Week 2 - Gratitude In Recovery

One of the writers in the Bible says: “rejoice always, give thanks in all things” that this is “God’s will for us.” 

Rejoice. Gratitude. In all things. But what about when life is hard—how do we live in gratitude? The ancient Hebrew people had a phrase for this and it reminds us to recognize the good…in all things. Gratitude. It is central to our recovery.

Serena Saunders, Executive Director of Pawsitive Recovery, will join me as our Guest Storyteller. Serena experienced early childhood trauma and abusive relationships. She went deeper into addiction. Doctors told her she was going to die. Serena began her sobriety journey two years ago. I asked her how she stays grateful in the midst of the hard: “That’s my whole life…I used to be stuck in ‘why do all these shitty things happen to me’, and now I’m grateful for these things because I get to use them as tools to help other people.”