Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude The Air Of Recovery

I’m grateful Tony’s wife gave him a medallion for his first year of sobriety. That’s friggen awesome!!!
I’m grateful to be up too early again, clear headed, after :coffee: Of course, :blush: hangover free, and sober, enjoying my readings and prayers and devotionals.
I’m grateful I do my gratitude list last because I already wake up with so much gratitude that I can’t wait to post it, but I usually come up with new stuff by the time I’m ready to list it.
I’m grateful I told my Pilates instructor about testing positive for COVID last week. They kicked me out :grimacing::rofl:. They have a 10 day policy. They we’re thankful I told them and didn’t charge me and said to come back Friday.
I’m grateful as much as it’s going to fuck things up schedule wise, I told my dentist and cardiologist too. I have or had a couple of doctors appointments this week. And now who knows. Fuck COVID and serenity right now!!
I’m grateful instead of Pilates I went for a walk to Palisades park. Did Brian’s :rofl: meditation challenge. And walked back home. I’m grateful for exercise and meditation.
I’m grateful I’m recognizing the “poor me. I can’t do anything right,” syndrome, with the wife. I feel it. It pisses me off that I feel this way. I fight it. I loose. I still feel it :grimacing: I share about it. It helps. I wake up the next day and I feel different. And I’m grateful I never feel like drinking about and killing these feeling that I have no control over. I’m grateful they come and they go. And I do, do things right. And I’m grateful I’m going to try really hard to just surrender these feeling over to God. And y’all.
I’m grateful for sweet soft purring chonky kittens, bashing into me while I try and make coffee.
I’m grateful I hear Minnie coming down the stairs and that she can still do the stairs and hasn’t skidded down them yet. 3 more weeks Minnie.
I’m grateful for this forum.
I’m grateful for gratidudes.
I’m grateful for my alone time.
I’m grateful for Al-Anon. I wish predictive text would spell it for me.
I’m grateful we started a new show on Netflix
After Life with Ricky Gervais. Someone on Twitter recommended it to me. I can’t remember who. I put it out on my Twitter thread to whoever……… And Ricky Gervais liked my tweet!! Fucking Ricky Gervais!! I love that guy. I’m grateful Ricky is such a great advocate for animals. I’m grateful I realize it could be some kind of logarithm. And I’m not on Twitter for the “likes”. But still that’s pretty cool.
I’m grateful to wrap this up and look for a gratitude quote.
:pray:t2::heart:

”I get so sick of people asking: “What’s your demographic?” Or: “Oh we’ve got to aim this at…” No, you have to aim it at you. You do the thing you would love… make the thing you would love and be proud of. There are enough people in the world that, if you do that and do it well as a single vision, they’ll go: “That’s my favorite thing ever!”
Ricky Gervais.

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@JasonFisher thank you so much for the shoutout! I’ve read all the posts in this thread so I’m getting to know you a little and you are an inspiration. And your office looks pretty amazing to me!

I’m grateful for having my third sober sleep. It is such a better sleep then a passed out drunk one (or even a mildly buzzed one).

I’m grateful for my dog sleeping in my lap while I drink my coffee and read here.

I’m grateful for my very supportive husband.

I’m grateful for feeling so motivated to get things together to open my shop, hopefully on 2/2/22. I’m also grateful to have found a passion later in life that fills me with such joy and curiosity and happiness.

And I’m grateful to have this forum and all the support here.

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An office. :thinking:
Coffee. :thinking:
Sounds like a recipe for a meeting.
Better yet. How about a meeting on your boat?
I bet we could fill that boat and office if your were hosting a meeting there.
Let’s call it a retreat.
So happy for you Jason.
Keep being you.
:pray:t2::heart:

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That would be cool! The sober sunrise meeting! :heart:

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful for my new smartphone although I have to convince myself a bit I admit. it is a new old one. I don’t like new phones.
I am grateful for a calm afternoon. I got my workout done. I am grateful for an important sentence yesterday during my guided meditation. was like an eye-opener.

I am grateful for this uneventful thread.
I am grateful we have enough work atm. Very grateful. We have more than enough which makes me even more happy. I am the only one thinking this. :smirk:

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Will there be memes :rofl:
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Sunrise memers recovery group.

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I’m grateful I’m on day 65 and still hanging in there!
I’m grateful that my cat Moka, after 8 days being sick, and several visits to the vet, is starting to improve.
I’m grateful X-mas is over, and the gym is opened again properly!
I’m grateful to be back working again! I enjoy doing my job! :blush:

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Yes.

We will laugh at you, until you can laugh at yourself could be our slogan!

