I year ago today I went to a 30 day rehab and it changed my life. I decided I had to make a serious change in how I was living. It’s amazing what I have accomplished in my life this past year...I can’t believe it. I received a compliment from a co-worker that asked me what I was doing and that I look great. She told me whatever you are doing, keep it up. I was on the verge of losing everything...family, job, health, etc. I am so grateful for the gift of sobriety. I don’t have the urges, but do get a romantic thought of having a cold one after a round of golf or on a Friday after work. Those romantic thoughts are in seconds and then I immediately think of how a cold one becomes many and all the pain and problems that come with it. Like with most, drinking was fun and then became a crutch to escape the stresses of life. I really am in a great place in life. I look forward to everyday and I work on living in the moment. I spent 30+ years with alcohol as the focus in my life and now in my early 50’s l look forward to living the second half...clean and sober. I wish I did this earlier, but that was then and I can’t change the past. What l can control is now and the path I’m on towards the second half of my life...sobriety is a great journey.