A year of sanity! A year of health, joy, humor. A year of mending fences. A year of integrity and honesty. A year of sadness and hard work, true, but the kind of work that leaves your pillow lighter. Congrats Col and thank you for sharing it with us in such an open way. Tom
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A year of sanity! A year of health, joy, humor. A year of mending fences. A year of integrity and honesty. A year of sadness and hard work, true, but the kind of work that leaves your pillow lighter. Congrats Col and thank you for sharing it with us in such an open way. Tom
Yes, Dean- I was 3 when I started drinking:) OK! Maybe it was more like 12 ish- you're making me give away my age here
11 by my math and the dob in your profile it was 8 yo for me but I got sober at 29. Wasn't a daily drinker till age 16, but I made up for it with drug use. Not sure how I survived
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Thanks again! I must admit- yesterday (day of anniversary) was a tough one for me. I was very emotional and destabilized. The past year has been a lot of work for me and filled with much growth, much of which was extremely painful, difficult and exhausting. That's a good thing because I needed that growth. I went from being a heavy daily drinker who could not get through a day of my life for 25 years without the oblivion I sought through booze. Seriously- if I can do it anybody who may be reading this and struggling can, as well. My entire existence and every decision I made revolved around my active alcoholism. When I first encountered MIP on my first day sober, I had no conception of what alcoholism was, or what I was in for in terms of sobriety. This site has been an enormous source of support and education for me. I thank you all for being here. It is a true miracle that I am here- alive and sober AND happy to be both. I could not say either a year and a day ago. Being sober was not something I ever wanted to be prior to that and neither was being alive. Today I am grateful:)
I am very grateful that you brought us along with you on your journey ... ... ... I have NO doubt what-so-ever, that your story here through the year has helped many, many others who come here to MIP, but who chose not to share ... I am sure you are aware there are people all over the world that have followed your journey and have been inspired by it ... ... ... I thank God that I have been a part of your recovery process and pray that together we can all continue the path of helping other sufferers recover ... May God grant us the desire to seek His/Her will for us and the power to carry that out ... ... ...
Love you Sweetheart and God Bless, Pappy
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Congrats to you, Colleen!!! It just keeps getting better and better. :)
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I think there's an invisible principle of living...if we believe we're guided through every step of our lives, we are. Its a lovely sight, watching it work.
Congrats on the 1 years and on all the hard work. So glad you allowed us to come along for the ride, it helps us all stay grateful and remember what a miracle we all are.
Onward to year #2 one day atr a time!
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"There ain't no Coupe DeVille hiding in the bottom of a Cracker Jack Box."
it was 8 yo for me but I got sober at 29. Wasn't a daily drinker till age 16, but I made up for it with drug use. Not sure how I survived 
