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9. A Full And Thankful Heart - As Bill Sees It Page 37

Quote from The Grapevine, March 1962:

One exercise that I practice is to try for a full inventory of my blessings and then for a right acceptance of the many gifts that are mine—both temporal and spiritual. Here I try to achieve a state of joyful gratitude. When such a brand of gratitude is repeatedly affirmed and pondered, it can finally displace the natural tendency to congratulate myself on whatever progress I may have been enabled to make in some areas of living.

I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know.

Thanks for sharing those thoughts, Happybird. An attitude of gratitude can often save us when our minds drift toward the poor-me's, anger, resentments and fears. I think of it as an emotional and mental reset button, as it can knock me down off my high-horse and get me re-grounded.

Your post inspired me to dust off my ragged old copy of 'As Bill Sees It' which accompanied me on my travels for many years. Thank goodness it has a topic index, which helped me find the above quote. Highly recommended daily companion for anyone in recovery.

KY...........