If I can do it, you can too!

Been drinking pretty heavy for last 8 years " my dads death". At my worst I was drinking around 18-24 beers a day. I had been down to around 6-12 a day. But finally got fed up with it. I was gonna lose the most important thing in my life. My wife! I was on a path to self destruction. So I swallowed my pride and went to the er. Told them what was going on. My drinking my anxiety etc. I was able to quit cold turkey that day. I was on a few meds to help with the cravings and the withdraw symptoms for the first few weeks. I'm not gonna lie to ya. I still have cravings to drink. But they aren't very often. I just tell myself " Hey, we dont do that anymore". Then I refer to the list of reasons I don't drink.
1.i don't want my kids growing up calling their dad a drunk
2.i grew up in a house of drinkers. Listening to my parents fight. I don't want my family like that
3.money
4.takes my time away from my wife/kids/stuff around the house
5.not a healthy long term habit
6.not a good example for my kids
7.i drink for the wrong reasons
8. I turn into a different person
9.i drink to relieve stress, then it causes more stress
10.makes me focus on the negative thoughts more
11.hungover all the time
12.i don't need a crutch in life for bad times or to have fun
13. Not fair to my family or myself or friends
14. Alcoholism runs in my family
15. I have a hard time controlling my anger
16.hard to handle unexpected stress/problems
17. I pee alot / abusing my liver and kidneys
18. I don't want to be that person anymore
19. I'm a better person sober
20. I don't want my kids growing up having issues with alcholic
21. When my my wife looks into my eyes, I want her to know it's the real me looking back at her.
22. Dui would eventually happen / kill someone or myself.
I just wanted to post this as hope for other people. If I can do it. So can you! You are stronger than you think! You are a better person sober. You don't need booz to deal with life. If you want to chat that's cool. I'm gonna keep putting one foot in front of the other and stay focused. Small steps small changes turn into big changes. Thank you for reading. Have a great day!