Three things to be grateful for

I attended a AlAnon meeting on Sat morning, "Never alone at 9" It is a based on the 12 steps and the AA Big Book is used. In the sharing, this statement was made,

"When fear is released, freedom awaits."
I had never thought of it in this way.
Yet I know when I arrived at Walter Reed I was fearful, anxious, and depressed. I arrived at WR and my fear left me.
I was free to tend to the needs of my very seriously injured son.
I was free to leave an abusive marriage.

With Jesus at my side I have come very far in my spiritual and emotional growth(they are one) since that day.

Freedom does come in when fear is released.
Freedom to be responsible for only my actions, feelings, thoughts as AlAnon teaches.
Freedom to know that only I am responsible for what happens with my life, no one else is.

Jesus is my Higher Power,
God walks with me as my brother and is the Truth deep within my soul.

One of the women said that each day before she goes to sleep she reminds herself of three things she is grateful for. Today I am grateful for
1. Having a nice apartment with a beautiful sunset outside.
2. Being at peace with not attending the oppressive RCC on Sunday. Instead as I do every day, I spend an hour reading the scriptures, saying the daily office, reading from AlAnon literature, and Tolle's book the Power of Now.
3. Attending the Spiritual Growth Network with mature adults who have journeyed far into who they are and who God is for them. One is a Hawaiian shaman, one is a Buddhist, two are married RC priests.