my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.30.13

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for prayer and meditation this morning
I am grateful for sunshine
I am grateful for my meal plan
I am grateful for my mom


Words.of.Encouragement


" We all have something to give to this world. The question is what are you contributing to make the world a better place?"
Written in 2009 by Ansah Shadrach Kofi --- Ghana


" We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive."
C.S Lewis --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey



" Scars remind us of where we have been. They don't have to dictate where we are going."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Nora Hurley Galdiero

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.29.13

I am grateful for this beautiful day and the sunshine
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my learning experiences, painful as they are
I am grateful to feel I am growing in my program, step my painful step (no pun intended)
I am grateful for the gift of music
I am grateful to be grateful

Words.of.Encouragement

" There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life."
John Lennon --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey


" There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life."
John Lennon --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey


" Failure is not the outcome. Failure is not trying."
Sara Blakely


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.27.13

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful for my Higher Power who guides me

I am grateful for my home that gives me shelter

I am grateful for my computer to reach out to others

I am grateful for my phone which keeps me connected to those I care about

Affirmations:

" Too many people spend their lives looking in the rear view mirror, regretting what could have been. I say....STOP & LOOK around at all that you have. Then continue on your journey by looking only ahead to all the wonderful possibilities that are in front of you."
Written in 2012 by Beth Paul --- Indiana



" Dreaming a dream is the process of molding a reality. Never stop dreaming, as yesterday's dream can become the reality of tomorrow and the innovation of the future."
Written in 2012 by Rozanne Harding --- South Africa
I love to motivate people and would like to sow positive seeds and be part of the upbuilding of human kind.



" Knowledge humbles great men, astonishes the common man, and puffs up the little man."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Philip Thomas --- Texas

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.26.13

" Life is a journey, not a single destination
We are all searching for happiness.

It's ok to feel 'lost' sometimes,
As it is in these lost times that we go inside ourselves
And find more of our hidden potential.

The next time you feel like life is going nowhere,
Take some quiet time to listen to the awesome power inside you.

It's there, just waiting to come out."
--- Paul Hanna --- Sent in by Helen Di Giunta --- Australia



" I haven't found what I want to do
But I have found what I want to be."
--- David Matoc --- Ontario, Canada


" WANT leads to CHOICE, which leads to COMMITMENT.
SHOULD leads to DECISION, which leads to SACRIFICE."
--- Cherie Carter-Scott --- Sent in by Melissa Stroupe --- Virginia


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.25.13

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful for my Higher Power

I am grateful for my abstinence

I am grateful for my mom

I am grateful for my sponsors

I am grateful for the gift of Music

I am grateful for Zach Sobiech and his life changing journey, struggle, and beautiful song

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" It saddens me that we live in a society where people dedicate more time watching the lives of other people instead of living his or her own. Maybe it's time to pay more attention to our own script rather than the script of others."
Copyright © 2008 Gerard Chambers


" Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
Mother Teresa --- Submitted by Medha Shashikant --- India



" In life we have ups & downs; and actually, the down can be blessing in disguise."
Written in 2008 by Renee Scalfani --- Massachusetts


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.24.13

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful to be of service at work

I am grateful for my abstinence

I am grateful for my meal plan

I am grateful for my sponsors

I am grateful for my mom

I am grateful for Daisy

I am grateful for Robyn

I am grateful for the health I have

" No matter what you've done or haven't done, the opportunity to do more, to be more will always be there... never be satisfied!"

Written in 2006 by EBR --- Georgia

" Look up and not down. Look forward and not back. Look out and not in. Lend a Hand."

Edward Everett Hale --- Submitted by Cheryl Hess --- Washington

" If you want to get something done.........Start."

