Monday, November 17, 2008

GRATITUDE LIST (an incomplete list!)

I AM GRATEFUL FOR...

Sophia, Abby-Girl, Oren, Max, Ruthie & the Beagles

sunrise, sunset, sunny days, rainy days, cloudy days, windy days, quiet days, hectic days...all the days

memories

hope, faith, love, peace, serenity, struggles, the journey, the pain, the joy, the laughter, the tears, the sadness, the sorrow, the bittersweet experiences this is life/sobriety

MY consciuos contact with my creator

WLS

hard work, determination, strength, weakness, surrender, raging, acceptance

the sun, the stars, the moon, the planets, the good earth

Ethiopian coffee, butter rum decaf coffee, tea in all its many varieties

Ann, Anne, Barbara, Beth, Jeanne, Carrie, Sue(4), Jim (2), Tom (2), Lynne, Kent, Jenn, Linda, Cathie, Emily, Ashley, Matt, Danielle, Trevor, Bobby, Jahala, Grace, Joan...

Memere & Pepere

Subarus, Chevettes, Vegas, pick up trucks

Bicycles, scooters, roller skates

sneakers, loafers

a Canadian nickel...

A Looney...

HEROES

country music, classical music, 60's & 70's rock, pop, soft rock, xmas songs, folk, jazz

YouTube, Blogspot, aoljournal, msn, trililan, google

internet, radio, SciFi Friday night

DREAMS

writing, words, thoughts, ideas, "the magic"

CONVERSATIONS

water, waterfalls, rivers, streams, creeks, rapids, lakes, ponds, oceans, waves, shore, smell of ocean air

St. Edmund's Island, Boulder, Kansas, Grand Canyon, Diana's pool, the cement pond, Quaddic, Roseland, Wildwood, Mashamoquet, West Thompson Damn, Purgatory Chasm

sky, air, mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, clouds, rainbows, fog, mist, grass, dirt, sand, rocks, gem stones

to know my own soul

cooking, baking, cleaning up, organizing, laundry, dirty socks

food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medicine, glasses, cozy blankets, soft sheets, clean running water, indoor plumbing, my alarm clock

clarity of mind

a heavy heart, a light heart, a knowing heart, living myheart

Eucerin cream, shea butter, Gold Bond, make-up, open-mindedness enough to try new things eventually, willingness to listen eventually, holding onto ideas long enough for them to become acceptable, letting go of old ideas

TRUST

stubborness

"the gift of desperation"

waking up from 13 1/2 years of hell

bankruptcy, getting arrested

Northeast CT New Year's Alkathon, East Side Social Club, having been a GSR, service

QVCC...wondering where do I go from here?

questions, answers, confusion, knowledge

newspapers, magazines, the information age

the power of example

family

WHAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN...
WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME...
WHAT I HAVE LEFT...

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