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Old 10-01-2011, 12:46 PM
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This past week I reached my two year anniversary. I am sooo grateful and wanted to drop a note letting others know that it is possible... I have developed my own "program" of sobriety... yoga, meditation, friends, online support, exercise... And I am thrilled to hit the two year mark, and very grateful for two years without drinking.

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Old 10-01-2011, 12:52 PM
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Congrats Daisy! Your program sounds a lot like the one I'm working on putting together... and it's inspiring to know it's possible!
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Always good to hear that it's possible.
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Old 10-01-2011, 01:36 PM
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Thats great news Dailsy2 - congratulations!

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Old 10-01-2011, 01:41 PM
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congratulations!people like you let me know that it is possible...thank you!!!
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Congrats! That is awesome.
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congratulations Daisy great news!
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Old 10-01-2011, 05:32 PM
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Well done! That's pretty much my "program" too...21 months Monday...
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Old 10-01-2011, 05:36 PM
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I agree. Very inspiring. I too have my own "program" that so far is working for me.

Congrats. And thanks for giving me(and the community) hope that what I am doing isn't the wrong thing just because it is the unpopular thing. I don't think there is a 'wrong' way to be sober.
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That's excellent! Doesn't it feel good to feel good again?
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awesome daisy
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Congratulations Daisy, I am happily sober two years this week and I too have made my own program. It is possible to make mentally and physically healthy recovery choices and to find your own way. This has been a gift, never taken for granted.
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Old 10-01-2011, 06:14 PM
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Wow! Congratulations, daisy!! Thanks for letting us share in your great achievement!!
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Old 10-01-2011, 07:28 PM
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It is very encouraging to hear about the success stories from folks who have made a commitment to stop drinking, and then found their own way to do it and made it stick. I compare this to following a weight watcher's diet compared to changes in lifestyle that we can follow for the long haul.

Congratulations to you.
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Old 10-28-2011, 07:53 PM
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I agree. Very inspiring. I too have my own "program" that so far is working for me.

Congrats. And thanks for giving me(and the community) hope that what I am doing isn't the wrong thing just because it is the unpopular thing. I don't think there is a 'wrong' way to be sober.
Hi, thank you for all the responses. I wanted to comment because I agree- making your own 'method' if you will for sobriety is often discouraged. There is no 'wrong' way. there are no methods that are 'more right' than others either. Many people quit on their own (ie without some of the prevailing recvery methods.) It doesn't mean that they were any less afflicted, or less alcoholic... just because they 'didn't need to go to xyz_fill in the blank__' recovery method. It's just one more road. And entirely possible.

I personally belive that change comes from within anyways, so no matter what recovery method, or lack of, you are following, it's up to you to just quit drinking and decide to change.
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Old 10-28-2011, 08:03 PM
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Awesome Daisy!

It's great being sober. I'm happy for you!

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Old 10-28-2011, 08:29 PM
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Way to go Daisy!!!
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Old 10-28-2011, 08:47 PM
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Congrats on the 2yrs! very cool.
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Old 10-28-2011, 10:25 PM
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Thanks for sharing your experience. You're an inspiration to those of us in early days. I'm glad to know that it's possible. Congrats on 2 years!
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Old 10-29-2011, 04:25 AM
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Congratulations Daisy!

You're an inspiration to those of us who have chosen our own path to sobriety, thank you for sharing your story.
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