What keeps you in gratitude when you’re tired, sad, struggling?
I have a memory from early sobriety, the lowest and worst I’ve ever felt and then I look at my life today. It works every time.
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Some days gratitude is just about the fact that you are not drinking! Because everything else absolutely sucks. But remember, this too shall pass…
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I believe that you can always find something to be grateful for because I see people all the time who have it worse than I do I mean nobody has a perfect life. I guess I surround myself with positive things I listen to positive music and just try to stay in the positive one of the things I had to do is I have to severely limited how much news media I get because they love pump in fearing the people
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You are absolutely right about that !
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Yes absolutely. I stopped watching the news so long ago it’s so traumatic sometimes
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You are right about that, thank you !
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Gratitude can be as simple as a warm blanket, good food to eat, money in my bank account, the stars and sun. I used to not give any of these things a thought! My only concern was what time can I start drinking!!
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Remember to write it down when those moments happen. Use pen and paper not an app. Also if other feeling arises write that down too.
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I try to think of my darkest moment(s) when I was drinking then my built in forgetter deactivates.
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Ya know every day is different but I’m not fucked up and remember this day. Life is tough
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Almost always, no matter how bad you think you have it, there’s someone who’s worse off than you. Keep your head up.
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Keeping myself in gratitude is about constantly finding ways to connect and deepen my relationship with my higher power. When I am connected, the gifts come. 
If I am struggling with staying grateful, I am often stuck in self and have learned to pull myself out by being of service, praying, and meditation.
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