What I'm grateful for
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What I'm grateful for
My Husband and my son.
My husband for experiencing the past 18 years with me.
My son for teaching me to look at life in a whole new way and to teach me what is most important.
My husband for experiencing the past 18 years with me.
My son for teaching me to look at life in a whole new way and to teach me what is most important.
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Today I'm grateful that I made my hotel goal last month so I get 4 hours free from work.
I plan to get a massage, a facial, then run to the gym and work through any other stress left over and then finally go swimming with my husband and son.
Life can be good!
I plan to get a massage, a facial, then run to the gym and work through any other stress left over and then finally go swimming with my husband and son.
Life can be good!
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Today I'm grateful that my son is doing so well in school and that he's starting to read.
Recently he cuddled up to me and told me "Mama, I've really tried to love Daddy more but I can't help it. I really love you more Mama and I want to marry you when I grow up" Made my heart melt.
Recently he cuddled up to me and told me "Mama, I've really tried to love Daddy more but I can't help it. I really love you more Mama and I want to marry you when I grow up" Made my heart melt.
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Today I'm grateful for the great night of sleep that I had that was SWEATless.
Also I'm grateful for the wonderful walk from the mechanic to my work.
This morning was so nice, crisp and cool. Around 40 degrees. It almost brought me back to hiking in the mountains and hills of Alaska.
Thank you for that moment.
Also I'm grateful for the wonderful walk from the mechanic to my work.
This morning was so nice, crisp and cool. Around 40 degrees. It almost brought me back to hiking in the mountains and hills of Alaska.
Thank you for that moment.
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I'm grateful for my husband this weekend for being so supportive and truly listening to me and I'm grateful that he accepted my apology for all the things I have and might have done in the past thanks to the alcoholism.
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Grateful to be alive and very grateful to be comfortable in my own skin. When I quit using almost 8 years ago that is what I wanted most to just be okay with me. Well it took a lot of years of relapsing but the one right thing I did was I kept coming back no matter what.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, may it be a sober one for all who reads this.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, may it be a sober one for all who reads this.
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I'm grateful that I had the strength to be honest with two different health care professionals today.
I was honest with my new therapist and honest with my doctors nurse who takes my blood pressure and previously I've always lied to him.
I'm not seriously religious but I'd like to thank God for this.
I was honest with my new therapist and honest with my doctors nurse who takes my blood pressure and previously I've always lied to him.
I'm not seriously religious but I'd like to thank God for this.
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You are awesome!! 
I know how bad you felt after your last doctors appointment.
Pat yourself on the back..and eat some chocolate. LOL
I am grateful to have wonderful, supporting friends like you.
Hope to talk soon. Have a great day!
I know how bad you felt after your last doctors appointment.
Pat yourself on the back..and eat some chocolate. LOL
I am grateful to have wonderful, supporting friends like you.
Hope to talk soon. Have a great day!
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I'm grateful for Christmas morning, 2011. Waking up after no drinking the night before. Woke up actually before my son. Tried to wake him up with reindeer bells, no good. So instead went to his room, sat on his bed next to him and softly rubbed his back and whispered "Merry Christmas sweetie". He stretched a bit, his eyelids flickered as he woke up and responded sleepily "Merry Christmas Mama". Then he fully woke up and realized "huh, what CHRISTMAS! IT'S CHRISTMAS!" and then jumped out of bed and we all ran downstairs and sat next to the tree marveling at all the beautifully wrapped presents.
I don't think I've had a Christmas like this one in a really long time and I know I haven't had one like this one ever before with my 6 year old son and son. Everything was so vivid, so comforting, so wonderful!
Thank you so much for that!
I don't think I've had a Christmas like this one in a really long time and I know I haven't had one like this one ever before with my 6 year old son and son. Everything was so vivid, so comforting, so wonderful!
Thank you so much for that!
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Today I'm grateful for the email I received from my Dad about a month ago.
A month ago I asked him in an email "Dad, how's Mom's drinking doing? Has she cut back?
I received the response "well she's still a closet home drinker, yada yada yada. But you know I think she's developing parkinsons because she's always shaking"
Thank you fate for throwing the catalsyt that woke me up out of my alcohol induced sleep.
A month ago I asked him in an email "Dad, how's Mom's drinking doing? Has she cut back?
I received the response "well she's still a closet home drinker, yada yada yada. But you know I think she's developing parkinsons because she's always shaking"
Thank you fate for throwing the catalsyt that woke me up out of my alcohol induced sleep.
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I'm grateful for now, almost 8 months of sobriety (tomorrow is the 8 month mark).
I'm grateful for my wonderful garden that is now in full swing and gives me little gifts (like a new developing winter squash, a full ripened and TASTY tomato, a beautiful sweet bell pepper, or heavy shiny eggplants) everyday.
I'm grateful for my husband, that he has stayed beside me through the past few months and even more, the past 18 years.
I'm grateful that God has decided to teach me how to jump start cars with jumper cables. He obviously knew I needed to learn that life skill because he has repeatedly had my Jeep be finicky.
Now I'm not like all the other women I approached in the parking lot yesterday who when I asked if I can get a jump they all answered "I don't know how to do that".
Now I know. Thanks!
I'm grateful for my wonderful garden that is now in full swing and gives me little gifts (like a new developing winter squash, a full ripened and TASTY tomato, a beautiful sweet bell pepper, or heavy shiny eggplants) everyday.
I'm grateful for my husband, that he has stayed beside me through the past few months and even more, the past 18 years.
I'm grateful that God has decided to teach me how to jump start cars with jumper cables. He obviously knew I needed to learn that life skill because he has repeatedly had my Jeep be finicky.
Now I'm not like all the other women I approached in the parking lot yesterday who when I asked if I can get a jump they all answered "I don't know how to do that".
Now I know. Thanks!
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