13 years Sober

Thirteen years ago today I came to out of a drunken stupor for hopefully the last time in my life. When I came to that morning I was laying almost naked on the cold hard tile floor of a bathroom of Las Vegas hotel room, again as this wasn’t the first time this had happened. I was in pain physically and emotionally. I had no idea how I had gotten there, nor did I know how all the bruises and scrapes had occurred that were all over my body.

I pulled myself up off the floor and saw a man in the mirror who wasn’t the man that I had intended to become. I actually didn’t even know who that man was any more. I had to get showered, dressed, checked out of the hotel and to the airport to catch a flight home. I didn’t drink that day and the next day I asked for help. The hand of AA was there for me and it worked. I stopped drinking.

Fast forward 13 years all the way to today and I am a happy sober man who is becoming the man I had always hoped to be. One day, one step at a time. I hope to always continue to grow and although I might not ever be exactly who I’d like to be, at least I’m headed in the right direction. I have my home, my beautiful husband, 7 (yes seven) rescue dogs and a loving family by birth, by choice as well as in AA.

I am forever grateful to all those who have helped me trudge this road toward happy destiny and am grateful for those who I will meet along the way as I progress. I couldn’t do this alone, and I haven’t had to do this alone.

Now having written this I’m all verklempt from the gratitude I feel for the life I have been given. Talk amongst yourselves.