TNTStill

When I was drinking I would ultimately delve into all the negative bs that was going on with me and let it surpass anything positive.

Life is better for me sober because it wasn't all that bad (like devastatingly terrible) to being with. Granted nothing is/was perfect by no means. I'm still in a messed up situation with a decent amount of things that make days tough sometimes. However, while I was drunk I was blind to the positives that were already there.

Seeing more and more of the positives and appreciating the things that I do have is making each day better.

Day 75. Take care and prayers to you all.

InTheEnd

Congrats on 75!

Eshgham

Great post. Congrats on your progress

Bird615

I like this post! It took me a long time to learn that my attitude and perspective on life can make all the difference. I actually thought it was smarter to be negative and cynical because then I wouldn't ever be disappointed. I wasn't. I saw exactly what I was looking for.

Funny thing is, it worked the same way when I tried looking for the good instead. I started to see more and more of the good in life.

I still have rotten days, but if I focus on the negative it just makes everything even worse.

Now that I think about it, the negativity was at it's worst when I had stopped attending my recovery program for a long time.

Fly N Buy

Attitude of gratitude carries us through the valleys!!

Occasionally, I will do an alphabet gratitude list - simply a - z with one word after each letter. Changes my perspective many times.

keep coming back, congrats on 75 daze.......

Dharma33

Thanks for the post, TNT!!! You have a great perspective

bexxed

Thanks for this. I read it and was like, "RIGHT ON!"

I had a similar realization recently. My life is actually pretty awesome. i was well on my way to completely wrecking parts of it, but for the most part, it was just sitting there, sad and lonely, waiting for me to live and enjoy it.

JaneLane

Yes! I needed to read this today.

Everyday I wake up sober I am so grateful and that first cup of coffee makes me really happy. It still gets hard for me by late afternoon/early evening to remember that gratitude so it's always lovely to have a reminder :-)

Hawk07

Great post. Gratitude really is a powerful opponent against returning to our old ways. I was also blind to everything I had to be grateful for when I was drinking instead focusing on only the negative. Why? because my addiction needed an excuse to keep going. I'd grab on to anything negative blow it out of proportion and bam there was my excuse for getting smashed that day. It was an awful way to live.

PurpleKnight

Day 75 is fantastic!!