Just sitting here counting my blessings ... This is the day for it! Holidays sure have changed for me. I've been in recovery for over two years and just like I was promised back then ... Things really did get better! My life started to fill up with the goodness of friends and the warmth of family. I dealt with a lot of my "stuff" ... getting rid of a lot of "baggage" ... taking care of business ... reprogramming ... There were a lot of rewards. My life got simpler. I found the most amazing peace in letting go!
So THIS year, when my family (the ones who can be here) join hands to say a prayer of thankfulness, we will have so many things to say THANK YOU for!
You never know when God is going to bless you!!!
Good things happen when you least expect them to !!!
Dear Lord,
I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you.
I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.
And It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak ... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others.
I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I believe that God changes people and God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.
I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.
I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it.
Amen
I don't know where you are this year or what your holiday will bring. Whether you are still trying to please an abusive partner, whether you are alone with your thoughts, whether you are celebrating life's victories or a holiday that is somewhere between those places. No matter where you are or what's happening, there is SOMETHING worth being thankful for.
If you are alone, you have time to make a list! Begin the list with:
1. The Miracle that is ME! ...
and go from there because you are a miracle, you know? You bring something to the people around you that no one else can! You really do. There is a reason that you are here and everything that happens in our lives, good and bad, can make us into the most AWESOME people if we just let it! It's okay to believe in yourself! You are a good person!
and .... just like I was promised ... and I believed it ... with a little bit of work ...
LIFE DOES GET BETTER!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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