10 Months Today
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10 Months Today
Dear SR Friends
Last time I wrote a letter here it was to my ex-mistress Miss Alcohol. I realize now I should have been writing to you, because it's the incredible stories I've read here... of success, failure, happiness, desperation, silence, humor, and tragedy that have helped me keep the bit between my teeth and the bottle out of sight for 10 months. This year has probably been the most tumultous of my life. My long marriage broke up, I ended up without a home, I experienced a financial meltdown (me and the rest of the world!), and I lost my dogs. But I stayed sober. And I haven't blacked out, woken up with a hangover, driven my car into a ditch, or had to stare, bleary eyed and nauseous every morning, at an apparition in the mirror with red eyes, a pounding head, and tremulous lips. On the contrary, since I stopped drinking, the world has shifted gently for me and welcome new opportunities have opened up. Through all this, I've remembered you and the personal battles we all wage on the battlefronts of our lives... and sincerely hoped silently that a resolution will come to all of them. I believe the positive, collective synergy of people who care will present a positive result, somewhere, sometime. To all those on this forum (and there are plenty) who have cared,
THANK YOU
Last time I wrote a letter here it was to my ex-mistress Miss Alcohol. I realize now I should have been writing to you, because it's the incredible stories I've read here... of success, failure, happiness, desperation, silence, humor, and tragedy that have helped me keep the bit between my teeth and the bottle out of sight for 10 months. This year has probably been the most tumultous of my life. My long marriage broke up, I ended up without a home, I experienced a financial meltdown (me and the rest of the world!), and I lost my dogs. But I stayed sober. And I haven't blacked out, woken up with a hangover, driven my car into a ditch, or had to stare, bleary eyed and nauseous every morning, at an apparition in the mirror with red eyes, a pounding head, and tremulous lips. On the contrary, since I stopped drinking, the world has shifted gently for me and welcome new opportunities have opened up. Through all this, I've remembered you and the personal battles we all wage on the battlefronts of our lives... and sincerely hoped silently that a resolution will come to all of them. I believe the positive, collective synergy of people who care will present a positive result, somewhere, sometime. To all those on this forum (and there are plenty) who have cared,
THANK YOU
Thank you for giving us newbies hope. Finding this site has kept me sober....today is 56 days for me!
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That's so GREAT, AWOL! Good to see your post, and what a great post it is! 
If anyone out there is doubting that they can stay sober in the midst of major life events, they should read this and take it to heart. I hope all these changes result in the best outcome possible for you... thanks for the post!
If anyone out there is doubting that they can stay sober in the midst of major life events, they should read this and take it to heart. I hope all these changes result in the best outcome possible for you... thanks for the post!
Thank you for an inspirational post - I needed to read that tonight.
..10 mths,yowser!! 
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