I'm desperately trying to find something to be grateful for this morning.We've had 15 days of rainy,cold days where I can't do anything and I'm climbing the walls and getting very bitter.I had to go to the dentist yesterday to have a crown put back on........385.00 for 15 f*cking minutes
So.............I'm posting this to get over my cheap self and realize that things could be worse.
So,here goes.
I'm grateful today that I have a roof over my head and I'm not underneath my bed trying to find an oxy that may have dropped in the night.
I'm grateful my roof isn't leaking anymore
That's the best I can do.LOL
BTW.......I did go to a meeting last night and I wanted to kill the chairman because she wouldn't shut the f*ck up and let anyone else talk.
I'm grateful to have the friends that I do.
Tim, YGM
Tim, YGM
Tim:
For whatever it's worth, your post made me laugh so hard. Sometimes, it is so hard for me to be grateful when things seem bleak but not scouring the house for that one pill that might have escaped my vigilant eye is very much worth being grateful. Not tearing up my house looking for that one pill that my hawkeye would have never let get out of my prudent inventory is a good day. I hope your day gets better.
~Rachel
For whatever it's worth, your post made me laugh so hard. Sometimes, it is so hard for me to be grateful when things seem bleak but not scouring the house for that one pill that might have escaped my vigilant eye is very much worth being grateful. Not tearing up my house looking for that one pill that my hawkeye would have never let get out of my prudent inventory is a good day. I hope your day gets better.
~Rachel
Thanks Rach,Gina........It will get better.I can't work because I'm in the landscape biz and it's so wet.
I'm going to a hit a power yoga at 9"30 and I don't want to go.My inner Buddha would rather whine and pout.
I'm getting tired of these friggin dogs too.They go run outside in the rain and then come jump on the bed.It's real special right now.
My house looks like some abandoned hut in Indonesia right now.
I'm going to a hit a power yoga at 9"30 and I don't want to go.My inner Buddha would rather whine and pout.
I'm getting tired of these friggin dogs too.They go run outside in the rain and then come jump on the bed.It's real special right now.
My house looks like some abandoned hut in Indonesia right now.
Tim,
When I felt s***ty, you told me to show up on the mat. Your inner Buddha can whine and pout there as well as at home.
And, an abandoned hut in Indonesia sounds like a fine subject for a painting.
Anyway, I don't need to preach to the choir. I know you'll do the next right thing.
Gina
When I felt s***ty, you told me to show up on the mat. Your inner Buddha can whine and pout there as well as at home.
And, an abandoned hut in Indonesia sounds like a fine subject for a painting.
Anyway, I don't need to preach to the choir. I know you'll do the next right thing.
Gina
Tim,
Sorry your gratitude has an attitude today. I get that way too. What WAS a very mild winter is now freezing and wet and just plain nasty. So, I feel your pain. My kitchen and hallway are covered in muddy dog paw prints. The one sofa I am currently allowing them to sit on is disgusting too.
At the risk of grossing everyone out again, I'll give you something to add to your gratitude list...
Today you are grateful that you dog did NOT bring home an entire deer leg with the hip still attached. This NOT happening did NOT cause you to scream at the dog, which did NOT cause him to run away for an hour only to return with leg (minus the hip) still in his mouth begging to come inside! You did NOT have to suit up with garbage bags on your arms and wrestle the deer leg out of his mouth. You then were NOT forced to isolate the stinking dog in the garage for 2 hours until your husband returned home to bathe him. You did NOT have to listen to his deep, sorrowful barking and howling from being isolated in the garage. Your husband did NOT return home to find that your dog had vomited up a pureed mixture of deer guts and deer excrement on the carpeted floor of his weight room. Yes, this really happened, and although I'm grateful that the weight room is an extension of the garage, I'm still forced to keep the damn dog tied up because I have no idea where the other 3 legs are, not to mention the head.
Sorry people, I hope nobody was eating breakfast. Feel a little bit better? :-)
Sorry your gratitude has an attitude today. I get that way too. What WAS a very mild winter is now freezing and wet and just plain nasty. So, I feel your pain. My kitchen and hallway are covered in muddy dog paw prints. The one sofa I am currently allowing them to sit on is disgusting too.
At the risk of grossing everyone out again, I'll give you something to add to your gratitude list...
