[Zorah]

We finally didn't even remember our 20th anniversary of being clean
It was 25th April this year, but we forgot all about it
We haven't used opiates for over 20 years

We got it beat !!!! Even when we broke the foot & wrist we didn't use .

[silver_queen]

Shows you've got it licked when you didn't even notice the anniversary

[Raynaadi]

Congrats!

[Zorah]

Thanks Pet & silver for noticing

[Zorah]

Thanks Raynaadi

We wish that everyone here will get to their 20th anniversaries sober too.

[Fuzzybear]

Congrats Zorah!!

[oksomaybeimnuts]

Congrats {{{{{{{{{{Zorah}}}}}}}}}}}}}}!!!!!!!

[Raynaadi]

Haha, here's for wishing that we all get 20 years, but I can't think that far ahead or I'll go nuts. I only have today and the past 14 months.

[Sabrina]

Happy for you!!!!

[ster]

Congrats Zorah!!

[Zorah]

{{{{{Raynaadi}}}}}

Way to go !!!!! One day at a time & if you slip it doesn't mean you have to start all over again

Forgive yourself & move on

IT WORKS



to everyone struggling with addiction now, know there is hope

[Zorah]

Thanks
{{{{{Fuzzy}}}}}
{{{{{ok}}}}}
{{{{{Sabrina}}}}}
{{{{{ster}}}}}

for your congratulations, but we aren't really sure we deserve them



but thanks anyway, we are pretty pleased with ourselves

[Raynaadi]

Thanks Zorah. Luckily I haven't slipped and don't plan to...for me that would mean starting at day one again!

[Gemstone]

{{{{ Zorah }}}} Sorry I missed this before.

[January]

I am so proud of you!!!!!!! Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Major big hugs,

Jan

[desirae]

That's really awesome, I hope that will be my outcome as well later in life. This is inspiring.

[Zorah]

Thanks {{{{{Gem}}}}}
{{{{{Jan}}}}}
{{{{{Desirae}}}}}

Zorah,

We have talked about this and I know just how much this has been a life-long struggle for you.

Twenty years is an amazing, hard-fought battle.

In the recent "Life Story Contest," I wrote a small blurb about "how was I to know, looking around that room that the future of Junkie A B C D E would all result in death?"

That is the absolute truth.

Those people that hung at the flop-house I grew up in (and more) all died from using. Two of my brothers included.

That "blurb" was written from the eyes of a twelve-year-old in 1969...thirty-seven years ago.

I know the battle rages on, especially with all you've been through lately.

You have my respect and admiration.

[Zorah]

Some of you know that we have fought this battle for nearly
40 years.

Yes, we slipped many times that first 20 years, but we didn't allow it to send us back to day one. We would have found that a defeatist attitude, & not useful to our recovery.

The same techniques do not necessarily work for everyone.