Thankful in Recovery
This is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
What is Gratitude?
These are the Three Legacies of AA.
What is Unity, Service and Recovery?
The recovery slogan that reminds us that it’s okay this holiday season if you are just focused on recovering and surviving. Whatever the next few weeks may throw at you, we know you have what it takes to make it through.
What is This too Shall Pass?
The parade is held every year in this city.
What is New York City?
The day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year, is nicknamed this.
What is Black Friday?
Regularly taking inventory of your life is essential to the continuation of personal growth in recovery. Taking an inventory of your life is difficult and requires courage, but it’s an important stepping stone in the journey to developing a lifestyle that displays gratitude.
What is Step 10?
Perhaps you have a trusted family member who knows about your recovery, and you can check in with them throughout the day. Maybe you’ve got a friend on stand-by you can text for support or encouragement, or a support meeting close by that you can get to if needed.
What is Unity?
You don’t have to “power through” uncomfortable or triggering situations. Put your recovery first. Decline invitations to events you know will challenge your recovery. Avoid people who may sway you from the course.
What is Avoiding temptations/triggers?
A float featuring this jolly fellow ends the parade every year.
Who is Santa Claus?
The "most popular food item" that is eaten for Thanksgiving.
What is Turkey!!
These are different ways to nurture gratitude.
What is...
-Take a moment out of your day
-Gratitude list
-Prayer / Meditation
Giving to others is a humbling and uplifting experience. This is a time of year where there seem to be a lot more opportunities to help others.
What is Service?
This can be mean not engaging with that family member who makes you feel bad about yourself, or walking away from conversations that are insensitive or triggering, or shutting down body or diet talk when you hear it. It can even be not putting yourself in situations that may compromise your recovery – and if that means spending the holiday at a support meeting, or at a friend’s house, or home alone with your dog, don’t be afraid to do what you need to do. You and your recovery come first.
A giant balloon version of this cartoon dog has appeared in the parade more times than any other character (6 times).
Who is Snoopy?
This "honest" president is the one who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
How can each one of us find a method for living gratefully, not just once in a while being grateful, but moment by moment to be grateful. How can we do it? It's a very simple method. It's so simple that it's actually what we were told as children
What is Stop, Look, Go?
It isn’t linear – there’s no direct path to healing, and everyone’s journey is different. Some days will inevitably be harder than others. But I promise you this: you’re stronger than you think. And no matter what happens, you are worthy of self-love, forgiveness, and compassion now, on the big day itself, and every day afterward.
What is your Recovery?
What are Recovery Resources?
This many actual floats in the Parade.
What is 28?
This is what the word "cornucopia" means.
What is "horn of plenty?"
And when those two things come together, something that's really valuable to me and I realize it's freely given, then this feeling spontaneously rises in my heart, happiness spontaneously rises in my heart. That's how it happens.
What is Gratefulness?
In AA, this triangle and circle represents the three parts of our program (recovery, unity, service) which are the solutions to this three-part disease of alcoholism.
What is Mental, Physical and Spiritual?
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What is the number to reach my counselor at River Community?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in this decade (10s,20s,30s, etc.)
What is the 1920s? (1924 to be exact).
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during this month.
What is October?