Drinking was like pushing a big rock uphill every day only to watch it roll back down. I don't really have sober goals per se. It's kind of gratifying when Oct rolls around each year and I observe another year! But now my goals are life goals. As long as I stay sober at least some of my life goals will be within reach.
My dad used to smoke. Even 25 years after he quit he would still absentmindedly pat his pockets looking for his smokes after his coffee. But he never did pick up a cig again. We can acknowledge cravings without giving in to them just as we acknowledge grief, despair, etc wallowing in them.
I wish I could be as consistent with other things as I am with sobriety! For example I continually try to avoid eating unhealthy foods but it seems like I'm always cheating or falling short. I suppose it's because I know that Twinkies are not like wine! I can occasionally have a bad snack knowing it won't kill me but one glass of wine would send me spiraling into ruin.