Except for Jan 1 I did 2020 sober. So I got that going for me. 
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Hey thats basicaly a year sober in my eyes!
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I bet thats really calming and relaxing when needed
I donāt know if this letās me post video? It so I would do you a quick audio recording
Iāve spent all of 2020 away from my hometown. Which has really made me learn who I was. Made me learn who my true friends are because they are the ones still talking to me. I lost 3/4 when I got sober and lost more when I wasnāt right there in town for them to come cry to.
2020 has been a very humbling year for me. I have one daughter living with me and the other living 4 hours away with her dad. I have never been more thankful to have such a wonderful father for them. I see so many women put down the father of their children and I can truly say I am blessed by the man who I had my daughters with. We were horrible as a couple but we are great as a family and co-parent couple.
Iāve also been able to get closer to my oldest daughter who just turned 13. After my years of drinking I thought I ruined our relationship but this year of her living with me we have grown so close.
2020 has truly been one of my best years. Even with all of the shitty things happening
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Loads of great things happened for me: got a great job, remodeled my house, quit smoking, and quit drinking.
I feel truly blessed. 2020 was hard for many, but it was one of the best years of my life.
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I have watched my teens use so much discernment and make really good decisions. These are great kids. I am sure there will be difficulties in the future but dang, when I see how they interact with the world around them, I am so glad I decided not to parent like mine parented me.
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I found my other half.
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For me it to be clean
And to connect to myself once more
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This year I got to spend more time with my husband than I ever have. Comes with its own quirky challenges, but it has been an opportunity for growth and reconnection. I got active on the forum and this community and the relationships here have meant a lot to me.
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I was able to quit my very stressful job and find some work that is more fulfilling and less nonsense. I also have found lots of time for some new hobbies and lots of self love.
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Yay for less nonsense!!!
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Well, the animals donāt talk back usually. 
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It was pretty rad!!
I just realized that the place the picture on top was taken is visible in the other 2 pictures, but opposite sides of each other (i.e. the one on top is in the middle)
I illustrated with a red dot.
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Actually making a move to a new and better place after floundering with it for months.
Iām grateful I could do it. It gave me something constructive to focus on. And I look forward to sharing the space with others.
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2020 was a disaster for me
Mrs booted me out in May
Failed suicide attempt in June
Detox at the end of June
Mrs cut me off as well as my family in July
Finished treatment ended up in sober living
Derailed my career
Positive- I got sober and made life long friends with people I would have never cross paths with before
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The big āhappiness game changerā for me was spending the second half of 2020 sober, which I wouldnāt be without the support of this forum - so both of those are my happy thoughts of 2020!
Being sober has allowed me all kinds of other things - getting things in life more looked after, taking better care of myself, dusting off and starting to pursue some dreams (itās never too late!), taking stock of relationships - nurturing the good ones and setting a whole bunch oā boundaries too.
Well done to all of you who spent the entire year sober! @Dan531 and @littlemisschatterbox and @Dazercat and others! Iām gonna say the same thing this time next year 
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Me too, hopefullyš.
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Thatās an amazing analogy you put together, but itās even better when you say your coming out the other end stronger,
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