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[Guest]

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I am blessed with 2 beautiful, smart, funny, happy children. I am lucky enough to be spending my Mama's last days with her. I have a wonderful career. I am blessed with great friends that I love and adore and have literally been here for me through the roughest times in my life.

[less desperate]

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betty boop;208043 wrote: Ok, lots of us around the boards have a lot on our plates at the minute and I for one have decided to stop wallowing in self pity and look at the good things in my life .......

I have a gorgeous daughter, a loving caring family, a nice house, a good job, and several 'true' friends who would bail me out no matter what I had done ..............

I actually consider myself quite lucky......

Oh, and thanks to my alcohol addiction I now have friends all over the world that I can 'chat' to 24/7

Anyone else have anything good to share????

I must be honest here. I'm having a hard day, and listening to people talk about all they have to be thankful for is really depressing me.

Any suggestions on how to deal with that? Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I truly could use some counsel..........

[Saint Jude]

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Great thread BB!
I have SO much to great ful for...
I have a big handsome hunk of a boyfriend, with a HUGE, sense of humor(thought I was gonna say something else didn't ya!) that I happen to be married to!:h
I have my co-pilot for kayaking...my Bungee doggie! Enertainment & great company, as well as unconditional LOVE!
I have a wonderful supportive family (well they try... most of em get it- as much as they can...some of us are just more "perfect" than others)...LOL I can live with that!
I have a beautiful home in one of the most georgous places in the world.
I have my FREEDOM, my health (a pretty nice home gym that we got most of as hand me downs...)
My Kayak! Bike,Truck.
I have a good job that pays well, and supportive boss that knows my drinking history& understands, having delt with closely in his family. Good people to work with...
And my sense of humor is usually well intact!
Also, of course I have MWO Family here. I have my life back, since finding this place.:H :l

[Saint Jude]

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Sorry Less, we were posting @ the same time.
What's up?
Why are you having a bad day?

[shitzulover]

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Great thread by the way!!!!! WEll.... I have a very wonderful, caring husband, mother and who is an inspiration and support for me. A fantastic daughter...who by the way is pregnant with my grandchild and a lovelable son who keeps me laughing all the time. Great friends who would bail me out too if It came to it...and the rest of our extended family! Oh, and cant forget my dog!!! He gives me such pleasure and love! I am so blessed...many many more things to say but truly the people in my life are blessings enough!!

[betty boop]

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less desperate;208103 wrote: I must be honest here. I'm having a hard day, and listening to people talk about all they have to be thankful for is really depressing me.

Any suggestions on how to deal with that? Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I truly could use some counsel..........

Less, sorry you are feeling that way, if you post and ask for counsel in a new thread I promise that you will get more replies.

You haven't been around very long so you don't know the suffering that some members are going through at the minute, myself included .....

I was trying to turn our bad days around and i'm sorry that it depressed you ...........

[beachmusic]

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I'm blessed to having a loving husband, a wonderful son and daughter, two grandsons and one granddaughter who are the light of my life. I am also blessed to have a church and church family that I love and a strong faith that is always there no matter what.

[hippie37]

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I split up with my partner of five years 3 months ago and miss my 3 year old daughter terribly. I live back with my mother (my father passed away 2003) as I have nowhere else to stay. My Gran died 4 weeks ago. I had a lapse (not a relapse!) 3 weeks ago.

Today I'm stone cold sober...........what could be more positive than that!!!!
I find it's the simple things in life for me that keep me focused and positive.

[betty boop]

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Hippie a huge :welcome:

I like you already ..........

Although you feel bad you can still see something positive .....

[Cinders]

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Hippie,'

Good on you for figuring out what matters!!

i am sitting next to people who keep "looking" at my posts.
However, YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

Nothing to do with others, schedules, whatever.

Go for the gold!!!

Love,
Cindi

[Accountable for Me]

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Less Desperate -- so sorry you are having a bad day. If there is anything that can bring some ray of hope into it, please let us know. :l

I am very thankful for my 2 beautiful, healthy, smart daughters first and foremost. I am truly blessed for that each and every day.

I am thankful for my health -- even after the years of severe alcohol/cigarette smoking abuse. I will never take it for granted again.

I am kind of thankful for my husband. :H He has been an arse for most of our time together, but his personality is starting to shine now that he has been sober for a few weeks. I am very proud of him.

I am also thankful for the roof over my head, the food on our table, our bills are paid, and that we aren't suffering in anyway.

I am thankful my husband has the 'A Team' in Vancouver for his upcoming surgery. I know they will take very good care of him when the time comes just as before.

I am also very thankful for finding a kick-ass daycare today. My daughter is going to have a blast and have new friends. I am so excited for her!

Of course my sobriety!!!!!! And all my friends here at MWO.

I am thankful for the rotten cat that I have. He is a new addition to our family and is very cute but his poop smells worse than the shittiest baby's diaper I have ever had the 'pleasure' of smelling. :yuk:

and there are probably a million other things............. family (the ones I do like), friends, the sun shining for today and being alive.

oh............. and a job interview for Monday!! Yippeeeee! :wd:

[debruce]

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What a great subject!!
Today I am greatful for my husband who does love me after all!!!! I have a gorgeous little dog, a wonderful home, live in the best place in the world, the sun is shining, I have a great job, great car, great friends.
And best of all I have heading in to Day 6 AF.
Woke up feeling on top of the world
Thank you for starting the day off positively for me!!!

[BILLYJACK]

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OH MAN--what a GREAT topic

*My wife of 28 yrs who's managed to hang in there,dispite my binge drinking the last 10 years
*My son of 27 and my daughter of 21
*My ''true friend'' [ Jeff, I know you wont see this---but YEP, I mean YOU!]
*God for putting my brother's cancer in remission
*God again for making my surgery turn out great today
*And all the other great things about not being DRUNK

*When I sit and think about a topic like this, the first thing im greatful/positive for most is my SOBRIETY. Because without it----NOTHING in my life seems POSITIVE.

[Niblet]

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Thanks so much Boobster !
I have a husband that loves me from heaven and back knowing full well I'm sharing his thoughts...

I have 2 cocky , loving teenage boys that think their Mom is kinda cool (even in front of friends... )

Thank-You RJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gabby]

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Hi Nibs

great topic boobster

i'll be back later