Daily Gratitude List #2 (Part 1)

Good morning gratidudes and gratidutettes.
Coffee is on; cats plugged in, and I’m grateful for another morning.
I’m grateful to God I don’t drink.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful for my health and my 5 senses.
I’m grateful for my walks and listening to chapter 2 in the Big Book.
I’m grateful for music.
I’m grateful I got to wish my son a good day at the office for the first time. I hope he still has his one first client or patient.
I’m grateful for the warmth of Daisy’s fat belly keeping my right thigh warm.
I’m grateful for my house and home and family and pets.
I’m grateful I’m adjusting to a slower older pace of life. I guess I don’t always have to be doing something or be productive. That’s really hard for me.
I’m grateful it’s been a week since our second shot and that we are waiting one more week before we try and go back to our new normal. Whatever the fuck that’s going to be? :grimacing:
I’m grateful for TS
:pray:t2::heart:
No one is coming to save you. This life of yours is :100: your responsibility.
Way to sober .com

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Grateful for Yoga and what it teaches me about my mindset and the image of symmetry.

Grateful being on some path of recovery.
Grateful for being more self conscious meaning for me I value my own opinion and not devaluing the others. There is and should be space for several opinions in one room.

Grateful for a walk in the sun over lunch.
Grateful I am alive.
Grateful I could somehow vent in presence of a colleague and she was okay. I exploded a bit when it came to the cat topic. I want a cat but cannot and cannot stand people tell me things my mind knows.

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I love this. I agree it’s so important to take care of yourself and even more important to make yourself feel special when you’re trying to do something so important for yourself.
I’ve got something similar as a reward for my urge jar. I will post some pictures later.
I think this is great :blush:

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Today I’m grateful for having had a good day and don’t let that feeling be crackled by the drunken shitbehaviour of my husband. I feel good and he can me crosswise (german expression translated literally, means f*** off) :grin: Good night to everyone :orange_heart:

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I’m grateful to God please help me be better today than I was yesterday and to stay clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery and that I have a solid yet flexible routine. I’m grateful for the video chat with my sister and parents this morning for my sister’s 45th birthday. I’m grateful to hear from Mom that her and Dad got there first Pfizer vaccine this afternoon. I’m grateful that the roast beef, potatoes and carrots I’m cooking for 18 people l smells delicious. I’m grateful for the bike ride and walk I have taken today and that the accompanying sunshine brightens my mood. I’m grateful that I have my 12 step working group tonight.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. Never forget how awesome you are. Ya you!!

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You are cooking dinner for 18 people?! I am in awe of you. I would be a nervous wreck. Well done :hugs:

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Tonight I am grateful for:

  • booking my first Covid jab. Can’t get in until May, but it is still done. I can’t believe how organized this all is. I have to give credit where it is due.
  • another sober day and therefore hangover free morning tomorrow.
  • I’m pleased that although I didn’t manage my run this morning, I did manage another couple of hours of unbroken sleep. I felt like I needed that more this morning.
  • for a lovely early night and my full tummy.
  • for generally feeling less anxious and feeling like my mind is free to think of so many other things rather than drinking.
  • for my urge jar, it’s finally finished! I’ve got loads of old corks which I kept from my drinking days as I couldn’t bear to throw them away. I have used them in my urge jar by painting them each different colors and putting a number on the bottom of each one. Each number refers h to o a different activity on my list of things to do instead of drink. Now all I have to do when I get an urge to drink is pick a number and do that sober activity instead. I know it sounds a bit mad but I’ve enjoyed making it so much. I’ve put a couple of pictures below for you to see. :blush:

    Nite nite everyone. Keep on posting, I love this thread and reading your stories.
    :hugs::pray::hugs::pray: xx
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Today I’m grateful:

  • For some breakthroughs in my health journey and staying attentive to my body
  • For the well stocked pantry I’ve built up in anticipation of my parents visiting
  • For the quality of communication that I have with my husband and some honest conversations recently that have helped us be more open and on the same page
  • For the big improvement in my mental health and attitude and all of the support I have and tools that are accessible to me and that I’m actually using them (so, so grateful!)

