Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude is the air of recovery

Oh congratulations Franzi! I hope this brings you sweet satisfaction, and that Dora and Paula treated you with extra delight and love all day long!
So honoured and happy to share gratitude and sobriety with you. :orange_heart:

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Iā€™m grateful I made it home last night safe and sound, albeit late, to my wee abode where there is no closet full of booze.

Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t look forward to getting home from work trips so I can uncork a bottle before I even get unpacked. That was an unquestioned habit, so of course the reflex is there - but the desire? Nope. Grateful I was so tired I looked forward to my bath and bed. I need nothing else.

(oh hi @Dazercat! good morning good morning!)

Iā€™m grateful for the good meetings I had, for the way I handled stress - itā€™s easier when I donā€™t think everythingā€™s my fault and I have to do it all and someone elseā€™s bad day is my problem. Or that I have to hide my hangover behind work stress. It never gets old: Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m not ever hungover at work. Never again. :pray:

Iā€™m grateful for my coffee, that Iā€™m going to pick up the dog girl shortly from her short stay at the ā€œpet resortā€, (Iā€™m sure she has another name for it! but sheā€™ll be freshly groomed so thatā€™s always a treat!), that I have a part work part putter day ahead - lots to do but time to do it.

Iā€™m grateful for our seasons here in this part of the world. That the onset of winter always helps me slow down a bit, hunker in a bit, amp up the selfcare. New slippers may be in order. Beats the hell outta wine. :wink:

Iā€™m grateful for all your posts, all of your words. Just like Iā€™m grateful to share this sober day with you. :orange_heart:

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Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m not hung over this morning after traveling all day and not eating right.
Iā€™m grateful my traveling day yesterday was perfect. So perfect itā€™s scary. That never happens.
There wasnā€™t even much 6 pm traffic in Austin when we drove to the hotel.
Iā€™m grateful I ordered a mocktail for dinner and told the bartender to create something for me, not too sweet. It was nice.
Iā€™m grateful I wasnā€™t drunk after dinner last night and stumble over to my favorite hotel bar for 3 more side cars before bed. Always carried the 3rd one up to the room.
And Iā€™m especially grateful I wasnā€™t up at 3 am with a crushing headache in the shower crying, begging god to take away the pain.
Iā€™m grateful for the Nesspresso coffee machine in my room while I wait for my room service coffee, and fresh squeezed orange juice.
Iā€™m grateful I havenā€™t been anywhere the last 2 years and I can blow a wad on this trip. Not to mention all the money Iā€™ve saved not drinking.
Iā€™m grateful for the ā€œmemoriesā€ my iPad puts up randomly. Itā€™s so cool. Iā€™m grateful the kids really enjoy them when I send them to them.
Iā€™m grateful my best friend will come pick us up at the hotel and take us to Mattā€™s Famous El Rancho.
@RosaCanDo everything is home made right down to every single tortilla chip :yum: Iā€™m grateful the owner gave me a tour one day when the place was brand new. He was so proud of everything. I bet his Mami has some great recipes. Iā€™m hungry already.
Iā€™m grateful for you all.
Iā€™m grateful to read in jft.org We stop; we pray; and, quietly, we listen within for guidance. Iā€™m grateful for this reminder. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I need that reminder every day.
Iā€™m grateful when I did wake up at 3 this morning. :grimacing: time change :grimacing: when my mind went off to the races, I was ready for it. I had my ear buds by my bedside and I plugged myself in for a relaxation sleep meditation on my Breethe app. It was so good.
:pray:t2::heart:

Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.
Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

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Those are the best places! Wish I could join you.

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I love this. Savinā€™ it :ok_hand:

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Today Iā€™m grateful to find the bunnies in good spirits and every day a little more bold around me. Iā€™m grateful I could smile and laugh out loud when these critters check out the vacuum while itā€™s running - they ainā€™t scared one smidge! Iā€™m grateful to have things to do but no timeline for most of it. Iā€™m grateful for making cooking plans and my imagination and creativity, and that dreaming up ideas of how to use ingredients I have on hand is one of the ways I put myself to sleep many nights. Iā€™m grateful I slept really well again last night and am still headache free even though I feel sinus pressure from weather changes - this is a really good sign and Iā€™m hopeful! Iā€™m grateful we are expecting a glorious fall weekend with higher temp, plans for a hike, BBQ and bonfire tomorrow. Iā€™m grateful I can rely on hearing from one of my besties every Friday when we check in on our weight loss/fitness journeys and it turns into an excuse to check in on each otherā€™s life in general. Iā€™m grateful for peace of mind and few worries plaguing my brain today.

Always grateful for my amigos here :heartpulse:

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I am very grateful for this too.
:heart:

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Grateful to be fully in each moment these days, to be aware of the early morning stars enough to just turn off the lights and admire their twinkles in the cloud breaks. Grateful to feeling stronger each day, physically and mentally. Grateful for great authors who write amazing books. Grateful for the opportunity to take a pottery class today with my bestie, heck, grateful to have a bestie!
Hereā€™s to another 24 hours, hope everyone has a good one!

