I'm in love with my newfound life

Daily Gratitude
#1

A little over 7 months clean now, and just got back on here and was reminded of the desperation and how horrible it was while I was still using. It's surreal to me that I have this much clean time. My life is an absolute dream right now. Not that everything is perfect, but because I know that no matter what I don't have to use drugs over anything. There's so much freedom in that. I've heard it said 'if drugs are the answer then what was the question,' and I can tell you now that regardless of the question drugs never have to be the answer again. I'm extremely grateful for my life, my health, my family and recovery community.

I hope everyone had a good and safe Thanksgiving. Holidays are hard whether you're clean or not, but I believe in you. Stick with your recovery, and reach out if you need anything!

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#2

Glad to hear you are doing well. Keep it up! Thank you for the update!

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#3

That’s awesome! Great achievement

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#4

Glad to hear it. Hey you live where I did when I was a kid. Well I was in Mayor mostly but went to Prescott valley for groceries. Back in the mid 90’s. Had to drive 45 minutes just to get to a grocery store back then heh.

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#5

That’s awesome! I’ll never forget how relieved I was in early recovery that I could be on the couch relaxing and not be consumed with obsessive thoughts/withdrawal anxiety. So I can really relate when you say life is a dream even though it’s not perfect. Suddenly being in a space where you don’t feel the 10,000 pound weight of all aspects of addiction is incredibly freeing.

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#6

Small world! I've been here for 2 yrs and am absolutely in love with it. Great recovery community too

#7

Yes!!!! weight was so heavy and exhausting. So glad to not have that in my life anymore

#8

That’s good to hear! I actually want to move back there sometime in the future.

#9

Cool well if you're ever back and want to hit a meeting or need someone to hang with hit me up

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