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I’m only about a third of the way through Infinite Jest. Another month or two left in that yet. :rofl::joy:

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Today I’m grateful for a derailed shopping tour :see_no_evil::speak_no_evil: Had a list, didn’t find half of the things in the store (I have a clear vision what my new
storage boxes should look like) but … turned to the bedding section and :star_struck: there it was! My blanket and my pillow I couldn’t remember the brand anymore! Strike :blush: Had to buy it!
Grateful for a really nice day. Not too productive, just nice and stressless :pray:

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I’m grateful for a Peaceful day.
I’m grateful for my higher power guiding me and not my head
I’m grateful for my children and that I was/am present for them today
I’m grateful for my new fridge freezer!
I’m grateful I studied a bit this evening and was able to focus.
I’m grateful for this app
:pray::pray::pray::pray::pray:

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50 days today and grateful for today and not really thinking about me.
I’m grateful for these tears streaming down my cheeks after reading all 204 posts before me on this thread.
We are all beautiful disasters (as 311 once sang) and I’m so moved by the love that we have for one another and the baffling hatred we must’ve had, at one point, for ourselves.
I am so blessed and grateful for each one of you here. I truly am.
I am grateful for the willingness and ability to sit through my own wreckage, acknowledge it, weep about it, or scream about it and then let it pass. (And remain sober)
I am grateful for the home I am in and the family I live with.
I am grateful for the job I will have soon (manifesting it) and how the pay is going to be so friggin large I’ll be able to get out of debt in one year. (I got jokes-not to be confused with hopes)
I am grateful for the seasons of darkness and trauma because without them I would t be where I am now.
I am so grateful to God and our tight relationship. HE is my big G and we’re ride or dies. :100::latin_cross::pray::blossom:

Thank you Sober Time and Talking Sober.

Love you all and please keep sharing because y’all are helping be keep sane, sober and without rage or self-hatred.

God bless
:white_heart:
Alison

BTW… I like :crab: & :lobster: too. :sunglasses::laughing:

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Congratulations on your 59 days Alison!! That’s awesome!!
Welcome to the gratitude club. Without gratitude, we don’t stand a chance. I hope to see you around.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Grateful for being born a human.
Grateful to be able to seek awakening.
Thankful for fellowship and camaraderie.
Grateful to purchase the correct cord for dvd player to work.
Grateful for motivational YouTube video today Wayne Dyer talking about God and the Tao.
Grateful to be free of substances and have very little craving–just passing thoughts to shoo away.
Let’s all enjoy the joy of being, of being present

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I’m grateful to try and make some noise for that quiet little 500 days.
Way to go Bootz!!!

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Yeah Bootz, you snuck that right in! Congrats on 500!
I’m grateful for a relaxing day. I’m grateful I don’t have to make dinner. I’m grateful my home is cleaned up, laundry done, and I’m ready for whatever blower brings to me tomorrow. In theory anyways. I’m grateful to be looking at my finances and refiguring some things. I’m grateful for my husband, my kids, and my dogs and crazy rabbit.
Everyone have a wonderful evening❤️
@Callie99 , how ya doing? I feel like I haven’t seen you, but very possible I missed it.
@eph-M-eral , glad you got some time with your mom, and some time to yourself to recover from the trip.

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Congratulations on your 500 days, by the way. Inspiring.

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Today I am grateful to have eaten heartily, to have had the energy to make a massive restock grocery run before bad weather hits (especially after a night of no sleep), and to have been able to send some late Christmas gifts off in the post to friends and family. Better late than never! I’m grateful my energy maintained fairly well through the day and I made us lunch, kept the kitchen clean, and did other odds and ends around the house. I’m grateful for the occasional photos I get of my niece as a pleasant surprise and that her face makes me smile, that special little girl! I’m grateful I am planning a solo drive down to Kentucky in early spring to stay a while and just be a Tía/Auntie.

I’m grateful I got in a bit of a spazzy second wind mid morning and did a massive and needed pruning of my beefsteak begonia, then knowing I don’t have room to propagate all those lovelies, I put a message out on the local plant lovers Facebook group and within the hour all of the cuttings were claimed and all but one have been picked up by their new mommas! That was such a cool experience. I’m grateful to connect with strangers via shared passions and experiences - much like TS! I’m grateful my mood has been steadily improving and that I am doing my best to do the work in that area. Hard work, at times! Other times, not so hard, just that getting back to basics I mentioned before. I’m grateful for minimal pain today! So grateful.

I’m grateful to see this community rise to the occasion and greet and support newcomers and returning members, alike. To hold space for each other, even folks who have been here need that sometimes. I’m grateful to everyone who has reached out to me when I’ve been griping about my headspace. It’s so appreciated.

I’m grateful for the beautiful winter sunset tonight. Grateful for you, amigos. :heartpulse:

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I’m grateful to God thank you for guiding me through today and keeping me clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for ALL my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful for all the posts I just read. @Dan531 800 days, sweet. @Bootz 500 thats awesome, keep it up. Its nice to read that @JasonFisher got a truck, office and boat slip, also I love your catchphrase of laughing and whatnot thats funny. I’m grateful to see @eph-M-eral and @Dazercat posting, that @RosaCanDo is managing pain and lots of plants. @Sunflower1 Hello!! I’m grateful that I go back to work tomorrow. I’m grateful that I got to go talk at the mens NA detox meeting tonight. I’m grateful that I cried when sharing, it caught me off guard but I feel better. I’m grateful for music and exercise. I’m grateful for daily prayers, readings, gratitude and meditation.

God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. You are incredible. Ya you!!

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Hi Brian! Glad the meeting was good. I am back to work tomorrow too, trying to be grateful for that :smirk:. Have a good night, see you tomorrow!

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