Dee74 has five years!!!
This is me singing 'Happy Birthday'. Thanks Dee.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Southeast, USA
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D,
I read what you wrote and asked myself (11 days sober today), where will I be in 5 years sober? I am sure it WAS hard to fathom that then. Same thing with me with cigarettes. Saturday will be 15 years, and I can remember not being able to go 15 minutes without one unless I was asleep, and sometimes waking up in the middle of the night my addiction to nicotine was so strong.
I think it is great for all of us to think of each day at a time and love life in the moment. I, for myself, would not give up 5 years to immediately be 5 years sober. I consider the next 5 years to be a journey, frought with its ups and downs, just as it has been for D I am sure. Just as it was for me with cigarettes (I think I wanted one strongly for close to 3 years).
Too often I look too much in the future or live too much in the past (thinking of only the good times). I believe this is a function of NOT being happy in the present, so desperately looking for another time--any time but NOW--that will do....I don't want to live like that anymore....
Congratulations, Dee. On my short time on here I have felt the warmth you permeate across and through this board. You seem to be an amazing person. =)
I read what you wrote and asked myself (11 days sober today), where will I be in 5 years sober? I am sure it WAS hard to fathom that then. Same thing with me with cigarettes. Saturday will be 15 years, and I can remember not being able to go 15 minutes without one unless I was asleep, and sometimes waking up in the middle of the night my addiction to nicotine was so strong.
I think it is great for all of us to think of each day at a time and love life in the moment. I, for myself, would not give up 5 years to immediately be 5 years sober. I consider the next 5 years to be a journey, frought with its ups and downs, just as it has been for D I am sure. Just as it was for me with cigarettes (I think I wanted one strongly for close to 3 years).
Too often I look too much in the future or live too much in the past (thinking of only the good times). I believe this is a function of NOT being happy in the present, so desperately looking for another time--any time but NOW--that will do....I don't want to live like that anymore....
Congratulations, Dee. On my short time on here I have felt the warmth you permeate across and through this board. You seem to be an amazing person. =)
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Dee,
You have a true gift in helping others with such compassion, wisdom and inspiration. Words can not express my gratitude for all the times you have helped me, thank you.
Mucho congrats on five years of sobriety.
:day1
You have a true gift in helping others with such compassion, wisdom and inspiration. Words can not express my gratitude for all the times you have helped me, thank you.
Mucho congrats on five years of sobriety.
:day1
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Dee you are amazing to us♥!! Thank you always for your encouraging words and sound advice and compassion!! Congrats to you Mr. Dee 74 on your 5 years, you are truely awesome!! 
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