OfEpiphany

best of luck bro, but just remember the most important thing. Although you must be feeling like absolute garbage right now, 3 months from now you will feel much better and your mistakes will slowly disappear into the past.

FreeBird1

Hey guys, after hitting bottom over 4 years ago, April 21st was my 4th year of sobriety, fast forward to today, business is great, approved for a mortgage and now looking at homes with my fiance.

Life is wonderful, no more set backs, building a future and staying off the poison, its only holding you back costing you time and money.

If you in your 20s make the change now, I regret I did not do it sooner, I look at people my age and they are much further ahead.

Now my lawyer owes me money for some work I did for him, that's a big change.

chickippo

fantastic! congratulations on your new life.

yinzer

Awesome, FreeBird!

Soberwolf

Congratulations Freebird

wildchild69

Just focus on moving forward and picking up the pieces....don't look back and ask why. Move forward and choose each day to not drink....things can only get better from there. I've had to deal with a couple car accidents and several embarrassing incidents.....it's not easy to get over or get past, but all you can do is move forward. Each moment is a chance to start over.

ardy

congrats and never go back to those days. just to much regret and you have so much to go forward too. hugs and prayers...

thomas11

Thanks for sharing that FreeBird, and congratulations. Today is a day where I personally needed some inspiration like that.

Easy2slip

Great to see someone that's been down and made a huge come back!

This is inspiring.

FLCamper

I started reading this then realized it was from 2011.
Fantastic. Congrats to you for turning things around. Very inspiring.

FreeBird1

7 years 4 months 15 days, sober, happy and stable. Sorry you had to read an old thread, but if it reaches you and you connect with it, wonderful! When I read it, its amazing the change in my life, the emptiness and the voids are now filled. Not only my life, but the people in my life. Todays its a smaller circle then back in the days, but glad I made the PIVOT on 4/21/12.

Thanks for the support when I needed you!

Della1968

Congratulations!!

BeABetterMan

Dee74

Well done Freebird - congrats

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FreeBird1

Sorry you had to read the entire thread, but 10 years 2 month sober. Life is better then ever, even in a crappy world we see today, I have safety, security, my license, multiple businesses. A wonderful family. Gave up the old life to start new, best decision of my life. Stick to the plan on getting sober, if that means leaving the old crowd behind, do it. I moved 50 miles away, started new hobbies, build classic cars as a hobby, if I didn't know how to do it, i taught myself. The best thing is I get to keep everything I build, instead of fire sales to pay for attorneys and courts. Build life equity with my beautiful wife that does not drink, teach our son that is not important to party, the kid has all As, plays football first string and works very hard. Its been an amazing trip, I wish i did it sooner. Hope this can be inspiration to anyone, you can do it, its one day at a time, then one week at a time, it turns into months, then years, it goes by fast.

Freebird 1 signing off.

Dee74

That’s a great update FreeBird - congrats on 10 years

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fishkiller

That's awesome man!
I was reading the OP and was like, who does that sound like? ;(
Right before I was gonna give encouragement I noticed the date.
Scrolled to this post and was like HELL YEAH!!
Good Work my friend!
You deserve everything you have

Anna

What a great update, FreeBird.

Worried14

Wow, Freebird, that is awesome ! Well done !

Purplrks3647

Congrats Freebird!