lucrezia,
It was delusional in some aspects the way I would underestimate myself when I was drinking. Once I gave myself a little time sober, my relationships with friends ( some I hadn't even met yet ) and family did start to change for the better.
Tonight is just a small example, albeit not a very important thing, but someone needed to check in an hour past when I leave work, and I was able to ride back down there and check them in at 3 am. Some young girls who'd been driving 10 hours that probably hadn't budgeted for an extra night's stay at a room at a hotel here, ........anyway, they were as happy as could be that I came back down there to check them in. It was no big deal, but never in a million years would I have even answered the phone at 2:40 am when I was drinking.
That's probably not a good example , ...but being available to help folks out when I can makes my life better. That little thing tonight was the direct result of sobriety.
Now, ....I better get myself to bed !