Happy half birthday to me
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Happy half birthday to me
So today (22 Aug 2021 this side of dateline) is six months sober for me.
It has been one of the longest and most challenging six months of my life (possibly because my journey to sobriety actually began nearly a year ago, but it took a few experiments along the way). Yet it has also been one of the most extraordinary six months.
The changes in my life and on the inside are nothing short of magical. I have almost forgotten what it was like to drink away every waking moment. To struggle endlessly with insane cravings when I tried to stop. I have almost forgotten what it was like to be crippled by anxiety and depression. To have a mind that ran like an Energizer bunny stuck on full volume that I could never never ever shut up.
I have finally found some inner peace. I have reconnected with my children. I have made some extraordinary friends. And it feels like there is more to
come. That I have just begun to reach the “butterfly zone”. To dust off those newly-minted wings.
If you are in the early days , please know this, it is so worth it - you are so worth it. It is hard, but it is glorious. Yes, you really do have to do whatever it takes. Yes, you really do have to go to any lengths. Anything less won’t get you there. So please find the tools and the programs that work for you, whether that’s daily posting here, aa, smart , avrt, etc. Please grab it with both hands. Sometimes it won’t be easy, sometimes you will
fall on your ass, sometimes you will do it ugly….
Just ….keep ….effing ….going.
You got this.
xx
It has been one of the longest and most challenging six months of my life (possibly because my journey to sobriety actually began nearly a year ago, but it took a few experiments along the way). Yet it has also been one of the most extraordinary six months.
The changes in my life and on the inside are nothing short of magical. I have almost forgotten what it was like to drink away every waking moment. To struggle endlessly with insane cravings when I tried to stop. I have almost forgotten what it was like to be crippled by anxiety and depression. To have a mind that ran like an Energizer bunny stuck on full volume that I could never never ever shut up.
I have finally found some inner peace. I have reconnected with my children. I have made some extraordinary friends. And it feels like there is more to
come. That I have just begun to reach the “butterfly zone”. To dust off those newly-minted wings.
If you are in the early days , please know this, it is so worth it - you are so worth it. It is hard, but it is glorious. Yes, you really do have to do whatever it takes. Yes, you really do have to go to any lengths. Anything less won’t get you there. So please find the tools and the programs that work for you, whether that’s daily posting here, aa, smart , avrt, etc. Please grab it with both hands. Sometimes it won’t be easy, sometimes you will
fall on your ass, sometimes you will do it ugly….
Just ….keep ….effing ….going.
You got this.
xx
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Originally Posted by Tanky 
If you are in the early days , please know this, it is so worth it - you are so worth it. It is hard, but it is glorious. Yes, you really do have to do whatever it takes. Yes, you really do have to go to any lengths. Anything less won’t get you there. So please find the tools and the programs that work for you, whether that’s daily posting here, aa, smart , avrt, etc. Please grab it with both hands. Sometimes it won’t be easy, sometimes you will
fall on your ass, sometimes you will do it ugly….
Just ….keep ….effing ….going.
You got this.
xx
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