my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.31.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for program
I am grateful for my fellow sparkers and loopies
I am grateful for Karen
I am grateful for mom


“It is not just about the PACE. It is the FOCUS in the right DIRECTION. Remember, the snail made it to Noah's Ark in good time."
Copyright © 2009 Basil O. Ibebunjo


" Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a great opportunity."
Written in 2009 by Submitted by CPL B. --- California


“Defrag your mind to free up positive space. Crop your thoughts to cut out all the negative parts or views of negative thinking. Copy & Paste daily inspirations and motivations to help focus on the good in each situation in life. When you change your thoughts, you change your thinking. Uploading this inspiration is downloading positive thoughts into your memory bank of thinking. Think bigger, better and brighter thoughts!" Copyright © 2009 Antonio Talbert

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.29.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power who guides me and gives me strength
I am grateful to know the peace and serenity of sobriety this morning
I am grateful I woke up this morning and I have the gift of this day
I am grateful for the gift of music
I am grateful for the great suggestions from my sponsors
I am grateful to see blue sky out the window
I am grateful to be taking care of business today

" Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen! "
Written in 2009 by Art Hurst --- Kansas

" Courage is reclaiming your life after a devastating event robs you of your confidence and self-esteem. It is facing tomorrow with a firm resolve to reach deep within yourself to find another strength, another talent. It is taking yourself to another level of your own existence where you are once again whole, productive, special." Catherine Brit --- Submitted by Lauren C. --- New Jersey

" You can't change what you have started, but you can change the direction you are going. It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you're doing now that counts." Napoleon Hill --- Submitted by James Padilla --- Philippines

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.28.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for the news that mom is cancer free
I am grateful we made it home safe yesterday
I am grateful for my family
I am grateful for Mike
I am grateful for Karen

" No difficulty is permanent; the time will pass so believe in oneself."
V.K. Chamlikar -- Submitted by Pravin Chamlikar --- India

" No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees."
Amelia Earhart

" No one is in control
of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."
Barbara De Angelis

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.27.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be abstinent today
I am grateful for the gift of today
I am grateful for Mike
I am grateful to fee useful today
I am grateful to have natural talent


" When a person rediscovers that his deepest Nature is one with the All, he is relieved of the burdens of time, of anxiety, of worry; he is relieved from the chains of alienation and separate self-existence."
Ken Wilber --- Submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj --- India


" Sometimes it's a good idea to show that you can be a soft person, who keeps his impatience & annoyance under control, to give an adequate account of yourself to everyone."
Written in 2011 by Shatha Zahran --- Jordan


" You can only control what you can control."
Written in 2011 by M. Neale --- Australia

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.25.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power

I am grateful to be abstinent today

I am grateful for the gift of this day

I am grateful for mom

I am grateful for mike

I am grateful for music

I am grateful for the snow

I am grateful for the support I have

" Stop being afraid of rocking the boat; go ahead rock a little. Take an uncalculated risk, own a life long dream. Don't map it out or plan your reasoning's of how or why, just do it. Trust that you can achieve what you set out to accomplish. You're continuously thinking thoughts of great achievements and success, dare to be daring and live like your thoughts. Your life failures are proof/evidence that you lived trying and overcame the fears of failure. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Trust your very own abilities!" Copyright © 2008 Antonio Talbert

The key to success is to just want it bad enough. If you want it bad enough, you'll figure out a way to get it. All other factors are irrelevant. Upbringing, IQ, genetics, environment, and possessions - all don't matter. It comes down to drive. If you have the fire, then you'll get what you want, guaranteed."  Copyright © 2008 Brian Buchner

" Fight until you bleed; bleed until you accomplish." Written in 2008 by Casey S. --- California

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.24.14

I am grateful to know a Higher Power
I am grateful for my abstinence and program
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for the lessons I learn daily despite how painful they are
I am grateful to be evolving in my work

" Find what you love and put your heart and soul, mind and body into it. When all the rivers of blood, sweat, and tears have watered the seeds of this passion, this love, and grown it into the fully bloomed flower of your dreams, there will come a pause, where the sheer sight, sound, smell, and feel of it will be, simultaneously, that of a peaceful calm and an exhilarating joy."
Written in 2007 by K. Canadic --- Canada


" When we think we are powerful, we are."
Written in 2005 by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD


" Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do."
Barbara Sher

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.23.14

I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for program
I am grateful for Tammy
I am grateful for Karen

" May the sunshine of this day light up the darkest areas deep down inside your heart. Light will undoubtedly always overcome the darkness. So may your life always shine directly from the heart."
--- Copyright © 2001 Leon Grobaski


