I dont hafta hug damned toilet bowls on a daily basis. I can wake up in the morning and the bed aint shakin. I can go through police spot checks and say, na na na na na. Ide rather be breathin than be in jail, in a padded cell, or in a nut house. I can watch all the insanity instead of being in it. I can help others instead of being self centered and bitchin and complaining about how life is treating me. I dont hafta run around wondering who Ide lied to and what Ide done and said the night before. I dont hafta wonder who I borrowed money from the night before, and how much, or how Im going to pay it back. I have a bit of self respect today, and those Im in contact with, arent saying " Get lost you drunken slob. We dont want yu around here." I dont hafta be concerned about where my next conquest is comming from. I was addicted to that one too. And today I dont need to conquest anyone. I can look in a mirror today and actually see whos there---before it cracks. I dont hafta worry about where my next drink is comming from. I can be responsible, and take care of what hasta be done on a daily basis. I can look at all my drinking buddys. Half them are dead. the other half dont contact me any more. The only thing we had in common was booze. I can go to AA meetings and fit right in--all misfits in one big jar. But misfits I can identify with and understand. I can show love for those around me and get respect and love in return. I can talk about anything to you guys, on an emotional level and you know what the "H" Im talking about. The Street people and so called normal people dont have a clue. I can wake up in the morning and know where my car is. I could go on all day with this list. But I gotta get to work, and jeee!! I dont have a headache and Im not sick. Going to work sucks-some of the people I meet today are A- holes. But Ide rather be not drinkin than the way it was. Have a good day!! (Smile)

Nobody promised a rose garden

only life with its terms

some days aren't great, but i don't pray to the porcelin god anymore.

My last drunk I spent the night sleeping on the bathroom floor, a bunched up towel for a pillow.

How great it was

Phil and Rick,

So glad for both of u that u are feeling this good. Keep up the good work....Busbe

well when i came back this time around and wanted sobriety- not window shopping like i had done for years- my sponsor told me to write a list of all the things that i don't have that i am grateful for.  and your post reminded me of it and just some things that i need to remember every day.  at least for this drunk when i drink or do any other things my life is just altogether worse.  so far thanks to my god of my understanding and faith in the program  i havent seen fit to pick up a drink and i have been able to face so many things that i thought was going to kill me that i  did at one time projected and drank over it and procrastinated.  i truely understand so far that myself left on it's own- is insanity--because if the less painful way to go about things illuded me than i need not take my thoughts too seriously.  for me to understand that is my coming to terms thing that i consider the greatest gift that the program has given me.  god bless you all and have a great night.                

ps-- life is not fair but you can make it as comfortable as you want it to be