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Old 01-03-2013, 08:08 PM
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Grateful I protected my troubled mood, by not interfering in a tense family conversation....I let it run it's course.
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Grateful to keep it simple and not make situations worse than what they are.

Grateful for being a good listener while staying neutral and leaving the emotion out.

Grateful that I put my sobriety before everything, including family, job, unforeseen events...
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Old 01-03-2013, 11:17 PM
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:19 AM
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Grateful I have learned to accept something, for the now

Grateful my brother is safe, for now.

Grateful for a huge hug tonight just at the right time.
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Grateful for having patience today

Grateful that I made a beef casserole in the crock pot overnight.

Grateful that I bit my tongue this morning when a certain family member spoke in a condescending manner to me.

Grateful to be going to bed now.

Night night, sleep well.
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Old 01-04-2013, 04:30 PM
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Grateful today was better than yesterday.
Grateful my best friend told me it is OK to be a little selfish.
Grateful for productivity.
Grateful for all the people that were once broken in AA.
Grateful to be surrounded with people just like me in some way or the other
Grateful for friends!
Grateful to feel I belong.
Grateful to be able to carry conversations today with all kind of people without annoyance bc of either a hangover or thinking about my next drink.
Grateful for another sober day.
Grateful to be loved and to love.
Grateful I will never have to live in h%%% again!
Grateful for the mailman
GRATEFUL FOR THE LIFE GOD IS CONTINUING TO BLESS ME WITH!!

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Old 01-04-2013, 04:43 PM
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Grateful for a nice lunch with my daughter and son in law.

Grateful for a warm fire tonight.
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Old 01-04-2013, 04:56 PM
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Grateful for this winter break before my second semester of law school. We all need a reset period between months and months of hard work studying.

Grateful that for the last 3 weeks I got to travel back home for the holidays to be with my family.

Grateful that I have learned to enjoy my nights instead of telling myself "this is boring, lets get high". I can finally enjoy a nice night of t.v, drinking tea, and cuddling with my puppy
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Old 01-04-2013, 04:59 PM
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:08 PM
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Grateful that i am reading the food labels.
It's so funny how different everyone's recovery is. Part of mine is NOT reading food labels because in my eating disorder I OBSESSED over the ingredients and nutrition information so much. Grateful I no longer feel compelled to read those labels.

Grateful I did not burst into tears or fuss at the nurse who told me my weight today. I hadn't known my weight for almost two years until today (although I had my suspicions) and I didn't freak out about it. Progress.

And grateful I realized that it would probably HELP my sore throat to talk rather than isolate. I think it has been sore because of things NOT said and my sponsor let me bend her ear a good while.

Interesting note. Nine years ago, almost, I joined SR. In part, this was because I had BAD laryngitis and couldn't talk at all. It seems I've come full circle, eh?

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:09 PM
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Grateful the short but long work week is over.
Grateful for tolerance with others here, there and everywhere
Grateful for peace and quiet
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Grateful that it occurred to me today, that the times and reasons I got bent out of shape today, are really just showing me the areas where I can work on myself.

Grateful my dog and I played a hearty game of Mr Monkey Squeaker fetch.

Grateful that I am going to try to step back from some of the ways I revved myself up today about tomorrows family event.

Grateful I can choose to dramatize or I can choose to detach. And I'm going to work on detachment.

Grateful for a warm house.
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:39 PM
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:51 PM
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Grateful for the quiet break from a distressing day.
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Old 01-04-2013, 06:02 PM
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Grateful for chatting with an incredibly warm person.

Grateful that I had a happy day.

Grateful for not having regrets.
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Old 01-04-2013, 06:29 PM
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Grateful for listening to some really funny stand up comedians on the radio.
Grateful to laugh out loud!
Grateful that even though I still have desserts to make and a few more gifts to wrap for tomorrows family holiday party, I am going to get in bed and rest. I will do those things in the morning.
Grateful not to overdo it and not to let myself get resentful for things I want to enjoy doing.
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Old 01-04-2013, 07:03 PM
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Grateful for harmony in my home tonight.

Grateful two family members noted I haven't reverted to drinking , even though there has been much stress in my life.

Grateful to know, drinking will only make said problems worse.
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Old 01-04-2013, 07:38 PM
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Grateful that eddie z's lyrngatis is a thing of the past..

Grateful for a wonderful day.
Grateful for always being on someones mind. I never get tired of running around in it..
Grateful for little packages in many forms.
Grateful the marbles I gave away I recieved new ones tonite.
Grateful for my animals to welcome me home, weather I am gone for the mail or for hours.
And today very grateful for two of the cutiest little kids kissing on a dirt road..

Sleep well..
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