Day 686

Good morning!  My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict.  I hope you all had a very, Merry Christmas!  When I was drinking/using I was always excited to see what I was going to get for Christmas.  I was more about ME. Today I am happy to say it is not.  I am more excited about giving.  I am thrilled about picking out presents for the kids and husband and my family members and friends.  It's not about ME anymore.  I really like this quote because it talkes about life too.  How we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. And when I was drinking I had no life.  I was giving, but not much, and it wasn't much of ME, at that.  It may have been some material things, But I wasn't giving any of me. Today I can give all of me, I am involved in things, I want to help others, and I give everything I can.  That's all for today.  Have a great one!