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They are 11 and soon to be 13; and the first to graduate from college in the family.

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My greatest accomplishments are in phases:

Younger Phase (15): I hiked the entire John Muir Trail. All the way from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite. It was a life changing experience.

Young Adult (19 to 25): Graduated from College and Law School, passed the Bar Exam.

Family Phase (25 to now): Married a great woman and have had three kids that I am still raising.

Professional Phase (30 to now): Started my own business with 1 employee and now have offices in 6 states. I will never work for someone besides myself again.

Next Phase (?????): Doing something that I love that also gives back to the community. What it will be I have not figured out yet.

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Cheers to all the great accomplishments! My greatest accomplishment will be if I can follow the doctors orders and not smoke for 2-3 weeks while I have pnuemonia!

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22 years of marriage and still counting; daughter coming up on Sweet Sixteen in 3 weeks; son, 11, has mild autism and is an enormous blessing in our lives. And as RevSmoke aptly put it, these aren't really my accomplishments but by the grace of God.

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Sorry to hear that man. I've had pneumonia like 5 times. It sucks balls! Good luck with that! I hope all it well.

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I'll give #1 to my girl Kiera Elizabeth -

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/7673/kierawn3.jpg

And a very close #2 to marrying my wonderful wife Jennifer.

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Convincing a woman to marry me. :D

A far second is my perfect attendance grades K-12.

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Nice thread... I was starting out my blackout drinking career at the ripe old age of 10, then went into whatever drugs I could find and I didn't go uphill from there. When I was 25 I finally got clean.. it's been a little over 6 years/6 months.

However, all that pales in comparison to winning the heart of the girl of my dreams. That just rocks. :D

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It's really great to see so many post with thier kids as thier greatest accomplishments!:tu

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Congrats!

August 19th 1993 was my last day.

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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....
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4930/abbyjayne4.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1709/donei.jpg

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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.:ss

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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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:salute:

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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. :tu

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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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That's great stuff, Cathy. Your family should get extra points for just being so damned cute. :)

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I was addicted to heroin, have been sober for 6+ years. That is my greatest accomplishment. Great Thread!

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Married for almost 4 years now.

Finding God about 10 years ago.

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Awesome gesture, Jake. :tu

We are all glad you are here with us, Kelly. :)

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Im glad Im here with you guys too :tu

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6 years plus clean and sober, living with some health issues that I rather not discuss, and not being a whiny ass about it. ;)

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Being the best husband & father I can each and every day.


Chris.....

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1. 24 years of marriage to my soulmate (Kellie) and still going strong!! :tu :tu
2. Surviving 23+ years in the Army!!
3. Raising my children to become great young adults

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my work at a school with severely disabled children for the last 1.5 years.

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I would say my own best was getting my Eagle Scout as a teenager, and then years later having the know-how at the right time to use my emergency medical skills to keep a person alive after seeing a nasty car wreck on the highway.

Only thing I regret is never knowing the person's full name. Only knew his first name, Mark, and that was the last time I ever saw him again.

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My accomplishment is not as big as some/most on here but mine is being cigarette free for almost 2 years, quit cold turkey, found cigars, never looked back.

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I posted a while back but I finally finish pharmacy school in 4 weeks

I'll be married for 4 years in June (best decision I'll ever have made)

And I got selected to serve in the USAF as a pharmacist (after months of paperwork) and will begin in January 2011

so as far as short term goals go, check, check, and check

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Running into burning buildings when everyone else was running out...http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-...ilCAJI3BI1.jpg

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What an encouraging thread. Not sure how I've missed it for a year and a half. Thanks to everyone for sharing. :tu

My wife and I had some tough marital issues about 10 years ago. Came to a point where we basically looked at each other and said, "stay, or go?" We decided to try to work it out. We got marriage counselling, made a plan to work out our differences, and stuck to it. I can't begin to say how glad I am we decided to stay together. I am deeply, devotedly in love with this woman.

Our joy, and sometimes our heartache, has been the adoption of our son Thor. He has made our lives immeasurably rich. Thor has serious physical and developmental disabilities. He is unable to eat orally, and has microcephally, an underdeveloped head and brain. Early on it was uncertain that he would live. In his first 2 years he had been in the hospital 90 days and had 8 operations. By God's grace and the skill of excellent doctors, Thor is now three and one-half, and is growing and developing. He is still unable to eat orally, and will never be "normal", but he is doing very well in comparison to how he had been. The Bible says that our children are our inheritance. I don't fully understand what that means, but I know that my happiness is complete, and that my joy is overflowing. If I died tonight, I would die a happy man.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...helly_Thor.jpg

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My greatest accomplishment was on August 20, 1993, when I realized that I needed help with my drug addiction and started my first day of sobriety. That day changed my life for ever. I have a good job, beautiful wife of 8 years, great friends and family and live my life to the fullest.
Had I not made this change I would have been dead or in prison.

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Accomplishments in life are noteworthy if they enhance your life to be a better person or help you move on to do better things. I was able to retire at the early age of 42 after working for 25 years at a job where I worked a lot of 16 hour days. Everything is relative in what you do and how you do it and the only significant thing in life is what you do for others...not yourself. When you come to the end of your days the only thing that you will draw comfort from is who you loved and what you did for others to pay things forward...the ultimate accomplishment. I have seen too many people and talked with those who would have traded in every accomplishment of merit they ever received to end their life with just those two things I talked about

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I celebrate my 25 wedding anniversary on May 05 to a great woman. Secondly, a 20 year career in the Navy. It definitly kept me from wearing an orange jumpsuit for at least one year and possibly more.

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Hole in one
shooting par (9 holes)
staying married, with no major problems, for almost 19 years

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"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?" Luke 9:25
That's an age old warning that keeps playing out time and time again. I'm about as stubborn as they come, but that's one guy who I never found to be wrong, no matter how hard I test his insight.
And I definately test it. :D
That's real good stuff you laid down, brother. Thank You. :tu