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Old 07-02-2007, 02:04 PM   #151 (permalink)
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Grateful for the truth that i was awaken to see..
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Old 07-02-2007, 09:04 PM   #152 (permalink)
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Grateful that all I have needed His hand has provided....

Grateful for Providence when we least expect it..

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Old 07-02-2007, 10:47 PM   #153 (permalink)
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I am grateful to be going to sleep sober tonight, and I can lay my head on the pillow without worrying about court and going to jail.

I am grateful the judge and my higher power had mercy on me and gave me another chance to live a productive life.
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Old 07-03-2007, 04:07 AM   #154 (permalink)
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good news bfree...

happy you have another chance... i pray for you to use it wisely...

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Old 07-03-2007, 06:07 AM   #155 (permalink)
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Another Chance!

WOW that is why I named my dog that I got last year Chance is because I knew in my heart that this was going to be my last Chance to either do it or not. So far so good. So this morning I am extremely GRATEFUL for this gift that has been given to me.

Grateful for all of you as well.
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Old 07-03-2007, 07:00 PM   #156 (permalink)
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Grateful today for 7th chance...

It has lasted so far for over a year...

Extremely grateful for that and for friends.

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Old 07-04-2007, 05:26 AM   #157 (permalink)
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Grateful that I have the opportunity to be of service today

Grateful that I have a job and that my client likes my work

Grateful to be up early this morning and drinking my coffee
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Old 07-04-2007, 02:52 PM   #158 (permalink)
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I am grateful for my children.

I can't imagine life without them.
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Old 07-04-2007, 05:50 PM   #159 (permalink)
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I am grateful for myself, and no it aint selfish, it's self loving..at last...
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Old 07-05-2007, 12:06 AM   #160 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2007, 09:42 PM   #161 (permalink)
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I am grateful that no matter what problems i get, i am still alive and so i need not to despair...

thks to my great Father!
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:24 AM   #162 (permalink)
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Grateful for family....

My only brother went and fought in Viet Nam..a few years

ago he developed cancer from what they now have decided

was exposure to Agent Orange...he takes a lot of chemo

but drove all the way here to visit.

Thankful so far he is doing better now that they know how to

treat this thing...

Grateful for life!

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Old 07-06-2007, 10:00 AM   #163 (permalink)
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I am grateful to know i will fight through any current, i will stay strong, no matter what, i'll be consistent with my beliefs....!
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:03 PM   #164 (permalink)
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I am grateful for summer and for the beautiful pansies I have growing on my balcony. Outside my windows, everything is green and lush.
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Old 07-06-2007, 08:07 PM   #165 (permalink)
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grateful my mind soars like a eagle when i let it...
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Old 07-06-2007, 08:43 PM   #166 (permalink)
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Grateful I had the opportunity to work today with another women in recovery.
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Old 07-07-2007, 10:41 AM   #167 (permalink)
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I am grateful to have enough intelligence that allows me to acquire knowledge and to have a different vision of the world...thanks to my Higher Power...I also realize my personal standards are good, i don't need to live up to outer expectations, because this is my journey, after all...so grateful...
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Old 07-08-2007, 07:31 PM   #168 (permalink)
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I am grateful to have had a moment today when everything came together and I felt like I was exactly where I was meant to be.
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Old 07-08-2007, 07:33 PM   #169 (permalink)
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now thats the joy of recovery if i ever did hear one...

happy for you anna...

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Old 07-09-2007, 12:17 AM   #170 (permalink)
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grateful for my family..my bro' is leaving for home in a few hours...

He and my sis and mom held hands and prayed tonite...

So special...so precious..

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Old 07-09-2007, 03:29 PM   #171 (permalink)
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Grateful for a moment of despair followed by a moment, by a sign...that means to me....so much...Hope is probably the most beautiful feeling in the world...Hope is now , Hope is tomorrow....Grateful for hope, for my ability to believe...and grateful for the despair brought by reality...key moments become shifting moments...i guess to be clean means slowly, in the beginning, to realize the tough reality...but after that, trusting in God is the road to know time won't be back, but will be transformed in the future...for a moment there i despaired looking at my youth not lived, now that i can see, but i am grateful that there is hope for a future of completion...

only God to rest a soul...grateful...
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Some of our ,most important lessons come from pain & despair. Hope is something no one or anything can take away from us.
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Old 07-09-2007, 07:54 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Old 07-10-2007, 02:11 AM   #174 (permalink)
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What a joyful thread! thanks Anna for starting it and sharing it with us.
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Old 07-10-2007, 08:32 PM   #175 (permalink)
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"Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11.1

The (other) BB says a measure of faith is given to every (man)..

All we need to do is use it.

That comforts me today and gives me hope.

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