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.
I have an endless list of thing s i am grateful for. Firstly Iam gratefuul for my higher power for loving me unconditionally even when my life seemed doomed. I am grateful for this fellowshop for its many gifts it has brought my way such as the serenity prayer which seems very handy whenever fears tries to creep through. I am very grateful for the slogans especially keep it simple and easy does it. I am very optimistic about my progress through working this programme. I keep reminding myself how far i have come. progres not perfection " I have had a slip back to my depression just a month ago and i have battled with this illness tiressly but i believe that i had to go through the trauma inorder to become the individual iam today-I feel relieved, the nightmares seem to have vanished and self hatred seem to have no room in me at the moment and i have been able to focus more on my self. I am training myself to be self reliant coz whenever the going gets tougher for me i always find a way to escape the fears and feels so needy of any one who could fix me instantly. This time has been different i have been able to face my fears head on instead of head down. I am trying to live a day at a time and doing just what is in my power to change especially my stinking thinking" which drives me mad if i happen to give in for it. I am extremely grateful that i can smile today for the assured hope. if i can just hang on to the tools of this fellowship. I can report to you that the cloud that was in my head two weeks ago and the feeling of hopelessness has cleared up. I believe my determination to meditate on the literature and serenity prayer as well as trusting my hp and other good friends has helped me a great deal. I wouldnot here full of optimism if i had not reached out for help. I am glad for my alanon friends who are constantly offering their support in various ways such as sharing theilr experience strenght and hope and also willingness to phone me or me phoning them.Thanks tor their time "especially when i was at my worst scenario.Thank you so much.God bless
Happy holidays hopeful. And you are grateful when sometimes the holiday season gets us down. They tell us to work the program but I don't think that I realized how hard the work would be. And it is daily and sometimes minute by minute. Thanks for sharing your gratitudes and your progress.
going through this grief period, i have to FIND stuff to be grateful, but i manage to do just that...it makes me feel better and it opens my eyes to the good that HAS happened for me...........great post/ rosie
