I’m grateful to check in here and see all these milestones! @PaigeTurner with 50! 51 now! @boots with five hundy! @KarenKW one week down! @Callie99 100 days of freedom! Time flies!
I was supposed to go crabbing this morning. We all got to the boat and we would have been the only boat out. It was a small weather window. Nobody else was going, so Skipper decided to play it safe. I’m grateful!
I’m enjoying the break and getting things done. And I got to take a nap. I like naps. I’m grateful!
Skipper called me yesterday. He is afraid that he might do some jail time. If that happens, he wants me to be the skipper and finish the crab season. My first reaction was why me? I didn’t share my reaction. I just agreed to do it if necessary.
After thinking about it, I think it’s pretty cool. 26 months ago, nobody would have handed the keys to their boat to me. This makes me grateful.
I hope he doesn’t get jail time, but it is a possibility. It’s sad that it takes something extreme for most of us to wake up. He hasn’t drank. I’m grateful for that.
@Its_me_Stella Sorry for your loss. I had the most awesome black Lab. She passed away around ten years ago. I still miss her so much. I wish they lived as long as we do.
I’m grateful first and foremost to be lying in bed ending another day sober.
I’m grateful to be sitting with all of this anxiety. It hurts, it’s uncomfortable, but I’m not escaping and I’m so grateful I have tools allowing that.
I’m grateful for my 2022 resolution -100% responsibility . I am already seeing serious changes. Taking responsibility for what I put out into this world is bringing so much good back. I am responsible for how I treat and talk to myself, for all of my actions, and my thoughts. I know this might seem obvious to most, of course you should take responsibility for your life, but this has not always been me. I’ve experienced a lot of trauma and I think parts of that have led me to put blame all around me. Adults who were supposed to protect me, the world for being unfair, the trauma itself for how I am today. Taking responsibility NOW doesn’t mean those things were my fault, it means I have a choice. I can continue to blame everything and everyone around me or I can be empowered. I can own my choices today. I can take responsibility for where I am and how I got here. And I can choose to be responsible for where I’m going and what freaking magic I’m creating in my life today. I am grateful I am choosing Responsibility. It is stunning!
I’m also grateful I came across this free trauma conference with Gabor Mate. I can’t speak to the quality because it starts on the 7th but here’s the link for anyone interested https://traumasuperconference.com
Also SO grateful the forum was barely working for me this morning! So many souls working towards betterment and freedom! Y’all inspire me
Good evening all,
Glad you are doing better @Callie99 , I’m sorry for your loss @Its_me_Stella . I know I’m
missing some other mentions, but hope no one feels left out.
I’m grateful that I got through work with a killer headache. I’m grateful I still did the yoga challenge with the headache, and it feels a bit better. I’m grateful for my family. I’m grateful for rest.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
So sorry for your loss @Its_me_Stella, that sucks.
I’m grateful to be willing to share at my sponsors meeting tonight, it’s like an exposure practice for me.
Grateful for a safe drive in the ice and snow today.
Thankful that I had the energy to make dinner tonight for Hun and me.
Grateful to the source/Tao.
I’m grateful to live in a house of people who care about me like I was their family even when I’m not, and even when it’s hard for me to accept their graces. I’m grateful to have such patient people in my life. I’m grateful for every interaction I have, and every feeling I feel. I’m grateful for the human experience, even if it is uncomfortable sometimes.
I am grateful for @Its_me_Stella and her dear Lacey. The heart of each shining through the beautiful post… … thank you Stella, for being the loving, spiritual, thoughtful and peaceful person you are… I am sorry and am thinking about you.
I believe this too.
I am grateful that this place is here to share the hard hurts and the happy happies and all in between…
I am grateful @Callie99 is getting better
I am grateful that I do not have covid.
I am grateful for the sunshine, the moon glow, the sky, the clouds, for the comfort of people and food and shelter.
I am grateful for all of you.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I took the chance when motivation hit me to mop the apartment. It’s a rare occasion and I have to be vigilant.
I am grateful for a bit of snow on the balcony and Dora and Paula love this.
I am grateful I can walk, breathe. I am always happy that I like what I cook and no-one is complaining. I am grateful for morning cat cuddles.
I am grateful for Yoga. I am grateful I can pay my bills.i am pretty much grateful for the same things each day. I am grateful for fresh air.