" I know there are tears that no man should be ashamed of
Because some tears, like the blood, come from the heart."
--- Menachem Begin (Late Israeli P.M.) --- Submitted by Sagiv Loiter --- Israel


" You can only go as far as you push."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by K. Hoffman --- Maryland

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my gratitude-words.of.encouragement.1.22.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be abstinent and working in recovery
I am grateful for the gift of this day
I am grateful for my best friend Tammy
I am grateful for Phil keeping me straight
I am grateful for Monica
I am grateful for the lessons I learn everyday
I am grateful for motivateus.com for the great quotes

" The road in life has many turns. Keep your hands on the wheel; watch straight ahead. Fasten your seat belt and commit yourself to making every turn."
Copyright © 2007 Larry Fleming

" Do not change your SELF to gain the validation of those who have not earned the rightful honor to be your judge."
Copyright © 2007 Mecca Donna


" The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek therefore, not to find out who you are; seek to determine who you want to be."
Neale Donald Walsh --- Submitted by Nidhi Singhal --- India

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home sweet home.report.1.21.14

Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful, recovering COE and I was abstinent yesterday.

A quiet day yesterday, not really much of anything to report, it was business as usual

I have been struggling to make my calls and do the simple tasks like listening to speaker files or read, although I did read a few pages in my Zen book which I put on my plan.  I often struggle with feeling like I don’t do enough, or I should be doing more.  It’s tough to determine what is real and what is me beating up on myself.  I need to develop a routine where I do these things at specific times in order to ensure I get them accomplished.

Plan for the day

Pray (did it as soon as my feet hit the floor)
Submit meal plan (done)
Stick to meal plan and report any changes
Do my daily call to Phil (done)
Pray before and after my meals
Text Phil before and after my meals
Reach out and make calls to other people in program and out.
Focus on making a routine where I listen to a file be it a speaker file or something on meditation daily
Focus on making a routine where I do some readings daily from whatever source I designate for that day.

my gratitude-words of enouragement.1.20.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for program
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for the wonderful BB meeting yesterday
I am grateful for the wonderful Skype meeting yesterday

" Create a life that fits your dreams and you realize your true soul path and embark on a spiritual journey that nourishes the sacred and embraces the immortal."
Micheal --- Submitted by Lauren C. --- New Jersey


" The person I strive to be is not confined by my disability."
Written in 2009 by Allyson Partridge --- Canada

" Some of our greatest personal challenges can serve us as a 'master key' to our greatest personal breakthroughs." Copyright © 2009 Michelle W. Seamons

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My gratitude-words of encouragement.1.19.14

I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful to be in recovery today
I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for the lessons I have learned
I am grateful for the BB meeting this morning
I am grateful for the service I can do this afternoon


" Never believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by J. Smith --- Missouri

" It is only impossible, until somebody does it."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by B.T. --- Ontario, Canada

" The power you need exists in the noble blood in your veins."
--- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk --- Submitted by Selin Y. --- California

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.17.14

I am grateful for today
I am grateful for a HP
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for the people I have in my life
I am grateful for music

" Believe in yourself, its the only hope which can never die...because the sun shines due to its own light."
Written in 2012 by Saba Hussain --- India

" Richness of a soul is how much it cares about others... poverty is how little."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mohammed --- Saudi Arabia

" People forget the smallest things in life bring the simplest happiness into one's heart. It is the unfound treasure that is found within the smallest light that shines on the face of the simplest of pleasure, a forgotten smile." Written in 2014 by Amy Masella --- Illinois

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my gratidude-words of encouragement.1.16.14

I am grateful for waking up this morning
I am grateful for my HP’S direction
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for Phil’s guidance
I am grateful for a safe trip yesterday

" Don't sacrifice your success on account of what people say. They don't know what you sacrificed to be where you are. Sometimes even you don't."
Written in 2007 by Prerana Srinivasan --- India

" Your journey begins when you feel you've reached your limits."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.S. --- New Zealand

" Life is a gift. Are you going to unwrap it or leave it in the box?"
Written in 2004 by Stephen J. Todey --- California

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.15.14

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for a HP of my own understanding
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for life’s challenges to remind me of what I need to do
I am grateful for the time I have with mom

" Keep bubbling over with abundant joy, peace and love. You may be the only well-watered oasis for someone going through a desert in their lives."
Written in 2011 by Caroline Naoroji --- Virginia

" The sun, moon, and stars in the sky may shine for trillions of years like the soft flickering small candlelight, that doesn't get put out in seasons of wind and storm. True beauty and perfectionism in love are like faith that can never be banished, hope that can never die."
Written in 2011 by Khan V. --- Pennsylvania

