabis store next to it, and same with the liquor store next to the other grocery store I visit. 99.9% of the time instead of seeing a temptation, I just see an irrelevance. That’s how I know that becoming someone who doesn’t want to drink is better than just stopping the drink! 
And when the thought does pop up, like today, I’m thankful that it’s not hard like it was in the beginning, because now generally, as soon as I remember I don’t want it, the thought goes away.
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322 days sober. It still sounds foriegn when I say it out loud, three hundred and twenty two days. I never dreamed of being here until the day I decided to. And I wasn’t alone, everyone here cheered me on and helped me along the way, for that I am grateful. Also, it’s 7:25 PM and still no baby, but they will break the water here shortly so it should catapult Tina into labor.
Stay beautiful gang!
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