Wow this is a great thread so far, I usually only post in the Substance abuse area but since I am still a newby (2 months this tues) I might wander through these forums as well. I still don't sleep as well as I would like, even 2 months out from kicking a bad pill habit. But what was amazing is the things I start to notice that I never use to. Sort of like seeing in color after a long time of black and white.
Last week I walked out my back door to go to work and I actually paused on the steps and listened to birds, a very minute detail I would have never noticed in my usual drug induced hyperactive mind. One foot in front of the other all the way to work that day, feeling very blessed to be sober.