Originally Posted by
Bonniefloyd 
It’s good for me to acknowledge that this is actually a difficult thing I’m doing — sometimes it’s easy, but other times it really, really isn’t.
Yes, it's not easy, and you deserve to take pride it what you have accomplished.
Originally Posted by
Bonniefloyd I’ve done difficult things before. If I were to sit here and actually list them, getting and staying sober doesn’t seem like such a big deal by comparison. But it’ll be one of my most important personal achievements.
And an achievement with a lot of reward.
Originally Posted by
Bonniefloyd Oh well, I think the hardest part is behind me, as long as I keep moving forward instead of backward.
Yes, you are past the parts where a lot of us have stumbled. From here on, it's being watchful for those traps that your AV likes to set, like those times when you're feeling like you have achieved the strength to have a drink without consequence. Your strength comes from not giving in, and you gain nothing by running serious risks trying to prove otherwise.