How are you thankful? Can you be thankful even when life isn't going well? How can

being thankful improve your life? Welcome to episode 180 of the recovery show.

This episode is brought to you by Greg. He used the

donation button on our website. Thank you Greg for your generous

contribution. This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of

alcoholics and addicts so have found a path to serenity and happiness. We are others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed

attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we would like to state that

though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program who represent

ourselves rather than the program.

During this show we will share our own experiences.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

Take what you like and leave the rest.

We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life.

My name is Spencer and I'm your host today.

I have a reading from the book How Al-Anon Works.

This is from Chapter 10.

Chapter 10 is titled Change Attitudes, the section from which I took

this reading is titled Gratitude.

Actively practicing Gratitude is one way we can promote attitude adjustment. Instead of taking for granted the many

blessings in our lives we make a point to mentally acknowledge them until doing so

becomes a habit. Writing them down in a gratitude list and then reading the list

to our sponsor or sharing it with other Al-Anon members helps us realize that there are many things in our lives for which we are truly grateful.

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