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.
1. Thankful I will not be going through the holidays wondering about A friend - better to be totally out of his life and the lifting of that burden is great.
2. Thankful that the doctors feel they got all my mom's breast cancer out, none of the lymph nodes had any cancer in them, a few long weeks of radiation and she should be top notch and at her feistiest again.
3. Thankful to have seen progress in my son when I visited although disappointed to find that there is a slight struggle with alcohol going on with the aunt. I set a boundary that's all I can do.
4. Thankful that I can bring my son to visit a small Catholic boys home on Dec 2 to hopefully encourage him to go there, he needs more help than any one simple human can offer - he needs a team who can weather him through and to be around other kids like himself feeling the same way he does so he can stop beating himself up (holding back his progress).
5. Thankful that I have a strong spirit and am not buckling under the stress and also thankful that I'm not pretending the stress is not there. Lots of prayers and quiet times for me right now.
6. Thankful I have a good job with good benefits
7. Thankful for MIP, Al Anon, my friends and family who are all supports for me.
That's probably a good start for now. Tag on if you wish, I enjoy gratitude threads a great deal.
For so many years I could not feel Thankful nor even say the word . I was mired in anger, resentment, self pity and fear.
Today when I awake and walk thru my day I am constantly uttering small thankful prayers as I look at all beauty of the world and all that I have and been spared.
I am thankful THAT I am thankful. I am so happy to still be able to see the good things I have in my life. I have 4 really fun jobs that bring dimensions to my life that i don't want to live without.
I am happy to be able to recognize that I have such good things in life. I have friends. I have peace. I have family. I am happy.
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I am strong in the broken places. ~ Unknown
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another! ~ Anatole France
Perfect timing, now that Thanksgiving's coming up.
I am thankful to be in, at least, good health, according to the last time I went in for a check-up. So thankful. Also, I'm thankful to still be able to be a student. I am thankful to have been employed. I'm thankful to be alive, basically.
I am thankful for my children's health, for school, for work, for my health, for my friends, for a roof over my head, a car, packed, refridgerator and so much more. I know I am truly blessed and am so thankful for it all! Great thread. Sending everyone love and support this Thanksgiving season!
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Sending you love and support on your journey always! BreakingFree
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" Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
"Serenity is when your body and mind are in the same place."
yes, its nice to see gratitude celebrated... a big day coming up stateside... which in the end is all about that!