Woke up today just thanking God for the bad….That’s not easy when you deal with an addict. You can either dwell on the bad or be grateful for the good. I am realizing I am more grateful for the bad than the good.

Without the bad I may have never learned how to cope with this. Without the bad I may never know how strong I am. May never know I am enough. I can do this. I can overcome. I can make it. Loved as much as I could. Hated when I should. Fought as hard as I have. Walked away when I’ve needed to. Came running when I had to.

Without the bad I wouldn’t have found you. Wouldn’t know how to help. Wouldn’t know when you need a shoulder to cry on or someone to fight for you. Wouldn’t appreciate the chaos around us or the calm within us. Without the bad I wouldn’t be who you need me to be and I wouldn’t need you!

Thank you god for the bad because It brought me so much good.