Thanks gneiss! I have two aunts and an uncle...one aunt and my uncle are alcoholics as is my mother who is borderline...I have one cousin who is an alcoholic out of 3 cousins total. When my grandmother was in the hospital.I was shocked that patients were allowed to drink and smoke!
Sorry for the hijack...I think being happy comes down, in part to deciding to be happy and then practicing that. We can get sober but unless we change our outlook on life we run the risk of relapse.