ImJulie

Since Im not feeling very grateful today, maybe I should be paying attention to all the things I have to be grateful for.......instead of wishing for something different. How typical of me....always wishing for something different, something better.

-Grateful for my health and the health of my family.
-Grateful I have food, clothing, a roof over my head....all my physical needs are met.
-Grateful Im going away this weekend! (hmmm, almost forgot about that. Im feeling more grateful already)
-Grateful for my new friends in the fellowship.....people who really care about my well being.
-Even though she drives me crazy, Im grateful my mother calls me everyday.

Ok...Im gonna quit the poor-me's now, and do something productive with my day.
You know what they say, "Poor me....poor me....pour me a drink"

Rusty Zipper

IJ i have a button maker too IJ...

she installed them... now, i just dont let her push them!

grateful for a forgiving mamma

cardinal

But your post put my pity party in perspective. Thanks for that.

On a brighter note, I actually made myself sort the laundry. It didn't make it to the machine, but it is sorted...I'm really am feeling the baby step approach. At least I got x done instead of worrying about all of the y's.

serenityqueen

There's nothing like an attitude of gratitude to change our outlook on things is there?

I had to chuckle about the comment about Mom calling you every day.

Mine calls me on average 5 or 6 times a day.

She's not in the best of health so I treasure each one of these calls.

But I sure do understand the Mama Drama!

BUTTERFLY-7

When I First came to S.R. I had what you call Stinking Thinking, and the "Whining Syndrome". But as I let the Process of Recovery sink in, and Got Active in Helping Others in the site of S.R. and hearing there war stories, of struggles, and battles, and star it been in tune back again with reality, It Hit me on How selfish I was been, and here there are others suffering with worse cases, man just for today "I'm Grateful"....

Africa Life

I think that i have a case of stinking thinking going on. When I feel self pity having its way I play an imaginary violin for it to whine to. I have little patience for self pity in others so it shocked me when I noted it in myself.

I get surprised when I find out that I am not invincible.

tanyapmc

I heard this one and I like it:

"I never knew a grateful alcoholic to get drunk"