It’s been 9 weeks since surgery. I planned on going for a small run but who knows.
I could write reams today, but I’m just really grateful for a gorgeous still sunny day, and being able to look over the bay, see the bluest, calmest ocean and majestic mountains.
Having a rough morning so trying to find gratitude.
Grateful for my cats and coffee.
For a roof over my head and central heating.
For enough food to eat.
For my family and friends. Particularly as they support me during my recovery from surgery.
For health insurance.
For a good job with caring boss and coworkers.
For a pretty sunrise.
Today I’m grateful for my children. As hard as it is being a single parent they bring me joy and laughter.
I’m grateful for being alive and physically healthy.
I’m grateful for sleeping through the night and waking up with my kids cuddling me in the morning.
I’m grateful I get to spend time with them during this lockdown and that we are all healthy.
I’m grateful for all the others who use this app and share there experiences and knowledge.
I am grateful that even though I didn’t sleep well that I used insight timer to stay calm and relaxed.
I’m grateful I’m feeling better today.
I’m grateful Rue is coming home Saturday, I’ve missed my beb.
I’m grateful for grocery delivery and that I’m starting to get my appetite back.
I’m grateful for my body and that I appreciate it for all it does for me.
I’m grateful that being sober has mostly meant learning about myself. How to love myself. How to listen and trust myself. How to use my voice.
I’m grateful for my sobriety.
I’m grateful to be up waaaaay tooooo early this morning to get my morning chores done so we can be to the dentist at 8 am.
I’m grateful I get to do my morning devotionals and prayers and gratitude instead of sleeping in a bit later.
I’m grateful I appreciate how important it is to lay the foundation of my day in the morning so I don’t pick up.
I’m grateful I tested negative for COVID yesterday. I’ve never been happier to go to the dentist. I pray I don’t infect anyone at his office but I’ve been upfront about everything letting him know what’s going on with me.
I’m grateful for my cardiologist face time yesterday and I’m still in sinus rhythm and he doesn’t want to see me again.
I’m grateful I don’t drink anymore.
I’m grateful I realize the most important thing in my life is to not pick up that first drink.
I’m grateful I can and always have accepted the fact that addiction is a disease. I didn’t plan on starting out to be an alcoholic. It just happened.
I’m grateful for my freedom.
I’m grateful I read today in
One Day At A Time In Al-Anon When things look blackest, it is within my power to brighten them with the light of understanding and gratitude. I realize how much depends on my point of view; my own wrong habits of thinking and acting must be corrected and only I can do that.
And then to see someone here, Stella, put it into action. With your incredible gratitude list yesterday. @Its_me_Stella we learn so much from you. You are one class act, lady. I wish I could give you a big hug.
I’m grateful for a beautiful sunrise with those icy blue skies that indicate some dangerously cold temps outside - beautiful danger I am grateful I can find beauty in most aspects of nature and my surroundings when I really put my mind to it and it is grounding for me. I’m grateful I got some deep sleep last night, albeit somewhat brief I feel rested and ready for the day. I’m grateful I have a loose plan for how to approach my projects today with plenty of contingency plans. I’m grateful Miss Lupe is taking it slow this morning and hopefully she will be patient, since our wind chill advisory goes until noon. I’m grateful she is so tolerant of the cold and is such a trooper in her pretty pink winter coat.
I’m grateful to be listening to our Vice President and President speaking this morning to address this anniversary of a day that shook me to my core and made me scared for our democracy. Their words bolster me and help give me hope.
I’m grateful that the clouds continue to clear behind my eyes and I feel depression losing it’s grip. I’m grateful that my partner and I are thinking about commemorating the 1 year anniversary of losing our buddy Chucho on January 10th with a steak dinner or something else food related - his true passion. We still joke that his extreme begging for scraps (he used to huff and boof and tap dance at every meal) is living on in Miss Lupe who is begging more than we have ever seen her do lately. I’m grateful we had him for 9.5 years and that we were so lucky to have such a good boy, a protector, a lover and hugger, and a truly empathic creature in our life.
