Bedtime Gratitude-Part 37- All are welcome!
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Grateful to go out and see the movie "Oz The Great and Powerful" in 3D.
Grateful for advances in medicine and technology compared to say over a Century ago. Imagine no antibiotics or penicillin for infections, no internet, TV, cars, planes, no advanced equipment for surgeries or child birth. Heck, they didn't even have AA or other methods that they use today to treat alcoholism. The alcoholic was doomed.
Grateful for advances in medicine and technology compared to say over a Century ago. Imagine no antibiotics or penicillin for infections, no internet, TV, cars, planes, no advanced equipment for surgeries or child birth. Heck, they didn't even have AA or other methods that they use today to treat alcoholism. The alcoholic was doomed.
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Originally Posted by Pondlady 
Grateful we got our pond filtration up and running.
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Grateful I fixed the vacuum cleaner myself.
Grateful I didnt push myself today. I thought about the big picture of how I would feel if I did or didn't do things today, and, I used that as my guide, rather then guilt or shame as my guide.
Grateful guilt and shame are no longer my constant companions.
Grateful progress is no longer frightening me.
Grateful I didnt push myself today. I thought about the big picture of how I would feel if I did or didn't do things today, and, I used that as my guide, rather then guilt or shame as my guide.
Grateful guilt and shame are no longer my constant companions.
Grateful progress is no longer frightening me.
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Originally Posted by Astro
Grateful I had the skills to get a small pond and waterfall working yesterday.
Grateful I bit my tongue when my ex-sister-in-law said, "That's nonsense" when I shared with her something I had heard. I did not point out the contradictions and hypocrisy in what she was saying. I used to be the same way; knowing better than others and being right made me feel better about myself. Glad I don't need to put others down anymore! (And, yes, I recognize that I might be putting her down, but it's only because I identify.)
Also grateful for a good message about miracles and healing at Unity this morning. I could relate a lot of it to The Steps. Cool!
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Grateful for the nice spring like day also, even though I spent mostly in bed..
RZ congrats on your new chops.. That is awesome. Grateful the penicillin is working. For I have not had to take as many of the pain pills today.. Thank God, that was torture that I wouldnt wish on my worst enemy..
Grateful to just post lay down and watch Walking Dead..
Sleep well guys and gals..
Thank you all for the love and support..
RZ congrats on your new chops.. That is awesome. Grateful the penicillin is working. For I have not had to take as many of the pain pills today.. Thank God, that was torture that I wouldnt wish on my worst enemy..
Grateful to just post lay down and watch Walking Dead..
Sleep well guys and gals..
Thank you all for the love and support..
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[QUOTE=eddie z.;3855908]You and Kim are inspiring me to make a pond here at MY house. Haven't had one in ten years.
EZ and Astro, Ponds are so much fun , pretty to look at and very relaxing.....except when when the intake to the pump is clogged
Grateful I didn't panic when I thought about wine today. Gave it a lot of thought and have plans to recognize my romanticizing it.
Grateful that Spring has sprung!
EZ and Astro, Ponds are so much fun , pretty to look at and very relaxing.....except when when the intake to the pump is clogged
Grateful I didn't panic when I thought about wine today. Gave it a lot of thought and have plans to recognize my romanticizing it.
Grateful that Spring has sprung!
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Originally Posted by Pondlady
Grateful I didn't panic when I thought about wine today. Gave it a lot of thought and have plans to recognize my romanticizing it.
Thats that cunning, baffling, powerful, And I have to add Patient...!!!
We are going to have thoughts Kim, but today WE know better and don't have to act out..
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Grateful I found the courage to try fixing the hand steamer I have. It gets hot without steam and it broke when I drank and I never even looked at if in detail then to see if I could fix it. And I'd loved it. However, I read everything and tried everything tonight and no go. It was a gift from my Mom and i would never have sprang for such a thing so I will take it to the Shark store for repair I guess.
I have a BOATLOAD bacikload of these things that even after one year I am trying to get to. I have to remind myself when I sobered up I had bigger fish to fry (major electrical safety problems that the drunk me coped with by NOT using electricity in parts of my house ~wth?~ two years of undone back taxes even though the government owed ME ~ again, wth?~ just to name a FEW!)
