He felt overwhelmed with gratitude for the AA program. Another friend got his one-month chip/medallion today. Thirty days clean and sober. While talking about those milestones after the meeting, I realized something I had not thought about before.
Not to downplay my one-year of sobriety, but I really think that when I had my first month of sobriety, it was more special to me than my one-year birthday. You see, before I stopped drinking, I literally could not go for one day without a drink, or more accurately, many drinks. Thirty-two years of drinking had become quite an addiction.
After a week sober, I remember telling my best friend that I was going to try for a whole month to stay sober. I did not know if I could do it, but I was going to really try. When October 5, 2003 rolled around, I stood up proudly and walked to the front of the room at my home group and was given my one-month chip. I know I had a tear in my eye.
That was just one of the infinite rewards of being sober. They keep coming. And I keep coming back.
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