Morning Gratitude and Throughout the Day

[MajestyJo]

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

[MajestyJo]

Hour To Hour - Book - Quote

It doesn't cost a lot of money for us to recover. It costs a lot of time. We have to be diligent and program consciousness from this hour to the next, every hour for the rest of our lives. We 'have' to do it, until we want to do it.

I embrace our program in gratitude.

It cost us a lot to get here. I was told not to worry if I didn't have money to put in the seventh tradition, that someone else would put it in for me until such a time as I had it to give. I was also reminded that the seventh tradition wasn't all about money, but about time, being there for others, going to meeting, and getting involved in service.

[MajestyJo]

Found this just before my anniversary last year on a site I use to post on. Because of health issues, I stopped posting there. All my sites were gone, but thankfully Recovery Inn is still there.

One night I am sitting here listening to old classic country music. Do like the old songs and yet I can see why they called them drinking songs and people crying in their beer. I find I can only listen to them for a while, unless I can find something positive about them. I have been sitting here applying some of the words and looking at what I need for my own healing.

I am so grateful for the awareness in today that I can take something that appears negative and find the positive in it. The words right now are "Is it wrong to be loving you?" Many times, I quesitoned myself in the past. I did not trust myself. Most of my life I was told that I was stupid and that my opinion didn't matter. I took everythng personal. I am so grateful that I don't have to take that stuff on. It is not mine!

So grateful that recovery has opened up new doors to a better way of life.

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Take a look at your life! Do you have an attitude of gratitude?

[MajestyJo]

“Dare to Be

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.

When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.

When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.

When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.

When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.

When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.

When times are tough, dare to be tougher.

When love hurts you, dare to love again.

When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.

When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.

When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.

When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.

When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.

When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.

Dare to be the best you can –

At all times, Dare to be!”

― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

[MajestyJo]

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. ~Alfred Painter



God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward

[MajestyJo]

[MajestyJo]

[MajestyJo]

Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, — a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

~George Herbert

[MajestyJo]

Be thankful that you don't already have
everything you desire — if you did,
what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something...
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times...
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations...
They give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge...
Which will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes...

They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary...
Because it means you've given your all.
It's easy to be thankful for the 'good' things...

Yet, a life of rich fulfillment comes to those
Who are thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive...
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
And they can become your blessings.

- Source unknown to me -

[sickiv]

Today I am grateful for quiet time with God

I am grateful for a warm blanket
I am grateful for house shoes
I am grateful for knowing that I do fit in with others
I am grateful for my friends that I have found in recovery that have shown me what friendship looks like

[MajestyJo]

Welcome to the site sickiv. I am grateful that you found us and that you took the time to share.

[MajestyJo]

[sickiv]

I am grateful to be awake and enjoying quiet time before my grandson gets up
I am grateful for the "We"
I am grateful for the women in my life
I am grateful that I am still willing
I am grateful that I sincerely think of others today
:smiley:

[MajestyJo]

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
― Meister Eckhart

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

[olyandstreak]

Gratitude:
It's no longer Sunday (Struggling w Sundays for many reasons,,,, hoping to embrace them someday)
Get to run watching sunrise,
Clean and safe home,
Yoga,
Meetings available all day, any day,
My health,
My program