Meditations on "Gratitude"

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

We will come to experience a secure and happy life in recovery as we learn to be grateful and appreciate the smallest blessing in each day.

We seldom have a day when we are not worried about something.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look at the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look to the model of, "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.

One of the keys to a successful, stable recovery is practicing gratitude.

We live in a beautiful world created by God. Because God desired a people for Himself, He made humans in His own image.

The second promise found in the Big Book of AA tells us that if we diligently work the steps, “We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude – is this just a happy little slogan or is it a way of daily living that will change our outlook on life?

Today we remember blood that was spilled on battlefields around the world by brave men and women who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude – is this just a happy little catchphrase, something to think about one day a year on the Thanksgiving holiday, or is it a way of facing each day that changes our perspective on life?

Transition is difficult. It requires that we leave something behind and move into something new.