More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63
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Today I am grateful...
- that I added three new galleries to my Website
- that I don't have to involve myself in random emotions just because I can
- that we, as alcoholics in recovery, still affect those around us. Today that affect can be healing instead of the destructive nature of our using.
- that today I might say yes to a situation that in days past I would have refused
- that today I can say no in situations where I am confronted with intimidation
- that today I choose life and a way of living that is constructive and hopeful
As an alcoholic I existed in life but I didn't live: I missed vacations, people, friendships, feelings, nature, sunsets and God. Like so many addicts, I was numbered amongst the "walking dead". Today I continue to make a spiritual choice that avoids alcohol and I am able to feel again. Today I am alive. ~Fr Leo
7 comments:
Well, you affect me in a positive way my friend.
What a blessing to be able to contribute - to find something that I can "...pack into the stream of life..."
Thanx for the reminder.
Blessings and aloha.
Great stuff today. I was among the walking dead too. And yet, now, I am among the grateful living.
Syd sent us a cloud of wonder. What a sweetie!
Speaking of walking dead, I just watched Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie recently. It's about Jane Eyre becoming a nurse in the Caribbean.
Being alive is a good thing.
That's a nice quote at the end. Right now, I'm applying those thoughts to quitting smoking. Sure, I'm more present while smoking than I was when drinking/drugging, but I'm still missing the moments simply for being moments to be enjoyed without any other substance.
Thanks.
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