The STUFF you lose you can always get back......it's the life you take or your own that you can't.
I was one step from the gutter nine years ago, I lost a business, friends, family, house, car and most of all ME.
Now I have a nice place to live, pain in the ass job that pays me really well, friends that appreciate me and trust me, I help others less fortunate then myself, people that come to me for help and advice and tomorrow night I have a thousand dollar call girl coming to pay me a visit
Sobriety is something to be proud of and appreciated if you are one that can't handle the drink.