Thanks John, these thoughts will follow me around today and surely further strengthen my sobriety!
MSCooterBrown - thanks for mentioning the eye-thing! I have noticed that and had a friend comment on it, too. We were looking at an old video (oooh, how young we were, how tight our little faces) and this friend said: Yeah vee, you have gained some weight, but, your eyes have got the sparkle back. It's true, I was feeling very numb and somehow dead inside. With the eyes being the window to our souls it is no surprise that mine weren't sparkling!
Vee