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cinderellawkids 07-11-2007 06:35 AM

Positive things
 
I wanted to start a thread withthe positive things we have in our lives.

Too many times we can focus on the bed and sink into depression.

Positives in my life:

I am beautiful inside and out.
My family and friends love me
I have 3 healthy happy children
I ahve a decent job
food in my fridge
and a roof over my head
God holds my hand whenever I reach for him and ask him to.
Im smart
I can see the positive through the dark clouds looming above

teke 07-11-2007 07:08 AM

positives in my life

the love of my hp whom i choose to call god

i do have my kids, grandkids, family and friends

a roof over my head

i'm grateful to say that all of my needs are met, even when i don't see a way.

i'm just grateful to be alive

duet_4-8 07-11-2007 07:09 AM

Thanks cinder! Good idea!

God has led me through some very tough times into a better place
I am beautiful inside and out (why is it so hard for me to write that???)
I have 3 wonderful sons
I have a wonderful daughter in law
I have a brand new grandaughter
I have lots of good friends
We have a home and food
I have a wonderful church and an understanding pastor
I am smart; have a 3.92 GPA in my college courses!!
I am learning lots about myself and why I have done what I have done
I am compassionate and slow to judge others
I give of myself

ladyamalthea 07-11-2007 07:17 AM

Positives in my life:

-I have a loving husband
-I am intelligent
-I have a good job (not the best paying, but no one teaches for money, right? :) )
-I have good friends
-My addict is recovering very nicely, making it easier for me to continue the beginning stages of my recovery
-I am always learning something
-I have a roof over my head and food in the fridge
-I have a very sweet cat who adopted my husband and I in January 2006 :)

cookconfay 07-11-2007 07:27 AM

This is good, especially since I didn't write it in my journal last night.

I have a God that loves me and has rescued me from my alcoholism & drug addiction
I have two beautiful daughters
I have a beautiful grandson
I have a woderful son-in-law
I have a loving and very tightly knit family
I have a roof over my head and food to eat and feed my youngest
I have a wonderful job
I am smart, intelligent, funny and not a bad person!!
I deserve the best!
I do the best I can each day with God's help & guidance

Live 07-11-2007 07:42 AM

LOL...I do this twice a day on another site.
don't want to repeat the same things.
So....give me a bit of time, k?

There is another similar thread started by Heather named double dog dare on this site.

So the past couple of days have been 3x a day. LOL

cinderellawkids 07-11-2007 07:48 AM

Heathers are positive things about ourselves. I want positive things in our lives.
(theya re different)

parentrecovers 07-11-2007 07:55 AM

today is my 15 year wedding anniversary.

Live 07-11-2007 08:15 AM

okay gotcha....and that makes sense. So now I have NEW thinking to do.
I appreciate the clarification as well as it being such a smart distinction!

greeteachday 07-11-2007 08:50 AM

I have work that is meaningful and in which I find a sense of satisfaction
I have a loving and supportive family
I have a beautiful place to seek tranquility and experience the beauty of the world
I have a good brain and I try to use it
I have an incredibly wonderful HP who always knows just how much I can take then helps me along and shows me a miracle
I have been learning to love myself from working on my recovery
I am healthy and physically fit
All of my basic needs are met and much, much more.
I have caring and loving friends
I have time to be alone without being lonely.
I have found spiritual well being
I have learned to project the love in my heart rather than the fear of loss

cinderellawkids 07-11-2007 08:56 AM


I have learned to project the love in my heart rather than the fear of loss
How do you do that?

GiveLove 07-11-2007 09:28 AM

I have a roof over my head, and food in the fridge.
I have two dogs and a cat who make me laugh and laugh.
My truck is paid for and it still runs.
I finally have no credit card debt.
I am physically healthy.
I have a good therapist and a good home group if & when I need them.
I can teach myself how to do anything, so I am only dependent on others for the important stuff (like emotional support)
I am becoming the person I used to admire from afar, because I decided to be.
I have lost it all and I am still standing.
I know how to truly love.

liesagain 07-11-2007 01:46 PM

I have beautiful healthy and mostly happy children
my children know beyond doubt that I love them more than anything or anyone
I am learning not to react, not only with AH but others and it does feel better
Its sunny outside
I'm losing weight
I have a home and food in the fridge
my family thou they drive me crazy love me

itiswhatitis... 07-11-2007 04:08 PM

i have great kids...

i have a nice home...

i am proud of my kids more than i am mad at them...

tyler says, *i am the best mom in the whole world* (he's reading this as i type) - wow i am the most thankful for MOMENTS like that in my life...

i have real, true friends, that i can share my life with...

i share a connection with my husband that can make me feel more passionate (for better or for worse) than anyone else in my life...

i can make the best of some pretty shi##y situations and am learning how to do that better every day...

i am thankful for the life i'm living right now, at this very moment...

thanks for all being a part of that...

love,
s

dollydo 07-11-2007 04:20 PM

I am in good health.

Both of my parents are alive at age 82.

I have a nice little house, in a nice little neighborhood.

I am financially comfortable.

I can still remember my name, my address and telephone number.

I have Madam Dolly, need I say more.

Thanks Cinder, great thread! Just what I needed today.

itiswhatitis... 07-11-2007 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by dollydo (Post 1406129)
I can still remember my name, my address and telephone number.


Thanks Cinder, great thread! Just what I needed today.


that is priceless...

love,
s

finallyout 07-11-2007 08:05 PM

cinder, great idea, i needed this.

my awesome kids
my husbands STILL in recovery (who'd have thought!!)
my inlaws and my parents
my great friends (especially the ones that live in my computer!)
going back to school this fall
a van that is still running with no new noises

tropikgal2 07-12-2007 05:22 AM

I like this thread!
Positive things:
1. Good health
2. Running water
3. Electricity
4. Food
5. My own successful business
6. Husband still clean

HKAngel24 07-12-2007 12:47 PM

This is good.

Positives in my life:

*I am blessed with a family who is incredibly supportive and downright amazing- who have never given up on me and who have sacraficed so much to save my life.
*I have amazing, long-standing friendships with my childhood best friends that have been here through so much of own illness.
*I have a job that I like (most of the time:)
*I have the opportunity to still be in college and have a family that is willing to continue to assist financially with my education.
*I now have my health back- I can see, smell, laugh, speak - I can move freely- there are so many things such as this that make me feel grateful.
*I no longer deeply despise my body and exist in my own physical hell as a means of dealing with my internal pain.
*I am beginning to start to see I have choices about how I can deal with things that I pray will help me to feel more in control of myself and my life.

hope213 07-12-2007 07:48 PM

(1)today is my sons birthday. he is 45,retired from the navy for 6 yrs & working another goverment job & plans on retiring from it.i am bless by my oldest son.
(2) my garden is doing good.i have huge red tomatoes everyday.
(3) flowers are in full bloom
(4) i feel good, i am in good health
(5) my a.s. is clean today
(6) mr.hope is mr. wonderful to me.
(7)i have my recovery & wonderful friend
(8)it is almost the weekend & my daughter will be home
(9) my life is great,one day at a time.
(10) i booked a vacation yesterday for sept.
the list could go on & on... i have lots to be grateful for, i am truely blessed


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