Originally Posted by
PippoRossi 
It's difficult for me to articulate, but in my prior stint of sobriety all I did, really, was quit drinking. I never went any further with it - and therein lied the problem. I didn't explore any new hobbies (or go back to old ones, for that matter), I didn't start socializing, I did nothing different except not pick up (which was commendable, but just not enough). I never got out of my comfort zone. This time is different and I can attribute a lot of my motivation to Dee's posts. So, thank you, Dee!
I found the exact same thing to be true, I have just about 20 months sober and the difference this time is I truly focused on recovery, on making healthy physical, and mental choices, and did not focus on "not drinking." I bet this is true for many of us who have struggled with sobriety in the past, and it goes back to more of Dee's wise advice about recovery plans.