Gratefulness

I thought I would share the Serenity Prayer and a couple "Just for Today's" that I like.  Also, I thought I'd share a step a day. :)

Serenity Prayer:  "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

 The "Just for Today's" I'm sharing today are a couple that resounded through me when I first read them.  

Just for today, I will try to live through this day only and not tackle all my problems at once.  I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today, I will be agreeable.  I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not one bit.  I won't find fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate anybody but myself.

Step 1.  We admitted we were powerless [over alcohol], that our lives had become unmanageable.

Today's thoughts come from March 5th, 2014 - Al-Anon Meeting

Things I shared:

How I came upon my therapist and the changes it's made in me.
Grateful that I was ready to change when I found the therapist for me.
Grateful for the feeling of love and welcoming I get every time I attend a meeting.

Things mentioned that I liked:

Only you can change yourself.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln
To be loving is to be fully alive.

Thoughts I had afterward:

Regarding my dad, I need to prepare a "comeback" statement and practice it to make it 2nd nature to respond that way.  Something like, "I know you're upset, but it's not at me so stop taking it out on me."  Or something to that affect.

That's the end of my notes.  I want to add that I am still not brave enough to use the statement I've come up with... but I'm working on it!  I found a quote that I really love on Pinterest.  My parting thought:

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