Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude The Air Of Recovery

Iā€™m grateful for my gratitude practice. It does keep me sober.
Iā€™m grateful for my :coffee:
Iā€™m kinda grateful for all the sleep I got last night. Might have been a bit much. :thinking:
Iā€™m grateful my son is getting breakfast in bed for his birthday. His wife just sent a pic. Iā€™m grateful they are so happy in love and they arenā€™t afraid to show it. :face_vomiting: :rofl: Which leads me to being grateful Iā€™m going to be a Grampy.
Iā€™m grateful when I called the vet again :grimacing: yesterday for Alice, sheā€™s struggling to pee again, they had a cancellation at 2:30 and we took it. Thank God :pray:t2: Iā€™m grateful for my calmness when the wife wakes up frantic about a pet. This would not be the case if I was hungover and still drinking. Iā€™m grateful we got things sorted out at the vet and Alice has another UTI but a different type. We got a different antibiotic and a follow up next week. Sheā€™s an old girl cat and this could happen again. But. The bloodwork they did showed her kidney values to be in a normal range which was a totally unexpected surprise. They havenā€™t been in range for a few months. Yay!! for prescription KD diet. Maybe itā€™s paying off.

Iā€™m grateful for my pets and all the hassles are so worth it. They bring so much love in my life and fun. All 6 :grimacing: of them. Iā€™m grateful for my early mornings feeding the six of them and all their little different behaviors and noises they make. Iā€™m grateful I can do it with a calm clear head and not just toss and slam food bowls around because I feel like shit and feel like itā€™s a chore. Iā€™m grateful I look forward to them every morning. Even when Maverick is planted on my neck and head, @ 4 am, left side of my face. Purring, and his whiskers just barely touching me and I can feel his breath on my cheek. Iā€™m grateful I trimmed his claws yesterday.

Iā€™m grateful for you all and this gratitude thread. It works if we work it and we are worth it. And so are our pets and children.
:pray:t2::heart:
ā€œAs we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.ā€
John F. Kennedy

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I am grateful to be sober. I am grateful I never suffered from physical withdrawal symptoms when I quit alcohol. I honestly have no idea how I would have done it facing the probable symptoms from caffeine withdrawal.

I am grateful we had such a wonderful view in the Alps in the far south from the office window. Need a good wind for this.

I am grateful I am still sober.
I am grateful for Dora and Paula. I was thinking what would be if I had to choose between them. I couldnā€™t. I love them so much.

I am grateful we still have enough work even a lot of people are sick/quarantined.

I am grateful itā€™s Friday tomorrow.

I am grateful I havenā€™t given up yet.

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Iā€™m grateful for miracles.
Iā€™m grateful for quiet moments of peace.
Iā€™m grateful for my body.
Iā€™m grateful for the sunshine.
Iā€™m grateful for kindness.
Iā€™m grateful for true love.

Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m alive. :yellow_heart:

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Welcome aboard Marie.
:hugs::pray:t2::heart:

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I feel thankful for music that lift me up and makes me think about Good and Beauty

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Hey @Kacialyn :wave:
You seem very grateful to have found this app.
I thought Iā€™d personally invite you over to the Gratitude thread if youā€™re interested. Have a good read around. Join in when youā€™re comfortable. Gratitude is one of the strongest tools for some of us.

:pray:t2::heart:

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I feel gratitude for making it to day 4 without failing, as I havenā€™t been so lucky in the past, my children need a healthy , happy , loving mother who can give them a healthy , happy , loving home and that what I intend to do. Everything I do , I do for my babies :heart::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

However I feel the most great full for finding this forum to communicate , without it I believe Iā€™d fail miserably.

I have so much love for you all :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::heart:

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Good evening all,
Iā€™m grateful for laughter. Iā€™m grateful for my kids and my husband. Iā€™m grateful that I did yoga today. Iā€™m grateful that I got a new perfume and I love how it smells. Scent can be so comforting. Iā€™m grateful I notice and appreciate things like this again. Grateful itā€™s almost the weekend.
Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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Iā€™m grateful for kindness.
Iā€™m grateful for my birthday gift from @Callie99. I love it! :revolving_hearts:
Iā€™m grateful for getting myself outdoors today and going on a hike.
Iā€™m grateful I love where I live. It wasnā€™t always this way.
Iā€™m grateful for some good childhood memories I recalled today.
Iā€™m grateful for the mountains outside my windows.
Iā€™m grateful we have all we need.
Iā€™m grateful for yā€™all. :heart:

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Iā€™m grateful to God for guiding me through another productive day. Iā€™m grateful for recovery including mine. Iā€™m grateful for my family. Iā€™m grateful for my friends. Iā€™m grateful for this app and particularly this thread and all you gratidudes. Iā€™m grateful that even though its belated I can wish Happy Birthdayā€™s to @RosaCanDo and @ShesGotMoxie Iā€™m grateful my Mom and I talked and she plans to come visit this Sunday, weather permitting. Iā€™m grateful my older sister texted me to say she finally purchased her first cell phone, and I got to tease her a little about it being time, that our neices and parents have had cell phones for years. Iā€™m grateful I had an hour one on one over the phone with my addiction counsellor this evening. Iā€™m grateful I had today off. Iā€™m grateful for music, exercise and laughter.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

