Morning Gratitude and Throughout the Day

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How grateful I am for the gifts of recovery.

Gifts that are priceless that no amount of money can buy. The peace, serenity, the tools, the people, etc. that have been made available for me as a result of me reaching out and asking for help.

Our topic today was the Fifth Tradition. It is my favorite.

5 Each Al-Anon Family Group has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps of AA ourselves, by encouraging and understanding our alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics.

It gave me a purpose and a reason for being. I questioned my existence and why I was chosen and why I was alive. I found the answer. To carry the message to those who still suffer. Someone took the time to be there for me.

It is my responsibility to be there for others who come into recovery looking for the help that I also sought. Without you, there is no me.

"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every
situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be
filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul."
- - Rabbi Harold Kushner

It is my firm belief that there is something 'good' in everything, the same as life isn't all positive or negative. Many time, that negative is to draw my attention to a lesson that needs to be learned.