Gratefully :)

[EvolverU]

Hello Everyone! :)

I haven't seen one of these in quite a while so I thought I'd post this as we enter the Holiday Season. I've been increasingly thinking about & practicing Gratitude in the past several months. I've noticed that they effects can be profound in the way we perceive things & they way we feel as we go about our daily lives & in how we relate to others. I've come to believe it's key not only in recovery but in order to live a contented & peaceful life.

Food for thought: What is it that you're grateful for today? Are you able to notice & appreciate the 'small' everyday things in life? The big ones? Can you see the benefit or lessons in some of the negative things that have happened to you?

As I'm sure many here can testify giving thanks for everyday things & to others is a life-changer. It's profoundly healing & rewarding!

Here are some quotes that sum it up:

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Melody Beattie


I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it.

Kristin Armstrong

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.

Zig Ziglar

With an open heart, I want to Thank each & every one of you today, old & new alike. You have touched my life (& therefore helped shape it) in an immeasurably valuable way. I have learned so very much from being here, am deeply Grateful & am the better for it.

Blessings to you all :)

Annie

[VICourageous]

I am very Grateful for all the friends I have meet and became close to on here for over 2 yrs now.
The deaths that all came in clusters were hard for me to see any good, but now my God has been turning that around.
I am Grateful that I was not still spun on all my drugs and had that Big Heart Attack, that could of happen and I most likely would be dead. God gave me time to come clean so I could be more in-tune with what was going on..Very Grateful for that one.
Each day gets better & better in many ways..God slowly opens new doors for me to see behind them doors. I am very Grateful for this.
One of my BIGGEST things is to learn Patience. This is now coming around. The past couple of yrs have been very hurtful and painful, and had some good, but now I am Grateful to see that I am to use this knowledge or pain to help others. It seems I have many areas to share with others from Long time Addiction to looking at this and sharing it in a more Scientific way. Helping people with Cancer and also people with Heart issues..I am not sure where I am to be, but I will soon see the light.

Very Grateful to have a friend like you Annie who has always been there when you could be. You & I had some hard ash struggles along the way and now I do believe we will be able to turn it around for the best.
Love Ya Sis.

VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE BEST HUB EVER (31yrs) & FOR ALL THE THINGS WE OWN TOGETHER DEBT FREE..(except taxes & bills).
Bless us ALL...

Every Morning when you wake up, think of one thing you are Grateful for. Then give thanks to your Higher Power for this..Mine is my Lord Jesus/God.

Have a Great Day!

[vicki595]

Thanks for this Annie.  Focusing on all I have to be grateful for makes me feel good and keeps me happy everyday!