When the well threatens to run dry, it's time to rest and refill.

I am filled with Hope today.  I have been talking with everyone about the events and people of the last few days and because of that, the negative energy and pain is draining away.  A big part of that draining is an Attitude of Gratitude.

My Gratitude List:

• Sobriety - I would be so dead or incarcerated without it.
• HP - God gives moment by moment blessings
• the program - gave me my life back
• Christa the Phaeton - a great car and a great toy
• my home - beautiful, peaceful
• my health - excellent
• Don - a great man and a man I can relate with
• Jim - my best friend
• Larry - a good guy
• Duane - another best friend
• Rob - the man who completed Duane's life
• Pastor Alika - who breaks open the word like no one else
• the folks at Kwanzaa Presbyterian - my family
• my mom and dad - great people who gave me the best of what I have
• Bill - my wonderful brother
• Noel - my sister in law who understands
• Eric - my eldest Nephew
• Lucinda - the wonderful wife of my Nephew Eric
• Nate - the funny and fun second Nephew
• Jessica - Nate's wonderful wife and a grand woman
• Nick - The Youngest Nephew and a brilliant musician
• Lydia - Eric and Lucinda's little daughter
• Minnesota - I love this state
• Snow - It is so clean
• Winter - I love it
• Tara - A great member of Kwanzaa
• Arlene - A wonderful woman of Kwanzaa
• Gerry - Super woman and a woman of God from Kwanzaa
• Tony M - he understands and cares
• Christian - Brilliant, good man
• Damien - Superb actor and a good man
• Kent - Excellent Musician
• Cassidy - who brought so much into my life and my home and now solidly in my prayers
• Timmy - Talented and gifted man
• The Lattin Family, and all the 14 children, owners of Wit's End County Store and Bakery, Beaver Bay, MN - demonstrating the Kingdom to the world
• Steve H - big heart and a big man of sobriety
• Victor - he cares
• Dustin - a good friend, a bit crazy and a inventive and thoughtful man
• Ko and Lo - A couple of God
• Michael and Debbie - Loving the world with Music
• Technology - Makes a lot of things happen as a tool
• Ben Speiser - Super, sweet and very intelligent
• Jason - brilliant and devoted lover of Ben
• Tom Scholla - been with me for a long time
• The Gang of Knitters around the Yarn Garage - creative and challenging
• Brandon Randolph - stunning man
• Larry Eckhart - funny fun and devoted man
• Bob Moore - gifted artist
• Margo - sweet friend
• Jo - very intelligent and very caring
• Polly - awesome woman
• Dennis Johnston - gifted therapist
• the Fiddle - my drug of choice
• Dan Chouinard - fantastic man of music
• Sima Shumilovsky - sweet old world musician
• Eric - great 12 Step man
• Virginia - very good friend
• The Meintsmas - committed and loving
• Earl Lindner - rock of a man
• Kevin Jackson - gifted with music
• Christopher Raymond - A Mac Genius
• Chris J - good program man
• Leo - my leader and my conscience
• Hank - my first sponsor
• Scott - my second gay sponsor
• Tom S - long time friend and my plumber
• music - heals me and excites me
• Justin - friend
• Eric - friend
• Clem - friend
• Christian - friend
• Blaine - friend
• Sasha - friend
• James - friend
• Casey - friend
• Marc J - friend
• Tim K - friend
• Dustin - friend
• Geo - friend
• Joe L - friend
• Ross M - friend
• Joseph S. - friend
• Joseph Perry - friend and my TM teacher
• Christof - friend
• Michelle - friend
• Max - friend
• Dontray - friend

I have a busy day today but it is primarily with events and gifts to myself.  I am so blessed.  I am going to "build and Island of Re-Creation into my day today".  One of my meditation sources suggested that and I am going to do it.