Feeling like shit? Write one of these:
What I am grateful for:
Waking up
Being clean
Bed
Apartment
Roommates
All of the wonderful people in my life
Bikram Yoga
Being a teacher
Being a student
Not having to use to feel normal
Not having to find a bathroom to get high in
Not having to steal from my loved ones or others to get high
Not having to steal from myself
Computers
My computer skills
My ability to understand
My ability to adapt
Higher Power
Being clean for almost 10 years! Wow!
Not having to wear shower shoes to the bathroom
Not having to carry all of my bathroom stuff with me along with my toilet paper
Being able to finish a tube of toothpaste
Food
Climbing
Nature
I still feel a little fucked up but I know for a fact that I would feel much worse if I was still using. How I feel these days doesn’t even come close to the pain I use to feel on a daily basis. When I was struggling with my fourth step my sponsor made a suggestion to write a gratitude list. I started doing it then and have been doing it for years. It is a great tool when you are not feeling that great. It really helps to put thing into perspective.