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Clouds Passing

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20. 1 year of Courage FirstLight! An accomplishment to pride yourself on!

Reply to FirstLight (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 01:42 PM

Oct 2024

According to recent studies, no amount of alcohol is safe to consume. It is a poison.

Good luck to your wife, good healing.

Keep on walking!

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I am one year sober this month, and I got up before sunrise today! [View all] FirstLight Oct 2024 OP

Congrats and well done! MLAA Oct 2024 #1

Congratulations underpants Oct 2024 #2

I gave up my daily glasses of wine before/with dinner a few years ago. I really got too old to drink wine on a daily CTyankee Oct 2024 #3

Good on ya! bif Oct 2024 #4

Good job, and I hope your wife's surgery goes very well Walleye Oct 2024 #5

. irisblue Oct 2024 #6

Congratulations First Light, My husband has been sober for 42 years. I won't lie to you and say it was easy. But I wish debm55 Oct 2024 #7

Well done FirstLight and cudos to your wife as well! Fla Dem Oct 2024 #8

So happy for yoiu. bluegopher Oct 2024 #9

Congrats! Let this be the first of many! SheltieLover Oct 2024 #10

Congrats! SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #11

Congratulations! cate94 Oct 2024 #12

Keep up the good work, FirstLight Ptah Oct 2024 #13

good job! :) nt Javaman Oct 2024 #14

That is just fabulous! Good for you!!! Such an accomplishment. flying_wahini Oct 2024 #15

CongrTes and thumbs up Figarosmom Oct 2024 #16

I've been sober for four months now. Mr.Bill Oct 2024 #17

Well, the accident just gave you a jumpstart ;) FirstLight Oct 2024 #23

I walk down the liquor aisle at the store Mr.Bill Oct 2024 #35

yeah, I was thinking about hiw much I wasted on liquor and smokes... FirstLight Oct 2024 #36

Same thing happened when I quit smoking in '02. Mr.Bill Oct 2024 #37

Best wishes to you and your wife on your journey of health and recovery. Collimator Oct 2024 #18

Congratulations, FirstLight. Good job. yonder Oct 2024 #19

Your family is blessed... good on you! FirstLight Oct 2024 #27

Blessed we are, yes. Thank you. yonder Oct 2024 #38

1 year of Courage FirstLight! An accomplishment to pride yourself on! Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #20

Keep on keepin' on WmChris Oct 2024 #21

Congratulations! I hope all goes well with your wife's surgery. Hugs!!! LoisB Oct 2024 #22

Life is so much better orangecrush Oct 2024 #24

Congrats! 2naSalit Oct 2024 #25

Congratulations! badhair77 Oct 2024 #26

"" AllaN01Bear Oct 2024 #28

Long time member of AA here.. Permanut Oct 2024 #29

Congratulations on your sobriety, FirstLight! Niagara Oct 2024 #30

That's so impressive! zanana1 Oct 2024 #31

40 years here Cirsium Oct 2024 #32

Beautiful!! FirstLight Oct 2024 #34

Happy first birthday! Warpy Oct 2024 #33