The lost anniversary message
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The lost anniversary message
Today should have been my one year anniversary of sobriety. The 8th April 2013 was my 1st day of giving up alcohol and is now what i call my recovery date. 30 plus years of drinking and building a life that evolved totally around alcohol and on this day i made a decision and started to fight back.
I stumbled upon this site after looking on the web for assistance to quit as i was spiraling into deeper and deeper addiction. Here i found what I needed to help me along my sober journey and for that i am forever grateful.
I lasted 7 months then relapsed which was absolutely devastating for me. I sunk into deep depression that took some time for me to recover from but i kept visiting this site and eventually with the continued help from a few people around here (thanks particularly to Imperfectlyme and Deeker ) i managed to get back on the wagon and well back on my way to recovery. I have 70 days sober today.
I am so grateful for where i am at compared with where i was at 12 month ago. My life makes so much more sense. My head is much clearer so i can make better decisions in my life. I am a better roll model for my children. My health has improved unbelievably. I have a life of quality.
So OK i lost that anniversary and i will admit that i am disappointed. I have made mistakes. I am far from perfect and I acknowledge that i have a lot of work still to do.
On the other hand i have learnt from my mistakes. I am confident and dedicated and looking forward to the future rather than the alternative 12 months ago where my future was really looking bad.
So i guess the message is to enjoy your sobriety. Build your sober life a day at a time. If you relapse use your past sober journey experiences to build the next part of your recovery. Don't give up because the results are well worth the effort.
Thanks for reading my ramble! Have a great sober day everyone
I stumbled upon this site after looking on the web for assistance to quit as i was spiraling into deeper and deeper addiction. Here i found what I needed to help me along my sober journey and for that i am forever grateful.
I lasted 7 months then relapsed which was absolutely devastating for me. I sunk into deep depression that took some time for me to recover from but i kept visiting this site and eventually with the continued help from a few people around here (thanks particularly to Imperfectlyme and Deeker ) i managed to get back on the wagon and well back on my way to recovery. I have 70 days sober today.
I am so grateful for where i am at compared with where i was at 12 month ago. My life makes so much more sense. My head is much clearer so i can make better decisions in my life. I am a better roll model for my children. My health has improved unbelievably. I have a life of quality.
So OK i lost that anniversary and i will admit that i am disappointed. I have made mistakes. I am far from perfect and I acknowledge that i have a lot of work still to do.
On the other hand i have learnt from my mistakes. I am confident and dedicated and looking forward to the future rather than the alternative 12 months ago where my future was really looking bad.
So i guess the message is to enjoy your sobriety. Build your sober life a day at a time. If you relapse use your past sober journey experiences to build the next part of your recovery. Don't give up because the results are well worth the effort.
Thanks for reading my ramble! Have a great sober day everyone
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Congratulations on your time Pedro!
I've not heard of many who made the decision to quit and succeeded the first time through. If that were the case we wouldn't need recovery programs and places like SR where we can come and gain strength and share successes in the hope of helping others.
April 8th was the beginning of a new life for you and you tripped over a rock in the path. The important thing is knowing how to walk around it the next time.
You're here and active in recovery! A big positive
I've not heard of many who made the decision to quit and succeeded the first time through. If that were the case we wouldn't need recovery programs and places like SR where we can come and gain strength and share successes in the hope of helping others.
April 8th was the beginning of a new life for you and you tripped over a rock in the path. The important thing is knowing how to walk around it the next time.
You're here and active in recovery! A big positive
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Originally Posted by Pedro1234 
So i guess the message is to enjoy your sobriety.
Build your sober life a day at a time.
Have a great sober day everyone
Build your sober life a day at a time.
Have a great sober day everyone
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." ~ Mother Teresa
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Pedro biggest hug I'm so proud of you! The date is but a number in the grand scheme of things. I believe you needed that brief relapse to really cement that the grass truly is greener over here. I wish you all the happiness in the world! And many congrats on all you have accomplished this last year as a father husband man! I bet those around you a quite proud of you!
Keep on running my friend you will get there!
I'm so proud of you! The date is but a number in the grand scheme of things. I believe you needed that brief relapse to really cement that the grass truly is greener over here. I wish you all the happiness in the world! And many congrats on all you have accomplished this last year as a father husband man! I bet those around you a quite proud of you! Keep on running my friend
you will get there!
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Originally Posted by ImperfectlyMe
Pedro biggest hug I'm so proud of you! The date is but a number in the grand scheme of things. I believe you needed that brief relapse to really cement that the grass truly is greener over here. I wish you all the happiness in the world! And many congrats on all you have accomplished this last year as a father husband man! I bet those around you a quite proud of you!
Keep on running my friend you will get there!
I'm so proud of you! The date is but a number in the grand scheme of things. I believe you needed that brief relapse to really cement that the grass truly is greener over here. I wish you all the happiness in the world! And many congrats on all you have accomplished this last year as a father husband man! I bet those around you a quite proud of you! Keep on running my friend
you will get there!
Congratulations on your 1 year milestone today. What you have done is a real life changing accomplishment. Stay on the green side of the fence my friend
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