SUNDAY GRATITUDE EXTRAVAGANZA
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I’m grateful for a snowy night and a fire in the fireplace. I’m grateful for surviving the flu. I’m grateful for chicken soup from the diner. I’m grateful for having a chance to build something. I’m grateful for seeing what I didn’t. I’m grateful to be sober today.
LAST WEEK ON TFLMS:
My Funny Rehab Valentine
There were tons of cards, candy, small plants and flowers, stuffed animals, mugs; every fucking thing that could be re-packaged to help send a message of romantic love to someone special had been and was on sale in the fucking rehab store. I pushed my way through the brambles of all of that cupid-inspired stuff and was treated to a new outrage: They sold only travel sizes of things like shampoo and soap and non-alcoholic mouthwash and toothpaste.
Returning Home
I'm grateful for an enjoyable run where I had the strength to push on elevation again. I'm grateful for how writing has become such an integral part of me processing things in life. I'm grateful for hearing a fellow who I haven't seen in a while qualify in-depth about her meditation practice. I'm grateful for having become much better at sitting with my thoughts and letting the negative ones pass through with greater ease. I'm grateful for an HOA meeting where everyone was refreshingly nice, something I never experienced in NYC. I'm grateful for a day counter who I've known since the beginning of my own sobriety still keeping at it despite the setbacks. I'm grateful for reflecting on just how many small "next right actions" AA has taught me because when I leverage them (or simply think about them) it provides me a wonderful sense of security. I'm grateful for the walls I had built up over the years to hide myself from people slowly melting away. I'm grateful for the joy I get from bei…
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SUNDAY GRATITUDE EXTRAVAGANZA
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