365 continuous days and nights of sobriety

Disclaimer: Shameless Self-Horn-Tooting  Well guys - I made it through my first year 100% sober.  Yesterday was my sobriety birthday. One year!  That's the longest I've gone without a drink or joint since age 15.  My sponsor told me yesterday that I've had 1000 reasons to drink or use this past year and i DIDNT!  She told me how proud she is of me.  I'm pretty dammed proud of me too! I have much more work to do on me.  I still procrastinate, marinate in self pity, judge others too harshly and struggle with staying in TODAY, but yanno what?  I'm 30000 times better at these things than I used to be.   Anybody wondering if they can achieve sobriety - HELL YES YOU CAN!  It can be done - in little 24 hour chunks my friends!   I'd like to thank the academy (ha!), my friends, AA,  and well YOU guys!  This board has really been a tremendous source of support over the last year.  I truly hope to pay it forward and give of the support and gifts that have been so selflessly given to me over the past year.  I love y'all so much! With love, gratitude, light and amazement, Michelle

AWWW.. I'm sooo proud of you Michelle.. congratulations on giving yourself the most awesomest gift you can.. you deserve it ~sobriety~ remember it's all about the journey and not the destination. I'm always excited now to come to this board and find out what others have to share..   hugsss with LOVE, Rhonda

Michelle I am so proud and envious of your strength.  I so look forward to your posts (yours also Rhonda and the Pittsburg Gal).  Right now I don't have a meeting or group but its you all who give me inspiration.  I have not done things right recently but seeing your accomplishments helps to reinvigorate me.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! ! !

I'm so happy for you. Based on what little I know, you have had a very difficult year AS IF the first year of sobriety isn't enough on its own.

Keep doing what you've been doing one day at a time. You are already paying it forward by being a wonderful example of the program at work.

Big ol' happy hug,

Karen

CONGRATS!!!!!

Michelle, I wish I could reach through cyber-space and give you the big hug  you deserve.  It has been a Hell of a year, and you have come through it with the strength, dignity and sense of humor   that we all know and love.  I just love seeing people come in and make a year.  You have done a great job of working the program and making it work.   Hugs, Trish

Aw, Michelle, I don't post here, but lur****asionally mainly to keep up with how you are doing.  I just want to say how proud of you I am.  That is a major accomplishment.  I have a loved one in recovery and understand the significance of that.  You go, Girl!!