Daily Gratitude List #2 (Part 1)

Good afternoon family.

I am grateful for migraine meds.
I am grateful for tenacity and resilience.
I am grateful that I know when to say no.
I am grateful for my family.
I am grateful for the full moon.

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Good morning, all.
I am grateful for another hangover free morning. They are so simple, yet incredible.
Grateful for the air conditioner that I have just flipped on. It’s hot here in the tropics.
Grateful for this iPhone. The technology in it is nothing short of staggering.
Grateful that I haven’t been awake since 3am with crushing anxiety.
Grateful for this thread. In three short days it has already changed my thinking. So good.
Have a great day. :blue_heart:

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I’m grateful to be in a very different headspace, this Friday night, than I was on Monday morning. I’m grateful I’m learning to just keep on my path. To enjoy the sunny days, the birdsong and butterflies. To pull my hood up a bit when the storms come but still keep walking - not take a detour to the nearest liquor store. Just keep walking. The storms clear and the rain makes everything fresh and brings new life and growth. I like this path. I’ll keep to this one.

I’m grateful for my job, that we have another return-to-office plan and that it’s a softer start than last time. I’m grateful for the zoom meetings this week - despite some stress, we shared some good laughs and levity.

I’m grateful for the writing course webinar we had last night, and the readings we all did. It was super fun and I’m grateful for the supportive peers in this class, and that we’re planning to keep in touch.

I’m grateful for in-person yoga. At first it was a bit weird, but it feels great to be back.

I’m grateful for the weekend ahead, more writing and yoga and some adulting but lots of indulging my kid-self too. Funny, adulting and self-care and early-to-bed and exercise don’t feel nearly as hard now - in sobriety. And fun looks more like reading just one more chapter, not like uncorking a bottle. I’m grateful for the sober weekend ahead. :wink:

Grateful for all you gratidudes. Grateful for another day. :orange_heart:

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Good evening all,
I’m grateful for the rainy, cloudy day we had here. I’m grateful that I was able to recognize when a thought about drinking popped into my head, and think the thought, and let the thought go. I’ll admit it scared me- I almost FELT the buzzed feeling- you guys know what I’m talking about- and wanted it. But I told myself to play it forward- I know damn well I wouldn’t stop at that buzzed feeling. And I would hate myself. Nope, not worth it. Not worth giving any of my hard earned mental and spiritual freedom up to that shit. So I put on some music really loud, rolled my car windows down, and drove home singing with rain dripping in the windows and wind blowing my hair around. Feeling better now, and grateful for that. Not sure where I was going with that, but it feels good to have gotten it out.
Love this thread and all of you guys.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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I love it! Good for you. I just wish I was in the car beside you - singing back-up vocals at the red lights! :joy: :orange_heart:

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I am so happy you are here, on this thread… I see you.
:slight_smile:
Congrats on your recovery Tony.

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You are welcome any time @M-be-free49 !

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Grateful being sober. Grateful that drinking wasn’t in my thoughts lately as they announce real bad thoughts.
Grateful I am calm somehow.
Grateful for this thread.
Grateful I don’t suffer from physical violence.
Grateful I am financially independent.
Grateful I have some good friends although keeping in touch with them is difficult.

Edit: grateful being of the age of feeling the need to wear tangas. :see_no_evil:

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I am so happy to be here. I know that conscious gratitude does wonders for me, but for some reason I don’t just do it every day. Until now…
Grateful for your message.

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Morning all! I’ve missed this thread, but I’ve been taking stock of things I am grateful for every day as I go about my life. A few lately:
The sun, oh Brirish summer really is something. Driving straight from work to meet my sister at ‘our spot’ but the river and getting straight in. Naps. Coming home to my mum’s to clean washing and little notes left for me. Cats. Gorgeous words from students and colleagues as I leave my job. Late summer dinners. Early morning sunrise walks. My body and its strength. My healing fractured foot - I’m hoping to be able to run again in 6weeks or so. Laughing. Singing. New podcasts. Baby horses and cows on my walks. Saving places on Google Maps to visit in my new country. A wedding to attend today. Books. Hope. Goodbyes with friends. The chance to use my own past experiences to help a friend. The realisation that I’ve come so far. A real deep appreciation for the opportunity to be here.

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Good morning t. S today I. Humbly grateful for having the rain and thunderstorm come in the night to clear the humid air and feed all the plants

I’m hg for being able to have a chilled day at home with my kids

I’m hg I have food in my cupboard

I’m hg that I’m building a relationship up with a friend knowing I don’t have to use to feel normal or comfortable is a massive weight off my mind

I’m hg that I have a fellowship that I do service and for ts without theses two I’d be living off self will alone and we all know how that ends.

