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I reached my biggest sobriety milestone (in terms of time) yesterday. I wanted to commemorate it in a post. I wanted it to be inspirational, full of wise words & clever observations regarding the past 364 days of my recovery. I couldn't get all my thoughts together (after all, how do I encapsulate such a life-altering journey in one post?) so I decided to just sit with it.
Sitting with things I'm not quite sure about is something I've learned to do these past 365 days. I've discovered that thoughtful introspection as opposed to harried reaction is a fabulous perk of sobriety. So I sat all day and contemplated this past year. I thought mostly about this glorious place of healing. I thought about the friends who feel like family I've met along the way. I thought about those still here who inspire me daily and I thought about those who aren't here anymore either by choice or by fate. I even thought about a few who have driven me crazy because they were "this close" and how they ultimately strengthened my resolve and my recovery. Even with all that contemplation I still couldn't quite get my thoughts together so I decided to sleep on it.
This morning when I woke up to day 366, all that was playing in my mind was the song below. It says everything I want to. Nothing more, nothing less. It's perfect for me.
Thank you to each one of you. Every last one. You have been an integral part of the past 365 days of my life. I will never be able to adequately put into words what you mean to me & how you've changed my life. To show you my gratitude I will remain on this recovery road for the rest of my life - 24 hours at a time.
Hugs, love, hope & light,
~Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J5PYzkzDQI
Sitting with things I'm not quite sure about is something I've learned to do these past 365 days. I've discovered that thoughtful introspection as opposed to harried reaction is a fabulous perk of sobriety. So I sat all day and contemplated this past year. I thought mostly about this glorious place of healing. I thought about the friends who feel like family I've met along the way. I thought about those still here who inspire me daily and I thought about those who aren't here anymore either by choice or by fate. I even thought about a few who have driven me crazy because they were "this close" and how they ultimately strengthened my resolve and my recovery. Even with all that contemplation I still couldn't quite get my thoughts together so I decided to sleep on it.
This morning when I woke up to day 366, all that was playing in my mind was the song below. It says everything I want to. Nothing more, nothing less. It's perfect for me.
Thank you to each one of you. Every last one. You have been an integral part of the past 365 days of my life. I will never be able to adequately put into words what you mean to me & how you've changed my life. To show you my gratitude I will remain on this recovery road for the rest of my life - 24 hours at a time.
Hugs, love, hope & light,
~Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J5PYzkzDQI
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Originally Posted by HeartsAfire 
Sitting with things I'm not quite sure about is something I've learned to do these past 365 days. I've discovered that thoughtful introspection as opposed to harried reaction is a fabulous perk of sobriety.
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