Grateful for my TS amigos! :heartpulse:

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Grateful to lying in bed sober
Grateful for healthy family
Grateful for living in a safe environment where my kids grow up safely
Grateful to be able to work and have the life I have now
Grateful for never giving up :pray:

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I didn’t drink today. I was blessed with a human services job, and I am in training. Today my supervisor said she thought I was struggling with the technology. I get really sleepy sometimes and have trouble concentrating sometimes. Its day 93. I’m choosing to go in 2 hours early to go over what we did today. I dont know what else to do. I will not give up. I’m grateful for that. My dog is 17. I’m grateful for her. The sun was shining today, And I hope everyone here is well and happy. xoxo

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Good evening all,
Today I’m grateful for my good friend and coworker- she was finally able to purchase a home which is her dream. I’m so proud of her, and happy that I could share her joy.
I’m grateful to be watching my husband make juices for tomorrow with his new juicer. I love to see him excited about things like that. And the juice is yummy.
I’m grateful for my home, and family.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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I’m grateful for my procedure to be over and it went well
I’m grateful I get to eat again not being able to eat was terrible
I’m grateful for the sunshine
I’m grateful for my zoom meetings cause I always here something I needed to hear
I’m grateful for my sweet granddaughter who lives with me and is always so happy to sit on my lap and play with me
I’m grateful my fur babies are always so happy to see me when I come home from being gone
I’m grateful for my sobriety
I’m grateful for having 7 months tomorrow

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Are you me?? :wink::rofl: I love this comment!

I’m grateful for my cats, one of which is having his nightly bath on me right now.

Grateful for my dog keeping company on our nightly walk.

Grateful for the sunshine and warmth we had here today! :sunny:

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Oh so much gratitude I’ve missed on this thread in my unplanned absence!

Tonight I’m grateful…

…that I woke up feeling good today, had a coffee, a pretty good work day, a good walk with the dog girl, and I think things are back to normal.

…that I got my 2nd dose of the vaccine on Saturday, and that even though I felt like super crud for sun-mon-tues, it’s worth it.

…for realizing when I was recovering from that 2nd shot just how much this thread buoys my spirit, fuels my sobriety in the right ways. This sobriety is not about going without. It’s about gratefully embracing all that already is, like getting eyes to see it anew, no?
To me, all of your lists and your avatars are like the stars that stick out in the night sky - twinkle here, a twinkle there. :dizzy:
Grateful for your light…
…for your urge jars, that your procedures have gone well, that pkgs get shipped, for yummy juice, for 17 year old dogs!, cooking dinner for 18? No! I wouldn’t be grateful for that! Ha.
…but for all of you and this place? there’s no question. :pray:

And for my sobriety, my health, the ability to be fully in a moment.

For today :orange_heart:

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So glad you’re feeling better, amiga!

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Good morning. I’m grateful for being given another day.
I’m grateful for my mental and physical stability.
I’m grateful for sobriety.
For my dogs. My partner. To be able to feel security and love and trust it won’t just all fly away.
I’m grateful for the absence of chaos.
I’m grateful for books and knowledge and that we have the ability to read and write and create.
I’m grateful the herbs in my wee herb garden are beginning to grow!
I’m grateful to be a year older tomorrow which means I survived when I didn’t think I would and now I have a life with so much to be grateful for. I never thought I’d get to have it this good. Never ever since I was a small kid.
Have a wonderful day gratitudes and gratitudettes (to quote @Dazercat this address is the best!)

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Absolutely fantastic!!! I love your idea :tada::star_struck::sparkling_heart:

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Today I’m grateful:

  • That my pupper Miss Lupe loves to snuggle up close under the covers (even though she makes me sweaty sometimes and she has to “readjust” throughout the night :joy:). She’s such a love bug and it’s a wonderful comfort when sleep is tough.
  • That I feel rested this morning despite some sleep issues lately. It’s a relief to start the day feeling fresh and hangover free.
  • For the sweet messages I get from my pals that brighten up my morning and make me feel loved and appreciated.
  • For a chance of sunshine today and a reprieve from dreary spring weather.

For my TS amigos and my favorite thread. :heartpulse:

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Grateful for my career , life, my heart , my family , TS , for all the small things we take for granted for freedom for this beutiful country grateful for our military grateful to travel this country I’m grateful for humanity I’m grateful that I’m able to enjoy life the way I want thank you for this thread :slightly_smiling_face:

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I’m grateful to God I do not drink.
I’m grateful to God I do not depend on Booze.
I’m grateful for the wonderful pastors at Bethany Lutheran who brought me back to faith in God almost 20 years ago. They were incredible people who spoke passionately through Gods heart right to mine.
I’m grateful for coffee and lap dog this morning.
I’m grateful my headachey morning is not from a fucking hangover.
I’m grateful the wind has died down and hopefully it will be a calmer day today.
I’m grateful I got my lunch time chiropractor appointment today which means drive thru lunch probably at Wendy’s :nauseated_face: It’ll just have to do for now. Maybe we can start going out to a real lunch or dinner starting next Thursday or Friday.
Grateful for TS and all the G-Dudes :blue_heart:
:pray:t2::heart:

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1

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