Wasn’t really sure where to put this . . . as it can go so many places. I am grateful that today I will not drink. I am grateful that on Monday when I had mad crazy urges I chose not to drink. While I was in that place a 52 year old local Math teach, who I don’t know . . . was drinking. At 9:30 on Monday night he rear-ended the back of a car that was stopped at a stop light. It was a little Honda and the person in the back seat was killed. This 27 year old woman was the fiancé of my son’s best friend through high school. It doesn’t matter if you know who gets killed by a drunk driver. It matters that someone DID get killed by a drunk driver. 27. Engaged. Bought their first house last year. A mile from home.
And there by the grace of God, go I. I have gotten behind the wheel when I have NO business doing so. I have risked others’ lives. I have risked my own. I have been that person, but didn’t end up where he is today.
My heart goes out to everyone who knew LW. I never met her but was told she was a terrific woman. Even if she wasn’t . . . doesn’t matter. She died young needlessly. I will think of her if I ever get the inkling. I will add this to my ever-growing list of “reasons why I don’t drink”.
I’ve always wanted to have an entire hygge holiday season, fall and winter. I think that would be so calming, rather than the mad dash the season usually becomes.
I am grateful I am not high on drugs right now or drunk. I am grateful that I am not surrounding myself with sketchy people who just want to use and abuse me for their next fix. I am grateful I am not out on the streets without a place to go for the night, sleeping in cars or staying at strangers houses. I am grateful I have my own food and I haven’t gone days without eating. I am grateful for a steady, calm, sane mind and not one that is high off of drugs and unstable. I am grateful that my family forgives me and loves me. I am grateful to God for loving me and protecting me and guiding me through some of the darkest days and bringing me back into the light. I am grateful to be alive because tomorrow isn’t always promised.
I am grateful that I got on tonight to read from all of you. I was thinking about just going to sleep but didn’t now as I lay here smiling I am glad. I’m grateful to be warm and safe tonight. I’m grateful I get to go into treatment tomorrow and see counselors that fight this same fight and devote their time to us. I am grateful to God for his many blessings and trials. I am grateful I haven’t done more damage to my body over the last 3 decades.
I am grateful my body hurts from going to the gym not from a fuzzy night with no explanation. I’m grateful for my children my mother and sister.
@IamThechange I downloaded this app just to have a way to track my days I had it for like two weeks or so before I even realized this was here. Glad for it.
As always I am grateful for all of you.
Sleep well or have a great morning.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful for The Luckiest Club and Recovery Dharma and SMART and Quit Lit.
I am grateful that I feel stronger today.
And can we be real? I am really grateful for sober bowel movements. No joke!
I am grateful for snacks.
I am grateful for hydrating. I have always been a water drinker but the water consumption is UP UP UP.
Good evening all,
I’m grateful that my sons IEP meeting went great- all of his teachers had such wonderful, positive remarks about his work, and his personality. It made my heart grow like the Grinch’s on Christmas😊. I’m grateful that my daughter tried her best to genuinely be happy for him, even though she is having a tough time with comparing herself to him. I’m grateful for the sunshine and cooler temperatures. I’m grateful for love and forgiveness. I’m grateful for my beautiful family.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
I’m grateful to God for loving me through another day while staying clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and all of you gratidudes.
God bless you all. &
Hello again, all.
Today I am grateful to be sober and clear headed. I can’t imagine being in work out of shape anymore. I can’t believe I did it for so long.
Grateful for the suicide awareness/prevention course that I did in work today, and that I will do again tomorrow. I am learning a lot from it. In the before time () I always drank heavily the evening before a course because it ‘wasn’t proper work’. Today would have been a nightmare had I been hungover.
As ever, I’m grateful for all of your shares.
Heartbroken to read about LW and the 52 year old maths teacher. I’m a 50 year old maths teacher. Thankfully I have never been one for drink driving. I am very grateful for that.
Have a great evening, all.
Good morning! Today my gratitude is for the ability to learn. I have now learned that I have to go to bed with a clear head and positive or it will impact dreams, dreams that bring me back to using, I’m watching myself in these dreams, waking up with the worst feeling ever and in a minute I realize it’s not true, I went to bed sober. Here’s me waking up day 11, grateful once again but knowing I have changes to make still. Have an amazing day!
I loved the crazy dreams early on - although I didn’t have too many drinking dreams.
It was also one of the things that convinced me that I should stick with sobriety. If removing it from my system enabled me to have whacky dreams after about 10 days, what else was the poison suppressing?
Interesting point. It is very interesting how it is coming out of a decade in a fog, I feel like I met a new person for the first time I am finding so much out about myself, and it’s only been 11 days.
It’s amazing, isn’t it?! And it just keeps getting better and better.
I started this whole sobriety thing by doing dry January with three other colleagues at work. We all came in at the same point talking about our bizarre dreams. It was a huge eye opener for me. I was/am very grateful for that little nugget.
That is so awesome and you are doing so well!!! Yes eye opening to say the least! Exciting, frightening, I could go on lol and I know I’ve barely experienced anything yet. At the hard moments I just remind myself the best things in life are on the other side of fear❤️
Today I am grateful for a full night of sleep, even though it seemed to have taken over my morning as well – oh well, I needed it. I am grateful for this forum as I have added 4 new books to my Audible wish list. I am grateful to have delivered groceries to an elderly couple last night after work who really needed the help and were incredibly grateful. It reminded of what lovely and loving people are like and what a strong partnership looks like. It helps to be in that type of energy. I was more grateful for them than the other way around. I am grateful for some incredibly open and determined clients who know they deserve a healthier life. That too, is so helpful for me to see that when you believe in yourself and feel worthy, amazing things happen. Or at least it seems amazing to me. As always I am grateful for TS and all of you. Have a hygge kind of day (I’m sure that is used incorrectly to an embarrassing degree, but it sounds so lovely)!!
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) I always drank heavily the evening before a course because it ‘wasn’t proper work’. Today would have been a nightmare had I been hungover.