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Gratitude Journaling

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It's the last Sunday of the summer. School begins for my son tomorrow and its back to the full swing of life. It reminded me that this time last year, my son had just barely been home with us for a month.  He was taken by CPS and placed with my mother in law.  My 2 daughters were also removed from our home and placed with their birth father, they still are not back home yet.  I just have visitation with them one day a week.  All due to my unfortunate choices and being an addict. I was pondering and reflecting on how hard things were last year, and how in the world I was able to make it through that year.  I thought I would share with you one of the greatest tools that helped to keep me in a positive mind frame and stay focused on the hope I had for a brighter future. GRATITUDE JOURNALING!!!! Gratitude Changes Everything........ It sounds so cheesy and simple.  But there were many nights last year where the guilt and shame and depression were so ...
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And so it begins......

Today marks 480 days sober for me! My ultimate hope is that this blog will be an outlet to allow me to share my experience, strength and hope with other addicts who are still suffering or those who are sick and tired of being sick and tired and ready to find a new way to live life. I have heard and been told many times through this process of recovery that I should write about it. Have a resentment...write about it Confused or in pain and not sure how to process it.....write about it Want to have an attitude of gratitude.....write about it Have goals you want to accomplish........write about it There is something about the simple action of writing that can bring clarity of thought or help us to be more honest with ourselves.  I wrote a lot while working through the 12 steps and I found writing to be very rewarding.  Looking at things in black and white on paper can make them a lot less terrifying. In early stages of recovery I found that keeping a gratitud...
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