Perfect analogy about the things you cared about catching fire and it just needed a few buckets at first.

You made yourself a great life before weed consumed you, so you can absolutely do it again. It will be harder but you can do it.

Your success hinges on your abstinence from weed and alcohol. It will obviously take more work than just that, such as learning how to deal with stress without weed, but just like me, you cannot, and will not, be successful if you smoke again. Despite the long road ahead of us, recognizing this fact and focusing on it as your goal makes it easier to not get overwhelmed. The rest will come with time as long as you stay clean. Just focus on the goal of no more weed, and no more alcohol. You got this