Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude is the air of recovery

I am grateful to be sober and hangover free and I will be happy I chose not to drink when I wake up tomorrow. Waking up without anxiety, dread, and a massive hangover never gets old.

I am grateful to be having a low key evening with some take out and movies.

I am grateful for my comfortable bed and my wax warmer that smells awesome.

I am grateful for warm blankets and cat cuddles. @anon74766472 happy Paula is doing okay and she looks so cute in that little outfit. :two_hearts:

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I am grateful for my comfortable bed I am now laying in with my kitty. I am grateful I am sober another day. I am grateful for my family. I am grateful for crafts and learning new hobbies. I am grateful for downtime and rest. I am grateful for the wind and listening to the leaves blow. I am grateful for healthy food and water. I am grateful for God and his Son Jesus Christ and everything they do for me. Saving me, loving me, protecting me, helping me, keeping me clean and sober, keeping me safe. And with that everyone have a good night :crescent_moon:

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Iā€™m grateful that after all my mistakes I can still trust that my God is there and hears my prayers

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Ah, such a good putter-y day. Iā€™m grateful for days like this. I was so beat last night, I just gave in to sleep pretty early. I woke early too, the sky still dark. Damn, does coffee ever taste fine on an early Saturday morning after a good solid sleep!

Iā€™m grateful for the week ahead too! I have 3 days off - yay Canadian Thanksgiving! And then I work 3 days and have 3 more days off after that. Good lord, Iā€™m lucky.

Iā€™m grateful I didnā€™t try to live up to some fictitious standard of the best daughter ever, and overdo it by going to visit my Mom just because itā€™s Thanksgiving. Iā€™ll be there next month, and weā€™ll talk on the phone lots before then. Iā€™m grateful I can honor my needs better now that Iā€™m sober.

Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m not all bent out of shape about the covid gathering restrictions. Actually, pretty excited about the plans to make turkey chili, bundle up and eat outside with a neighbour pal. But hey, any occasion when you get to wear a toque at a meal is good by me! :laughing:

Iā€™m grateful for the lovely walk the dog girl and I took through the trails this afternoon. The leaves. The light. The magpies (birds) bickering away.

I really do have everything I need.
Iā€™m grateful for my recovery, my sobriety, and all of you gratidudes.
Iā€™m grateful for another day. :orange_heart:

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Such a beautiful picture, sounds like such a perfect day :yellow_heart::orange_heart::fallen_leaf:

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Good evening all,
@anon74766472 Iā€™m so grateful you got through that, and you are all doing better!
Iā€™m grateful that my parents came to visit and brought some lunch. Iā€™m grateful my husband had a good day puttering in his garden. Iā€™m grateful for shopping with my daughter, I love spending time with her. Iā€™m grateful there are leftovers for dinner and I donā€™t have to make or clean anything!
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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Hello all!
I am grateful my sleep study went well last night. I am greatful I was able to do service work today at church and when given a chance to back out I didnā€™t even think to do so. I am greatful Paula is doing better. I am greatful that my ex-wife notices I am doing better and is taking we to a football game tomorrow go Lions. I am greatful I found my way out of the Mall of America. And to that point I am greatful for Google maps getting me around the Mall of America. I am very greatful to read about your days and gratitude.

Have a great night
Happy Thanksgiving to some
God bless you my people

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Iā€™m gateful to be alive, to be aware of being alive and to be rather optimistic despite everythingā€¦ I hope youā€™re doing well whoever and wherever you are today fellow fighter! :vulcan_salute::seedling::v:

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Iā€™m grateful to God thank you helping me have a nice clean and sober day. Iā€™m grateful for my recovery and all its challenges and blessings. Iā€™m grateful that I repeat alot of the same things in these lists because they are so very true and so very important. Iā€™m grateful for all my friends and all you gratidudes. Iā€™m very grateful for my family today. Iā€™m grateful my parents safely drove and picked me up at 9:45a.m. and back home at 5:00p.m. Iā€™m grateful that it was for a lovely thanksgiving visit. Iā€™m gratedul my older sister was there since I hadnā€™t seen her for six months. Iā€™m grateful and sad that we realized even though I talk to and see my parents regularly now I hadnā€™t been in there home since sometime in 2016 or 2017. Iā€™m grateful my younger sister and her husband and my two neices were there. Iā€™m grateful to see them yet a touch sad that I had not seen them in person since 2018. Iā€™m grateful we all had a really nice time and wonderful food. Iā€™m grateful that it is my oldest neices 11th birthday tomorrow and I got to see her and could afford to give her a last second gift card that I ran over to the drug store for once I was told, cause uncle brian hasnā€™t been around and didnā€™t know it was her birthday. Iā€™m grateful that my family undestands that I would have seen them more the last few years if there wasnā€™t a pandemic and if I had a car. Iā€™m grateful that I can try to change these things. Iā€™m grateful to God. Iā€™m grateful that I have been enjoying some down time watching Netflix lately. Iā€™m grateful I got to make the potatoes for our thanksgining dinner today and they got all ate up, I think thats the first time I have ever cooked for any of my family :hushed: Iā€™m grateful my Moms stuffing or dressing whatever you call it is still absolutely amazing, she wont give me the recipe though. Iā€™m grateful to read about all your gratitude, hikes with families, dog girls, cat surgeries, sleep machine studies, sleepovers leading to time away from sis, staying sober and connecting with God. Iā€™m grateful for a picture with my big sister and I. Iā€™m grateful we took a few different pics of all eight of us.

