I guess it's all about patience in many ways.
Knowing that I am doing the right thing and having the faith that it will all pay off in the end. I really ain't too bothered about materialistic things really. I would be happy with finding a girl who I deeply love and being just able to really enjoy life again. To be able to do things together and be at one with myself whils't doing them. Thats what I'm hoping for really, not too much to hope for really compared to the long list I used to want and all the glitz and glamour and bright light s I used to crave. If other things happen as an off-shoot of that then great.
Good things come to those who wait... We know there is no happy ending for us and booze. I don't want to ever get complacent about it either, so thats the only tricky thing really, knowing when to start letting my guard and defences down again and letting other people back into my life who ain't got no concept of what it means to be a recovering alcoholic/addict.