Comments on: Addiction Recovery – How Gratitude Plays a Key Role http://www.spiritualriver.com/the-creative-theory-of-recovery-how-gratitude-plays-a-key-role/ Non-traditional recovery from addiction Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrickhttp://www.spiritualriver.com/the-creative-theory-of-recovery-how-gratitude-plays-a-key-role/comment-page-1/#comment-17873 Patrick Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:39:53 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/?p=321#comment-17873 @ Adi - You're probably right, gratitude is not enough to sustain early recovery by itself. But it's not very likely to just happen by itself, either. Someone has to take positive action in their life and start doing some "footwork" before they can really make a decision to practice daily gratitude and make it stick. There is a reason we call it "practicing" gratitude--we never become perfect at it! Always room for growth. Thanks for your comment. @ Annie - Thanks for checking in again, Annie, as we are still worried about your friend, and about you. Sounds like you are still on the right path for what you need to do for yourself. Continue to pray for your friend and keep us posted.... @ Adi – You’re probably right, gratitude is not enough to sustain early recovery by itself. But it’s not very likely to just happen by itself, either. Someone has to take positive action in their life and start doing some “footwork” before they can really make a decision to practice daily gratitude and make it stick. There is a reason we call it “practicing” gratitude–we never become perfect at it! Always room for growth. Thanks for your comment.

@ Annie – Thanks for checking in again, Annie, as we are still worried about your friend, and about you. Sounds like you are still on the right path for what you need to do for yourself. Continue to pray for your friend and keep us posted….

]]> By: Anniehttp://www.spiritualriver.com/the-creative-theory-of-recovery-how-gratitude-plays-a-key-role/comment-page-1/#comment-17871 Annie Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:21:07 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/?p=321#comment-17871 Hi Patrick - I want to let you know that when I started reading your article the first thing that came to my mind is this book I am reading entitled, "The Power of Infinite Love and Gratitude", by Dr. Darren Weissman. It is truly enlightening and I would recommended it to anyone who is reading your posts. I thank you again for your site as it has helped me get through this past week. I still have not heard a word from my friend. I just continue to pray that he will make the right choice and seek the proper treatment he needs to beat his addiction and truly begin a life anew in recovery. God bless - Annie Hi Patrick – I want to let you know that when I started reading your article the first thing that came to my mind is this book I am reading entitled, “The Power of Infinite Love and Gratitude”, by Dr. Darren Weissman. It is truly enlightening and I would recommended it to anyone who is reading your posts. I thank you again for your site as it has helped me get through this past week. I still have not heard a word from my friend. I just continue to pray that he will make the right choice and seek the proper treatment he needs to beat his addiction and truly begin a life anew in recovery. God bless – Annie

]]> By: Adi Jaffehttp://www.spiritualriver.com/the-creative-theory-of-recovery-how-gratitude-plays-a-key-role/comment-page-1/#comment-17869 Adi Jaffe Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:39:34 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/?p=321#comment-17869 Hey Patrick, I agree that gratitude is very important, not only for addicts, but for every single person alive (there are plenty of non-addicts who unnecessarily complain about their supposed "misfortune"). I'm not sure that gratitude itself would be enough to sustain recovery though, especially very early on. As you know, and have written about, early in recovery, most people don't know what to do with themselves, and so even if they were appreciative, and thankful of the opportunity to clean up their life, they might act in ways that will lead to their relapse. Just my 2 cents, though of course, I'm grateful to have read your post, thinking about gratitude explicitly makes me appreciate what I have even more. Hey Patrick,
I agree that gratitude is very important, not only for addicts, but for every single person alive (there are plenty of non-addicts who unnecessarily complain about their supposed “misfortune”).
I’m not sure that gratitude itself would be enough to sustain recovery though, especially very early on.
As you know, and have written about, early in recovery, most people don’t know what to do with themselves, and so even if they were appreciative, and thankful of the opportunity to clean up their life, they might act in ways that will lead to their relapse.
Just my 2 cents, though of course, I’m grateful to have read your post, thinking about gratitude explicitly makes me appreciate what I have even more.

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