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I'm thankful for ...
- my sons
- learning to balance expectations/acceptance
- an emerging spirituality
- an emerging strength and confidence in doing things outside my comfort zone
- a nice trip to NYC with the kids
- realizing that I am so busy worrying what I don't have, that I overlook what I have
- thinking through my reaction to my SIL's snotty text message, instead of reacting to her rude behavior
- my sons
- learning to balance expectations/acceptance
- an emerging spirituality
- an emerging strength and confidence in doing things outside my comfort zone
- a nice trip to NYC with the kids
- realizing that I am so busy worrying what I don't have, that I overlook what I have
- thinking through my reaction to my SIL's snotty text message, instead of reacting to her rude behavior
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I'm thankful for ...
- my sons, the lucky benefactors of my sobriety. They are making amazing strides this summer.
- summer activities
- sitting in the rain
- packing the car for vacation
- facing challenges in my marriage
- realizing that I'm isolating
- having an anxiety disorder
- learning to accept my body as it is - healthy, fit, and strong
- sticking with AA even though I'm having a hard time asking for help
- SR, whose members have shown me how to look at my life with rigorous honesty.
- my sons, the lucky benefactors of my sobriety. They are making amazing strides this summer.
- summer activities
- sitting in the rain
- packing the car for vacation
- facing challenges in my marriage
- realizing that I'm isolating
- having an anxiety disorder
- learning to accept my body as it is - healthy, fit, and strong
- sticking with AA even though I'm having a hard time asking for help
- SR, whose members have shown me how to look at my life with rigorous honesty.
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- vacation
- creating my own narrative of abundance
- putting out in the world what I want reflected back to me
- cutting my anxiety meds in half
- accepting the "in between"
- feeling hurt, acceptance, letting go
- my children
- vacation
- creating my own narrative of abundance
- putting out in the world what I want reflected back to me
- cutting my anxiety meds in half
- accepting the "in between"
- feeling hurt, acceptance, letting go
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- sunshine and surf
- the reminders all around me of my childhood hurt and pain
- my husbands alcoholism
- recognizing my expectations are way out of alignment with reality
- recognizing my lack of self care
- seeing my lack of self esteem
- not knowing how to take action
- recognizing that I rely on situations out of my control to feel happy
- the coincidences that point to a higher power
- feeling like I can turn to an hp
I'm struggling today, but I can be grateful for the struggle. I can accept even my most yucky feelings. I can appreciate feeling uncomfortable. I can take responsibility for the way I feel. I can ask my hp for guidance when I'm lost.
Six months ago I would have drank through this instead of processing it. Four months ago this pain would have lasted a long time. Today I was able to identify it and process through it effectively. Alcoholism gave me these tools, and the gifts of joyous, happy and free.
- my children
- sunshine and surf
- the reminders all around me of my childhood hurt and pain
- my husbands alcoholism
- recognizing my expectations are way out of alignment with reality
- recognizing my lack of self care
- seeing my lack of self esteem
- not knowing how to take action
- recognizing that I rely on situations out of my control to feel happy
- the coincidences that point to a higher power
- feeling like I can turn to an hp
I'm struggling today, but I can be grateful for the struggle. I can accept even my most yucky feelings. I can appreciate feeling uncomfortable. I can take responsibility for the way I feel. I can ask my hp for guidance when I'm lost.
Six months ago I would have drank through this instead of processing it. Four months ago this pain would have lasted a long time. Today I was able to identify it and process through it effectively. Alcoholism gave me these tools, and the gifts of joyous, happy and free.
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I am thankful for...
- my children
- alcoholism
- what I'm learning in recovery
- being open to recovery instead of insisting on white-knuckling it on my own
- finding my way back into my friendships, and enjoying them again
- my career milieu
- considering the possibility of faith
- my children
- alcoholism
- what I'm learning in recovery
- being open to recovery instead of insisting on white-knuckling it on my own
- finding my way back into my friendships, and enjoying them again
- my career milieu
- considering the possibility of faith
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- accepting that some challenges are difficult
- accepting that it's ok that I haven't mastered every challenge yet
- another beautiful day for giving me another beautiful chance to try
- vulnerability and support
- my children
- accepting that some challenges are difficult
- accepting that it's ok that I haven't mastered every challenge yet
- another beautiful day for giving me another beautiful chance to try
- vulnerability and support
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- catching tonights's sunset over the city skyline, Bruce Hornsby on the piano on the radio
- sharing and listening at tonight's meeting
- being of service today
- recognizing my shortcomings with humility
- wishing for the courage to live ever closer to a life of authenticity and God's design
- having people in my life who love me
- my children
- catching tonights's sunset over the city skyline, Bruce Hornsby on the piano on the radio
- sharing and listening at tonight's meeting
- being of service today
- recognizing my shortcomings with humility
- wishing for the courage to live ever closer to a life of authenticity and God's design
- having people in my life who love me
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- being 6 months alcohol free
- the friendships I've focused on in sobriety
- being able to celebrate today with some good friends
- my resolve to attempt a whole30
- my children
- being 6 months alcohol free
- the friendships I've focused on in sobriety
- being able to celebrate today with some good friends
- my resolve to attempt a whole30
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Ok, ok, here I go!
