wow that is mind bowing in itself I say that alot..
by looking up a joke and not taking the simplethings for granted like the music we listen to or the very air that we breathe a smile you see as you pass by another one for me is knowing i am doing the next right thing... ok tisa you can't post this safter the joke for tomorrow lol
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino
Today, Im showing my gratitude by being present at the UK Regional meeting as RCM-alt. from my area (NE England).
I have sacrificed some leisure time in Sheffield and am here in Leeds, 50 miles away, for a two day engagement.
The showing of that gratitude has not come easy; thoughts do come like " You have been serving NA for 21 years, in one position or another; when will you let go ?".
My love for the still suffering and the recovering addict prevents me from listening to those thoughts. My gratitude speaks when I care and share the NA Way. The love and support of others in service keeps getting me back here.
The logic is simple, I can do some things in recovery as an individual, then the group become a power greater than me. The group however has its primary purpose and can only do that well; so the rest of the service effort is passed on to area and region and World.
That is the gratitude line, and I always crave to be in that line somewhere, and God has always granted that wish.
-- Edited by Raman on Saturday 14th of November 2009 08:17:14 AM
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Raman an addict clean and serene just for today in NA Worldwide ; live to love and love to live the NA Way !!!
HI Tisa,,,,I will be thanking my family(wife,kids,)for being here for me in "all kinds of weather"I know it would be hard for me to live with me....I must constantly work my 8th step here at home before I even think of moving it out>3rd marriage,second 'set" of kids,man am I grateful!!!It ain't easy but I work at it everyday,with the grace of my God..
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
I will show my gratitude by sharing my gratitude for all those things that we take for granted...
a soft bed (sure beats that prison rack I used to sleep on),
food in the kitchen (I recall all those times I went hungry... even sneaking into peoples gardens to eat that last over-ripe tomatoe still hanging limply on the vine),
a roof over my head (those months I spent living out of a tent that had a big hole in the roof and wouldn't zip shut),
a kind and loving man in my life (much better than the ones that put me in the hospital),
my freedom (addiction, jails, and institutions),
friends (as opposed to the other using addicts that I used and that used me),
and last, but not least, I am grateful for Narcotics Anonymous for saving my life, then giving me a life that was actually worth living!
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I may not be 'All That', but I'm always on my mind!
I just pray that each day I will have the gratitude to be clean and there to help someone like I was helped myself.
