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Spadecaller1 year, 8 months ago
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I'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober and clean since September 1978 -- nearly thirty years.
Without a commitment to a new way of life, rigorous self-honesty, and working to help others, I would have never had these wonderful years of recovery. A happy recovery requires practicing a way of living. The absence of booze does not make for a recovery.
The information in this article is all accurate, but it means nothing unless one is willing to work with others and to commit to a new way of life -- one day at a time.
After watching thousands of relapses and alcoholic related deaths for the past 30 years, I must conclude that there is no substitute for sharing the gift with others. Among my friends who I have shared recovery with for many years, we have all done more than just stay away from the first drink. In order to keep this gift of recovery, one must be willing to give it away.
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TheRealizer1 year, 8 months ago
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I too am a recovering alocholic, my sobriety date is Sept 1982. I apparently drank all I needed back then because since getting sober I have never had the cravings that were part of my life back then.
I stayed active in AA for years, but have tapered off to a couple meetings a month. I am still on the local phone list to talk to people about quitting, and the rewards of sobriety.
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