Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude is the air of recovery

I am grateful for this lazy, yet somehow productive Monday. Managed to do some Yoga, called a friend, learned new perspectives about feelings, cuddled with Paula and Dora. Took naps and am ready for work for the next 2 days.

I am grateful I have enough, grateful to be healthy or feel healthy.

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Grateful for yesterday and today being clean and sober
Grateful for self care
Grateful to be getting better at changing my negative thinking to positive
Grateful to have a voice and be an advocate for someone close to me who isnā€™t able to speak up for themselves
Grateful for being strong enough to not allow people to step all over me
Grateful for medicine and our free health care system in Canada
Grateful for you all in my life :yellow_heart:

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Hi everyone!
Today I am grateful for:

  • the compassion and genuine care that I see on this thread.
  • the lovely welcome back from @Irisees919. Your kind words meant a lot to me. Thank you!
  • for having much more energy today and feeling like a fog has lifted. My first few sober days just felt like detoxing and felt unpleasant.
  • for autobiographies. I just love reading about someone elseā€™s life experiences. Maybe itā€™s cus Iā€™m a bit nosey, but it seems you can learn something from everyone.
  • for a good review at work today. I forgot it was today until I got to work this morning, which Iā€™m glad about as I often worry too much about these things, and it was fine!
  • managed a prayer and meditation at lunchtime today instead of doing something unhelpful. Felt good!
    Hope youā€™ve all had a super sober Monday. Iā€™ve missed you all!
    :hugs::pray::hugs::pray:
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Iā€™m grateful to God for lovingly guiding me through another day clean and sober. Iā€™m grateful for my recovery. Iā€™m grateful for my family, friends, TS and all of you gratidudes. Iā€™m grateful for music, exercise, humour and laughter. Iā€™m grateful just to post here and read all of yours. Itā€™s way late but congrats on 300 @Singtone and btw itā€™s ok to pop in and out whenever you feel like it, same to you @Sunflower1 you donā€™t have to post everyday, Iā€™m glad you do, itā€™s ok when we donā€™t, I needed to remind myself of that as well, undue pressure I put on myself!. @Frandango welcome back!! I see another proud Canadian posting @Butterflymoonwoman Iā€™m grateful that Eric is getting to travel again. Iā€™m grateful that Iā€™m trying to change some things like going for a job interview Wednesday morning and still slowly navigating applying to school. Iā€™m grateful that my volunteering in the treatment center kitchen for over a year now has given me more confidence and skill, not just in the kitchen but dealing with all the different personalities that come through there. Iā€™m grateful it is finally leading to opportunities to get paid work we all need money, social assistance is a tough go, and it doesnā€™t make me feel good or productive. Iā€™m grateful that I get to see my parents this weekend its been too long.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. You are Awesome, thatā€™s right. Ya you!!

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Good evening all ( Hi Brian, I see you writing too)
Today Iā€™m grateful for being nice when I normally would have been grouchy and snotty. Iā€™m grateful that I made the conscious decision to be nice, even though I didnā€™t feel like it. Iā€™m grateful that because of that, my day went a lot better than it normally would have. Iā€™m grateful that I am off work tomorrow. Iā€™m grateful that I can use exercise as a way to help boost my mood, and work through feelings. Iā€™m grateful for this thread, which feels like home to me. Iā€™m grateful to see people on the forum trying, even as they are struggling. Iā€™m grateful for my family.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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Thanks for understanding!

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Today Iā€™m grateful for rain. It rained last night and nature needed it.

Grateful @Its_me_Stella mentioned the issue of keeping the house clean. It reminds me of a strong indicator for me: When my house is a mess - which it is most of the time to some extent because Iā€™ve been lousy in doing chores lifelong :grin::see_no_evil: - there are several different reasons for it. No energy = exhausted and/or depressed = need sleep and cut back. rather boozed and hanging on the phone than doing housework = need someone to talk, hungry and lonely. hanging in bed or on the sofa with cats and reading instead of cleaning = deliberately ignoring mess and enjoying life. Grateful I enjoy the latter at the moment :pray:

Grateful I finished some office task before the cats occupied the desk and me. Grateful they teach me when to pause. Pauses are essential to keep my energy level constant and not to run from overmotivation into exhaustion within hours :woman_facepalming:
Grateful I know this is part of the f$%*@#ing hormon rollercoaster of menopause and it will pass :+1::vulcan_salute:

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Today I am grateful to be sober. Yes I get anxiety still but it is nowhere near what it used to be.

