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We Are Those People, Austin, TX (2026)

03/23/2026

1 year sober! 🖤

02/27/2026

“One year can feel like a long time—or nothing at all. It is a matter of perspective.
What I know is this: this has been the hardest thing I have ever done.

I am grateful for this second chance at life—not as a gift, but as a responsibility. To do things the right way, once and for all. To be present again for my family and for my craft.

I am thankful for the sober community, and for the belief in a program that does not promise comfort, but demands transformation.

Thank you and and all the big family of “we are those people” for showing me theres other ways to live than just numbing yourself.”

02/13/2026

February 13, 2024 was the day I decided to start living for myself. Until I chose sobriety, I didn’t realize how little control I had.

I was approaching 40 and wanted to see at least another 40 years which wasn’t going to happen if I didn’t make some major changes.

Today, I wake up with a sense of purpose. I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been and I’m more present physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s absolutely worth it. It truly is one day at a time and each day, I choose me.

01/12/2026

Happy 11 years sober Valentina!! All 3 siblings in recovery. Thank you for sharing.

01/05/2026

.of.dads 01/03/04
“TRUE
I’m grateful for a majority of the days but on this day once every year, I’m extremely grateful!!
Today I was thinking back where I was on this day 22 years ago. Once again tore back and out of ideas but I knew where to go. See I was introduced to the program in 1999 but just couldn’t get honest with myself and another man about my situation. But the seed was planted then.

I’m forever mind full that everything I have today should be stamped property of AA. Because with out that foundation I’d be dead or locked up.

Again, as I was thinking about the past today, most everybody I was around back then have ended in both of those places or are still living a miserable existence... I can count on one hand some that have gotten sober but most do not remain.
I’m not really into TIME because I’ve seen so many go out with double digits and it’s usually the same handful of reasons.
I was given a purpose back in 2005 after my first year and it was simple and I remember who told me it. KEVIN Yarter told me you got a year “now you owe” go give this away, for fun and for free.

There are so many men and women who helped me and really carried me along the way especially in those years I was in and out. I always liked to acknowledge for the first 15 years of sponsorship !! I love you. But there are a few dozens of people I could add to that list, I think of them often especially those long timers that would just tell me to keep comin back and made me feel welcome.
I’m not perfect in any sense .... At ALL. But l remember Ted Nichols had a way of closing his pitch, every single time, and it just rings so true, hits so hard for me now where I currently am in life.
I’m not perfect in any sense. At ALL. But l remember Ted Nichols had a way of closing his pitch, every single time, and it just rings so true, hits so hard for me now where I currently am in life.
To my immediate family: Kirstin and kids!
I’m not the man I could be
There are times
I’m not the man I should be
But thank god
I’m not the man I use to be”

01/05/2026

.of.dads “21 years of continuous sobriety
This would not be possible with out a GOD of my own understanding, an anonymous program and the many many women and men that I have meet along the way that have given me their time, shown me patience and understanding.

• Especially those early years of my sobriety. Alton Noon, the way home group, the Sunday donut meeting, 5:30 fish out of water, Newps club. canyon club. Especially to the hardcore harbor group! Danny Murphy for that first 15 years I will always be grateful, no matter what

Thank you to all that are a part of what I refer to as the coffee club, the secret Society, and that anonymous program.
4 I’m not the man I could be
• I’m not the man I should be
4 But thank God, I’m not the man I used to be.”

01/04/2026

Sober since 1/3/1996 “I celebrate 30 years on the sober side of the street. Very very grateful. I owe my fellowship my life.
Sobriety and a way of life, that way of life is up to me.”

01/03/2026

“What is was like in addiction: Denial for a long time, glimmers of realizing I’m dealing with it… I just shut those feeling down with more alcohol & ignoring it.

What happened to get sober:
It became too big to ignore: my marriage, relationships, work life, health & mental mindset. I woke up 1/2/2020 and knew I needed to face it head on.

What life is like today in sobriety:
It’s not a new chapter, it’s a new Life. It’s not without its challenges, but each challenge is worth it. Healthier relationships, achieving goals, clear & consistent mindset.

A few words of hope for the addict still struggling;
We believe in you, just take the first step, then the next, and so on. What works for you, stick to it. Everyone’s journey is different, but own yours.”

12/30/2025

“I started using drugs and alcohol when I was 12 and I got sober when I was 19. After a few trips to jail and rehab, I had a moment of clarity in jail and was given the gift of desperation and willingness to try something different and I worked the steps with a sponsor and have been sober for 16 years as of 8/28. Because I got sober so young I basically grew up in AA and learned how to be the man, partner, son, and brother I want to be. I don’t always reach that ideal, and life still happens, but I can keep going one day at a time and remain willing to grow and continue learning.

I have a big, full, amazing life today beyond my wildest dreams and I am eternally grateful to AA for that and everything else it has given me. I will always try to pay it back in whatever way I can. If you’re new or struggling, you don’t have to struggle alone. Someone has an answer or some wisdom, be honest with someone. That’s the one thing above all else that has kept me sober in the darkest time: I need to tell someone my secrets and be honest about where I’m at.“

12/30/2025

“I started using drugs and alcohol when I was 12 and I got sober when I was 19. After a few trips to jail and rehab, I had a moment of clarity in jail and was given the gift of desperation and willingness to try something different and I worked the steps with a sponsor and have been sober for 16 years as of 8/28. Because I got sober so young I basically grew up in AA and learned how to be the man, partner, son, and brother I want to be. I don’t always reach that ideal, and life still happens, but I can keep going one day at a time and remain willing to grow and continue learning.

I have a big, full, amazing life today beyond my wildest dreams and I am eternally grateful to AA for that and everything else it has given me. I will always try to pay it back in whatever way I can. If you’re new or struggling, you don’t have to struggle alone. Someone has an answer or some wisdom, be honest with someone. That’s the one thing above all else that has kept me sober in the darkest time: I need to tell someone my secrets and be honest about where I’m at.“

12/21/2025

Sober tattoo homie in Sydney, Australia. Thank you for sharing with us.
Congratulations on 1 year sending love and light to the survivors at Bondi Beach. 🕊️🕯️

12/19/2025

.c.wolfe “10 years sober on 12/18/25. In the wise words of one of my mentors, “it’s all real, but none of it’s all of it.”

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