it happened to me a bunch of times the first year and a half or so. it was like i'd have a moment where i felt like one phase of recovery was closing and the next was coming or I had just turned the corner and finally gotten over some obstacle or had some kinda new found understanding of what sober life is like. I remember one time i took my kids roller skating back in the day i woulda just complained if i had even gone but i would abeenmiserable and just wanted to get home to drink. But this was like 10 months into sobriety? i went i even put on skates and get this i even had a little fun. I was like wow is this what fun is suppost to feel like? it felt so strange to me to be happy and smiling without a drink in my hand.