10000 days

Yep, thats a big number. 10000 one day at a time.

I was thinking I'd write a post full of lots of snippets of wonderful wisdom, but I read the advice every day on here. What I do know is sobriety has since day one been the most important thing in my life, because without it I havent got a life. I am and have been prepared to walk away from anything to keep it.

I heard in the rooms in the early days that it does get better , and keeps getting better and for those of you in early days I can testify thats true. My life changed completely, yes, I lost drinking friends, but that was ok, as I actively avoided drinking situations for a long time until I was a bit more comfortable, but I'm not , ever complacent about this sneaky bastard affliction.

I keep coming back here because I get reminded and inspired by peoples stories , and I think I was lucky in that a lot of years ago I was on a training course and there was a guy there who, for whatever reason, had a drink after 21 years of not drinking, the next morning he was utterly, badly, terrifyingly distraught . I have always remembered that guy and that experience has helped me not get complacent, I really , really dont want to go back there, it was hell. I also know that if I'm having a tough day, or shit happens, a drink is only going to make it immeasurably worse.

So here I am , mostly happy, sober, enjoying a good life and wishing everyone on here, and anywhere else struggling with it , peace , strength and love and praying you get through it.

I will not drink with you today.