Gratitude List

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new day. Glad it is a day of rest because not feeling to good.
Grateful for the rain because it makes things green. Not so grateful, when my body complains it's presence.
Grateful that I was able to sleep some and wake up in time for tennis.
Grateful I am almost finished my book. It was tempting to keep reading until it was finished instead of posting.
Grateful for a God who keeps on giving.
Grateful for a God who is understanding, and reveals Himself to me daily so I can know and understand Him.
Grateful for His Goodness.
Grateful for those who walk this journey with me.
The feeling is true, but winter isn't quite here yet!

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for another day, almost two day.
Grateful that my migraine hasn't ended up like the ones of old, although this one did take me back to my bed.
Grateful that my son came and woke me up.
Will be very grateful if I can finish posting.
Grateful for my God's Grace and Love.
Grateful that I can go to Him in prayer and meditation. It helps me to maintain my sanity.
Grateful that I went back to bed with music, no words. Tonight the music seems too loud. Music is very healing to me and a very good conduit to my God.
Grateful for all of you who share this journey with me.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new day.
Grateful for yesterday, just never got here.
Grateful for the day before that, I slept the day away. I did give thanks for the sleep.
Grateful for the treatment at the Holistic Center. First on the agenda is always my hip that keeps going out, then it was my left shoulder, then my neck and headaches, ending up with a few minutes working on the swelling in my feet.
Grateful and then some when I got the latest James Patterson book, Private La.
Grateful for the fruit salad I got today, cantelope, honey dew melon, strawberries, grapes, and pineapple.
Grateful my son cook the steak and shared it with me. Just had steak on a bun, had to leave room for the apple pie I got on sale for $3.49.
Grateful I got to have a one on one with my friend and was sad to hear that he decided that he isn't using his drug of choice, just drinking some of that good old liquor. I am praying that he will decide to go to AA after seeing me, at least give it some thought and hopefully the thought will stay there and keep him from continuing to use and going back to his drug of choice.
Grateful for my God for putting him in my path today.
Grateful for the message I received that reminded me of how cunning, baffling and powerful our disease is. An older lady put her hand out for spare change, meanwhile she is smoking a cigarette. I thought, "Lady you have money for smokes, you don't need my money, the cost was one of the reasons I quit."
Grateful for the show "So You Think You Can Dance." In my head I am with them and they make it look so easy. I wasn't any way near that good even in my 'younger' days.
Grateful that today is 23 years of living one day at a time, with out drinking alcohol and abusing my medication and taking them as prescribed.
Grateful for the woman in recovery that said, "If one doesn't work, another one won't help. The body becomes immune and it manufactures the pain to tell you that you need more."
Grateful for all the people that have been put in my path for the last 23 years, including you here at the site who travel this journey with me.
Grateful for AA who originated the 12 Steps and were willing to share them with other fellowships. I couldn't stay sober until I found the spirituality of living this program, one day at a time, to the best of my ability. Some days I fall short, and other days, the blessings abound, and so grateful that each day is a NEW day.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for another day, even though the sun isn't shining, it isn't raining.
Grateful that I got a lot of posting done even though my ankles are paining as a result, I am glad that I had the energy to do it, and able to take in the spiritual food that I got from posting and sharing. Don't like to just copy and paste, that isn't me being able to share my recovery with you. I try to share what I found that blessed me and share it with others too.
Grateful that it is almost lunch time and I have my left overs from last night to eat.
Grateful that I finally get to do the test today and go see the specialist on the 27th.
Grateful that the time is drawing near to go to see the neurologist on the 26th.
Grateful that things can be put into works and when I have a good day, I stay in today, instead of projecting into the future. That even covers the 64 year group anniversary tonight. It isn't here until I get there.
Grateful for the gifts of awareness, the blessings, and the experience of each day as I travel my recovery road. It is a miracle in and of itself that I noticed them.
