All posts by Karen Teig

About Karen Teig

I am a 58 year old Native Minnesotan. I work as a Storekeeper at a local hospital here in town. I have been sober since April 18, 1982 and have not smoked since September 8, 2005. I am a Born Again Christian who loves Jesus and am grateful for each day I wake up. Life is really what I make of it, with few exceptions. God always has a plan.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

I get to go to church this morning.

God.

A roof over my head on this rainy day.

My son and my family.

My pets.

The 12 steps of A.A.

Good coffee in a cute mug my step-daughter gave me.

Technology.

Good music.

That even though we have had more rain lately, the chances of fires are lessoned.

I got to sleep in a little.

My son has a interview for a different job, praying he gets it, but if he doesn’t he still has a job to fall back on.

The sound of my dog and cat chasing around the house.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

The quiet of the morning.

A.A. the wonderful people in it.

My son.

My pets.

A not so great weather day, as I can get thing done around the house.

A portal with which to post my gratitude lists. :)

God.

Sobriety.

That I no longer need to wake up and have a cigarette first thing.

Good books to read.

That although I wake up with aches and pains, at least I can feel them…….I am alive!

My adorable pets.

That I am learning about myself, even at 51 years of age.

Peace.

Today……

I am grateful for life.

A roof over my head.

A job.

Sobriety.

Good support systems.

My family and pets.

The rain, even though we may not have wanted it, we definitely needed it.

Good coffee to wake up to for when I do not sleep good some nights.

That I lost a little more weight.

BABY STEPS

Grateful for songs that bring me healing.   This song would comfort me and also turn me to tears after my husband committed suicide back in September 2014.  Now I can listen to it and  am grateful for songs like this as they are cathartic in away.

Grateful….

Being able to sit at my dining room table and enjoy my coffee and oatmeal and the quiet.

Waking up another day sober and nicotine free.

God.

A.A. and church.

My family and friends.

Peace when it let my mind slow down.

Prayer and Meditation.

A cool breeze outside.

Good music.

A great day…

My son took me out to lunch, we went to the cemetery to pay respects to my mom/his grandmother, tossed the ball around, took a drive out in the country.

God.

My family and being able to celebrate birthdays together.

A windy but still nice day.

The beautiful Lake Superior with its white caps and blue water.

My pets.

Church and our great pastors.

Another day to be grateful….

  1.  I am alive and healthy.
  2. I am sober and nicotine free.
  3. I lost 4 pounds this week.
  4. My son, brothers, sister, sister-in-law and extended family.
  5. My job.
  6. That I can not let one person’s opinion of me define who I am.
  7. My house.
  8. God, as he always has my back, even on those rare days when I don’t have faith.
  9. Good books.
  10. Spring in the air.
  11. The sound of the waves when I wake up.
  12. Good coffee.
  13. Peace, when I let myself find it.
  14. The sound of my cat and dog running around the house.