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jamdls · 07-06-2009, 01:53 PM

It took me over a year to truly feel good about my sobriety and to forgive myself for my mistakes. I made a big deal out of my first anniversary, I bought gifts for my family and I went to Florida for the weekend to see my dad, he has been sober for 26 years so he understood; we celebrated with a milkshake! In the 10 months since that 1 year anniversary I've continued to grow stronger and I find myself with more self confidence than I ever had. Healing takes time both the physical and mental, be patient with yourself. I think we drink or use drugs partly because we don't like ourselves so in sobriety we have to learn to love ourselves.

Congrats on 9 months!! Be proud!

07-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamdls Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2,154 Blog Entries: 2	It took me over a year to truly feel good about my sobriety and to forgive myself for my mistakes. I made a big deal out of my first anniversary, I bought gifts for my family and I went to Florida for the weekend to see my dad, he has been sober for 26 years so he understood; we celebrated with a milkshake! In the 10 months since that 1 year anniversary I've continued to grow stronger and I find myself with more self confidence than I ever had. Healing takes time both the physical and mental, be patient with yourself. I think we drink or use drugs partly because we don't like ourselves so in sobriety we have to learn to love ourselves. Congrats on 9 months!! Be proud! __________________ ~~~Judy~~~ "Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up" "With God all things are possible"