Thanks all for your support, reality check and perspective--needed all
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Thanks all for your support, reality check and perspective--needed all
After getting off my pity pot I remember this quote by the Buddha.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”
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love it. so true. I always make a gratitude list when I feel overwhelmed by negative things and usually everything negative has a positive ending included.
For example in septemebr I had really terrible allergies. I could not breath and no meds would help. I felt like dying. In the end even my nasal spray that I took for the last 10 years did not help. for some reason after everything cleared up (3 painful month) I could breath and did not even need my nasal spray any more and for the 1st time in years I can smell things...... So everything bad will turn into something good in the long term.....
For example in septemebr I had really terrible allergies. I could not breath and no meds would help. I felt like dying. In the end even my nasal spray that I took for the last 10 years did not help. for some reason after everything cleared up (3 painful month) I could breath and did not even need my nasal spray any more and for the 1st time in years I can smell things...... So everything bad will turn into something good in the long term.....
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You know what Fitz?
Today is my birthday and I found myself feeling a little sorry for myself in the sense that my life is not exactly as I had hoped it to be at 43 (ie. Kids), but I took a moment to reflect on how hard I have worked to being sober and having some inner peace.
But mostly, I'm grateful that I'm here to HAVE a birthday. Once again, a gratitude check in snapped me out of it
Today is my birthday and I found myself feeling a little sorry for myself in the sense that my life is not exactly as I had hoped it to be at 43 (ie. Kids), but I took a moment to reflect on how hard I have worked to being sober and having some inner peace.
But mostly, I'm grateful that I'm here to HAVE a birthday. Once again, a gratitude check in snapped me out of it
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You nailed it, Fitz. There is no room for fear/anger/hatred/frustration/sadness in a grateful heart. I make a list of three things that I'm grateful for every single night. It was tough getting started in the beginning, but now it's second nature and I invariably end up with more than 3 things every day ... which makes me even MORE grateful.
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing this.
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...and if we died we aren't here to complain about it.
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, “Got any shoes you’re not using?” (Steven Wright)
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, “Got any shoes you’re not using?” (Steven Wright)
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Originally Posted by debsam 
You know what Fitz?
Today is my birthday and I found myself feeling a little sorry for myself in the sense that my life is not exactly as I had hoped it to be at 43 (ie. Kids), but I took a moment to reflect on how hard I have worked to being sober and having some inner peace.
But mostly, I'm grateful that I'm here to HAVE a birthday. Once again, a gratitude check in snapped me out of it
Today is my birthday and I found myself feeling a little sorry for myself in the sense that my life is not exactly as I had hoped it to be at 43 (ie. Kids), but I took a moment to reflect on how hard I have worked to being sober and having some inner peace.
But mostly, I'm grateful that I'm here to HAVE a birthday. Once again, a gratitude check in snapped me out of it
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