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gravity · 03-13-2008, 07:58 PM

Hi Warren,

Congratulations on 30 days! Personally, I don't find it a "trivial accomplishment". Heck, I consider 1 day sober an accomplishment! The alternative could have been 30 more days of drinking and all that related stuff.

I get what you mean about the "adoration for others in my life". I used to be so focused on drinking, self pity that I could not fully appreciate how loved I am (just the way my little children look at me, absolute unconditional love) & how much I love others. A truly beautiful experience. One of the major, amazing benefits of sobriety.

I also scratch my head about the whole pride thing. I told my uncle (a very spiritual man) that I am proud of my accomplishments. He responded "as well you should be!". I told another long time sober AA member the same thing and she told me that I might want to say grateful instead of proud. Regardless, it just feels great!

03-13-2008, 07:58 PM	#180 (permalink)
gravity Keep me where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,049	Hi Warren, Congratulations on 30 days! Personally, I don't find it a "trivial accomplishment". Heck, I consider 1 day sober an accomplishment! The alternative could have been 30 more days of drinking and all that related stuff. I get what you mean about the "adoration for others in my life". I used to be so focused on drinking, self pity that I could not fully appreciate how loved I am (just the way my little children look at me, absolute unconditional love) & how much I love others. A truly beautiful experience. One of the major, amazing benefits of sobriety. I also scratch my head about the whole pride thing. I told my uncle (a very spiritual man) that I am proud of my accomplishments. He responded "as well you should be!". I told another long time sober AA member the same thing and she told me that I might want to say grateful instead of proud. Regardless, it just feels great!