I am grateful I have amazing friends and that I am loved. Just as who I am.

I am grateful I get to have butterflies in my stomach :butterfly:

I am grateful I have a job and am able to pay my bills.

I am grateful I have the financial stability to be able to travel to the USA to meet up with my sober friends. :hibiscus:

I am grateful I get to move to a new apartment that is the same size but cheaper. I am grateful it doesnā€™t have an elavator so that I get to move my body more.

I am grateful I had a good nights sleep last night.

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I am grateful for the fantastic family trip we just had at a theme park and Harry potter studios.

Iā€™m grateful for the memories we made.

Iā€™m grateful for the opportunity to have a charity work day with the team at work.

Lots of fun and for a good cause.

Iā€™m grateful for this day that the lord has made :pray:

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This is so beautiful. Thank you. I am grateful for you and your beautiful contributions to this community :pray:t2::purple_heart:

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Today I am grateful for a full, restful nightā€™s sleep - - - most grateful. That I can be of service to a friend in need. To love animals, even the most grumpy and quirky of them, and to be open to lessons that they can teach us. For the strength and resilience of my body and the soreness of my muscles without pain this morning after adding some jogging into my walk with Lupe yesterday. For my knees that speak to me when I am pushing them too far and remind me that I have limits. That I pushed past an energy drop-off yesterday and wrapped up my end-of-season chores in my little garden, and that all the plant material left over will create a nutrient rich compost for next yearā€™s garden. That I encouraged my partner (and myself) to take stock of the risks and benefits and decide to go to the movies last night for the first time in several years, and that Dune was everything we had hoped for and more! Nerdy sci-fi lovers for life! I am grateful the new heating/cooling unit my landlord installed this summer seems to be heating our home much more effectively as the temps drop, and that we will be warmer this winter. Iā€™m grateful my partner and I spend time dreaming about the near and far future - I had forgotten about dreaming while in the midst of my addiction. I am grateful for sobriety and recovery.

Always grateful for you, my amigos. :heartpulse:

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Today I am grateful for time at home, feeling cozy, comfy and sober. I am grateful for a refreshing night of sleep and less hectic mornings than in earlier days, rushing around, hungover, bloated from whatever I ate after dinner while drinking and watching tv, stressing to get breakfast made and out the door for school and work, always late. This is not my life anymore and I appreciate all the changes that have taken place in the last 2 years, starting with quitting my hospital job that I detested. I am grateful for a little cleaning out that I started this morning. I decided to collect collect basket at a time and once it gets full, I will either donate or sell the contents. I am grateful for my job and for tue love of my family. I am grateful for TS and you guys!!

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Iā€™m grateful for the day off work today.

Iā€™m getting ready for a photo adventure. Iā€™m chasing the sunrise this morning. Iā€™m grateful for that.

Iā€™m grateful for the beauty of earth. Iā€™ve been on the ocean alot lately and Iā€™ve experienced amazing sunrises and sunsets and everything else in between this week.

Iā€™m grateful for mother nature.

Iā€™m grateful for the good salmon fishing we had. It was fun!

Iā€™m grateful that I get a paycheck doing what I love and that its enough to pay the bills.

Iā€™m grateful that I wasnā€™t even tempted to drink on Halloween. I used to have alot of fun on Halloween drinking. My alcoholic mind likes to work that angle. Not this year.

Weā€™ve done a little research. There are crab! Alot of them! Itā€™s going to be a good season! Itā€™s looking like the universe is lining up everything I need to make being my own skipper a reality.

Iā€™m grateful for all the good experience Iā€™ve learned from the good skippers/fisherman Iā€™ve fished with.

