A friend once said to me, "The problem with graitude is that you have to be grateful!"  It was a cute response to the difficulty sometimes we face in getting into the mindset of gratitude.  Old questions and "tapes" in your head block the path to the peace and calm that gratitude will bring.  The isolation of drug and alcohol addiction block the path to addiction.  When you feel lonely and misunderstood, it is easy to say, "I have nothing to be greatful for." 

You have the right and ability to be calm and happy right now, this minute.  While happiness may not be appropriate for the circumstances in your life at this moment, it would be wise to realize you can choose it anytime.  Most clients in drug and alcohol rehab have the ability to be sad and depressed in a second.  They spend a large portion of their time in unhappy states.  A good drug and alcohol rehab program will help you to acquire the skill of moving into positive emotions without using drugs or alcohol.

The path to gratitude is through repeated questions.  If you ask the question, "What am I grateful for?", and you don't get a n answer, ask again.  Sometimes you can get past the mental filter we put up by asking, "If I wanted to be grateful at his moment, what could I be grateful about?"  Another great question is, "What do I have right now, that I fear losing the most?"  Funny how quickly we can answer a fear based question.  The upside here is you can be grateful for having it in your life this moment.  While you are drug and alcohol rehab work hard at this exercise.  You will find questions to give you the wonderful things you are blessed with.  Dig deeper today.

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