God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. You are Awesome. Ya you!!

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I am grateful for love, the ability to move my body, the possibilities life holds, dreams, my mom, friends, the calm clarity that comes in waves, tears, second chances, other peopleā€™s kindness and strength, the feeling that my addictions donā€™t get to dictate my life- that I get to, and waking up 12 mornings in a row with no hangover.
And for you all and your support <3

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Thatā€™s so good, Emm.
I am grateful that I keep up stepping in for my life and being okay not meeting my mothers expectations.

I am grateful being sober.
I am grateful Paula is eating again, beaten afterwards. She looks like 20 years old. She has power though as I experienced some minutes giving her 1 of 14 antibiotic doses. So, no yoga next week. Itā€™ll be morning wrestling. I am totally hoping for her short term memory being bad, very bad.

I am grateful itā€™s Sunday.

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Checking in for a morning gratitude: grateful for cats turning the house upside down, grateful to hear Paula is doing a bit better, grateful for long missed intimacy with my husband.

Grateful for a sunday with the usual program: breakfast, cook lunch, bring lunch to my mum (grateful she got her booster vaccination last thursday and feeling good so far), prepare some stuff at the office for tomorrow so Iā€™m not stressed on monday.
Grateful to be happy I was on vacation and happy to be home again. Grateful for grateful feelings :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::pray::sparkling_heart:

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Today I am grateful for the beautiful orange and white dahlias I bought at the farmerā€™s market yesterday that greeted me with their lovely radiance when I woke up this morning. I am grateful that the shelves I ordered are arriving early today so I can install them and give some of my plant babies a new home for the winter away from cold windows. I am grateful for the nervous excitement I feel about meeting a potential new friend for a walk and a chat to get to know each other. Iā€™m grateful that my husband didnā€™t pass out from drinking too much last night and we were able to have a pleasant evening together with lots of laughs and good talks. I am grateful for cooking as a team with him and the delicious food we create together and enjoy together. I am grateful that my body is strong and I can lift heavy items safely, which makes working in my potted garden easier for me - grateful I am a comfortable level of sore today and my back doesnā€™t hurt, which means I lifted things properly. I am grateful that my sleep has dramatically improved this week, into the weekend, too, and the steps I have taken to improve my sleep hygiene seem to actually be having an impact - grateful for feeling rested! I am grateful for feeling like I am making progress in some areas of personal development, taking healthy risks, feeling less attached to the opinions and perspectives of others, and gaining some more confidence in myself.

Always grateful for you all, amigos. :heartpulse:

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Iā€™m grateful to God please help me be better today than I was yesterday and to remain clean and sober. Iā€™m grateful for my recovery and that I continue to work on it. Iā€™m grateful for all my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Iā€™m grateful that I slept well and that between the fan and meditation sleep music, all the background noise of a major 400 series highway, literally right outside my window, and housemates are pretty much drowned out. Iā€™m grateful for warm showers and coffee. Iā€™m grateful it is nice out and I can take a ride on the bicycle or go for a nature hike, not sure which yet. Iā€™m grateful that it is Sunday which means my NA home group is tonight. Iā€™m grateful that Sunday this time of year also means lots of Nfl football, go Bills. Iā€™m grateful that I can afford to go get food.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. Donā€™t forget to smile and breathe, it feels good. Ya you!!

