24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 505
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: California
Posts: 13,044
4:24 pm in California and checking in for another 24. Honored to be celebrating a milestone with several others today, especially my sober twin, we are almost at five years!
2020 has definitely not been what any of us expected, and I know mental health is something I’ve struggled with some the past few months. Yesterday we went to get snacks and things on make for dinner and were ready for a night of Halloween movies. As we were driving home my oldest, who is a HS senior said “This is where we would usually go trick or treating, this would have been my last year to trick or treat” because yes’m, she’s the 17 year old who would rather trick or treat than go to parties, and I am good with that! She then said “It’s just another thing I’m missing out on, if I knew last year was the last time I would get to do some things I would have appreciated them so much more.” At this point I started to cry, because it has been hard, and yes I’m grateful that nobody is sick, but I hate how much she and so many kids her age have missed. We did have a great conversation about life though and appreciating the everyday moments for exactly that reason.
Anyway, I am grateful for four years and ten months sober today, I am grateful for my kids and my husband, I’m grateful I have a job that I love (most days), and a house, and lots of wonderful things. I am grateful, but every now and then, I am sad, yesterday was one of those days.
Sending so much love to all of you!
❤️Delilah
2020 has definitely not been what any of us expected, and I know mental health is something I’ve struggled with some the past few months. Yesterday we went to get snacks and things on make for dinner and were ready for a night of Halloween movies. As we were driving home my oldest, who is a HS senior said “This is where we would usually go trick or treating, this would have been my last year to trick or treat” because yes’m, she’s the 17 year old who would rather trick or treat than go to parties, and I am good with that! She then said “It’s just another thing I’m missing out on, if I knew last year was the last time I would get to do some things I would have appreciated them so much more.” At this point I started to cry, because it has been hard, and yes I’m grateful that nobody is sick, but I hate how much she and so many kids her age have missed. We did have a great conversation about life though and appreciating the everyday moments for exactly that reason.
Anyway, I am grateful for four years and ten months sober today, I am grateful for my kids and my husband, I’m grateful I have a job that I love (most days), and a house, and lots of wonderful things. I am grateful, but every now and then, I am sad, yesterday was one of those days.
Sending so much love to all of you!
❤️Delilah
Magsie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 26,702
Delilah, beautiful post, your daughter is a very thoughtful young lady. It really makes us grateful for all our blessings, big or small, every day. Congratulations on 4 years and 10 months, one day at a time. You should be so proud of yourself love. 
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: South Bay, So Cal
Posts: 6,129
November 1, 2020
bandicoot2 ~ 4 years & 10 months!
Delilah1 ~ 4 years & 10 months!
Coldfusion ~ 8 years!
Happy 8th Birthday Coldy
😘 Congratulations Bandi & Congratulations Delilah 😘
Bobbi
[/QUOTE]bandicoot2 ~ 4 years & 10 months!
Delilah1 ~ 4 years & 10 months!
Coldfusion ~ 8 years!
Happy 8th Birthday Coldy 😘 Congratulations Bandi & Congratulations Delilah 😘
Bobbi
EnjoyingTheJourney
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,847
24 more please and I'm happy to celebrate this milestone day with my sober twin Delilah! It's a good day every day to be sober and to be so lucky to have a sober twin is icing on the cake!! 
Congratulations Coldfusion on your 8 amazing years!! Thank you Abcowboy & Suze for the timely quote - I really needed to hear that right now....
Just returned from a peaceful but cold walk with my dog. The full moon is gorgeous and I saw a shooting star! What a nice way to wrap up today. Sobriety rocks!
Congratulations Coldfusion on your 8 amazing years!! Thank you Abcowboy & Suze for the timely quote - I really needed to hear that right now....
Just returned from a peaceful but cold walk with my dog. The full moon is gorgeous and I saw a shooting star! What a nice way to wrap up today. Sobriety rocks!
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,847
Originally Posted by Delilah1 
4:24 pm in California and checking in for another 24. Honored to be celebrating a milestone with several others today, especially my sober twin, we are almost at five years!
2020 has definitely not been what any of us expected, and I know mental health is something I’ve struggled with some the past few months. Yesterday we went to get snacks and things on make for dinner and were ready for a night of Halloween movies. As we were driving home my oldest, who is a HS senior said “This is where we would usually go trick or treating, this would have been my last year to trick or treat” because yes’m, she’s the 17 year old who would rather trick or treat than go to parties, and I am good with that! She then said “It’s just another thing I’m missing out on, if I knew last year was the last time I would get to do some things I would have appreciated them so much more.” At this point I started to cry, because it has been hard, and yes I’m grateful that nobody is sick, but I hate how much she and so many kids her age have missed. We did have a great conversation about life though and appreciating the everyday moments for exactly that reason.
