A lot of good recommendations have been made for zoom meetings. Try to get into some of those if you can.
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Congratulations!
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Amazing!
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Nick congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing the success, the promises come true if we work for them. What an accomplishment, so happy for you and for us to share the joy with you.
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First, thank you for sharing both the depths of despair you experienced AND the successes of hard work and recovery. Second, thank you for touching on the concept that “it’s never too late.” At 35, I often feel a masters degree, a healthy family life, a healthy romantic relationship, and career that I love is just not possible because of my age. I feel I have lost out on a lot simply because time stands still for no one.
Third, I completely relate to “I was merely put on earth to suffer.” As a member of the “invisible illness club.” Suffering come all too easy and seems as though it’s my destiny. To carry burdens and suffer so others don’t have to. Almost like I refuse to accept the rose colored glasses so that someone else can benefit from them.
Lastly, I am deeply inspired by what you have shared. You and your story are an inspiration-Hope to hear more!
Congrats and you’re
If you're waking up on this side of the dirt today - it's not too late for any of that. There are people getting college degrees in their 60s. Finding love in their 70s and doing thrill seeking activities in their 80s. The greatest thief of time is our mindset telling us we're too old to do new things. Don't let the old person in. Realize that time is merely a construct. If you're alive and healthy, then there's time. I've accomplished more in this last nine years then I did in the 20 prior to that when I was young and vibrant. And I've done them all with a sober head and ability to remember them! Stop letting your mind convince you that you're not deserving of the things you feel like you were put here on earth to achieve.
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Beautiful 
Congratulations!
You're making me sick though.
We have about the same sobriety time. I too am into aviation. I started doing my PPL back in 2009 and sometime in 2010 I had to park it because I still had some wreckage. in my life that I had to clean up. Up to that point I was working on my solo cross country.
I had the money saved up for both my PPL and instrument and then..... I met a woman who is now my wife. I met her overseas. I'm going on 65 so I'm afraid for me that ship has sailed.
There's a lot of opportunities for aviation enthusiasts these days. There's a big time pilot shortage and you have a great career ahead of you. I'm so happy for you.
Are you shooting for airlines or corporate?
35?? Too old???
Give me a break!!
For what it's worth, there's a guy in a social media group I follow who just passed his check ride on Saturday... At age 72. It's never too late. Get in there and get a current medical and hit the skies again!! Don't limit yourself there! As for me, I currently have a career as a professional model builder and don't really see myself leaving this field. I am wanting to work up to a commercial certificate just so I've got some options and just so I've got a maximized experience. I still have my full ride on my gi bill that I never used, so I may as well let them help cover the majority of the costs!! At least I'll get a return on my investment finally!
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Professional model builder, like those miniature building that are to scale!!?
It’s the oldest I have ever been, to me it’s old. Lol
I say 35 is old because I am coming from the perspective of being able to start a family.
Those are architectural models, so I'm not in that field. I work for a defense company building trade show models of fighter aircraft. It's a dream job!
But your creating and building? That’s beyond amazing. My grandfather and I used to build huge castles out of sugar cubes haha but I passionate about being creative. Every form of art set my soul of fire.
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There's something very therapeutic in recovery to being able to use your hands to create something. I strongly urge anyone who will listen to find that sort of outlet and get a better understanding of how their hands and their minds correlate with one another. There's so much to be learned when our mind and our hands are productive.
Amazing story thanks for sharing
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I have participated in a lot of art therapies. It took my art to a completely new level. Once I was able to shed the fear of not doing it right, the mentality taught in school, and focus on the process, as well as adapting to mindset that art can’t be wrong when it’s coming from your heart or soul, I started to see art everywhere and potential in everything. I started to explore different mediums and modalities.
I agree 100%, when creating something from nothing. Or finding a new use for an otherwise useless object. Exploring and expressing creativity is excellent for recovery. It is in creativity that we find solutions and new ways of thinking.
Nine years!!! This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Coming up on 8 months and this gives me hope.
Art and being creative, very much is a great therapy tool and is beyond therapeutic. Using ones hands, innate skill and creative problem solving, is everything. I love seeing a completed project in my head, then the planning, lastly, figuring out the best way to execute and bringing what was only in my head into fruition. Imagining something no one else can see, then turning that into something tangible is both unbelievable, magical and the essence of being, for
Me.
Awesome!!!!
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