Best Clean/Sober Moment of 2016
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Best Clean/Sober Moment of 2016
Hello everyone what was your best sober/clean moment of 2016
One of the best moments this year for me was my 16th year anniversary with Mrs Sw & my little brother who turned 2 years clean & sober today
One of the best moments this year for me was my 16th year anniversary with Mrs Sw & my little brother who turned 2 years clean & sober today
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Congratulations sw!
1) I was able to restore my relationship with my sister in law, after a 7 year estrangement, (that I caused
) and I am so grateful to have her back in my life. I have known her for over 40 years so she is like my mother and sister all rolled into one.
2) My husband had a heart attack and emergency triple bypass surgery in October. I was so grateful to be sober and truly present through that whole experience. Thankfully, he is recovering well now.
SR rocks and so does sobriety!!!
1) I was able to restore my relationship with my sister in law, after a 7 year estrangement, (that I caused
) and I am so grateful to have her back in my life. I have known her for over 40 years so she is like my mother and sister all rolled into one.2) My husband had a heart attack and emergency triple bypass surgery in October. I was so grateful to be sober and truly present through that whole experience. Thankfully, he is recovering well now.
SR rocks and so does sobriety!!!
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Finishing my Boston qualifying marathon and not only finishing in the qualifying time but finishing 15 minutes FASTER than the qualifying time. My profile photo is me finishing that race.
Hearing my dads voice cheering me on at the finish and hearing how proud he was of me for reaching my goal and staying sober. It would never have been possible when I was drinking.
My dad recorded the finish for me and I'm so happy as this was by far the BEST sober moment of 2016. (Link below if you want to see)
https://youtu.be/OF_X-jLDF2g
On to run the Boston Marathon in 2017!!
Hearing my dads voice cheering me on at the finish and hearing how proud he was of me for reaching my goal and staying sober. It would never have been possible when I was drinking.
My dad recorded the finish for me and I'm so happy as this was by far the BEST sober moment of 2016. (Link below if you want to see)
https://youtu.be/OF_X-jLDF2g
On to run the Boston Marathon in 2017!!
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Wareham, Mass
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I have many. Waking up feeling good instead of sick and hungover. Being able to keep my promise to my husband that I would not drink anymore. Driving by liquor stores that used to know me well.
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Location: Ireland
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I don't really have any big major moments for 2016, it's been all the little things adding up instead, unlike previous years.
The hangover free mornings, waking up on a Sunday and going for walks nice and fresh, going for coffee, reading, having more time and not living life in such a haze, life continues to be more organised and less chaotic as ever.
Most memorable has been all those times I've learnt or picked up some wisdom from all those people on similar journeys, and in 2016 there have been many of those moments.
Onwards to 2017!!
The hangover free mornings, waking up on a Sunday and going for walks nice and fresh, going for coffee, reading, having more time and not living life in such a haze, life continues to be more organised and less chaotic as ever.
Most memorable has been all those times I've learnt or picked up some wisdom from all those people on similar journeys, and in 2016 there have been many of those moments.
Onwards to 2017!!
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Today is my best day sober in 2016. Getting out of detox this morning and coming home to my family, who have been supportive and ready to help me out any way possible gives me great hope for a fantastic 2017!
Plus, the counselor at detox talked in detail with me about the things that I can do (a plan!) and pointed me to resources I've been afraid to ask for on my own. And, I attended an AA meeting while I was there and am going to give it another chance. The meeting was totally voluntarily, but I figured I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
2017 is going to be really good.
Plus, the counselor at detox talked in detail with me about the things that I can do (a plan!) and pointed me to resources I've been afraid to ask for on my own. And, I attended an AA meeting while I was there and am going to give it another chance. The meeting was totally voluntarily, but I figured I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
2017 is going to be really good.
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The moment at the end of a long, stressful day, when all I wanted to do was run to Michael's to buy craft supplies as a way to zen out and relax. The liquor store wasn't even a blip on my brain's radar. Still gives me warm fuzzies.
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I have to cheat, and offer up a tie. It's a toss-up between closing on our new house, making this the first place I've lived when I wasn't actively drinking; and returning to graduate school after drinking myself out of it last winter.
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Originally Posted by BrendaChenowyth 
The moment at the end of a long, stressful day, when all I wanted to do was run to Michael's to buy craft supplies as a way to zen out and relax. The liquor store wasn't even a blip on my brain's radar. Still gives me warm fuzzies.
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I had so many wonderful little moments, but I think the best part was seeing the perfect reults of sobriety. I have lost 43 pounds, I have spent special omens with each of my kids, and my new year started with finally reaching the one year sober milestone. 2016 was the year I got my life back.
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It's a small thing for me, but it felt like a big thing.
After 5 months sobriety, and so many years prior waking up everyday hating myself for drinking, I was given a form to fill out whilst waiting at the dentist which asked how many units of alcohol I drank. It really hit me at that point that my drinking days were finally behind me and now I was free.
After 5 months sobriety, and so many years prior waking up everyday hating myself for drinking, I was given a form to fill out whilst waiting at the dentist which asked how many units of alcohol I drank. It really hit me at that point that my drinking days were finally behind me and now I was free.
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