It is so easy to fall from gratitude, for me it usually happens when things aren’t going my way. I tend to forget that all I have is a gift. Everyday sober and above ground is more than i could ever have thought possible. If you would have asked me when I first rasied my hand and said “my name is Michael, and I am an Alcoholic ” there is noway I would have been able to understand what was in store. A friend shared with me the concept of learning to stay grateful when things are going great, without starting to think these things I’ve done right, are the reason they are good. The truth is in there somewhere, right actions general produce good results, but if they don’t why is that? Most likely the answer is that we bring ego into everything we do, even in our prayers generally ego is lurking there some place. We are told that ego must be smashed, we must find humility, however humility can end with a pat on the back. The only way I can stay grateful on a daily basis is to remember, from were I came from. The road is long, the work continues, the blessings are many, and I have to be grateful in every season of each minute. I didn’t do it right, God makes it right for me.
Peace Out : M copyright 2014