My kids and wife.
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Very touching post. However, given your current avatar, pretty funny now.
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Tomorrow will be ten years of continuous sobriety for me. I was an everyday drinker with a lil cocaine and pill problem thrown in as well. I could also say my marrriage and raising three boys, but none of that would have happened without being sober.
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For me it's more of one decision made than any credit I can give myself for a great accomplishment. A decision that I made to leave my small home town. (Trust me it's a big deal to leave if you grow up there) Not a great accomplishment right? Millions of young people do it every year. Well, I firmly believe I would be in jail or dead if I had not made that decision. What lead me to make that move is a story in it's self that I won't bore you with here. That one decision changed me forever and sent me on a road through life that I wouldn't change for the world. It brought me a woman that I truly believe deserves better but has stood with me for over 22 years. Three sons that no father anywhere could be more proud of. And, of course you folks.

If the above doesn't count as a personal accomplishment I'll go with the following:

Even though my parents are gone I try each and every day to be a son they would be proud of. I hope they approve.
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I cannot honestly say I've accomplished anything by myself. I am thankful for the Lord, the values my parents taught me and the generosity and love of the people in my life.
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kgraybill....thanks for reviving this, it was a joy to read through... Congrats to every one of you. Every accomplishment is GREAT in its own way.

Though I feel good about quite a few things I have managed in my "almost" 40 years... Like many above, these two top the list and it isn't close.... I had/have a lot of help and it is a work in progress, but both continue to fill me with pride daily....
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That is an awesome smile on you daughter. Geat pic.


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I gave up drinking almost 21 yrs ago, and quit cigarettes 15 yrs ago, but started smoking cigars. I had to use a 12 step program with the drinking but it worked for me.:-)
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Surviving cancer...
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I have to update my greatest accomplishment to graduating the basic 55 day part of the Border Patrol Academy, and having 4 weeks left before graduating from the Spanish portion and finally being pushed out into the field.
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This Saturday 4/17 marks 17 Still married and still sober.
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Everyone's accomplishments are humbling, to say the least. Congrats to everyone on all they've done.

My biggest accomplishment will be happening in a few weeks. I signed up for a bone marrow registry a few years ago and recently came up as a match. Although I don't know who the recipient is (they keep it anonymous), I feel fortunate to be able to help give them a second chance.
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I'd say being able to watch my 3 kids (ages 7, 5, and 3) enjoying themselves and experiencing new things for the first time. My son that just turned 3 is all motor and such a joy to watch.
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:-)
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my greatest accomplishment would be to be able to make my daughter smile and being a generally good father.
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No great accomplishment really, but finishing combat medic school was a pretty big deal for me.




I'll update this when I get my MD. :-)
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Got clean off of coke & heroin back in Jan of 1990. Went from living in my car (all my worldly possessions I still had fit in the trunk) at the time, to forming my own service corporation in the high tech industry 6 years ago. Talk about starting over from scratch. :-)
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....Oh, and being part of a team effort to create a place where many call home. :-)
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On April 5th, I had 7 years. I needed lots of help. Still do every single day. Thank God all you earth people are here for me to lean on. :-)
Me too, Vinny. Me too.
I couldn't get by for a single moment without it. :-)
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This is one of the greatest threads I have ever read. Many congrats to everyone and your achievements/accomplishments.

I have a few also.

1. Being the first in my family to attend college.
2. My husband/marriage. He's half my heart and my world.
3. Mine and Sledn's son Zachary. He's the other half of my heart and of my world.
4. Quitting smoking cigarettes in September of 2009, after smoking on and off from the age of 12. 22 years and I quit cold turkey. I have the craving for one every now and then and miss it at times. But in a few weeks, 8 months clean.
5. Still a work in progress... But, beating panic attacks that turned into panic disorder. It changed my life along with my family's. But I strive to make the most of everyday. To be the happiest I can be. And to love my husband and son, along with my family and friends.
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