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

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Thank you, Brian. :blush:

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Today I am grateful for:-

Having a roof over my head, a warm bed and food in unsettled times
For waking up with no hangover
For paying a chunk of my credit card off, and a plan to clear all my debt I caused when drinking and not being able to stay in a job. It will take time but relieved not to be hiding from it
For wanting to improve me and my life
For you all ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹

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Howdy All, Grateful for:

  • Staying upright on the m/c
  • exercise, cardio and endorphins
  • guidance from sponsor and TS
  • weighed in under target :white_check_mark::+1:
  • the real joy of living a sober life with step twelve
  • fellowship and camaraderie
    Letā€™s enjoy another sober 24 together :pray::hugs:
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I am grateful to be sober.

I am grateful that I only have one more work day and then I can rest a bit.

I am grateful for my fianceā€™, cats, and all of my family. :two_hearts:

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Iā€™m grateful for another day sober :pray:t2:

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Grateful for sobriety
Grateful my daughterā€™s poorly is not serious
Grateful for kids willingness to do extra study with me
Grateful for food from pil
Grateful for freedom
Grateful for cute kitty
Grateful to have finished all grading.

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Hello,

I am grateful for my partner. We have been through a lot together. He lost his father last year, around the same time I got sober. We were on our own separate roller coaster rides in one relationship and under one roof. I have definitely given him reasons not to trust me and havenā€™t been the best partner while in my addiction. Getting sober was mostly because I was at rock bottom but I also couldnā€™t stand the thought that I put our relationship at jeopardy.

He has stuck by my side through all of the ugly and hurt and has been understanding and forgiving and proactive and for that, I am forever grateful for him. He came into my life for a reason and I will cherish him forever.

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This is such a worthy goal and gratitude. I so very much want the peace of mind of being debt free. So many of us live as slaves to our debt. Itā€™s a burden that weighs us down. Thanks for sharing this gratitude Marie. It resonated with me.

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Iā€™m grateful for the funny new avatar above. It put an inquisitive grin on my grateful face this morning. Welcome Mel.
@mrm0808
Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t drink anymore.
Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t even want to drink anymore. Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t have to say that stupid phrase. ā€œIā€™m not drinking any less either :man_facepalming:.ā€
Im grateful I was up in the dark this morning praying and talking with God by the flickering fireplace. And not rushing to get to my devotionals because I got things to do today. Just peacefully sitting quietly with God :pray:t2: Not necessarily even praying. Just being :pray:t2:
Iā€™m grateful the little things that tried to fuck me up this morning didnā€™t bother me. Forgot my glasses. Spilt my tea. Didnā€™t have the coffee prepped properly. Heater isnā€™t working on one side of the house.

Iā€™m grateful I planted a seed for my daughter and sister to chat on the phone about family history and health a week back. I donā€™t think theyā€™ve ever really talked before because of our past estranged relationship. I got a message from my sister saying they had a really nice chat :heart: They both have a ton in common. Especially living with no immediate family around and being surrounded by spouses family. And only spouses family. :grimacing: I pray they can continue some kind of a distant relationship with modern technology. And I will butt out.

Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ve blown off my afternoon walkā€™s because itā€™s just too friggen cold out and life got in the way the past couple of days. I think Iā€™m driven to walk mostly to prevent weight gain. And of course for the psychological benefits. But I donā€™t feel bad now when I take a couple of days off. I will get back to it. I always do.

Iā€™m grateful for reading about, and having a show Iā€™m watching, talk about the importance of having hope. I donā€™t know how to work on that in some areas of my life. On the show The After Life. The widow is telling the widower ā€œIā€™d rather you have hope than be happy.ā€ Because heā€™s finally happy. But he doesnā€™t have hope. :thinking:. I grateful itā€™s a great defense mechanism not to have hope. Then youā€™re never let down. But then youā€™ll never get what you want. Iā€™m grateful today Iā€™ll be happy. If hope comes a knocking. Maybe Iā€™ll let it in. I donā€™t know.

Iā€™m grateful I can gibber jabber about my shit right here.
I grateful for yā€™all. And grateful Iā€™m donā€™t with gratitude for now. Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ll feel gratitude during most of my day, because thatā€™s what my gratitude work has done for me and Iā€™m grateful for that.
:pray:t2::heart:

A heart of gratitude leaves no room for complaining
I believe .com

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I spent way more time catching this than I probably should have but it was fun. Iā€™m grateful for learning how to do screen shots. Itā€™s fun.

Iā€™m grateful for 4 months sober. Iā€™m grateful for 4 months without a hangover. Iā€™m grateful for this app and community that helped me get those 4 months and on a journey to a better me.
Edit: In case youā€™re wondering what Sober Banquets is all about. Itā€™s a personal milestone I added because I have 2 business trade show banquets coming up this month where drinking is ridiculous.

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