1000 days sober today. This bowl saved my life.

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Monitoring and lurking in this bowl also gave me the clarity and conviction to seek out my first AA mtg. 7.13.2022 is my sobriety date. While life hasn't been all cherries and roses since then, living sober and clear headed, while working my program, has been life changing. Gratitude for this bowl and the candid discussions that have taken place here.

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Your welcome.🙃

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Congratulations 🎉
What an incredible accomplishment!!!

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Congrats!

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Congrats! that is great.

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