Bedtime Gratitude Part 10
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I'm grateful that another year of learning is almost over and I managed to go through it without too many cuts and scratches like many have been. Grateful that I'm not hung-over, ashamed, paranoid, angry or had the urge to drink today.
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Originally Posted by IO Storm 
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Gravity... Those are called "golden problems"... I mean you have a house. I would give anything to own my own house for me an my girls and I bet the homeless guy would give everything he is to have my little rented flat...
We really are so lucky that we have the resources to take care of "situations" that arise and even if we didn't everything would still be okay because we are sober and practicing good orderly direction...
I am grateful it is almost January!!!
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Originally Posted by Lbad
Those are called "golden problems"
This is sorta like the Beverly Hills of Arizona. I've got service intervals coming up on my car and motorcycle that I'm dreading having to pay for. Sheesh, whining about having to take care of two vehicles is a luxury problem, ain't it!
I'm grateful to have the determination to take the bus, ride a bike, or walk to work if I lose everything else I have.
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Grateful for my time to rest....
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this week! Love you guys!
Happy New Year
I have limited internet this week but will be back next week and when I can
this week! Love you guys!
Happy New Year
Prayers for IO. 
Sher!!!
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Golden problems, luxury problems, Scottsdale problems 
…I fully agree!
Growing up, my family was poor. Despite my mother’s alcoholism she loved us very much. My father was a quiet, humble man but he always put us first. We always had love in our home.
When I finished university, I was so grateful for my first job, my first apartment, my first vehicle. I remember thinking of everything as temporary, a real privilege that I didn’t deserve. If I lost all of my material possessions, no problem. Just start again.
Eight years ago, my best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My wife and I were prepared to sell all of our assets to help send him to the Mayo Clinic (my wife agreed without a moment’s thought). He became too sick to travel and passed away. God’s will.
Somewhere along the way, my thinking changed. I stopped viewing things as temporary & as a privilege and started to believe that I am rightfully entitled to a house, a car, a retirement fund, etc. Anything that affected this entitlement would make me very angry, fearful.
Years ago, my sponsor lost all of his material possessions. Home, property, and business. He was having a hard time forgiving himself. This past summer, I told him that an Ojibway (Native Canadian) belief is that we don’t own anything – we are of the land, not the owners. Everything is Creation. We can’t “lose” anything because we never really owned it in the first place! This helped him start forgiving himself.
Sorry for the long post. You have me thinking about what is really important and how fortunate I am. Some important answers are in my past and in my heritage. As I sit here I can almost feel what I used to believe, how right it was.
I’m very grateful that you pointed me down this path. Spiritual growth and understanding.
…I fully agree!Growing up, my family was poor. Despite my mother’s alcoholism she loved us very much. My father was a quiet, humble man but he always put us first. We always had love in our home.
When I finished university, I was so grateful for my first job, my first apartment, my first vehicle. I remember thinking of everything as temporary, a real privilege that I didn’t deserve. If I lost all of my material possessions, no problem. Just start again.
Eight years ago, my best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My wife and I were prepared to sell all of our assets to help send him to the Mayo Clinic (my wife agreed without a moment’s thought). He became too sick to travel and passed away. God’s will.
Somewhere along the way, my thinking changed. I stopped viewing things as temporary & as a privilege and started to believe that I am rightfully entitled to a house, a car, a retirement fund, etc. Anything that affected this entitlement would make me very angry, fearful.
Years ago, my sponsor lost all of his material possessions. Home, property, and business. He was having a hard time forgiving himself. This past summer, I told him that an Ojibway (Native Canadian) belief is that we don’t own anything – we are of the land, not the owners. Everything is Creation. We can’t “lose” anything because we never really owned it in the first place! This helped him start forgiving himself.
Sorry for the long post. You have me thinking about what is really important and how fortunate I am. Some important answers are in my past and in my heritage. As I sit here I can almost feel what I used to believe, how right it was.
I’m very grateful that you pointed me down this path. Spiritual growth and understanding.
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Originally Posted by gravity
You have me thinking about what is really important and how fortunate I am. Some important answers are in my past and in my heritage. As I sit here I can almost feel what I used to believe, how right it was.
I’m very grateful that you pointed me down this path. Spiritual growth and understanding.
I’m very grateful that you pointed me down this path. Spiritual growth and understanding.
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