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Iā€™m grateful to be right here on this gratitude thread right now.
Fuuuuckā€¦ā€¦ Iā€™m grateful my wife didnā€™t fall stumbling drunk out of the restaurant last night.
Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t drink.
Iā€™m grateful for God please help me know when Iā€™m enabling and when to let go.
Iā€™m grateful we had a nice last dinner out with my daughter yesterday.
Iā€™m grateful for some of the recovery conversations we had and I learned the 3rd Tradition of AA. I may never go to an AA meeting for myself, and I may never learn the 12 traditions, but I will never forget the 3rd tradition. And Iā€™m real grateful for that.
Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m sad my daughter is leaving already.
Iā€™m grateful I can feel sad and not kill that feeling with booze today.
Iā€™m grateful my daughter wanted to go to the deer farm to feed the deer. It was so much fun. Great sober therapy that I highly recommend. 70% of the animals are rescues. None of them are bought and paid for ā€œshow.ā€
Iā€™m grateful for this cold sunny morning.
Iā€™m grateful for my sober mind and clear head.
Iā€™m grateful I didnā€™t pass out on the couch three nights in a row.
This isnā€™t gratitude but yaā€¦ā€¦ Iā€™m fucking angry! Sad :cry: And pissed off my wife drank too much this weekend! It fucking sucks!! Iā€™m grateful I can share that with yā€™all. I donā€™t know where else to take it. Maybe Iā€™ll find an Alanon app.
Iā€™m ok. Itā€™s nothing new. And Iā€™m really not surprised. Well maybe a little. I was hoping sheā€™d stick to wine. But when thereā€™s company the cocktails come out. And we havenā€™t socialized with friends or family for a real long time.
Fuck Booze!!
Thanks for letting me stray off topic and vent.
Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t drink.
Iā€™m grateful for yā€™all.
Im grateful for my daughter.
Im grateful Iā€™m worried about how the visit to see my son will go Thursday in regards to her drinking and that I will not grab a bottle to escape these feelings.
Im grateful for the preview.
Im grateful I will be sober for my children now.
Im more grateful Iā€™ll be sober for myself presently.
:pray:t2::heart:

Iā€™m grateful for the serenity prayer.
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and
Wisdom to know the difference.

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Sorry, again me for a second gratitude today.

I am grateful the sun came out and I had a tiny ride in the forests here. Need to check out my 20 km diameter this fall. I discover lots of nice corners and it helps me to relax and focus on the now. No pressure.

Grateful Paula is doing much better. Her rhythm is sleeping a lot, eating (she just ate dry food, yeah), drinking, stumble a bit around, falling to the ground and off to sleep again.

I tried a new method for the tablet. I mix it with the prebiotic paste they love and she still licks it from my finger. So there will be only one fight for the painkiller in the morning :innocent::pray:
Grateful the antibiotics are beginning to work.

@Dazercat I am always amazed by how easy you take the situation having your wife drinking each night. I mean this is true for all you here having a SO how is drinking at home. I donā€™t know. I am not triggered by alcohol around me but having it at home even in potential difficult situations, is ā€˜challengingā€™. You all are very strong and determined.

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Thanks. Iā€™m grateful I make it sound easy. I think :thinking: It isnā€™t. Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m just a bit wiser now. Iā€™m so grateful Paula is doing better.
Iā€™m grateful for salmon pill pockets. For our cats.


Iā€™m grateful Alice will eat them most times with her pill in it.

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Good morning family.

I am grateful for the spiritual principles patience, compassion and love. That I am able to practice them while gently guiding my sponsee. I am grateful that today I feel a tiny bit more connected to my body and I am grateful for the last few weeks of discomfort. Discomfort reminds me of how good comfort feels, sometimes I get used to it and donā€™t appreciate it so I am grateful for the reminder. I am grateful for my cautious, observant, sensitive nature. Not much gets by me which is a blessing and a curse I suppose, but I am grateful that it allows me to make educated decisions. Trust is so hard for me so I am grateful that people trust me, the people that trust me allow me to trust them. I am grateful the sun is shining and there isnā€™t a cloud in the sky, that I will spend this Sunday with my family playing games and having a meal. Very grateful to have my family so close and to have both my parents with me. Always grateful that my child is here with me, safe and happy. That she is verbal, learning to cuddle and that she is just such a joy. After a lifetime of suffering I am grateful to be clean today and to be working towards a life of freedom from addiction, one day at a time.
:orange_heart:

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Sending strength and hugs. You can do this, you are doing this, you got this.

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@Dazercat , Iā€™m sorry that happened. It happens here to from time to time, and sometimes I deal with it better than others. Iā€™m grateful you have this safe place to let out the feelings. Iā€™m grateful you showed me itā€™s ok to have those feelings- cuz Lord knows I do too! Maybe she will be able to scale back during the visit with your sonā€¦. If not, come on here and vent away.
FUCK BOOZE!
Hope your day gets betterā¤ļø

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