Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude is the air of recovery

Day 1024 it is.
Grateful being sober. Grateful I have enough.
Grateful for the Podcast someone posted here. It was/is a tremendous help and I ordered the book which came out today, yeah, another book :see_no_evil:

Grateful fot only 3 days to vacation. And I cheer myself up as I am alone in the office and we got a new whiteboard naked and unused :sunglasses:

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Iā€™m grateful I got 600 days sober.
Iā€™m grateful for you. Because I cannot do this without you :heart:
And Iā€™m grateful for the God given strength to continue one more day at a time.
:pray:t2::heart:

When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change, we then change.
Earnie Larsen :pray:t2::heart:

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WOOOOHOOOOO
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Congrats to my twin-not-twin sliding in on his 600 days right on schedule.

Great job.
:orange_heart::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::orange_heart:

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Grateful this morning to have had any sleep at all. I went to bed with a lot on my mind I havenā€™t lost sleep to racing thoughts for a long time.
Grateful that I have some tools in my tool box to get me through today, that I donā€™t make rash decisions anymore and that I am willing to put my recovery first. I am grateful that just at the right time my higherpower has started to put some perfect opportunities infront of me to pass the message of recovery. I am grateful that the teenager who came back to the meeting last Tuesday reached out to me afterwards, I am grateful I am in a position in my life to be openminded and honest with her, to be willing to pick her up take her to meetings with me. I am grateful that last night she asked me to sponsor her. I see a child in so much pain and all those years I suffered as a child myself become years not suffered in vain. She can relate to my story and she chose me. This is where I add hope to our gratitude thread because I was praying so hard last night that I can do right by this girl, I hope that I can support her through her steps the way she needs to be supported and I hope she can just hang on tight to my hand and keep walking with me no matter how bumpy the ride gets.
I am grateful I can cry today, that I have such an amazing, supportive and wise sponsor, & grand-sponsor who contonue to show me the way to live this beautiful new life.
:orange_heart::pray::orange_heart:

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Was it Dopamine Nation? I didnā€™t realize it was coming out today - thank you!!

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Whats Dopamine Nation? If this a book?

Iā€™ve often thought of myself as a dopamine addict rather than a specific drug/chemical/act addict

Today Iā€™m grateful for

  • A clean house (thanks to sobriety)
  • Wonderful clients
  • Accountability friends
  • Having a couple dollars in my bank account (thanks to sobriety)
  • Spotify (I couldnā€™t do this without music)
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BOOM!!! You did it and you can keep going.
Much Love and respect.

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@Its_me_Stella Thanks for being you and spreading some hope, so proud of you!! Your post today gave me a little happy tears. Grateful :v:

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I am grateful to be sober.

I am grateful to be able to recognize when itā€™s my hormones that are fā€™n with my mood/mental health.

I am grateful that I will have 10 days off in spetember and that the weather will hopefully be cooler by then. :two_hearts:

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Good morning, all.
I am really grateful to be sober today. Returning to work after the summer break is really quite stressful, I am discovering for the first real time. Sleep is disrupted and anxiety is up. Imagine throwing poison into the mix.
Have a great day, all.

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Nice!!! Thanks and just this morning I thoughtā€¦I wonder when her book is coming outā€¦lol. so great!

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Yes, it is a book written by a woman who I heard interviewed on a podcast and found interesting snd helpful. I am looking forward to reading it. The author is Anna Lembke, MD.

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Found it amazon. Thank you!!

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Wow!!! Yay!!! Look at you!!! If I knew how to attach a super funny and clever gif, Iā€™d send 6, for every hundred days you rocked this thing!!! You are such an asset to this forum and inspiration to all of us, especially we wee-ones in early stages of recovery. Sending your virtual sugar free cake STATā€¦hope you like chocolate! Congrats!!

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Good evening all,
Iā€™m grateful that I am sober and able to make a trip to Costco after work today. If I were drinking I couldnā€™t, or wouldnā€™t. Iā€™m grateful for laughs at work today. Iā€™m grateful that @Dazercat has 600 days, and @Its_me_Stella has a sponsee, and Iā€™m grateful for everyone who contributes to this thread.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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Iā€™m grateful to God thank you for helping me have a really good balanced day. Iā€™m grateful for my recovery and the blessings it brings even through ups and downs. Iā€™m grateful my friend came to visit and even after not seeing each other for 20 years she is right we still look pretty cute together. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4z4oLwD4SbMr17vf8
Iā€™m grateful that her and I are mature enough to realize that doesnā€™t have to mean anything. Iā€™m grateful I got the house cleaned up alot over the last few days. Iā€™m grateful that I got to enjoy walks with one of my housemates today and with my company. Iā€™m grateful that when I got stressed at times today my recovery is pretty strong and the serenity prayer is invaluable. Iā€™m grateful that during my visit that included dinner and five hours of talking we didnā€™t try to force anything and just hung out, it made it simple. Iā€™m grateful my housemates had no problem with me having company and that they took my advice to still do whatever theyā€™re gonna do, we donā€™t have to change our routines for anyone. Iā€™m grateful to be in bed and ready to watch some disney, clean and serene. Iā€™m grateful for all my family, friends and you grati-dudes.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. You are capable of great things. Ya you!!

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Thatā€™s a great pic! Very cute together. You both have big beautiful smiles and look really happy.

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Having a clean home is always something to be grateful for and something Ive found (for me) has a direct correlation to sobriety.

You clean your house because you care about your life.

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