Grateful that I have had music on, while I was sleeping and while I was posting. It seems to soothe and calms my spirit. Music most times, without words. When the words are needed, I change to channel. Speaking of which, my TV just shut down and there was a flash and the music came back on. Looks and sounds like I need another one.
Grateful for all of you who travel this journey with me. We are on this road together. We make different choices and we may come from different places, and just maybe you haven't gotten to where I am at, and it is possible that I haven't been to where you are at, but we have a common denominator, and we travel the same road to happy destiny.
Grateful that it is a journey not a destination, just places we meet along the way. We can do what I can't do alone.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new day that is about to become my night.
Grateful that a day can start any time.
Grateful I was able to sleep, wake up, sleep, and wake up again.
Grateful for lessons learned and enlightenment and new awareness as I read and responded to the readings and the posts.
Grateful that my son didn`t go out west. He started working for someone else.
Grateful for prayer. I have been praying and asking God to meet his needs and supply him with what is good for him on his journey.
Grateful it is time to go back to sleep so I can finish my postings and read my book. I don`t often put down a James Patterson book after I start it. It is generally a book that just has to be read.
Grateful for all who walk this journey with me. May you be truly blessed as I have been.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful that by the clock it is a new day, in the moment only 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Grateful that I got out into the sun.
Grateful that I was able to pick up a few groceries.
Grateful that I made the decision to wait for the bus instead of walking.
Grateful my hip didn't give out until I was walking the ramp into my building.
Grateful I got to watch golf while posting earlier.
Grateful I remembered that the final of a Rising Star was on and I remembered to watch it.
Grateful that each day is a blessing.
Grateful that I got to talk with my sister who had been with her hubby at Guelph Bible Reunion and she was telling me of all the old friends she met that we knew growing up.
Grateful I got to talk to my spiritual adviser, even though I told her that I wasn't open to her suggestion, would keep it under perusal and find another way of doing what she suggested.
Grateful that God give, and He takes away.
Grateful that my posting for tonight is done and I can call it a night. I shouldn't be sleepy after my long sleep today, but that is okay. I will lie down in my clean sheets, go to sleep if I can, and will be grateful when I wake up.
Grateful for all those who walk this journey with me. Mine has been a heck of a ride, so hope yours is too.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for today, a new day only an hour and 10 minutes away.
Grateful that I made it to the Neurologist's office and hoping and praying the new medication will help the neuropathy in my feet. He said that I had it all.
Grateful that the medication is covered by my old age pension.
Grateful that I could get caught up on some sleep this afternoon.
Grateful for all who walk this journey with me.
Grateful for the love of the Fellowship.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful that the day is almost through.
Grateful that my God was with me, it was a difficult day.
Grateful that I as able to finally catch up on some posts.
Grateful it is time to go to bed and that tomorrow is another day.
Grateful that I got some laundry done. I have more to do tomorrow.
Grateful I got laundry done in time to watch the final of So You Think You Can Dance. Grateful the result week is next week.
Grateful for all of you who walk this journey with me.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a good day, even if it started late (I set the alarm to get up and watch tennis).
Grateful that I had very little pain.
Grateful that I got some posting done, even though it was late.
Grateful that I got a phone call from my pharmacy to remind me that they are closed on Monday and I needed to pick up my Blister Pack today.
Grateful that facial tissue was on for 69 cents today instead of the $1.29 of yesterday.
Grateful that once I got dressed into my jeans, sandals, my hair in curls, and feeling good, I decided that even though it was a high 28 deg. C about 80 deg. F, I took myself down to the mall. I even went to Harts and bought a new bra, to Denninger's, to the library, to the Freshly Squeezed to get a new fruit smoothie with peach, blueberry, and raspberry, the $1. Store, and then National Foods. I had bags in bags, with a total of 6 tied onto my walker.
Grateful for the encouragement along the way home telling me I can make it up hill.
Grateful that things all things fall in place often in spite of me.
Grateful that the two Canadian players won. Their matches were a priority for me, and everything else happened around them. Go Canada.