" After all the pain you've been through, after all the heartaches you've experienced, after all the painful and deep cuts, I want to congratulate you because you didn't think it was the end of the road. You had hope; you had faith that today will come with a different story. When God is up to something, you will go down to nothing; from there people will see you coming from Zero to Hero." Written in 2011 by Bizanani Hadebe --- South Africa

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.13.14

I am very grateful for my life today
I am grateful for my strong and loving Higher Power
I am grateful for the skype meeting yesterday
I am grateful for Phils powerful share
I am grateful for the lessons I learned over the weekend
I am grateful to be of service

" Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper."
Og Mandino


" Once we recognize the fact that every individual is a treasury of hidden and unsuspected qualities, our lives become richer, our judgment better, and our world is more right. It is not love that is blind, it is only the unnoticing eye that cannot see the real qualities of people."
Charles H. Percy


" Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into."
Mahatma Gandhi

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.12.14

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for my gratitude

" If you believe in yourself and believe that you are worthy, whatever you focus on with all of your mind and pursue with all of your heart, you will achieve."
Written in 2010 by Mike Shippey --- California

" Experience on paper matters, but not always. It is you who has to decide where and what you want to be in life. When we are running for success, dreams, we don't need to worry about materialistic things. These things join hands with you, automatically, when you are successful."
Written in 2010 by Vishal Gupta --- India


" It's not about the past, it's not about the journey; it's about NOW. It's about what you do with what you have, about being at peace with yourself, about giving everything you've got to get where you want to be. That's what I call success."
Written in 2010 by Leonard Frincu --- California

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.11.14

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for a HP of my own understanding
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for Phil & James guidance
I am very grateful for the meeting last night
I am grateful my poor choices in life have not landed me in prison

" We were not born to repeat history but we were born to make history."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Clinton N., Age 16 --- Kenya

" Some people see challenges as stumbling blocks, but I see challenges as building blocks, for they are not stumbling blocks but building blocks for constructing our dreams."
Written in 2013 by Aishat S., Age 16 --- Nigeria

" Never lie, steal, cheat or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away the happy times, if you must cheat, cheat pain and death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that steal your breath away."From the Movie "Hitch" with some additions from Victoria, Age 15 --- Missouri






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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.10.14

I am grateful for my life today
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for music
I am grateful for program
I am grateful to be of service


" A hole gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it. The heart is the opposite. It tends to get smaller and smaller for a lot of people when too much is taken from it. So be careful with someone's heart. We all deserve to have a big heart." Written in 2013 by Dr Maloney Hunter-Lowe --- Virginia


" Forgive yourself and be at peace. Know that a life without regrets is like a car with no miles. Those regrets can be stepping-stones to a better tomorrow. Peace."
Written in 2013 by Janice Harris --- Florida


" Never compare your past to the present neither the future to the present. Everyday is different. But the present should always be better than the past and so the future would be much, much better than the present."
Written in 2013 by Jenirose Sulit --- Philippines

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.9.14

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for the chance to be of service yesterday
I am grateful for Phil keeping me on track
I am grateful for James email and support
I am grateful Karen made the choice to give herself a better life
I am grateful for mom

" We learn the ropes of life by untying its knots."
Jean Toomer --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya

" Dare to be different. The world is full of the ordinary."
Written in 2013 by RVM --- India

" Learned that you can't change mistakes made with people in the past, but you can change the outcome of those mistakes at any time by taking responsibility for them. Do what is right to best correct them and accept them so that you can be forgiven and forgive yourself. Most people usually have already forgiven you; they are just waiting for you to forgive yourself so that you can both move on."
Written in 2013 by Matt Price --- California

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.8.14

I am grateful for this day
I am grateful for my HP of my own understanding
I am grateful for my abstinence
I am grateful for James
I am grateful for the meeting tonight
I am grateful for the opportunity to be of service
I am grateful for Blues Traveler
I am grateful for Phil


" People forget the smallest things in life bring the simplest happiness into one's heart. It is the unfound treasure that is found within the smallest light that shines on the face of the simplest of pleasure, a forgotten smile."
Written in 2014 by Amy Masella --- Illinois



" Don't dwell on those who let you down, cherish those who hold you up."
Submitted by Pradnya Potdar --- India


" Hope is born afresh in our hearts for a new day has come. A chapter has closed, and now we have the privilege of starting a new one. We will write a new history. We will redefine our collective destiny. We will build the future of our dreams."
Written in 2014 by Olanrewaju Kazeem --- Nigeria

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.7.14

I am grateful for my life today
I am grateful for a HP of my own understanding
I am grateful for my abstinence
I am grateful for my fellow 12steppers and sparkers
I am grateful to be grateful
I am grateful to be open, honest, humble, teachable
I am grateful for mom