I’m grateful for texting with my friends and the reconnection with an old friend who has shared her struggles with alcohol with me and says she can’t yet talk to anyone else in her life other than her therapist about her desire to reduce drinking. I’m grateful she texts me her triumphs at two days abstaining from alcohol this week and that I can celebrate with her. She is in the early early days of attempting reduction and moderation and I’ve shared my experience with her and she can be completely honest with me that she isn’t there yet to want to be completely sober - I’m so grateful for honesty and finding support from peers.
I’m grateful to be sober and feeling alright today, better than alright, actually!
I’m grateful for more than I can write, but right this second above all I’m grateful that I made it through 9 days sober I’ve had 9 wake ups that didn’t require running to the fridge for another drink to get the day started. I’m grateful that God has given me grace and a chance to find, create and continue to blossom into the woman "he’s " intended me to be. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have another day to be grateful for!
Today I’m grateful for the snow covered blanket over my colorful state.
I love the sound of fresh powder crunching under my feet as I walk. Im grateful for my new Sorel boots.
I’m grateful for my daily devotional as it reminded me NOT to compromise.
I’m grateful for the courage to NOT compromise when my other half text late last night asking me to do just that. I stood firm and responded just that… “I can no longer compromise”. (I wish I would’ve said I WILL NOT COMPROMISE).
I’m grateful for this forum and the love I get here. Im grateful that I’m remembering my worth and value. After me sticking up for myself with my boyfriend, last night, who is still in active use and a ‘dirt-walker’ (dishonest living) he quickly called me horrific names, used my up bringing up as a means to hurt me and then called me to allow me to hear him with two other women. ()
I roller coastered through about four emotions in the matter of minutes last night and landed at acceptance at 5 minutes. I’m grateful for that.
He had the audacity, this morning, to ask another ill-intentioned thing from me and I’m grateful for this time texting in great big bold - " I WILL NOT COMPROMISE MY INTEGRITY AND FAITH WALK WITH GOD ON PRINCIPLE ALONE."
I am grateful to God for healing me and bringing me to a place in my spirit of releasing, unleashing, pouring out , making new , redemption and reconciliation.
I am grateful that my ex-husband and I (father to my three youngest children) are talking again and watering our friendship. (We’ve known each other since high school and we’re both in our late 40’s
I’m grateful for a comfortable bed, a toilet, toilet paper, ability to clean my clothes and have somewhere to hang them.
I’m grateful I have a place to call home and I won’t have to move in a few days.
I’m grateful I get to look myself in the mirror and not have a stern talk with my self.
I’m grateful I don’t have to look for a place to go potty this morning , nor beg perfect strangers to help me take a shower. I’m grateful I’m not in the shelter line waiting on a warm meal.
I’m grateful that my dreams and drive to open a non-profit has rekindled within my spirit.
I’m grateful to be grateful.
And I’m grateful for my coffee, the mug it’s in and the fact I’m still snuggled in my bed and rubbing my feet together.
I’m thankful that I can feel gratefulness even when life doesn’t deliver on all of my hopes and expectations. I’m grateful that I’m able to recognize the gifts and privileges in my life that are too often taken for granted… things like simply breathing and being alive. I’m grateful to realize that there is an alternative to life. I’m grateful for pure, unadulterated altruism and for those who actively practice this service for others. I’m grateful I’m learning it’s ok to be on the receiving end of that kindness and that I’m worthy of it. I’m grateful that I’m beginning to listen to my inner voice, something I’ve squashed for years. I feel gratefulness because listening to my intuition helps me rise above, and more clearly cope with, the details of the moment. I’m grateful that I’m beginning to come to terms with the uniqueness of me. It feels good to be able to turn inward and listen to what my soul has to say, rather than going straight to my own thoughts or looking to the outside world for how I should feel. I’m grateful to realize that what I have here, this gift of sobriety, I don’t take for granted.
It’s a rare occasion and I have to be vigilant.
I am grateful I can find beauty in most aspects of nature and my surroundings when I really put my mind to it and it is grounding for me. I’m grateful I got some deep sleep last night, albeit somewhat brief I feel rested and ready for the day. I’m grateful I have a loose plan for how to approach my projects today with plenty of contingency plans. I’m grateful Miss Lupe is taking it slow this morning and hopefully she will be patient, since our wind chill advisory goes until noon. I’m grateful she is so tolerant of the cold and is such a trooper in her pretty pink winter coat.
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