Anyway, I am grateful for four years and ten months sober today, I am grateful for my kids and my husband, I’m grateful I have a job that I love (most days), and a house, and lots of wonderful things. I am grateful, but every now and then, I am sad, yesterday was one of those days.
Sending so much love to all of you!
❤️Delilah
2020 has definitely not been what any of us expected, and I know mental health is something I’ve struggled with some the past few months. Yesterday we went to get snacks and things on make for dinner and were ready for a night of Halloween movies. As we were driving home my oldest, who is a HS senior said “This is where we would usually go trick or treating, this would have been my last year to trick or treat” because yes’m, she’s the 17 year old who would rather trick or treat than go to parties, and I am good with that! She then said “It’s just another thing I’m missing out on, if I knew last year was the last time I would get to do some things I would have appreciated them so much more.” At this point I started to cry, because it has been hard, and yes I’m grateful that nobody is sick, but I hate how much she and so many kids her age have missed. We did have a great conversation about life though and appreciating the everyday moments for exactly that reason.
Anyway, I am grateful for four years and ten months sober today, I am grateful for my kids and my husband, I’m grateful I have a job that I love (most days), and a house, and lots of wonderful things. I am grateful, but every now and then, I am sad, yesterday was one of those days.
Sending so much love to all of you!
❤️Delilah
Sending you lots of love!
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 2,256
Thank you Mags!!
So happy to be 4 years sober today. I remember when I first joined SR, I read a post by someone who was 4 years sober and I remember thinking that was the stuff of myths and legends. How the heck does someone stay sober for that long?? Anyway, all those days kept adding up and now I've got to 4 years and it doesn't seem so very long after all. It's wierd... the individual days at the beginning, when I was fighting cravings and playing the tape forward... those individual days seemed to go on forever but when I look back now, the last four years has flown by. I love that quote that says 'change isn't about fighting the old, it's about building the new' and that's what sobriety enables us to do. We can rebuild. I'm a completely different person now, to who I was 4 years ago. It's not all about me anymore, I'm there for others. I'm a listening volunteer for the Samaritans and I get the chance to help callers each week. I've been promoted twice at work. I'm more in love with my husband than ever before. I have a great relationship with all of my children (even the teenagers!). My dog really loves me and I love my family and my home. I have proper friends now, not just drinking buddies. I'm a reiki master. I've written two novels (one of which is being considered by literary agents). I've paid off my debts and I've come to terms with a lot of the stuff that I needed to come to terms with. Life isn't perfect. I'm grieving for my friend who died last week. I will never have a good relationship with my mum. I still miss my dad horribly. But life is never supposed to be perfect and right now, it's about as perfect as I could ever hope for it to be. Best of all, I really like myself. I'm a work in progress but I'm so happy to be me. Can not express enough gratitude to this site and especially this thread for helping me build this life.... Dee, Suze, Mags, CK, Tomls, Vovo, Willow, Purps and everyone... thank you. 24 more for me please xxxx
So happy to be 4 years sober today. I remember when I first joined SR, I read a post by someone who was 4 years sober and I remember thinking that was the stuff of myths and legends. How the heck does someone stay sober for that long?? Anyway, all those days kept adding up and now I've got to 4 years and it doesn't seem so very long after all. It's wierd... the individual days at the beginning, when I was fighting cravings and playing the tape forward... those individual days seemed to go on forever but when I look back now, the last four years has flown by. I love that quote that says 'change isn't about fighting the old, it's about building the new' and that's what sobriety enables us to do. We can rebuild. I'm a completely different person now, to who I was 4 years ago. It's not all about me anymore, I'm there for others. I'm a listening volunteer for the Samaritans and I get the chance to help callers each week. I've been promoted twice at work. I'm more in love with my husband than ever before. I have a great relationship with all of my children (even the teenagers!). My dog really loves me and I love my family and my home. I have proper friends now, not just drinking buddies. I'm a reiki master. I've written two novels (one of which is being considered by literary agents). I've paid off my debts and I've come to terms with a lot of the stuff that I needed to come to terms with. Life isn't perfect. I'm grieving for my friend who died last week. I will never have a good relationship with my mum. I still miss my dad horribly. But life is never supposed to be perfect and right now, it's about as perfect as I could ever hope for it to be. Best of all, I really like myself. I'm a work in progress but I'm so happy to be me. Can not express enough gratitude to this site and especially this thread for helping me build this life.... Dee, Suze, Mags, CK, Tomls, Vovo, Willow, Purps and everyone... thank you. 24 more for me please xxxx
I’m so happy for you, 4 years!!! 
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