Grateful that the new medication is working. We will see what happens, it is being increased to two a day next week. It is nice to be without pain, but not good if I am not functional.
Grateful for all those who share this journey with me. Sorry I haven't been well enough to post much lately.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new day even though it started late.
Grateful for the sunshine.
Grateful my son things he is a chef and going to cook a steak dinner, with fries and salad, and all I have to do is make mushroom gravy.
Grateful I finished my book and now I have a whole bag of books to choose from. Tennis has gotten in the way of my reading.
Grateful I didn't lose my post while I went down to the variety store.
Grateful I got the thought to check my blood and it was only 3.2, I have only had a muffin since I got up and waiting for dinner to cook. I got some of my son's A & W Root Beer to sip on, followed by big gulps of water.
Grateful that I am not obsessive/compulsive about lottery tickets. Bought one over a week ago, not sure when it was due. Remembered to check it today, it was drawn on the 27th, and I won $10.
Grateful that time may pass, what is good stays with us. We may lose a dry date, but we don't lose what we put into our recovery before we slipped. (SLIP - Sobriety Loses It's Priority), and that is something that I try to always remember. Without me, I have nothing. I have nothing to give or share.
Grateful for the program of recovery.
Grateful for all who walk this recovery road with me.

A whole bunch of Bluidkiti's.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new day. I remember it was a busy day. Not sure now what even happened to yesterday.
Grateful I got a lot of posting done, not so grateful and pleased with myself for not posting some gratitude. Each day is a reason to be grateful.."
Grateful I have friends that I can talk to and the words come out in order and the come out unscrambled and I can put some order to what is running around in my head. It came out something like this, "When I was 62, I felt like 42. Now that I am 72, I feel like 92." That is what prompted the meditation tonight, not a good place to be. A whole lot of healing needed, along with the thought that I had at the mall today, it showed that I was not in a good place. A lady almost bumped into me with her cart, she was young and was travelling fast with no care of who or what was in her way. I want to call her on it and the words in my head were not good. That is not the kind of person I want to be. I am just so grateful that I didn't vocalize them.
Grateful that I went to the market today.
Grateful for all the tennis that I have been watching and that I have all the TV stations available to watch the full coverage.
Grateful that this was an in God's Care day, that was made special by those special little things that you could miss if you were not looking.
Grateful I remembered to buy my soy beans. Now when I am on the computer, I can sit with my feet in my dish pan, and wiggle my toes in my soy beans. These are smaller than the last ones, so may touch more nerve endings. So grateful I listened when God spoke. I get that good orderly direction some times and tend to discount it or forget it or procrastinate and don't act on it on time.
Grateful my fingers have been doing a lot of walking, not sure everyone else is, but that is okay!
Grateful for those who walk this journey with me.



Sorry I can't download the pictures I posted on the other site. It was a LOL for posting this picture. Many times we looked liked this in the morning after the night before, if we look like that in today, it is because we got ourselves caught up in busy and forgot to take care of ourselves.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for a new and busy day.
Grateful that I remembered that I had to fast to get my one set of blood work done. All told I had 10 files of blood taken out of me.
Grateful for a positive for the most part report from the specialist. The only negative was the fact that my iron was low. He said he saw no reason for me to go on the machine suggested by the sleep disorder clinic.
Grateful for the answer to prayer.
Grateful to you the people who are members of this site and those who are visitors.
Grateful for the prayers sent by family and friends.
Grateful for all the work done at the Holistic Center. Diagnosed with a lot of things that are no more.
Grateful that my God answered my prayer today. I prayed and asked for a connection with people that I needed. I knew that I needed that one on one with others. I left home just about 11:45 a.m. and got home about 6:15 p.m. The first person I met was an ex-sponsee who is still using, she always carries a great message to me. I got my Freshly Squeezed favourite and as I walked to the library, I see this lady sitting at a table looking into a bag on wheels, and I go up to her and say, "Are you looking for me in there, I have been looking for you?" It was my Native American friend, and we talked for almost an hour. After I left her, I walked into a pharmacy to take my blood pressure because I felt it was high and met a lady from my Al-Anon group and she needed to talk. I had been thinking of her for a week. I hadn't seen her and a couple of days ago, I thought that is good, she is not into Lottery Tickets. We have had a few discussions about them. So we had a good 20 minute talk. I was not so grateful when I took my blood pressure, it was 182/77, which I didn't blame on her, which I would have in the past. Didn't blame her at the time, and just had the though now.
