Bipolar Gratitude

[groverat]

I'm more of a lurker than participant but I feel compelled to share some of my thoughts today. I am a huge believer in gratitude lists. I can sit down and write out the things I am grateful for and somehow it always seems to help. My lists are fairly easy when things are going well, but it's those I struggle to write when I'm not full of sunshine that help the most. Right now is one of those times. I may have some problems today, but all it takes is a minute to remind myself of how my life has improved in the past two years of being sober and back on my meds to be very grateful. Two years ago I was a die-hard junkie - jobless, homeless and broke. I spent six months in a wonderful treatment center and today I have a car, a job, a place to live, tons of support in AA, my rediscovered family and a fantastic psychiatrist!

Fear and a feeling of hopelessness come around once in a while, but all I have to do is remind myself of how far I've come. Works every time!

Happy Holidays!

[historyteach]

What a wonderfully uplifting post, groverat!!!
Thank you for posting it, and reminding us all,
that it's the simple things in life --
family, a place to live, a job, a car --
that really matter.
These are indeed, life's gifts.

Merry Christmas, Groverat.

Shalom!