03 May

Sharing our gratitude

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“My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way.“

Gratitude Prayer

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The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of gratitude aren’t limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed. More frequently, they arise from the overall sense of joy we feel in our new lives. These feelings are enhanced by our certainty of the course our lives would have taken if it weren’t for the miracle we’ve experienced in Narcotics Anonymous.

These feelings are so all-encompassing, so wondrous, and sometimes so overwhelming that we often can’t find words for them. We sometimes openly weep with happiness while sharing in a meeting, yet we grope for words to express what we are feeling. We want so badly to convey to newcomers the gratitude we feel, but it seems that our language lacks the superlatives to describe it.

When we share with tears in our eyes, when we choke up and can’t talk at all–these are the times when our gratitude speaks most clearly. We share our gratitude directly from our hearts; with their hearts, others hear and understand. Our gratitude speaks eloquently, though our words may not.

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Just for Today: My gratitude has a voice of its own; when it speaks, the heart understands. Today, I will share my gratitude with others, whether I can find the words or not.All NAWS subscriptions are free. We are able to provide this service due, in part, to the generous contributions of our members. If you are a member, you can make a contribution here: www.na.org/contribute

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Good Morning Everyone 🙏 My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a grateful recovering alcoholic.   I have a lot of gratitude about staying clean and sober for 35 years as of yesterday.  I am very happy to just live to see another day clean and sober today.   To be honest with all of you, I have to give God the credit for everything in my personal life.   I even thank Him for my entire existence.   I want to thank God for completely saving my life 15 years ago.  Please pray for me and my entire family members and friends as well as everyone else who I do not know for their spiritual guidance and support 🙏!  We are all in need of a Savior Jesus Christ!  Thank you for keeping it real with me and everyone else!