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[cuckoosnest83]

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Cinders, I agree completely. I am not a religious person but I do believe I am a spiritual person.

Mario, what a lovely quote. I will remember it.

Although it is very dreary and rainy here now I was able to get out for a walk before the rain. The woods were very still and although I didn't see any wildlife (which I always consider a blessing) just being outside in the woods with the stillness made me feel very fortunate/blessed.

[Doggygirl]

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Today I am amazed and blessed with the array of people who have come into my life over the past year. When I stopped drinking, I sort of mourned the loss of some "friends" that I just could not keep given the changes I had to make to get sober. While it is always sad to drift away from close relationships, I have been blessed beyond belief with new relationships in my life. Today, I am thankful for that.

DG

[TsHope]

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Wonderful Idea

cuckoosnest83;768080 wrote: I wanted to start this thread because I think so many of us, myself included, tend to focus on what is wrong in our lives instead of focussing on our blessings. For myself, I know that when I can't get something as simple as a file drawer to open in at work, I wonder "why is my life so hard" when others deal with things that are truly life altering. On this thread I thought it would be nice if we each just posted a blessing we have in our life everyday. It can be trivial, such as getting all green lights when we are in a hurry to get somewhere or as major as getting good results from a hospital test. Very early this morning, when it was still dark, I was taking my trash can to the sidewalk and noticed a beautiful full moon shining down over the Delaware River with the Wilmington skyline in the background. I just stopped and admired the moon's reflection in the calm of the river and thought this is a blessing to have witnessed this at this early hour of the morning when everything was so quiet and peaceful. Each day in our lives we have such small blessings if we only pay attention to them. I would love to hear of others.

:new:Hi, I am a bit new here as I do not post much. I have been around here for a couple months though. In and out. I was T'sHope and now am TsHope as there was a issue with the hyphen and I could not chat.
I was having a tough day today. I have now been completely free from drink for 2 months on the 6th of this month. Blessing. I started in July with it all. I slipped just a little a few times and there was a bit of time between the slips as well. I guess you have to fall a bit if you are gonna learn to walk aye? It made me stronger. Now I feel pretty good about it all. Been a tough road to hoe though. I didn't want to drink today but it was a monster of a day. Weather was awful, problems with my DIL and just a blah gray day in general. The kind of day in my other life as I call it I would have drank all day till I just passed out. Today I counted my blessings. Thanked God for all of them and asked that this storm just pass me over. I stayed here, on my computer and posted on my other site I go to most of the day and then I remembered all of you. I hadn't been here in a bit and wanted to come in and say thanks for being here for me. Thanks for listening to my story when I first came and most of all thanks for helping me to keep sober. This is a wonderful site and has allot going for it. It is quite large compared to the little site I go to sometimes. I love both.

Blessings. Let me count some, My home,my husband, my mom,my sister, my dog, my grandchildren,my son's,my life and my sobriety. That is just a start. So many lovely things to thank for. So, even though it is a yucky sorta day and I have some problems, I have allot to be thankful for and just like water off a ducks back, I am now letting it all roll off and just be thankful for what I do have.

Have a great day, I will now.
Love,encouragement and strength to you all, TsHope.

[cuckoosnest83]

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TsHope, congratulations on 2 months. Your family now has the blessing of having a sober TsHope. How fortunate for them.

[cuckoosnest83]

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Tonight I had a very productive evening. I came home and prepared homemade bean soup with lots of fresh vegetables, I washed my bed clothes and pajamas, and started a small amount of Christmas decorating. Tonight I will be going to bed with fresh linens, fresh pajamas, and sober. For me that is truly a blessing.

[LVT25]

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Today I feel blessed that God gave me a kind heart, and I helped to make a friend's birthday special.

[cuckoosnest83]

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LVT25, I'm glad you were able to make your friend's birthday special. When we do something kind for someone it often comes back to us in one form or another.

[Starlight Impress Forever]

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We are truly blessed to have each other, for through each other, we have the unparallelled understanding of fellow-alcoholics. Such understanding is priceless.

Star x

[cuckoosnest83]

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Star, I couldn't agree more. Only one who has walked in our shoes can truly understand what each of us goes through.

[wannabee]

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I feel blessed that my husband and I were able to have 5 children, and that we all love each other so much.

[Gearhead]

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I'm blessed in that despite how I have been drunk in the past few months my children still love me and don't judge either. I'm also blessed that the family court judge was impressed with my six week random alcohol testing results and squashed my ex's temporary full custody. I got another chance.

[cuckoosnest83]

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gearhead, very happy about the judge's ruling. That is a blessing.

wannabee, thank you for starting the thread about the "optimism journal" in the Monthly Moderation forum. People checking out this thread may want to check that out too.

I'm blessed to wake up sober again today.

[redhibiscus]

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I love a gratitude thread, because attitude is everything. We can look at the cup of our life as half empty or half full. I am both spiritual and religious, but realize that religion is manmade and that sometimes, ok, alot of times, religion can be rigid. I choose to focus on the kind, loving, peaceful, joyful aspect of organized religion and speak up against the hateful, judgemental, intolerant dogma of "cruel christians." So, I am first thankful for a mind and spirit that has freewill. My life is not determined, I can choose what to think, do, and be.

I am so thankful for my health, husband, kids, other family, friends, meaningful work, cats and all beautiful animals, nature, enough food, transportation, being able to pay my bills. Looking at it, I am really blessed. Thanks for this thread.:thanks:

[gyco]

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this is an interesting thread,to see how people when sober , whether alchoholic or just mis guided, can come together and inrich each others lifes, tht to me is a a blessing,whether religious or spitual were all here together,thnx 83

[cuckoosnest83]

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Red, I'm not an especially religious person because of some of the dogma you mentioned but I come from a large religious family. Some members lean towards the strict dogmatic style religion and others to the more compassionate, loving, peaceful style religion. As in anything there are those who will take something good and turn it around. To me it is each person's right to decide what is best for them as long as they extend me the same right. I too think everything is attitude and if a person starts to focus on the positive and not the negative it does wonders for their outlook on life. Here's looking at the glass half full!!

Gyco, thank you and all who have posted with their blessings/good fortune/good karma, however you like to think of the positive things that happen in our lives.

Tonight, I go to bed without drinking again and that on a Friday night is definitely a blessing. (I also go to bed very tired, so I hope I'm not rambling).