" Let's dream big... let's dream positive... let's be determined and committed... let's not forget our values and ethics... let's be firmly grounded to our roots... and let success follow us."
Written in 2008 by Nisha Grace --- India


" Every morning you have two choices... continue your sleep with dreaming or wake up and chase your dreams. Choice is yours."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Yoga Priya --- India


" Life's great moments usually come from doing something we fear at that moment. And at that very moment, we stepped right up to face that battle. Are you ready to step up?"
Written in 2008 by Jasper T. --- Australia

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.6.14

I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for my HP
I am grateful for my life this day
I am grateful for my family
I am grateful for the rain
I am grateful we have a plow guy
I am grateful for the program


" Keep striving! Keep progressing! Keep improving! Each waking moment you are blessed to become your best." Written in 2013 by William Merrick --- New Jersey



" If you are born to sparkle, you will sparkle at any corner of the sky."
Written in 2013 by Mohammad Nasar Khan --- Pakistan


" Don't just be who you are and what you are. Move, evolve, change, grow and become better each day." Written in 2013 by RVM --- India

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.5.14

I am grateful to be abstinent this morning
I am grateful for my Higher Power
I am grateful for my sponsors
I am grateful for the relapse and the lesson it taught me
I am grateful for music
I am grateful for technology that will allow us to do skype meeting


" Don't look back unless you want to go back."
Phil Harbolt --- Submitted by Jessica Snyder --- Ohio

" The only two people who can help you through a difficult period, or help you achieve an outstanding goal, are YOU and YOURSELF."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Grant Stephen-Paul Ormerod --- England, United Kingdom

" Fear of failure can lead to failure, for if you think it, you can achieve it."
Copyright © 2003 Dia Forrester

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.4.14

I am grateful to be abstinent

I am grateful for this day

I am grateful for a HP of my own understanding which I choose to call Jeff

I am grateful for the lessons that life is teaching me

I am grateful to be of service

" Since it is impossible to escape the result of our own deeds, let us practice good works."

The Buddha --- Submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj --- India

" Sometimes you just have to smile, pretend everything is okay and just walk away."

Author Unknown --- Submitted by T.N., Age 17 --- South Africa

" Wear your scars proud. They shape who you are and let people know you've struggled and won; you never gave up. Never be ashamed to show you were strong, even at your weakest moments."

Written in 2011 by Jenn B., Age 15 --- Canada

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.3.14

I am grateful to be abstinent

I am grateful for the gift of this day I have been given

I am grateful for a Power Greater than myself

I am grateful for the movie Thanks for Sharing

I am grateful for the strong support of my fellow 12 step brothers and sisters and sparkers

I am grateful for the music playing this morning

I am grateful to be able to buy gas this morning.

" Taking one step at a time towards emerging, genuine success doesn't mean you are doing it wrong. It just signifies you are gradual - slow but steady."
Written in 2013 by Emeasoba George --- Nigeria

" Just like waves in the ocean come and go, no challenge is permanent. Problems will come and go too. We must enjoy the challenges just like we enjoy the waves."
Written in 2013 by RVM --- India

" Be brave and make mistakes. You learn more from your mistakes than from your successes. Love your mistakes for making you better and acknowledge your success for it came from correcting those mistakes."
Written in 2013 by Evan Finegan --- Ireland

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my gratitude-words of encouragement.1.2.14

I am grateful to be abstinent
I am grateful for this day I have been given
I am grateful for a Power greater than myself
I am grateful for the program of recovery
I am grateful to have a warm home
I am grateful to have a job
I am grateful for mom
I am grateful for the wonderful card I got this morning when I woke up
I am grateful for the gift of music
I am grateful for the friends and family I have
I am grateful for the call I got last night from my brother


" What if we didn't have the capacity for healing, unity, and forgiveness? What if we didn't try to listen, say thanks, or be kind? What if we didn't need each other... or say I love you? What if we hadn't experienced the terror, the pains, the regrets, and foibles of being human? But we did. We know more. Let's not forget that we do."
Louise B. Parsley --- Submitted by Bethany E., Age 14 --- Texas


" The purpose of life is to discover True Love;
The secret is to discover the Present Moment."
Copyright © 2003 Simon Heighwaya


" People don't often see the broken heart of humanity; we may be the only Jesus they ever meet or the only bible they ever read. We must reach out to people at all times and do the Lord's work while we spend our time here. And whenever you meet someone for the first time, don't judge him or her by what station they're at in life because you never know, that person may end up being your best friend."
Copyright © 2003 Leanne Selby


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