Hi Howie
Yeah, my life didn't get much better in lots of material ways...I'm still disabled, still on a fixed income, still got health issues...
but I have a sense of peace serenity and happiness I never had before, at least not as an adult
You're right in that just getting sober didn't make me that way...I also had to do a little work and actively change the things I didn't like about myself or my life.
Getting sober gave me a solid base to work from, rather than trying to also deal with all the catastrophes an active addiction brings in its wake.
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