Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

kspec85 · Veteran Member

Let's List Some Daily Gratitude

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

I am grateful that I am healthy, love my apartment, am cooking corned beef and cabbage to celebrate St. Patrick's day, that I can enjoy the Irish Music on St. Patrick's Day, for the lovely day,and the flowers that are just now sprouting.

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

Woo-hoo - I'll join!

I'm also grateful for corned beef, cabbage, carrots & potatoes that I just finished eating!

I'm grateful for spring time - love watching things go from winter brown to spring green.

I'm grateful for my gal pals who are great friends and a source of love and strength.

I'm grateful for my health & my serenity.

I'm grateful for my family, my fellowship, my program & MIP too!

Thanks for starting this thread - I have tons more but this is a great start on a full tummy!!

Breakingfree · ~*Service Worker*~

I am grateful for my al-anon sponsor that poured so much love and understanding into me while she was on this earth. I plan to pay it forward big time!

a4l · ~*Service Worker*~

I'm grateful for the little garden growing now that the snails and slugs have been deapatched, it makes me feel happy when I come home. I'm grateful my autsistic son is in early intervention and his teachers care about him and i get a six hour break every week. I'm grateful for my diet that makes me appreciate eating again. I'm grateful always to have a relationship with my hp which no human can interfere with.

Jen61 · ~*Service Worker*~

I am grateful for being calm, loved, my two dogs Jackie and Tami, and being healthy.

Fedora · Senior Member

I know I haven't even begun to do the steps yet but I felt like I could join in this thread. I am grateful that I found this board. I am grateful to learn that my AH's disease does not HAVE to take me down in spirit (even if it does everything else). That it is ok, and actually preferable, to be thinking about my health first.

BTW Jen61 your picture (avatar?) really spoke to me. :)

-- Edited by Fedora on Friday 18th of March 2016 08:24:03 AM

Fooled · Senior Member

I am thankful for my job even though at times is very difficult and overwhelming
I am thankful for my children, who are growing into responsible adults,
I am thankful that my adult son is alive today and is safe
I am thankful that AH appears to be sober today
I am thankful that I have supportive friends

Jerry F · ~*Service Worker*~

I am grateful for finding the program so that today I can feel grateful rather than grumpy.....lol ((((hugs)))) wink

Taraxacum · Senior Member

I'm grateful for this moment, to pause and count my blessings - wind and rain to calm my mind, loving family, neighbors and friends, the magic of being a mother, the ability to choose what is right for me, the courage to love and let go.

LinSC · Senior Member

I am grateful for my qualifier

I am grateful for the messy divorce I went through

I am grateful for the hardships I had raising 3 boys on my own, waterless cabins, harsh winters, washing diapers by hand

I am grateful for the disrespect I have received for being a woman and a minority

I am grateful for being a nonbeliever and doubter of my religion....

Because without these sad and hard times in my life I would not have grown and changed to be the grateful person I am today

linsc

YARNCRAZY · Senior Member

Do i have several pages to list my gratitudes ?

Im grateful for Alanon,my face to face and mostly to the great supportive people on this board

Im grateful my HP gave me the strength and direction to leave my AH soon to be ex and to find myself again

Im grateful for my bro in law,niece and nephew for their love and support

Im grateful for the phone call i just this second got from an member of my old alanon meeting who wanted to check on me.

Im grateful for my health which is far from perfect but still enables me to participate in most things i want to do

Im grateful for all my experiences good and bad when im able to apply Alanon principles and my own strength to cope with

Im grateful for waking up happy 90% of the time

m grateful for my new boyfriend who re entered my life after over 25 yrs of being apart from me and being kind,patient,loving and supportive

alyce

littlelionman · Veteran Member

I'm grateful for goofy moments I get to spend with my children
I'm grateful for the difficult moments with my children that challenge me to grow
I'm grateful that my ex-wife and I are on such cordial terms and don't harbor any animosity or resentment
I'm grateful I could let her go
I'm grateful for my job and all of the intelligent, friendly people I get to work with
I'm grateful for my boss, who is NOT that friendly, for challenging me to assert myself with him and demand his respect
I'm grateful for my '98 Volvo which refuses to die on me despite my questionable driving skills
I'm grateful to Paul Simon for writing 50 ways to leave your lover, even if my thick head needed 51
I'm grateful to Alanon for giving me eyes that see more clearly
I'm grateful to my therapist for insisting I get to Alanon and showing me what patience and compassion look like
I'm grateful for the time I've taken for myself to heal and reflect after divorce
I'm grateful for my marriage to my ex wife and everything that relationship has taught me about myself
I'm grateful for looking in the mirror and liking the man I see there

-- Edited by littlelionman on Saturday 19th of March 2016 11:42:40 PM

Gardening · Member

I love this thread! I have so much to be greatful for! My job, even though it is long hours and can be emotionally draining I feel like I make a difference and it allows me to indulge in some of my hobbies. My pets. I love them all so much. I have horses Ive had for years and a new one that is allowing me to ride again. I also have the best cats and dogs! My chance to go back to school. Its been hard to adjust to the added work and less income from not being able to work everyday, but I feel like I am working towards a better me. My family who supports me constantly and encourages me in whatever I do. My health. My A being sober right now, even if its not for long. My garden I finally managed to get set up. Everything is growing! Spring! Its finally coming and summer is just around the corner. This board. I feel like Im finally starting to find inner peace. My HP for giving me all of the above. It really is a beautiful world!

The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level.

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene