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10-20-2008, 03:39 PM
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| IO Storm  |
Grateful for a short vacation...lost my signal on Friday..my Wireless provider didn't want to serve up any goods! *Lol* Good to be back home today..will miss those sunset walks on the beach, though...(sigh) Grateful I have a good memory and an open invitation to return anytime...
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10-21-2008, 02:42 AM
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I know this is totally random, but thought that since this forum is all about gratitude lists, then I might as well tell you guys about my website: ThinkYouAreAwesome.com I met a bum on the E train in NYC. At first, I was creeped out when out-of-nowhere, he started talking to me. But then, I got over it. His name was Dan. He was homeless, broke, hungry, and worst of all, he stank. Dan contemplated suicide often and one day finally started writing a suicide letter. But on that particular day, Dan said that something was different. The weather was sunny and some guy actually bought him coffee. Dan said, "so I'm sitting on my cardboard, writing my suicide note, with a Starbucks coffee that this guy just gave me, thinking how ironic it must've looked, and man, it made me laugh." He looked at his fancy coffee and realized that he was thankful for it. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was a sunny day, that it could've been raining, but it wasn't---and he was thankful for that too. Maybe after drinking his fancy coffee, he could use the cup as a coin cup, maybe get money for a donut, perhaps? and that made him blurt out another chuckle. Then at the end of our conversation he said, "…I had that pencil to write my suicide note; but I also had the eraser when you flip it over. And I used it, too, to erase that letter. And yeah, you could say I'm thankful for that too." What do you think was the point of that story? I want you to take a piece of paper & jot down 10 things you are thankful for. Just do it. The fact that you are on this page means you are willing to TRY (remember?) Most of all, thank YOURSELF. Give yourself some slack. No matter what you have done in your life, YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. YOU ARE AWESOME. I truly, truly believe that. After this exercise, I want you to TRY and stay positive for the whole day. This may be hard for some of you folks. Just remember, anger is a choice. It does not have to be an involuntary reaction. YOU can choose to have good day! YOU can choose what mood you are in today. 80% of our daily **** (take your pick: missed your bus, overslept, traffic, stepped in dog poo, etc.) shouldn't affect us the way we let it. AND, it should never send us in a downward spiral for the day, or the week. DON'T LET DOG POO RUIN YOUR WHOLE DAY! You are bigger than dog poo! At the end of your good-mood-day, whip out that list I asked you to make and review it before you go to bed. If for some reason you reacted negatively to something today, read over the list anyway. Take it easy, no one demands you to change in 1 day. The key, is that you TRY. (And please, try.) Feel good about yourself. The mere fact that you are on this site is HUGE. Even if you never visit this page again, you've made a big step. Be a happier person, and the people around you will be happier. As one human being to another, with your help, we can change all of our lives---one grumpy person at a time. =) |
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10-21-2008, 12:26 PM
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| IO Storm |
Hey... I'll do my list here! Grateful for another daily reprieve today. Grateful for a loving and patient Higher Power. Grateful for the restoration of sweet family relationships. Grateful for my sweet internet recovery pals.  Grateful for enough food, clothing, and shelter. Grateful for my steady income. Grateful I don't have dog poo. So grateful my son did not become a hobo and bum around the country on trains like the guy on "Into the Wild" like he wanted to..and went into the Navy instead into a safe landbound job! (Sheeeeeesh) Grateful Stone started this wonderful thread. Grateful to not be led into temptation as well Rust...
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10-21-2008, 12:29 PM
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(Into action) and (out!) there...the other option is way harder babes...  Grateful for you, Stoney. Always, my friend.
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10-23-2008, 05:42 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK
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Grateful I listened to advice...that is groundbreaking for me! LOL
__________________  . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads |
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10-28-2008, 02:08 AM
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Grateful to know "The finest eloquence is that which get things done." David Lloyd George meaning I need to put the action in (AA =action program, altered attitude),walk the walk and not talk the talk and for that I'm forever grateful to AA. |
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10-28-2008, 08:49 PM
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| Fulldresser4  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mid-Michigan
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Grateful to have received my 60 day coin, and to live to see another day. Grateful for finding my way back to my HP, God. Grateful for the many times today i thought to myself, there but for the grace of God go I. |
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10-29-2008, 12:08 AM
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im grateful today that i dont bottle it up..my biggest flaw and downfall ''pride ''is losing its battle in my life..im more able to bare my soul and defects within for freedom of this disease..to face the light without its mask anymore brings a hummbling peace.
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10-29-2008, 01:26 PM
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| IO Storm |
Grateful I can bare my soul without having to "drink the bottle down" first... Used to try to be so perfect...and that "trap"..pride..is always there... waiting.
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10-29-2008, 01:41 PM
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| ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶  |  Grateful for 10 months clean-n-sober and for the friends that honor my chosen path in addiction treatment. "Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." ~Erica Jong
__________________ My ❀ Name ☯ Is ❤ Will G ☞  禅 “The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.”― Leo Buscaglia |
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