I am thankful for ....
- my children
- the first day of school
- the wonderful teachers and staff in my kids' school
- purple toenails
- examining my feelings without labeling them
- my friends
- sr for helping me stay sober this summer
- feeling out of place at aa last night. It's good to be humble and reflect how I can do more to initiate conversations.
- old friends
- my friend who said We have to do things we're afraid of because life is there to be lived.
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And I didn't even need a reminder this time!
I am thankful for ...
- my children
- SR and AA
- My friends
- the life I'm building in sobriety
- the start of a new school year
- the chance to be organized. This school year is the first I've been sober, and if I forget to sign a permission slip or make sure a homework assignment is completed, I won't have lingering guilt that drinking took priority over my kids, or that a hangover prevented me from doing what needed to be done.
- the chance to go to work in sobriety, to see with sober eyes whether this is the proper vocation for me.
- my shortened schedule. In the event that I truly am not suited for this work, I won't have to be there a lot and I'll have plenty of opportunity to pursue other opportunities.
- that I have a job. As much as I am not looking forward to the work I'll be doing, I prefer to have some structure to my day. I think structure will help fend off depression.
I am thankful for ...
- my children
- SR and AA
- My friends
- the life I'm building in sobriety
- the start of a new school year
- the chance to be organized. This school year is the first I've been sober, and if I forget to sign a permission slip or make sure a homework assignment is completed, I won't have lingering guilt that drinking took priority over my kids, or that a hangover prevented me from doing what needed to be done.
- the chance to go to work in sobriety, to see with sober eyes whether this is the proper vocation for me.
- my shortened schedule. In the event that I truly am not suited for this work, I won't have to be there a lot and I'll have plenty of opportunity to pursue other opportunities.
- that I have a job. As much as I am not looking forward to the work I'll be doing, I prefer to have some structure to my day. I think structure will help fend off depression.
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- SR
- working on my diet and weight loss. With one step forward and two steps back, it is definitely a work in progress
- being able to be happy for other people's success with diet and weight loss in spite of my stagnation and failure
- recovery and working on emotional sobriety
- my Monday night step meeting
- my children
- SR
- working on my diet and weight loss. With one step forward and two steps back, it is definitely a work in progress
- being able to be happy for other people's success with diet and weight loss in spite of my stagnation and failure
- recovery and working on emotional sobriety
- my Monday night step meeting
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Hey Glee, despite my strides in other aspects, weight loss has been unobtainable for me thus far in my recovery. But I do eat relatively healthy food, although sometimes I indulge or eat too much. And I get in regular exercise. I may not get in a super intense workout multiple times a week, but I at least manage walks, yoga and more recently some time on the treadmill with maybe a few pushups or weights here or there. I know I am certainly healthier by far than when I was drinking.
Anyway, there's a theory that you can't be best at everything all the time. We all have limited resources and we really just can't do everything perfectly. So, cut yourself some slack there- you're working on a lot at once.
Anyway, there's a theory that you can't be best at everything all the time. We all have limited resources and we really just can't do everything perfectly. So, cut yourself some slack there- you're working on a lot at once.
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DG, thanks for that perspective.
I am thankful for...
- my children
- my difficult day yesterday giving way to a better day today, proof that feelings do, in fact, pass
- depression giving way to serenity and joy
- my patience with the process
- my faith that it will just keep getting better
- SR
- my friends
I am thankful for...
- my children
- my difficult day yesterday giving way to a better day today, proof that feelings do, in fact, pass
- depression giving way to serenity and joy
- my patience with the process
- my faith that it will just keep getting better
- SR
- my friends
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