StPeteGrad

Prior to quitting drinking I had lost my health, reputation, accountability, expense account, car allowance, and was demoted because of the my actions as an active alcoholic.

My manager could apparently see that I was working hard to reestablish my credibility and try to do everything right, even when it was obviously painful in the pride department. I have been focused on my success and selfless in helping others at work when I could. But mostly, I've been living a sober life - focused on sobriety, meetings, family, finances, etc.

So today, not only was I restored much of my previous responsibility, I was made the national systems designer for our company's largest customer! While this doesn't merit a direct pay raise, it does let me really dig in and do what I'm very good at, love to do, and gain back much of that respect that I flushed during my using.

I feel in many ways there were people all around lined up waiting for me to get clean so that I could again become some use to them.

In the "old days," this would have been a reason to get plastered. For some reason I always had a problem dealing with success. Today, I woke up feeling successful already knowing that I once again didn't drink last night. Everything else was second best.

Life really does get better when we're sober! I didn't even realize what had happened today until I got home - time to start working on that gratitude list! There will be crappy days ahead, for sure. But each bad day is less and less bad. Each good day is real - no matter how good it is.

CarolD

Thanks for sharing your progress with us...

Dee74

I agree SPG

I have a much more balanced view of my life and its blessings now I'm sober...
'bad' things can and do still happen, but that don't shake me like they used to

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TigerLili

Thanks for sharing that, StPeteGrad. Very inspiring, and congratulations!

Ranger

Way cool, SPG. Congratulations, and thanks of being an example of the sobriety attracting success!

Bikeguy

That's great, congratulations!