So it is going to take me a long time to feel like a normal person again. But I refuse to be ashamed anymore. Today I fixed the vacuum. When I was a drunk the vacuum broke and I coped by buying a new one! Wth!
And it all went in credit including my oil delivery. I was a mess. I stopped paying for my trash pick up and piled my trash bags on the back deck back then...but I still always had my vodka.
Grateful I no longer do alcoholic things like: ignore my dirty laundry, run out of clean socks and underwear, and cope with it by buying more socks and underwear. On credit. Grateful when I do my laundry now, I feel damn proud of myself.
I'm sorry this went too long. Thank you for listening.
I have a BOATLOAD bacikload of these things that even after one year I am trying to get to. I have to remind myself when I sobered up I had bigger fish to fry (major electrical safety problems that the drunk me coped with by NOT using electricity in parts of my house ~wth?~ two years of undone back taxes even though the government owed ME ~ again, wth?~ just to name a FEW!)
So it is going to take me a long time to feel like a normal person again. But I refuse to be ashamed anymore. Today I fixed the vacuum. When I was a drunk the vacuum broke and I coped by buying a new one! Wth!
And it all went in credit including my oil delivery. I was a mess. I stopped paying for my trash pick up and piled my trash bags on the back deck back then...but I still always had my vodka.
Grateful I no longer do alcoholic things like: ignore my dirty laundry, run out of clean socks and underwear, and cope with it by buying more socks and underwear. On credit. Grateful when I do my laundry now, I feel damn proud of myself.
I'm sorry this went too long. Thank you for listening.
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Grateful to give my mom a visit and watch the movie "The Master" on On Demand Comcast on TV.
Grateful and kind of surprised when she showed me a whole bunch of pictures of family & friends as far back when we were little kids. We both got kicks and laughed at the fashion of the 70's of this one picture of a guy in red pants with a checkered suit with a big tie from my sisters prom and the girls hairstyles and dresses back then.
Grateful of one picture especially of me alone when I was a little kid on the baseball team in my uniform holding a bat. I still remember that watch that I had on my wrist with that real wide leather band that was "in" back then. Back when I was still in my innocence and before the alcohol and drugs kicked in. Back when I made the All-Star game every year.
Grateful I told my mom I also have bad memories because of the guilt and shame I feel about being an alcoholic. She reminded me not to think about that and just remember the good parts of life.
Grateful that I agreed and reminded her we really don't know how much longer any of us is going to live and lets enjoy the good memories. She's sick and very well could be in her last years.
Grateful and kind of surprised when she showed me a whole bunch of pictures of family & friends as far back when we were little kids. We both got kicks and laughed at the fashion of the 70's of this one picture of a guy in red pants with a checkered suit with a big tie from my sisters prom and the girls hairstyles and dresses back then.
Grateful of one picture especially of me alone when I was a little kid on the baseball team in my uniform holding a bat. I still remember that watch that I had on my wrist with that real wide leather band that was "in" back then. Back when I was still in my innocence and before the alcohol and drugs kicked in. Back when I made the All-Star game every year.
Grateful I told my mom I also have bad memories because of the guilt and shame I feel about being an alcoholic. She reminded me not to think about that and just remember the good parts of life.
Grateful that I agreed and reminded her we really don't know how much longer any of us is going to live and lets enjoy the good memories. She's sick and very well could be in her last years.
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Grateful I made it to church today I really needed it.
EQ I am coming up on 9 years in May and I still wait to do my laundry till my last pair of socks & underwear, and have been known to buy new ones instead. Compared to what my life was like that is a Cadillac problem, in my life anyway.
HD3 Walking Dead rocks..Will they go to war? Yep
EQ I am coming up on 9 years in May and I still wait to do my laundry till my last pair of socks & underwear, and have been known to buy new ones instead. Compared to what my life was like that is a Cadillac problem, in my life anyway.
HD3 Walking Dead rocks..Will they go to war? Yep
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