Why would you feel a little down when you are about to celebrate One Year of sobriety, not picking up a drink or staying clean? Because reality kicks in. It's not like you're going to school or you're graduating and you get this diploma certificate and you get this congratulations. Nope, you know what you'll get in a meeting: you'll get a coin, maybe a hug or something like that, a card, and then some old timer who went there before you, who has like years, will say: yeah, now, get Another Day. So it really is just one day at a time, and that's the reality of the situation.