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Sober Friends

E50: The Importance Of Gratitude

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

4.3722 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Send us Fan Mail November is gratitude month in 12 step groups. It can be easy to think about resentments and guilt over past actions, but it's so important to be grateful for all you have and all that's changed in life because you put down the bottle. John I and Steve C join the show to talk about their gratitude lists. Please help support the show by giving it a review and rating in Apple Podcasts. Find Recovery Links, access to social media and email at https://notalonerecove...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Your Not Alone, a Recovery podcast. My name is Matt Jay, and on this show, we're here to share our experience, strength, and hope recovering from addiction. Why don't you contact the show? We would love to hear from you. Go to not aloneorecovery.com. We have the links to social media and email.

0:23.8

While you're at it, I'd love you to go to Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star review

0:28.1

telling us what you really think about the show.

0:30.9

We don't speak for any 12-step group.

0:33.0

We do try to remain anonymous.

0:34.9

John I, Steve C., what's going on? Matt, Jay. Living the dream, Matt.

0:40.8

Yep. Awesome. Back in Indian summer and 74 here in Connecticut, once again. Yeah. Beautiful.

0:47.5

76 tomorrow. Leaves are starting to turn green again. Yeah. I've got a red maple tree that is usually the last to shed its leaves.

0:56.9

They're almost all gone.

0:59.2

Mine was the first.

1:00.3

My red maple was, it started to turn first and dropped all its leaves and all the

1:06.4

ill ones are all still green.

1:08.0

I don't know what it is.

1:09.9

My red maple is still full.

1:11.7

My wife asked, do you think it's diseased?

1:13.6

And I go, look down the street.

1:15.4

Every red maple is dropping its leaves.

1:18.1

Something went on with the weather that told all the red maples.

1:21.4

It's time.

1:22.6

Right, right.

1:23.6

Yeah.

1:23.8

If you go up to the hills, the white mountains of New Hampshire, they're all snow capped already.

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