tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post5459059276034373445..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Out of the fog and into gratitudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-87763956437359207462012-03-04T16:12:56.643-05:002012-03-04T16:12:56.643-05:00That is a wonderful gratitude list. I'm gratef...That is a wonderful gratitude list. I'm grateful today that there are no musts.Simply Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966845919690118072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-3042368159053458262012-03-04T05:13:12.546-05:002012-03-04T05:13:12.546-05:00Syd, how amazing that you're watching fog roll...Syd, how amazing that you're watching fog roll in on the American side of the Atlantic while I'm watching it roll in over the English side. Nature and recovery both connect us. thanks for reminding me to be grateful today. love /gGuineverehttp://guineveregetssober.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25735784225817430462012-03-04T02:49:45.400-05:002012-03-04T02:49:45.400-05:00I am grateful that I can detach with love sometime...I am grateful that I can detach with love sometimes and let some problems graze in wide areas answers often don't come quickly.Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-91026907898876341542012-03-03T23:55:22.473-05:002012-03-03T23:55:22.473-05:00I am grateful for:
*you and your inspiring posts.
...I am grateful for:<br />*you and your inspiring posts.<br />*My husband who is the most wonderful man on the planet.<br />*That I have a loving family despite how alcoholism has affected it.<br />*That I am in a position where I can make new career choices, and I have a sponsor and a husband fully supporting me.<br />*That I have been introduced to sanity- I may not always harbor it, but I know it's there.<br />*That I have a strong fellowship of (mostly) non-judgemental people<br />*I have a solid education and will soon have more.<br />* That I have the self-awareness to know when I am crazy (like now) and know I need to pursue a spiritual path in these times.<br />*That I have many more years to figure it all out, and if I don't, I'm still living a life where I am striving.Delta32https://www.blogger.com/profile/04138473784662269355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-51185281626706841012012-03-03T22:54:29.362-05:002012-03-03T22:54:29.362-05:00Grateful for the cheesecake in the oven. We'l...Grateful for the cheesecake in the oven. We'll see if my granddaughter will like it tomorrow.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-72528599305423539072012-03-03T18:57:20.764-05:002012-03-03T18:57:20.764-05:00I am grateful I found your blogI am grateful I found your blogsalliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300757467048043472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-65901211697794363382012-03-03T14:46:08.858-05:002012-03-03T14:46:08.858-05:00YOU - - -
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Anonymous #1YOU - - - <br /><br />xxoo<br /><br />Anonymous #1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-6607959814455066762012-03-03T14:25:35.886-05:002012-03-03T14:25:35.886-05:00Grateful to have tools to help pull me out of the ...Grateful to have tools to help pull me out of the incredibly low and overwhelming moments of my slow recovery. After drinking down any kind of saddness or depression for my entire adult life, now I have to sit through it. Not easy. Thank god I am acquiring tools for this.Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940660093997902932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-68666829915289879662012-03-03T11:51:28.457-05:002012-03-03T11:51:28.457-05:00I'm just grateful. About what, I don't kn...I'm just grateful. About what, I don't know. It might not make sense to anyone but it does to me.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-81696989294868817312012-03-03T10:03:18.230-05:002012-03-03T10:03:18.230-05:00Grateful for wife, family, Internet access, scoote...Grateful for wife, family, Internet access, scooter, violin, friends, bloggers (even non-friends) and YOUR blog.<br /><br />Grateful in advance for your answers to some of those challenging questions. (What a terrific idea!!!)steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-74289534054557413852012-03-03T09:36:43.513-05:002012-03-03T09:36:43.513-05:00I'm grateful for just about everything in my l...I'm grateful for just about everything in my life. It's all a damn miracle to me.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-23285006523811186112012-03-03T08:48:21.400-05:002012-03-03T08:48:21.400-05:00I am SO happy that you and C are together because ...I am SO happy that you and C are together because I always thought you two had a very special bond which only comes along once in a lifetime, yet this was obscured by the haze of alcoholism.. It's a great testament to what the programme can achieve :)An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-7788036155582155062012-03-03T08:36:05.600-05:002012-03-03T08:36:05.600-05:00I am grateful for having found your blog and Lou&#...I am grateful for having found your blog and Lou's blog. You both keep it real and have helped me many a days!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316923297817758218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-29133576520403454832012-03-03T07:30:56.030-05:002012-03-03T07:30:56.030-05:00My #1 lesson of the last decade has been to look t...My #1 lesson of the last decade has been to look the homeless, the suffering, and the downtrodden in the eye and smile and greet them. I realize now I was meant to learn that lesson.<br /><br />Your longing for the boat is a universal feeling also. We all long for spring and our "boat" to take us away, if only for a short while. Your post this morning was like the waves gently hitting the sand. Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-11876747083100581942012-03-03T07:14:45.126-05:002012-03-03T07:14:45.126-05:00I am grateful that you let me know it's Saturd...I am grateful that you let me know it's Saturday. I had lost (as often happens) track of what day it is!the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-79685769439931135372012-03-03T06:57:32.122-05:002012-03-03T06:57:32.122-05:00I love the last sentence of #2. Obviously you hav...I love the last sentence of #2. Obviously you have worked hard to earn such a wonderful relationship. Often we can take our relationships for granted, but they are not static. They continually evolve and it takes effort and thoughtfulness to keep them going in the right direction. I too really appreciate the calm boring portions of life and my program helps me to survive the interruptions punctuated by chaos and insanityPittsburgh Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651361581493404460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-63180218933891049272012-03-03T06:49:31.152-05:002012-03-03T06:49:31.152-05:00Syd, I am grateful to be sober... I am also gratef...Syd, I am grateful to be sober... I am also grateful that somehow my sleeping patterns have shifted to where I must get up early and get moving in the morning. I get so much more done, lol. (including catching up on blogger friends)ScottFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823579464776499495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-36535254721438122342012-03-03T05:06:05.164-05:002012-03-03T05:06:05.164-05:00Yay! a good excuse to count the days . . . I'm...Yay! a good excuse to count the days . . . I'm grateful for 23 days clean and all the good stuff that goes hand in hand with that(too much to list).<br />I'm grateful I came across this "blogging" milarky via Gleds and his hamsters. It set me on a path which is good and I found some good people.<br />I like your list and hope you get back on the water for the Spring. How lovely.bugerlugs63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598249255143939365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-45201579096187953642012-03-03T01:38:23.117-05:002012-03-03T01:38:23.117-05:00I am grateful for
*one of the cats snuffling away ...I am grateful for<br />*one of the cats snuffling away beside me - steady companion in life<br />*my daughter studying and finding her way in life<br />*water from the tap and headache pills when I needed them at 4am<br />*the www and ability to access it<br />*my loved ones being alive and in good health<br />*a lovely meal I shared with colleagues yesterday as a surprise birthday lunch for one of us<br />*during the meal we all played with the baby of one of us - it was such good fun to join in waving hands and banging on the table together with him!<br />*pillows, bed, peace in my neighbourhood<br />*knowing the city wide public transport system will easily get me across town in a short while for work<br />*the joy of having a kindle and access to so many booksMs Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-30149841420599658202012-03-02T23:56:49.084-05:002012-03-02T23:56:49.084-05:00I love your attitude of gratitude.Big Time Hug my ...I love your attitude of gratitude.Big Time Hug my friend.it is really windy here tonight.Mike Golchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472496241893921107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-75863224862524710282012-03-02T23:33:05.502-05:002012-03-02T23:33:05.502-05:00i am glad your life is good of late and less stres...i am glad your life is good of late and less stress man...that is def a big plus....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com