It's been almost a year... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

waywardsister · 06-09-2005, 01:32 PM

...and I am thankful for so many things. I haven't visited this place since last August, but I credit the people here with helping me become stronger and able to deal with the A in my life. Mainly, helping me really learn 'detachment' and how to get on with MY life rather than being obsessed with his.

I am thankful that now, a year later and with NO HELP from me, he is clean and sober (again, HIS DECISION) and we are back together (still living apart, and that's fine by me) and happy. I am thankful that I learned how to back off, how to set boundaries and say 'no' to him, how to remove myself from the things in my life (read: his addiction) that brought discord and pain. I am thankful that I began standing on my own two feet, began directing my life (and only my life!), and let go of him and our past together and left him alone to do as he pleased, without needing to know or wanting to know what he was doing, and with whom, and why.

Basically, I am thankful that I learned how to just let go. It has reaped more rewards than I ever dreamed possible.

He is happy, healthy and healing...and so are we. I wish all of you the same blessings that I have received.

Tracy

06-09-2005, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
waywardsister Goddess in the making Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 33	It's been almost a year... ...and I am thankful for so many things. I haven't visited this place since last August, but I credit the people here with helping me become stronger and able to deal with the A in my life. Mainly, helping me really learn 'detachment' and how to get on with MY life rather than being obsessed with his. I am thankful that now, a year later and with NO HELP from me, he is clean and sober (again, HIS DECISION) and we are back together (still living apart, and that's fine by me) and happy. I am thankful that I learned how to back off, how to set boundaries and say 'no' to him, how to remove myself from the things in my life (read: his addiction) that brought discord and pain. I am thankful that I began standing on my own two feet, began directing my life (and only my life!), and let go of him and our past together and left him alone to do as he pleased, without needing to know or wanting to know what he was doing, and with whom, and why. Basically, I am thankful that I learned how to just let go. It has reaped more rewards than I ever dreamed possible. He is happy, healthy and healing...and so are we. I wish all of you the same blessings that I have received. Tracy __________________ "And the less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine." - Indigo Girls :sweat I'm like a superhero, but with no powers or motivation. :sweat

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