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Old 04-12-2016, 07:14 AM
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So, I hit 3 years alcohol free on the 9th. Been crazy busy and haven't managed to make a post in the couple of days since, but that makes it no less important of a marker for me.

Life is really good these days. I've been thinking that the first year getting sober was really tough, and the second year felt better, maybe just in comparison to the first. The last year, I have really made a lot of strides. I feel like I've gone beyond cleaning up the wreckage of my past into really creating the life that I want to live.

I am so thankful for all that recovery has brought into my life. There's a lot of great tips around here on how to get through early recovery so I don't want to say much about that. The one thing I do want to say about staying sober long-term is that I think it's important to really work to make life into what you want. To me, there is no point in getting sober just to live a miserable life. I'm really set on creating a life that is exciting, fulfilling and worth staying sober for.

Everybody before me said that things would just keep getting better, and that has turned out to be so true. It's not easy, especially in the beginning, but it is worth it.

Thanks to everyone here who has supported me and helped me along the way. It's funny because the first months of recovery were extremely tough, but I get nostalgic about some of the memories from that time. I made a lot of connections to people here that were really important to me. Some of them are people that I still keep in contact with on a semi-regular basis and others are people I've drifted from a little more, but all are people that I keep in my heart.
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Wonderful news!
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That's awesome. And thanks for letting us know it does get better!
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:28 AM
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Congrats on 3 years and 3 days DG!
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Fantastic news and what a great post!
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Congrats!!! Thanks for the post and the reminder to keep on going!
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Congrats on 3 years sober!
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DG, you're an inspiration to so many here.

Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Big Congratulations!
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Congratulations! Very happy news!
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Old 04-12-2016, 09:22 AM
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that's excellent news DG congratulations
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Old 04-12-2016, 09:23 AM
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Thank you for Sharing your story and congrats!
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Old 04-12-2016, 09:25 AM
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3 years is fantastic, congratulations! Thanks for all of your contributions to SR over the years as well.
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What an amazing post, full of brilliant achievement and a message of real hope for others. You deserve this much better life. Well done and thank you.
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Thanks for sharing! You give me hope. And congrats on 3 years!
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Congrats DG!
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DG! Congratulations on 3 years! And thank you for all that you do here.
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Wicked Awesome!!
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Thank you for the inspiration DG0409.
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Congrats to you. That is awesome to hear.
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