01.21.05

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
~ Melody Beattie

This day I am grateful...

• that So has the day off to be with her family for a belated Christmas celebration
• that yesterday Kevin celebrated his eight month sobriety anniversary
• to have survived a night of extreme restlessness, cramps and other gastrointestinal discomforts
• for power through powerlessness
• that these days my mind usually insists on simplicity of thoughts
• that I can consider myself a rich man fairly unencumbered by stuff. It is said that if you have spare change somewhere that you are in the top 7% of the richest people in the world--I have four cents in my change dish.
• that I can find comfort in almost every situation, if I am paying attention
• to marvel daily at how I reached this point in my life and the gratitude for all those who came before me that have led me and many others to a better plane of existence