THE #1 GRATITUDE FORMULA FOR SOBRIETY

I used to think that the formula to an enriched life of gratitude was the sum of your time on earth multiplied by the amount of your diverse and often hedonistic experiences there. Travel (and partying), meeting people (and partying), fine dining (with lots of booze), fast cars, expensive homes/clothes….and lots of partying. Wow, that turned out to really be about the farthest thing from pursuit of a fulfilled life one could have. About the most important effect to come out of it was the lucky driving home of just how empty those pursuits in life are (and even more so when partying) and that the surest way to unhappiness is through self obsession and alcohol.

After a long period of misguided living, it is somewhat difficult to change depending on where your brain chemistry is at, that being where you are in the chemical and psychological retraining of your priorities. Its always a challenge to white knuckle it, telling yourself you’ll be an alcoholic forever and need to give yourself over to another controlling entity to abstain.

It that’s what it takes to start, do whatever it takes but the ultimate quest is to no longer want it which is what the resources provided by Sobriety Kit marketplace are all about. You’ll establish a clear picture of what your real priorities really are and why. After doing so, you’ll learn how to keep that rational in the spotlight all the time so that when what we call the ‘fake cravings’ come on, you see them for what they are and reject them 100 percent from a logic standpoint until they become so absurd in their lack of attraction that they are a just a figment of your past, an temporary unhealthy phase in your evolution.

As you create your priorities and recognize where healthy focus of your thoughts needs to be, you’ll almost certainly realize the importance of gratitude. Its worth putting gratitude up there as your focus first thing in the morning. Whether its while lying in bed, or during your morning rituals, recognizing your thoughts and bringing in those things you have a right to be grateful for helps set the tone for your entire day. Repeating that focus as needed throughout the day is helpful as well. Being grateful sets your perspective towards living more happily in the moment and ongoing moments.

Another priority that is always evident as a required means towards a fulfilled and happy life is contribution. Its in our nature to feel great when we do good, when we make an impact as a human being helping other life be it people, animals or any life. Help the environment or help the old man across the street and it will add to your sense of calm contentment and happiness. Make it your life journey while you are awake in your new found path of sobriety to contribute to this world around you and you will never be lonely again, knowing you are a contributing living creature.

This plays into a third essential and natural evolution of sobriety which is connectedness. Sobriety eventually brings about connectedness via friends, family, neighbors, community and by all of those connections you establish with those who you help contribute to and the others who are contributing with you.

So where does this all play out into being a Gratitude Formula? Its a self fulfilling, wonderful, amazing reward that comes about from experiencing sobriety and focusing on being a contributing person in society. You are awake to feeling the world around you. Your contributions provide connectedness which leads to self gratification. Your feelings and emotions are hyper alert and the beauty of the world swells up in you creating, yes gratitude, in many shapes and forms. This beautiful world and all that is living in it, including yourself becomes an endless source of gratitude to help in your ongoing recovery, while thriving in sobriety.