Iboogie7729 has 500 days sober!!

I just wanted to let everyone know this!!  She and i have traveled together on this journey and i am so incredibly proud of her.   We have shared triumphs and sorrow together and she continues to move forward.  The strength and determination she has is so incredibly amazing.  I am so proud of you my friend.  You are so deserving of this.  Now do something nice for yourself, i mean it!!  Thank you for being a part of my recovery.  My life is much richer becuz you are in it~~~hugs, sara

[lboogie7729]

Thank so much sara! I hope you realize how much your support has meant to me. I needed to know another woman who could relate to what I was dealing with, who was already living the life that I was just trying to understand, the life without alcohol, and there you were. You words of encouragement and your acknowledgment of my journey means the world to me. You do so much to help so many other people, and I feel so special that you reached out to help me when I needed it most and that you've continued to be there all this time. It is not easy learning how to live life sober in your 30's after being drunk for 20 years, but I am doing it. Everyday I am doing it and some days are harder than others. But I often say that I am a huge work in progress, that I will never stop trying to be a better person, but I do have all of this sober time and no one and nothing can ever take that away. On my most difficult days I tell myself 'at least you're not drinking anymore' and it helps me get through the hard times. I am so lucky I got another chance, so lucky to be alive and breathing. Quitting drinking was the key to unlock the door to this whole other world that I am still trying to figure out. I am so fortunate to have you, this forum and especially my mom and grandma to be there when I am feeling lost or just needing a little confidence boost. I am a better person for knowing you sara, and infinitely better for not drinking. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[rpooo]

" It is not easy learning how to live life sober in your 30's after being drunk for 20 years, but I am doing it"

You are so right!!! Congradulations lboogie! You are amazing!

Randy

Wow we must have alot in common! ha ha I'm 39!

[ibizan]

Daily i c ppl doing the same thing over/over w/alcohol/drugs that i've known for over 20 years in my dayjob as substance abuse counselor.They rationalize,deny,lose jobs,bust up a marriage,embitter their kids etc...i could go on/on!But u my dear have grabbed this BULL by the horns and gotten a daily grip on it!Kudos to u...keep going......dominosarah is the doggone best guide a gal could ever have:) and do something special 4 urself!Keep that sobriety train a chuggin down the RR tracks of life!:00000!!!!!

[Punkinhead75]

Congrats on the clean time!!!  Keep it up.  I stopped drinking at 33.  Right here with ya.

[dominosarah]

I stopped at 41!!  I met a man last night while working and saw his medallion hanging from a chain so i asked him how long he had been sober, 36 yrs he said, the best 36 yrs of my life.  He called them his "skid chains"(he had 2) and he said 1 is in case my heart decides to go crazy(nitro) and his medallion he could rub in case he ever thought about having a drink.  I am sure he was in his 80's.  He asked me how long i had and i told him and he said it doesnt matter how long we are sober, what matters is today......

[lboogie7729]

You guys are so awesome. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I'm having a hard time lately in general but the one thing I have going for me that pops into my head constantly is 'at least I'm not a drunk anymore'.

[remar]

Thank you so much for posting this Sara, and for always being there for Tara. I am so very proud of her. I love you Baby Girl. Mom