Not sure how this all works. I've never been to the message board before. I just got my one year. I should be happy. And I am truely grateful to God and AA but strangely I'm feeling restless. Sort of anticlimactic sort of. I see progress but still would like some sort of sign that there's more to come. You Know?
I know exactly where you're at. It is a time to exercise caution, and not become complacent. This 'year mark' is when we can think, "What now?"
Well, now we just keep doing what we did to stay sober, one day at a time.
Remember that when all else fails, work with another alcoholic (doesn't say they have to have less time than us, necessarily) will insure that we don't take the first drink.
I have been at a year before and my life started to feel so 'normal', that I did become complacent to the point where I again took a drink. I was quickly reminded that "once a pickle, always a pickle... I can never be a cucumber again!!!"
What step are you on? I just had 16 months and I recently started the steps over. Just did another 4th and 5th... it was much easier this time, and much deeper. Seems many of my basic character defects are still there... though OH, so subtle!!!!! (SOME of them are not subtle at all... still GLARINGLY obvious....LOL) But alas, I have something to work on!!! I have been picking up new women for meetings, and offering to work the steps with a few of them. (No takers, yet... but it will come).
Welcome, though, and Happy 1st Birthday , Dawnie!!!!
I look forward to getting to know you.... we all do!!! This is a great site!!!
, Dawnie!!!!