Today you are grateful that you dog did NOT bring home an entire deer leg with the hip still attached. This NOT happening did NOT cause you to scream at the dog, which did NOT cause him to run away for an hour only to return with leg (minus the hip) still in his mouth begging to come inside! You did NOT have to suit up with garbage bags on your arms and wrestle the deer leg out of his mouth. You then were NOT forced to isolate the stinking dog in the garage for 2 hours until your husband returned home to bathe him. You did NOT have to listen to his deep, sorrowful barking and howling from being isolated in the garage. Your husband did NOT return home to find that your dog had vomited up a pureed mixture of deer guts and deer excrement on the carpeted floor of his weight room. Yes, this really happened, and although I'm grateful that the weight room is an extension of the garage, I'm still forced to keep the damn dog tied up because I have no idea where the other 3 legs are, not to mention the head.
Sorry people, I hope nobody was eating breakfast. Feel a little bit better? :-)
LMAO
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Well, the deer doesn't have a lot to be grateful for either...hehe
LOL....Oh "deer" I hadn't thought about that. Jeez, I really need to go get some sleep.
Atlas,
ROFLMFCAO!!!
People like you are why I only drink clear fluids when I read this board.
Off to get the screencleaner...
Today I'm grateful for the spit-take.
Love,
Gina
ROFLMFCAO!!!
People like you are why I only drink clear fluids when I read this board.
Off to get the screencleaner...
Today I'm grateful for the spit-take.
Love,
Gina
I was in that mode yesterday...it was cold..work sucked..my house is a mess and my BF is home for at least 8 more weeks so I have to care for him..I screwed up my taper and went to bed pissed off. But today is a new day...I hope your dentist appt. goes ok. I have exteme dental phobia and I feel for you. I brush y teeth 4 times a day out of fear LOL. Have a better day Tim...Love, Sharonn
Today I am grateful that I am able to take care of my sick family and not be worrying about when my next dose would have been....
Today I am grateful that our computer system is fixed and I can catch up on all my work that didn't get done yesterday....
Today I am grateful I was asked last night to give my friend her 6 month chip and she's worked very hard for it.....
Today I am grateful that by leaving for work 15minutes late, I got to enjoy a beautiful sunrise on the drive into work....
Today I am grateful that knowing I have to go through sh*t and have some challanging times so that when I make it through, and the days are good again, I can enjoy them to the max.....
Tim,
I know exactly where you are coming from......a suggestion would be not only hit your yoga but hit another meeting and reach out to a newcomer....For me, this is what takes me out of myself faster than anything.....
The rain will stop in God's time and then you'll be blessed with having to decide whether to work or go surf....give it time, my friend.....
Love ya,
Stacey
Today I am grateful that our computer system is fixed and I can catch up on all my work that didn't get done yesterday....
Today I am grateful I was asked last night to give my friend her 6 month chip and she's worked very hard for it.....
Today I am grateful that by leaving for work 15minutes late, I got to enjoy a beautiful sunrise on the drive into work....
Today I am grateful that knowing I have to go through sh*t and have some challanging times so that when I make it through, and the days are good again, I can enjoy them to the max.....
Tim,
I know exactly where you are coming from......a suggestion would be not only hit your yoga but hit another meeting and reach out to a newcomer....For me, this is what takes me out of myself faster than anything.....
The rain will stop in God's time and then you'll be blessed with having to decide whether to work or go surf....give it time, my friend.....
Love ya,
Stacey
Pssst..Tim..I'll let you in on a little secret...come here...a little closer....ready?...it's ok to have a bad day once in a while. My sponsor tells me if it wasn't for the bad days we wouldn't appreciate the good ones but I don't believe her. And, yes, I am going to say it....this too shall pass.
big happy smooches to you
big happy smooches to you
Tim...
Another thing I do when I'm upset or in a funk, I write.....I write all my feelings and complaints and woes and I send it e-mail to Miss Katbird and l let them go...I've also started journaling at night and that too helps....So, since I've been in pretty good spirits lately, you are welcome to e-mail Kat and get rid of some of those frustrations <eg>....Oh, and she'll reply just like she posted above me....
Thinking of you....
xoxo
Another thing I do when I'm upset or in a funk, I write.....I write all my feelings and complaints and woes and I send it e-mail to Miss Katbird and l let them go...I've also started journaling at night and that too helps....So, since I've been in pretty good spirits lately, you are welcome to e-mail Kat and get rid of some of those frustrations <eg>....Oh, and she'll reply just like she posted above me....
