An attitude of gratitude is a very simple statement, which can easily be bandied around, However Just as recovery takes work and effort to become a component of your life. The same is can be said for an” attitude of gratitude”, it is not something that just happens, I’m going to give you an exercise here to develop an “attitude of gratitude”. I strongly suggest you attempt this exercise, for the time it will take is minimal and the benefits are astounding. After all what do you have to lose by attempting this? Let me more persuasive if I can. After doing this for awhile you will actually feel better, this exercise will actually have positive physiological effect. You will actually feel your energy levels rise. This exercise will increase your level of success, your level of happiness and will actually increase your quality of life, and after all is that not what it is all about, having a better quality of Life.
Ok here is the exercise; for the next two weeks I want you to take a couple of hours and Writ down a Gratitude list. Not just any gratitude list, this one has to be very specific. For the next fourteen days I want you to write down ten to fifteen things that you are grateful and happy for in your life, each item has to be described in 50 to 100 words, Caution, this may sound simple, however once you sit down to do it you will find it much more difficult, especially because you cannot use the exact same list and exact same description every day. When the going gets tough and it will just start repeating to yourself things like I’m happy my car stared this morning, I’m happy my dog didn’t pee on the carpet today , and so on. At night or in the morning I want you to read this over (scan it over) after the two weeks you will be surprised on how you feel and the change in your outlook. Your quality of life will amaze you. Then repeat this list once monthly thereafter.
Remember God does not create garbage.

Real 12 Step Recovery
Real 12 Step Recovery, Getting and Staying Clean and Sober
WELCOME Hi There, this blog will be about what I believe to be REAL RECOVERY not band aids or feel good BS These are the hard cold true facts that I have learned and been taught by OLD TIMERS and People WHO HAVE REMAINED CLEAN and SOBER and "GOT A LIFE".There will be no original thoughts here, Because in essence there are no original thoughts only perhaps originals and/or different ways to present or illustrate old Ideas.Now that this is understood lets get to the heart of the matter. Recovery is not about coddling or enabling. IT IS LIFE CHANGING. PERIOD WELCOME to the hardest thing that you will do in YOUR LIFE. Make no mistake, Real recovery is not EASY, it is simple, very simple, Yet you will make it hard, as all before you have. Also let's get this STRAIGHT right off the top. REAL RECOVERY has nothing to do about ALCOHOL and/or Drugs. IT IS about the way you react to life, your perceptions, and YOUR actions. Alcohol and/or Drugs are just a symptom of YOUR disease. Take notice of the word DISEASE - Which in our case translates to ILL AT EASE or simply not at ease, which is the basic nature of our problem and answer to our solution.Back to why I state that this is the hardest thing you will do. I state this because Real Recovery Will challenge everything you know/believe or really what you think you know, Because you really don't know SHIT or you wouldn't need recovery. It will make you face the truth about your biggest problem YOU and YOUR THINKING. You will face the real you not the one we would like to see with all the justifications and rationalizations just the TRUE YOU.REMEMBER GOD DOES NOT CREATE GARBAGE >>>>>>>> If you have a request or enquiry Please Email me at wiledchild@live.ca I'd like to add one other thing here for all those who read this Blog. It's something that was taught to me That was invaluable to my recovery My Spiritual Advisor Taught me this. Don't believe a word I say , do not take what I say as the truth just because I say it or anybody else, for that matter. Check it out for yourself. Try it on for size. Investigate , find out for YOURSELF only use what you have read or heard as a reference point. Find the truth out for yourself . This way it is your TRUTH not someone else's. You will also not be believing a lie or untruth if you always check things for yourself . Do not believe everything you are told or read without checking it out.
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