I heard an old timer once say he would gladly give up all his years of sobriety to become a newcomer again. Why? Because with time comes complacency, and taking things for granted like the program, and people. You have to work it all the time or you lose your edge and it sneaks up on you. The excitement of being new and getting involved is the greatest time in your life. It is where you find definition and meaning and purpose, for yourself and your new family that you have acquired. These are gifts from God that are special. That is what i think, and blessings tc