A Full and Thankful Heart

I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know.  As Bill Sees It, p. 37

I believe that we in Alcoholics Anonymous are fortunate in that we are constantly reminded of the need to be grateful and of how important gratitude is to our sobriety. I am truly grateful for the sobriety God has given me through the A.A. program and am glad I can give back what was given to me freely. I am grateful not only for sobriety, but for the quality of life my sobriety has brought. God has been gracious enough to give me sober days and a life blessed with peace and contentment, as well as the ability to give and receive love, and the opportunity to serve others—in our Fellowship, my family and my community. For all of this, I have “a full and thankful heart"  

From the book Daily Reflections

One thing an alcoholic mind always wants is more.  Today I appreciate the love that I do have from others to me and from me to others.  Of course my mind tells me it wants more…but today I am able to enoy what I do have instead of being filled with the endless self-pity of having volunteered to be the eternal victim.

I am grateful for learning how to love and be loved with healthier boundaries so that I don’t get sucked into the emotional blackhole of insatiable neediness today.