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Old 10-23-2017, 04:57 PM
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Mountainmanbob
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Originally Posted by Doug39 View Post
I am about 25 hours away from being alcohol-free for exactly one full year.

In two weeks I will be doing my first AA lead.

Today the weather is exactly as it was on my last day of drinking - gray and rainy. But last year I was anxious, panicky and dreaded living.

Today I feel good and have hope for the future. Things aren't completely wonderful and I still have some off moments but today I have the coping skills to deal with life without turning to alcohol to ease the pain.
A recovered alcoholic like myself always enjoys hearing good news like this.

The war is over -- now we keep it that way.

Congratulations
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