This morning, my husband woke up grouchy. Flat-out grumpy and snappy. He didn't see it but luckily for him, I'm on top of it. After listening to him kvetch for a while, I asked him if he'd written a gratitude list lately.
He asked if I had.
"Um, more recently than you," I responded.
Lame.
I think this is the point of getting your own house in order.
One of the first things a good sponsor asks of a new sponsee, is that they write out a gratitude list. That, and a definition of what makes a good friend.
But today, I'm thinking about gratitude. I need to be thinking about gratitude every day. And I'm revealing this here because I remembered that this was one of the first requirements made of me when I was new in sobriety.
Here is just a bit of what I'm grateful for today:
stained glass
Candle chandeliers
The Light
lazy Sundays for the body but not the mind
family
coffee with friends
God's mercy
Also, I would love it if this could be a community. I didn't want to do a blog hop because I didn't want people's posts subject only by the whim of a few who might read the links. I really would like to be able to post here, other's thoughts. I am open to suggestions for how that might work.
There are quite a few bloggers who feature posts by "guests" on their blogs. I think most solicit contributions from bloggers or others they know. So I'd recommend just asking a few who blog on the same kinds of topics you do to write something for your blog. Good luck. :D
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