Thinking of you....
xoxo
Tim,i sure can sympathise with you.Im having the very same type of day as you,nothing seems to help.Right now,im going to lay down with my new book(one i thin Carol mentioned,The Memory Keepers daughter)and im not going to fight it any longer,im just going to let my mind go somewhere else.
Sounds like Yoga works in a similar way.Hopefully it did the trick for you.
Heres to a better tomorrow!~KIM
Sounds like Yoga works in a similar way.Hopefully it did the trick for you.
Heres to a better tomorrow!~KIM
Thanks everyone.
I hear you Kat.I forget that it is o.k. to have a bad day.
Stacey-Working with a newcomer?.........Not today,I would kill them.LOL
The girl that led the meeting last night had 60 days.Every sentence ended with"You know what I'm talking about?"...LOL
I commend her for getting up there and doing it and I told her she did a good job....although I was lying through my teeth.I wanted to jerk what remaining bleached blonde hair out that she had left.
But,it wasn't her.It was my piss poor attitude and today I will try to work on changing that.
My sponsor has been in Paris the last ten days so thanks guys for sponsoring me this morning
I hear you Kat.I forget that it is o.k. to have a bad day.
Stacey-Working with a newcomer?.........Not today,I would kill them.LOL
The girl that led the meeting last night had 60 days.Every sentence ended with"You know what I'm talking about?"...LOL
I commend her for getting up there and doing it and I told her she did a good job....although I was lying through my teeth.I wanted to jerk what remaining bleached blonde hair out that she had left.
But,it wasn't her.It was my piss poor attitude and today I will try to work on changing that.
My sponsor has been in Paris the last ten days so thanks guys for sponsoring me this morning
I feel for you Tim.
I had a whole week like that last week. I need to thank my therapist AND my wonderfull wife for helping me get out of it. I was really in a pit of self pity and anger and they were honest enough to call me out on it.
Took a little bit of thought on my end, but they were right and helped me work through what could have been a posible relapse waiting to happen.
I have been meaning to ask you Tim, do you surf? I noticed the theme in your avatar and some of the paintings that posted. I have never had the opportunity to surf here in the great north, but I have been skate boarding for 20 years. Being clean again has me dreaming of getting back on my board. That was always one of the ways for me to get out of that 'stinkin' thinkin'
peaceout
dtroitj
I had a whole week like that last week. I need to thank my therapist AND my wonderfull wife for helping me get out of it. I was really in a pit of self pity and anger and they were honest enough to call me out on it.
Took a little bit of thought on my end, but they were right and helped me work through what could have been a posible relapse waiting to happen.
I have been meaning to ask you Tim, do you surf? I noticed the theme in your avatar and some of the paintings that posted. I have never had the opportunity to surf here in the great north, but I have been skate boarding for 20 years. Being clean again has me dreaming of getting back on my board. That was always one of the ways for me to get out of that 'stinkin' thinkin'
peaceout
dtroitj
I am grateful that I have wonderful opportunities ahead and choices.
I am grateful that I have the blessing of choice in my life.
I am grateful that I dare talk to people about my problems (a little too much)
I am grateful that I am not jobless.
I am grateful that I went to school to do hard things that I don't really feel like I can do that leave me second guessing every second of the last 5 days.
Jane
I am grateful that I have the blessing of choice in my life.
I am grateful that I dare talk to people about my problems (a little too much)
I am grateful that I am not jobless.
I am grateful that I went to school to do hard things that I don't really feel like I can do that leave me second guessing every second of the last 5 days.
Jane
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| The suns coming out.......I can't believe it. It's like the resurection.I'm outta here. |
Isn't it amazing how one day things can look bleak and you make it through the day only to wake up to the next day and the sun starts shining.....
I am glad you're getting some sun Tim and I hope you enjoy your day....but, my friend, I'm afraid it'll still take a couple of days before the ground dries and the dogs won't track mud on the bed <beg>
xoxoxo
Boy can I relate to these posts!!! I have so much to be grateful for...I have to keep reminding myself that at times when the gratitude is a tad low....that I am after all...only human....and that humbles me!!! Progress NOT Perfection is my Mantra these days!!
Tim...these are for you! The surf her is unbelievable on the Islands...huge storms...most beaches are closed surf was 15 -20 feet high yesterday....I was awestruck!!!
Tim...these are for you! The surf her is unbelievable on the Islands...huge storms...most beaches are closed surf was 15 -20 feet high yesterday....I was awestruck!!!
