THURSDAY CHIP---GRATEFUL/ UNGRATEFUL

[SunnyGirl]

THURSDAY CHIP---GRATEFUL/UNGRATEFUL

I am feeling the grateful side of this chip today.....
I've been in sort of a snit lately, about what EOR
used to be. Worrying about where the old timers
went.... Well, I'm here today to tell you that I
am grateful that EOR is here today and I'm right
where I'm suppose to be. The old timers that
have moved on, must be where they need to be,
or they'd check in.

I am also grateful to those of you that stayed here
and kept the light in the window and were here to
welcome me back. For the visitors reading the posts
on these boards, I'd be grateful if you would sign in
and let us know how your doing.....

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl

[caressa]

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It is something that I try to practice the other 364 days of the year. I have so much to be grateful for. I didn't think I would live to be 40. Each day of the next 26 years have been a gift.

[caressa]

From Daily Reflections: January 29/09

THE JOY OF SHARING

Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 89

To know that each newcomer with whom I share has the opportunity to experience the relief that I have found in this Fellowship fills me with joy and gratitude. I feel that all the things described in A.A. will come to pass for them, as they have for me, if they seize the opportunity and embrace the program fully.

I know how you feel my friend. Thought this tells it better than I can. It is not just AA, it is for all 12 Step Groups or even those who think they may qualify for one. I know I can identify with most of them. They say, "You are a member when you say you are." I am the one who has to qualify. No one can make the decision for me.

I am grateful for the fact that they didn't turn me away. It took me a long time to get to the doors. I was so glad they were wide open when I got there.