What I’m grateful for this year. Clean time 3yrs, 6 mo and 25 days
I ’m Rick and I’m an addict.
So it’s Thanksgiving Day tomorrow and there is so much to be thankful for. Most of the time I do not show my gratitude for anything so maybe I need to fix that. Here is what I am grateful for this year:
1) I’m clean. Yah that’s kind of boring but still.
2) I tackled some of my biggest fears with courage.
3) The business I founded is taking off fast.
4) Ham.
5) Remote controlled cars
6) That I am not dead
7) That I got a better understanding of death now and I’m not so afraid of it.
Family Guy.
9) The program and the people in it.
10) Deviled eggs
11) Iphones
12) Not having to make another car payment
13) Much better porn this year.
14) Everyone who gave me a hug that FELT like a hug, not one of those freaking “handshake hugs”
15) My new office
16) Getting past massive problems and conflicts with people I care about and ending up STILL loving them.
17) Puppies.
18) Finally having the balls to say to peoples faces what I used to say behind their backs.
19) Play-Doh. Man I love that smell.
20) My pain being lessened and my joy increasing.
21) Working the steps and actually making progress on them.
22) Finally addressing my IRS issues after all these years and knowing that no matter what all will be okay because of working step 3
23) Making amends
24) Being able to sit in an airplane seat
25) Having incredible sponsees who really make me happy
26) Having a more open mind.
27) Reconnecting with my buddy Gary and reconstructing our friendship. Damn I love that dude. He is my best friend of all time.
28) Having friends such as the people in my life locally that are very special to me.
29) Sad songs (because they make me cry and when they do I feel cleansed)
30) Neurontin. Because if it wasn’t for this drug I would be in agony 24/7
There is so much more I am grateful for… so this list is not exact but I think as long as I am grateful and recognize this as part of my personality I will actually find more things naturally. The benefit of gratitude is appreciation and recognition of my own existence and my place in this world by concious acknowledgement of what makes me human and promotes life and joy. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