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Grateful i am home, feeling okayish. Grateful to be sober today. I was queuing and looking at the bootles of wine. I look at them and see how I felt in the last 2 years. There was no fun and relaxing drinking together with friends and family. It was always 1 bottle a night and knocked out on the bed waking up hungover. Not in the worst days these days I would trade that.

I am grateful for taking a small walk in the fresh and clear November air.

I am grateful that my heating is working, that I have no stress the next week. Taking it slowly. I have to make a plan, though. Downloaded some books from the library, yeah, I am grateful for that! And will work on my addiction counselling course.

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Happy Friday everyone :yellow_heart:
Today I am grateful for @Its_me_Stella for taking the time to listen and let me vent last night when I was feeling down. I also downloaded Insight timer and meditated last night. I could actually feel tension leaving my body. Iā€™m grateful for a good nights sleep. Iā€™m grateful for @Dazercat and @ShesGotMoxie and everyone who listens and checks on each other here. It has made all the difference in my sobriety and sticking to it this time.
Im grateful for @Butterflymoonwoman got day one in the bagšŸ’›

Iā€™m grateful I found this community. Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t drink. Iā€™m grateful my life is calm and manageable.

:heart:

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Today I am eternal grateful for TS. Itā€™s amazing what having that sense of belonging and that sense of support can have on my recovery. I am truly just grateful for all of you :hugs:
HUGE HUGE hugs to everyone!

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I am grateful to be sober and hangover free, waking up pretty well rested after 7 hours of sleep as I head into the last night shift for the week.

I am grateful for the vaccine and that I will get my booster soon to keep myself and others safe.

I am grateful for the fireplace and the warm glow it gives off.

I am grateful for exercise and the natural uplifting and accomished feeling it gives me.

I am grateful for everyone here, for my family, my friends, my cats, my coworkers, and for having a safe place that I can call home. :two_hearts:

:sparkles:ā€œThrough the eyes of gratitude, everything is a miracle.ā€ :sparkles:

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I am grateful for glitter.
I am grateful for my roommate.
I am grateful that my mom can utilize me as one of her supports.
I am grateful for spirituality and prayer.
I am grateful for water.
I am grateful for sleep and rest.
I am grateful for people I feel safe and comfortable around.
I am grateful for my apartment.
I am grateful for sober ways of getting income.
I am grateful for Netflix because it entertains me.
I am grateful that I rarely have anxiety now.
I am grateful that I donā€™t feel the need to have toxic people in my life or in my mind.
I am grateful I am single and working on myself.
I am grateful I am sober and my mental health is overall good for the most part.

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Iā€™m grateful to God for another day clean and sober. Iā€™m grateful for my recovery. Iā€™m grateful for ALL my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Iā€™m grateful for a nice relaxing day.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

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Good morning, all.
Iā€™m grateful that it is Saturday morning and I have just woken up from almost nine hours of sleep. Itā€™s like magic.
Grateful to be hangover free and clear headed. So many Saturday mornings were wasted in the before time.
Grateful for all of the thoughtful messages that greeted me this morning. Lots that I can get behind. Yep, thatā€™s me. Yep, thatā€™s me. I love being around like minded people. It is so comforting.
Grateful to have breezed past 300 days and then 10 months without so much as a sideways glance. Iā€™m a bit apprehensive about Christmas since Iā€™ll be seeing family and friends for the first time in two and a half years - and none of them have ever known me sober as an adult. I feel secure enough to manage it - but I need to keep gratitude close by.
Grateful for my beautiful family.
Grateful for the life that we have.
SO grateful to be sober. Every day it feels like a dream.
Have a great day, all.

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Good evening all,
Iā€™m grateful itā€™s Friday night and I donā€™t work tomorrow. Iā€™m grateful for the compliments I got at work today and yesterday from new coworkers. Itā€™s easy to feel taken for granted and overlooked, so it was really nice to have a bit of acknowledgement. Iā€™m grateful for my family, my home, and for love and forgiveness.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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I love your comment! :grinning: 2 spoiled :dog: :dog: here on my couch and Iā€™m new here! Hi :wave:

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I am grateful God was always in my life even when I wasnā€™t looking
I am grateful that I am regaining some trust from my children
I am grateful to be safe warm and full tonight
I am grateful that my mom kicked Cancerā€™s butt
I am grateful a friend invited me to go serve food to the community tomorrow

As always I am grateful for you

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Iā€™m so happy for your Mom and you and your whole family. God Bless.
And actions over time = earning trust back from loved ones.
Pretty much worth it.
Grateful to read your checking before bed.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Day 1098.
I am grateful I got some sleep. I ordered a cushion during the night as my back was hurting from having to lie in the back (for the next 2 weeks at least). I tried a roll under my knees but that wonā€™t help it.
The wound is itching so it is healing.
I am grateful I have some PT background. I am grateful for yoga and I know enough to do something for my back w/o using my arms.

I am grateful for the purring and peaceful view I get atm.
I am grateful I have enough and over one week of vacation.
And I am so grateful Dora and Paula allow me to brush them :innocent: only when in purring mode but still.

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