a lovely, relaxing, sober Friday evening. I think I’m always most grateful for these as Friday evenings were often my best excuse to drink. It’s a relief when I’m through another one!
making future plans with friends that I know I will keep to, instead of canceling last minute because I’m hung over.
for the government who are providing free home test kits for Covid that give you a result in 30 mins. Did my first one today and it was negative.
for a nice easy Friday at work. Lovely to end the week with a chilled day.
for my new Fitbit! I treated myself with some of the money I’ve saved on booze and I really love this thing. It tracks my sleep and everything! So chuffed!!
for the sunshine and birds outside my window today.
for God and his patience with me.
Happy sober Friday troops! x
I’m grateful to God thank you for guiding my recovery and helping me stay clean and sober while working to be better daily. I’m grateful for all my family and friends and all you gratidudes. I’m grateful I took a few hours to clean my clothes and house. I’m grateful the rest of the day’s been lazy, Netflix and comfort food, first one of those in a while. God bless you all. &
Good evening all, today I’m grateful it’s Friday and I’m home. I’m grateful that a bad nights sleep still isn’t as bad as a hangover. Grateful I will sleep better tonight. Grateful for my home, my family, and my pets- although my big dog Luke has an upset stomach today. Not sure what he got into. Grateful for TS and you guys. Everyone have a wonderful evening
I’m grateful for the warm weather and riding my Harley to the water front
I’m grateful to have gotten to have dinner with my best friend who I haven’t seen for 8 months she always makes me laugh and brighten up my crappy day
I’m grateful for my sponsor who talked me out of a possible relapse today
I’m grateful to be going to bed sober and happy
I’m grateful for my higher power putting people in my life right at the right time
Tonight I’m grateful that it’s Friday, that tomorrow is a new day and another chance to return to morning gratitude after this topsy-turvy week, and…
…that I get to go lay my sober head down on my pillow now, and try to out-snore the good dog girl.
Grateful for all of you and this thread too. Franzi’s right. There’s room to find the place that fits best.
Good morning gratidudes. Looks like I’m the first one in this morning. I’m grateful to have the coffee on and the door open and the sun shining and a calm morning. Oh and a little gray heater on my lap.
I’m grateful to God I don’t drink.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful to God for another chance at this crazy life.
I’m grateful Minnie got a good clean bill of health at the vets yesterday. So she is all set to go to Santa Monica in 2 weeks. I asked about her heart murmur and the vet said she didn’t hear it. Minnie is a lumpy dog and all her little lumps seem to be the same size and just fine. And as long as her dementia is “fun dog” dementia then we aren’t going to do anything there either. Good old dog, good wife, good life, right?
I’m grateful I just began the book of James. There are a few books I really enjoy in the Bible and James is one of them. He talks about faith with good works and the power of the tongue. The tongue can be so powerful to lift up and so destructive to tear down. I think it came in handy yesterday.
I’m grateful my wife is cooking her goulash tonight so I don’t have to cook.
Oh and I’m grateful for self cleaning ovens. I’m cleaning my oven this morning
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
James 2:14
Good evening everyone
Today I’m grateful for gettting up early, working on a paper I procrastinated yesterday evening. Grateful, I had the heart to qualify it as total crap after an hour of hopeless tries to better it. I’m curious on the feedback and the alternative analysis and resummee I offered instead
I’m grateful for meeting my husband at my mom’s house randomly, was nice.
And grateful for having cooked dinner yesterday for 2 days, so I can study in the evening and my hungry husband can eat up everything (and share it with the cats).
…it’s the weekend. That I can just recalibrate after this past week and just get things ready for the week ahead.
…that my coffee tastes so super yummy!
…that it’s the dog girl’s 10th birthday today! She has shared 10 whole years (almost - minus the 10 weeks of her puppyhood) with me/us. We have a fun day planned. It already started with some special breakfast.
…that my work is being so super supportive of the changes I’ve requested to make over a 6 month period (a few months back now). A really good few meetings this last week, and I’m relieved I made these requests.
