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“Dare to Be http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...faces/0181.gif When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some. When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going. When times are tough, dare to be tougher. When love hurts you, dare to love again. When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal. When another is lost, dare to help them find the way. When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand. When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile. When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too. When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best. Dare to be the best you can – At all times, Dare to be!” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free |
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i.e. Standing in line at the grocery store, waiting for an automatic door to open, wait for a pot to boil, waiting for time to elapse, waiting for a telephone call, and the list goes on and on. When I find myself in this position, I use the time to stop and connect with my HP and ask for the patience and tolerance I need in the moment. The Serenity Prayer has saved many an instances where I might have flown off the handle in those old patterns and behaviors. Thank God for recovery. http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...birds/0052.gif |
Today I am grateful to be alive and sober.
Grateful that my coworker, Brad has given me a ride to and from work while my truck is in the shop. Grateful that the truck will be fixed and ready to pick up at lunchtime. |
Gratitude
I am grateful to know that Gratitude is the least stress-filled attitude to have. It is most likely the antidote to any stressor.
In Melody Beattie's book Make Miracles in 40 Days, we learn to be grateful for all the seemingly wrong things in our lives. I've engaged in this practice with other recovering women for a few years now, and I have to say -- It Works! If nothing else, simply getting the thing I don't like out of the squirrel cage in my brain is helpful. It clears the way for better things to come through. Also I find it motivating to pay attention when I keep complaining about the same thing over and over; why is this condition persisting and what can I do about it. More often than not, slowing down is my answer. Not saying it will be anyone else's answer, but it is my answer. :-) |
I am grateful to have a relationship with my creator, to be able to have and see him in the working of my life. I am grateful that I am clean and sober, and I am living life on life's terms, that I can choose to do the next right thing and I am making better decisions, with others in mind. I am grateful to be at peace with the world.
I am grateful for life and love, family and friends.:62::62: |
"Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have, we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more."
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If we attend to what we have , then our mind will not have space for what we don't have.
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Good one. We so often look at what we don't have instead of focusing on what we do have and how far we have come in our recovery.
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thankful for this page
Hello and good morning ,
I would just like to report my gratitude for this page ,it has become very helpful in my recovery. Every morning i read in the section "Recovery Readings" and always find something that applies to my current feelings which give me insight and awareness. I especially enjoy the section with the famous quotes, which often speak volumes in a very few words. I have a little over 5 years clean/sober and my life has changed so much. Thank you for your time and effort on this page, i am certain that i am not the only one whose life you have blessed. I believe the only way for me to repay this debit is to continue helping others with what i have received and directing my sponcee,s to this page to do the same. Sincerely Roy |
I am grateful to be clean and serene for 30 days ,and grateful to have this site for support and care .sincerely thankful.:D
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I am grateful to have stayed sober another day. I am also happy I found this thread!
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Thank you, we are glad to have you here. A little gratitude goes a long way around here.
Hope you will continue to come and share with us. http://www.angelwinks.ca/images/spec...sagiftcard.jpg |
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I just want to thank you for this post. You touched my soul. I'm not active in my addiction, but I am struggling with overwhelm in life. Gratitude is always the thing that calls me back home.
Just contemplating the beauty you shared put me in a better more hopeful frame of mind. So thank you again! Walk in Beauty |
Thank you for responding...I am overwhelmed right now and your share reminds me to make conscious contact with my HP yet again. That and gratitude and humility help me more than I can say.
This is just not natural for an alcoholic. LOL Thanks again! Gigi |
Grateful for the program, without it I don't think I would be here in today.
Grateful that I can still post as my computer s slowly making it difficult to post. Grateful for this site and will come as long as I can. The internet cafe is closed downstairs, so don't have that outlet to go to. I can still go to the library, as long as it doesn't rain or snow. Grateful for my sobriety. My God is my lifeline that has kept me on track. Grateful for all those who have walked this journey with me. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...welcome_01.gif |
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