This has been my dream for a long time. Iā€™m grateful itā€™s unfolding. All I have to do is what Iā€™ve been doing. Not drinking and the next right thing.

Iā€™m grateful that not drinking has been getting easier.

Iā€™m most grateful for recovery!

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All of this made me smile. Iā€™m grateful for all the good happening in your life. Canā€™t wait to see those gorgeous sunrise photos! :blush::purple_heart:

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Good morning all,
@JasonFisher Iā€™m grateful I have a day off too! Even more grateful that I no longer waste the time off getting drunk, or being so nervous about relapsing that I fill every second with activity and exhaust myself. Iā€™m grateful that I can just feel grateful to be off, and know that I will use the time wisely.
Iā€™m grateful for a job that pays the bills and some extra fun stuff. Iā€™m grateful that I have enough of everything I need. Iā€™m grateful for my family, and my weird and quirky dogs. Iā€™m grateful for the beautiful desert sunriseā€™s, and that I got to enjoy this one at home, hot coffee in hand, instead of on the commute to work.
Everyone have a wonderful day :heart:

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Today I am grateful for this being the last 7:30 AM meeting as President of the local Chamber of Commerce lol. I work nights and getting up this early is not enjoyable.

That being said, I am grateful that I did get up without a hangover, mentally alert (after coffee), no shaking, and blessed by so many gifts in my life.

I do not have everything I want, but I have more than I need. And I am thankful for each one of them.

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Grateful for new change and opportunities that I am conscious I donā€™t deserve

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Iā€™m grateful for another day sober.
I just happen to have 22 moths of them. And itā€™s incredible to me to look back and see how far Iā€™ve come at just one lousy fucking sober day at a time.
Iā€™m grateful to be proud of my self.
Iā€™m grateful for all the tools Iā€™ve learned through my children and family and many wonderful people on here.
And Iā€™m grateful for my faith in God. And how God gives me exactly what I need when I need it.
Iā€™m grateful my adventure to Austin starts today even though we donā€™t actually fly out until Thursday.
Iā€™m grateful to have one boarding at the kennel under our belts for a short trip, and now we are dropping them off for a whole week :cry:. All right itā€™s only 6 days. :cry: it may just be a little bit easier on me. I donā€™t believe itā€™s going to be easier on them. But after our first experience at this kennel they seemed like they got their shit together. Iā€™m grateful to leave my worries right here about that shit and carry on ā€œjust for today.ā€
Iā€™m grateful we get to travel again.
Iā€™m grateful for the excitement of going back to Austin, where I spent most of my life partying my fucking ass off, and now being sober and not making a mess of myself. Iā€™m grateful I think of it as a challenge and the only outcome is a win for me and my sobriety. Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ll have my sober army with me.
Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ll be seeing my best friend from high school and heā€™s basically quit drinking.
Iā€™m grateful my kids came here to surprise my wife Last week, I hope she can handle her booze in Austin. Last time we were there? not so much :grimacing:
Iā€™m grateful I know I canā€™t control it.
How could I? I couldnā€™t even control myself.
Iā€™m grateful I know that.
Iā€™m grateful I know the only solution for me is not to drink.
:pray:t2::heart:
Grateful I can pull out the big guns when I need to :point_down:
Show me your ways, O Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25: 4-5

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Congrats on 22 months @Dazercat!!

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-Today I am grateful for the very kind church that gave us a food hamper last night
-Grateful for a beautiful chilly day
-Grateful for my 2 days clean and sober
-ALWAYS Grateful for u all xo
-Grateful for the healthy food that we received and not the processed cheap crap that Iā€™m used to buying.
Today for breakfast, I ate a beautiful egg sandwich with guacamole, Broccoli sprouts, tomato, onion, lettuce, and mayo on a jalapeƱo bun
Having this kind of food is honestly another motivator to stay clean. Iā€™m tired of processed boxed up frozen foods. Nothing wrong with it but I want to be able to eat healthy and nourish my body not shove more junk and crap into it lol :upside_down_face:

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