07/16/2023
The best weapon against self pity is to count your blessings. In early recovery when I was physically sick, mentally challenged with anxiety, and spiritually bankrupt. My first very sponsor used to tell me to have a good day. I thought he was crazy to tell me something like that in the condition I was in. He taught me that having a good day started with a decision to have a good day. He taught me how to create a gratitude list. No matter how difficult the situations we find ourselves in. There are always things to be grateful for. The things outside myself slowly changed for the better. However the greatest gift was my ability to change my thinking. This led to good feelings about my situation in life. I start my list with gratitude for being clean and finding this new way of life. Today with the opioid epidemic we are loosing to many addicts to death. Just for today, I am going to count my blessings and have a beautiful day........Love You