Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Freedom to be Grateful

todAAy i AAm grAAteful & thAAnkful

for some wise (through no fault of my own) financial investments that continue to grow

that I possess good health, especially since I currently have no health insurance

one of my goals this year is to invest in a health insurance program

that actually, I began that investment 2 years and 5 months ago when I stopped drinking

for a GREAT! 6:30am meeting today in which I was reminded that if I am practicing these principles in all my affairs, I will not want to drink. This, of course, refers to the Twelve Steps of AA.

for my fireplace, although living in Houston, I rarely get to use it

that a member of Lambda Center will be painting my 2-story staircase wall soon for a very reasonable fee

A.A. members told me that I would not only find a way to live without having a drink, but that I would find a way to live without wanting to drink.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 4th edition, , page 549

6 comments:

Rex said...

great list....thanks for a little Serenity!

Recovery Road London said...

Couldn't you burn cacti and coyotes in your fireplace?

:-)

Scott M. Frey said...

yes yes, that's the nugget of recovery!!

Not only can we not drink a day at a time, we can not WANT to drink a day at a time, there's the real gift, the peace that comes with the removal (by HP) of my obsession to drink.... oh man what a relief!!

Shannon said...

well I am glad you are liking your fireplace we use ours here... and thanks for that last quote,..

have a good day

Unknown said...

I have friends that have fireplaces here, IN THE TROPICS!!

JJ said...

Ahhh fireplace.....how nice.
I see you,
JJ