Part of what helped me hang on to sobriety early on was looking at the good things that were beginning to happen in my life (however small they may be) that I wouldn't have had if I was still drinking. While I was drinking, I was constantly shooting myself in the foot by making poor decisions while either drunk, or wanting to be drunk. Both of them had the ability to derail sane thinking. So when I wake up in the morning now, and there's a little money left in my checking to pay that bill cuz I didn't blow it on booze, I think, there's something I couldn't have done if I was still drinking. Or when someone calls me and needs a hand with something and I can because I'm not three sheets to the wind. Just a couple (seemingly) little examples, but they add up over time. Quickly. When I learned to recognize them, it became much easier to embrace and enjoy recovery. Hope this helps!