Have a hg weekend. :yin_yang:

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Grateful for a beautiful Saturday am with no hangover. For feeling good and stable.:hibiscus:

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I’m grateful to God for another hangover free sober morning.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful for all the rain.
I’m grateful my sump pump under the house is working.
Im grateful @anon53116147 got 30 days yesterday.
Im grateful for the new people joining in on this thread. Hint hint nudge nudge :wink:
I’m grateful gratitude in the morning sets the tone for my day. It doesn’t make it a good day or a bad day. But it does help me appreciate what I got when I stay sober.
I’m grateful for the long chat with my sister on the phone yesterday while walking.
I’m grateful I had a pretty good day yesterday and the last couple of days because I changed things up a bit.
I’m grateful when I did my weigh in yesterday and I was almost 4lbs over my weight goal I just thought. “Give yourself a break Eric.”
Grateful for the Ol Burner on my lap.
I’m grateful for Movies, Music, and Laughter.
Grateful for y’all :hugs:
:pray:t2::heart:
You are doing enough even if it doesn’t feel like it.

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Today I am.grateful for a weekend morning woth no hangover and the time to sit by the lake with a latte and breathe. I am grateful for my friend with whom I talked on the phone throughout the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. I needed that connection yesterday and am so grateful to have a friend like that. I am grateful for options today and taking the day as it comes.

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I’m grateful for the delish, indulgent sleep-in I had this morning. I’m no good at sleeping in. But I needed the extra snores, so I read in bed with the early morning drizzle til some more zzz’s came. Lovely and guilt-free. And then two cups o’ blessed coffee!

I’m grateful I’m learning to let go of all the things I don’t have control over. Slowly. My mind still embarks on some kind of sorting exercise to determine whether, in fact, I do have control - and when I realize I don’t, even if the thing is icky, it’s usually freeing to realize I only have to control how I react to it.

I’m grateful for my sobriety. The gift of it, and gifts from it. That I started my writing courses a year ago. That I gave myself a self-appointed demotion at work (comes into effect in one more month!) and will go down to 4 days a week. That I have a sober mind to realize I have the finances and ability to do this. That I will have more time for writing and yoga and hitting the trails with the dog girl. To live fully and presently.

Today? It’s a good day for a big shout out of gratitude to M and D. Never a day goes by…

I’m grateful for all you G-dudes and always grateful for another day. :orange_heart:

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This whole morning sounds devine.
:orange_heart:

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As odd as it may sound… today I’m grateful for the pain that I actually feel. The pain that’s there and I know it is because I’m not drunk. I’m grateful for TS because of not for the people here I don’t know what I would have done especially that first couple of weeks. I’m thankful I’m alive and healthy

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I’m extremely grateful to be sober and hangover free today.

I am grateful for getting a 4 mile walk done with some arm work. Also, grateful to be planning to make a healthy-ish good dinner tonight instead of drinking 12+ beers and drunkenly eating random fattening food items late night in a black out only to wake up filled with self-hatred. :face_vomiting: not today!

I am grateful I had a nice chat with my Mom today. :older_woman::two_hearts: (not sure she’d appreciate that grey haired emoji :rofl:)

I hope everyone has a safe sober happy healthy weekend :purple_heart:

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Grateful for the pain u feel . I deff feel the same way been numb so long that even though its such strong waves of feelings at times its so cool to be able to feel the truth

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Grateful to wake up sober on this beautiful Sunday morning.
Grateful for the wireless Bluetooth speaker that I can take into the bathroom with me for my shower. If I’d have seen it when I was younger, I’d have thought I was on Star Trek. There are no wires, it has its own source of power and it works from my phone! My phone, I tell you! Even my phone gets music from the sky. Madness!
Grateful that in my sobriety I can be bothered shaving. In every other summer holiday, I just had a sloppy, scruffy, messy half beard. No shape, just untrimmed lazy stubble. Not this summer, I’m shaving like I’m at work. Love it.
Grateful to be in the middle of a six week summer holiday. My wife works at the same school that I work at, and all of our kids go to the same school. We get 6 glorious weeks off together each summer. Absolutely priceless. I love my children and my wife more than meager words can express.
Grateful that we have food in the fridge and pennies in the bank.
Will FaceTime my parents later today. Grateful that I can do that.
I could honestly do this all morning, but I don’t want to bore anyone. :blue_heart:

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