…that I’m sober. If I were drinking right now, I can only imagine how out of control the world would feel to me - so many things about it. Instead, it feels like the storm is out there, but I’m in my tiny cozy sober cabin, with my snoring dog, my zoom yoga and virtual sober pals and the gratidudes, and this is doable.
got outside this morning and kicked the ball around. just got new turf shoes and a new soccer ball too. this will be my fourth season with the team and i am so excited about that. getting back to playing soccer would never have even been on my radar in active addiction.
got a whole fridge full of food. used to never have anything to eat but random liquor store snacks.
a couple of books arrived which i’m very excited to read.
recently booked a trip with my girlfriend. and i’m really looking forward to that.
I’m grateful to God please help me be better today than I was yesterday. I’m grateful to God please help me stay clean and sober just for today. I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for all my family, all my friends and all you gratidudes. I’m grateful that my sponsor who is also my plumber (lol) is coming to install kitchen taps and hear my step five. I’m grateful that it’s nice out today.
God bless you all. &
the gift of so much more time now. It’s a funny thing, initially I felt a bit lost and overwhelmed by all the additional time, no idea what to do with it. But slowly I seem to be learning to fill this time with other, more positive activities. Still feels a bit strange, but im getting there!
for being able to get up early and exercise. That was impossible when I was drinking.
for free online courses, and having the impetus to actually do one. How lucky we are to live in a time when there are so many great quality free online resources. It’s almost hard to choose.
feeling like my artistic tendencies and slowly starting to return. I feel like I want to try a mosaics course sometime. Didn’t even know I would want to do that!
for getting our car back from the garage and finding out it won’t cost anything like what we were afraid it would! We thought the clutch and/or gearbox was buggered and we only had the clutch replaced 2 years ago. Turns out the guy at the garage feels terrible about it and are making the manufacturer cover most of it under warranty! When does that ever happen?? Amazing.
sober literature. I heard a great quote the other day in one of my books. It said that ‘alcohol gives you wings, but then takes away your sky.’ This really resonated with me.
this thread and everyone of you that take the time to post. You are all amazing, and I love your posts. Sorry if this one is a bit long… xxx
Today Im gratefull for not giving in to alcohol.
Im gratefull for a nice naturewalk with my Kids.
Im gratefull for seeing my daugthers smile.
Im gratefull to see my son is not afraid to show and tell his feelings.
Im gratefull for this site and all of you.
Looking great JF! Are those birch trees behind you? One thing I miss a lot from New England are the beautiful birch tree forests. If you’re ever out and about taking pics in a forest of birch trees for the nature thread I’d be grateful to be tagged in. Have a great rest of your sober Saturday. We are getting a we bit of your Vermont snow up here in Northern AZ today. Nothing that will stick around though.
I’m grateful for the sunshine!
I’m grateful for all my friends who went on a Harley ride today
I’m grateful for my sobriety
I’m grateful to be going back to work Monday
I’m grateful my son came over and took my garbage to the dump today
I’m grateful I wasn’t hungover on my ride today cause if I was I would of been drinking first thing this morning to feel better then it would of just kept going into Monday
I’m grateful for to be happy with my decision not to drink today
I just woke up feeling greatful to wake up well rested and sober! Seems to be some weird cosmic constellation these days, because I nearly constantly feel happy, grateful and productive
I’m grateful for my old cat, he lies with me in bed, ok, he lies on my chest and my heart melts, he is so lovely. I’m grateful I’ll have a decent breakfast in half an hour. I’m grateful my Mum wants me to bring her lunch today, because she’s not feeling too well and a bit dizzy (that’s the weather and the age). I’m grateful that there is a sunday full of studying ahead of me and I give the exam tomorrow a try, maybe I pass in all subjects
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Minnie is a lumpy dog and all her little lumps seem to be the same size and just fine. And as long as her dementia is “fun dog” dementia then we aren’t going to do anything there either. Good old dog, good wife, good life, right?