Grateful they had juice on sale, at first it was 77, then 88, and today it was 99 cents, regularly $2.89 for 2L.
Grateful that my feet were not swollen this morning, could see my ankles and my toes, so justified buying 2 chocolate eclair donuts and gave one to my son.
Grateful it says we are not saints but aim toward it, today my aim was a little off.
Grateful for a sunny day. Not so grateful that my body was telling me it is going to rain on Saturday.
Grateful that tennis is on. Not so grateful that I missed tennis this afternoon, but my day was well spent.
Grateful I have food to cook for dinner, if I can decide to cook it. I had something to eat to tide me over at the mall, just too tired and am totally fatigued and not sure how much posting I can do.
Grateful that my God led me through a wonderful day.
Grateful for all of you who walk this journey me.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful to a new day.
Grateful I think that it unfolded as it did, but not sure it was a God thing or me getting in the way. When it rained I phoned to say that I wouldn't keep my appointment if it continued to stotrm and rain. I got a phone call from my physio therapist who wanted to close my file and me for one last time. She told me she was going to see a patient and I was impression that she was coming to see me after that visit. She was a no show. I could have gone because the rain did stop. She never showed until 2:50 p.m. It is now raining and starting to storm again. I came to realize that the chiropractor undoes a lot of the work that Tony does on me. I see the Chiropractor on Monday and hopefully, I can see Tony after ward. There has to be a purpose for today.
Grateful I don't have to like it to accept it.
Grateful for the rain, hope it cools things down.
Grateful that a day can start any time because I missed lunch.
Grateful that I have enough posting done for now that I can take a break and come back later.
Grateful for all of you who walk this journey with me.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for another day, I got done what I needed to get done.
Grateful that I got to see both tennis games.
Grateful that I got to talk to and connected with the new pharmacist.
Grateful that I got some answers and some answers that were in tune with my way of thinking.
Grateful that I made my chicken stew, even though it didn't turn out as planned. I ended up using turnip that needed cooking up instead of potatoes. I didn't put it in the oven, made the tea biscuits separate. They were good enough to have three. They were small.
Grateful for the good music I am listening to.
Grateful for the shows on coastal waters of New Brunswick and England that I watched while posting.
Grateful that I got led to some good old posts from my old sites that are deleted and the memories all warm my heart.
Grateful that my God is very good to me.
Grateful for all those who travel this journey with me.

[MajestyJo]

Grateful for another day, and here I am about to start another day.
Grateful that I made it to the end of this day as I have had a lot of pain. Even more grateful that I got most of my posts done plus a few extra.
Grateful there was sunshine in my day and I got to go out in it.
Grateful that I made the decision to take a different root to the chiropractor's seeing as I didn't have the money for a taxi.
Grateful that my God set a bountiful gift before me as I walked a long 4 blocks, which revealed bushes that looked like the flowers were mini petunias, in white and mauve and mauve and white, purple morning glories, and climbing roses, and a lot of greenery I couldn't name. They all brought me joy and helped me to get to my destination which was kind of up and down and longer than I remembered. I went by a house I used to live in at 2 1/2 years sober.
Grateful that I could make an appointment with Tony for tomorrow so my body won't be so sore when he works on me. Having major pain tonight, hope I can sleep.
Grateful for everyone's prayers. Tonight I don't have a lot of swelling, ironically, one of the reasons for so much pain. Going to get an ice pack when I get off the computer.
Grateful for those who walk this journey with me.
Grateful for this quote I just found. It sure is for me. Just shut off the brain already.