Victor Scrivani --- Submitted by C. Eutsler --- Indiana

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.22.13

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for my higher power
I am grateful to admit I slipped today
I am grateful for  the speaker files I listened to today
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my abstinence
I am grateful for my 12 step brothers and sisters

Words of Encouragement:

" Think wisely before you speak and listen intently to the people with fruit on the tree. Break down the barrier of stubbornness and pride otherwise you'll always be a part of the crowd."
Written in 2012 by Joshua Chupp --- Indiana


" Today and everyday, deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive."
Og Mandino


    
" How Strong Are You? Are you strong enough to control the things that you can? Are you strong enough to know what you can't control? Be strong enough to control your own mind!"
Written in 2013 by Eric Eisenberg

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.19.13

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful to be abstinent today

I am grateful for my HP

I am grateful for my sponsors

I am grateful for Robyn

I am grateful for Suzy

I am grateful for my mom

I am grateful for music

Words.of.Encouragement

Instead of saying, 'This is what you said', just say, 'This is what I understood'. It avoids many misunderstandings and fights in relationships."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ravi Chandra --- India


" Always remember to tell the ones you love that you love them because you never know when it could be your last chance to do so."
Written by Lenny Schmidt --- Iowa


" Do something great for yourself and the world: make someone happy today. Happy people want others to be happy. Unhappy people want to see others unhappy as well."
Written in 2010 by Joan Marques --- California


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.18.13

I am grateful for my HP

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful for my family

I am grateful for this program

I am grateful for my health

I am grateful to be abstinent



Affirmations:


" When wealth is lost, nothing is lost.
When health is lost, something is lost.
When character is lost, everything is lost."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kavita Kalyanaraman --- India



" Only we can choose how great of an impact our actions have on others,
So choose something that does not discourage, but rather inspires."
--- Aimee P. --- Guam



" Don't get discouraged;
It's usually the last key in the bunch that opens the lock."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Prachi Sharma --- Madhya Pradesh, India

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.15.13

I am grateful for this beautiful day

I am grateful for 3 days of abstinence

I am grateful for the guidance of both my sponsors

I am grateful for the meeting this morning

I am grateful my friend thinks enough of me to keep asking me to go to a concert with them

I am grateful to feel good today

I am grateful for Sue

I am grateful for Mom

Affirmations:


" You are where you are because of who you were but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be."
Hal Elrod --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey


" Words build bridges into unexplored regions."
Abraham Lincoln --- Submitted by Juan D. --- Nebraska



" When creating a team, do not look for the best players; always look for the right players."
Written in 2009 by Maxim Behar --- Bulgaria


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.12.13

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for the funny show I went to last night
I am grateful for my mom
I am grateful it’s not raining right now
I am grateful for my friend Sue
I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be working today towards abstinence and better health and a better life
I am grateful for the inspirational phone call I had yesterday with one of my sponsors
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my fellow loopies and 12 step members

Affirmations:


" If you don't like who you are and where you are, don't worry about it because you're not stuck either with who you are or where you are. You can grow. You can change. You can be more than you are."
Zig Ziglar



" We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one's own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness."
Dalai Lama



" Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."
Dale Carnegie

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.10.13

I am grateful for today
I am grateful for my loving and forgiving sponsors
I am grateful for my loopies
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful to be abstinent since I woke up
I am grateful to be grateful
I am grateful my voice work is improving with practice

Affirmations:


" A good plan of today is better than a great plan of tomorrow. Look back with satisfaction and move forward with confidence."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Abhijit Banerjee --- India


" Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are."
Kristin Armstrong --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey

" Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever."
Margaret Cho


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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.7.13

I am grateful for the day
I am grateful for my moms safe return from her trip
I am grateful to be grateful
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my Job
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful for this life

Affirmations:

" Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for."
Earl Warren


" If you are not failing now and again, its a sign you're playing it safe."
Woody Allen


" You build a successful life a day at a time."
Coach Lou Holtz

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my.gratitude-words.of.encouragement.5.5.13

I am grateful for this beautiful day
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my fellow 12 step brothers and sisters
I am grateful for the gift of music
I am grateful for my voice
I am grateful for my job

Affirmations:

" Life gets lighter when you learn when to use the power of goodbye. It's not always going to be easy but if the bigger picture says, "You're better off without it"....Then why hold on?

So please know when to:

Forgive Yourself
Forgive others
Let love go if it is not mutual or in your best interest
Severe ties to friends that are fruitless or harmful
Deaden habits that are of no value
Switch lanes on professions that do not lead to your dreams

Some bridges should actually be burnt. Identify them and do not be scared to light the fire."
Written in 2013 by Olanrewaju Kazeem --- Nigeria

" If your goal seems unattainable, don't change your goal. Stay focused, but you can start by changing your effort towards that goal."
Written in 2012 by Dr. Maloney Hunter-Lowe --- Virginia


" Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything."
Author Unknown - Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey

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