I like what Olive said. When our thinking becomes more critical of what alcohol has taken from us rather than given us I think we are on the right path. Sobriety is not deprivation...it is a gift that keeps on giving as we travel the path through it. In just a little better than 2 months of sobriety I have started to address little debts by putting away money here and there that I guess I just didn't have before. I'm able to address little problems rather than ignore them and drink my way through them. To use Endgame's phrase..it really is a beautiful thing. As we muddle our way through sobriety we begin to see the change in ourselves and in our lives. And yup, there really is a wow factor.