It feels like a Sunday to me. I usually don’t know what day of the week it is because I work too much. The ocean decides when I get time off. Today feels like Sunday because I’ve had time off, and I have time to do things for myself. I’m grateful!
I’m most grateful that I’ve had zero desire to drink while on this break. Not even the “just one… Nobody will know” thoughts. or the common self-destructive drinking thoughts my brain loves to throw out there. I feel comfortable today not drinking. I feel content in recovery. This is new. I like it! Alot!
I have so many positive choices for my “Sunday” today. I could relax and do self-care while working on videos and photography. I could load up my gear and go make more.
I could break out my paint. My hands don’t hurt.
I could go to my storage and get my carving tools together and maybe start a new one or finish an old one. I spent some of my beer money on carving tools last crab season that I haven’t even used yet. Because I work too much. Thats something I want to change.
Its rainy today. The sun is about to rise. The clouds are looking amazing! Loading up my camera gear and going to the Keta is calling me. Then I’ll go to my storage, then I’ll come home and paint. These are choices that recovery has given me. I’m grateful!
Your day off sounds perfect.
Completely unrelated to your beautiful gratitude list- I was watching a movie called Perfect Storm last night with G. Clooney and thought of you. Have you seen it?!
I am grateful for making a new sober friend at the gym. Making friends to fill the gaps left from the drinking buddies adiosing out of my life has been a challenge. This was an unexpected serendipity today.
I’m grateful for this awesome community and the enlightment they continually share with me.
I’m grateful for the warmth and security of my home in the midst of some nasty winter weather.
I will always be a friend to him. I’m mature enough to know what is and what isn’t without bombing up the guy then hating myself later for it.
Im accepting where he is in life and his choices and he, is also accepting mine.
I hope to remain a stable source of good, honesty, integrity and kindness with soundness and unafraid to tell him how I see things without belittling his character or choices.
We have a thick history for the two years we’ve known each other. And I wouldn’t change it.
There are times and seasons for everything under the sun.
I love him right where he is at . . . From a distance.
If he wants to see me, the he’d make the efforts to see me.
And until he apologizes like any good man would, then I will not be asking him to spend time with me.
I will, however, continue to give him legit work leads and send him encouragement.
Today I’m grateful it’s a holiday in Austria. Like a second sunday. I like this time between the years from 24.12 until 6.1. I’m grateful I deliberately lessen down all my activities during this time, it’s a gift to have 2 planned slow weeks.
Grateful my husband built together the desk and chair we bought yesterday. Grateful he asked me to help. That was nice.
Absolutely grateful they repeated the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on TV today. Saw it on the 1st, enjoyed it again with my husband together today.
Good evening, all.
Grateful to be sober and clearheaded today. We are traveling back in a few hours. A fuzzy head and (more) anxiety is the last thing I need.
Grateful for 6 negative Covid tests. Hurdle one completed.
Feeling extremely stressed today, but grateful that I can use a few of the strategies that I’ve picked up along the way. This too shall pass.
My head is racing and I’m finding it hard to focus. This is how it is when we travel. We chose this life, and I’m grateful for it - but these times are the worst of times. Grateful that I can play this tape forward and see that in about 28 hours I’ll be back in my own bed.
Turns out I needed somewhere to vent. Grateful I have this place.
Take care, all.
I’m grateful for another clean day
I’m grateful for letting go of stressing myself out
I’m grateful for my children
I’m grateful my son had a nice birthday
I’m grateful for the tea party his Nan put on
I’m grateful for my friend dropping a heater round for my daughter’s log cabin and that finally she’s cosy tonight, (there’s x3 heaters in there now!)
I’m grateful for a peaceful day
I’m grateful for the spent at bedtime with my 2 youngest children.
I’m grateful for this app
Safe travels Tony, with as little added stress as possible. I am so glad that you are not doing this hung over, wanting for a drink, drunk etc.
Life can be hard enough the way that it is without adding all that onto it, to complicate it and make it worse. We need to be our best and our strongest, for our own selves and for those we love.
That ( alcohol ) would really make it overwhelming. I’m so proud of you and I know we will all be happy when you all are at your home and in your own beds.
I’m grateful to God please help guide me through the rest of today, 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 the courage to change. I’m grateful for my pillow and warm bed. I’m grateful that I had a productive day at work and feel that good kind of tired. I’m grateful I got a gift card to the grocery store for Christmas and that I walk by the grocery on my way to and from work. I’m grateful for music, humor and laughter. I’m grateful for Halt.
God bless you all. &
Grateful for HP, a force for good.
Grateful for a change of mindset where substances are not really appealing
Thankful to be calm and feeling of safety.
Grateful for nutritious foods and exercise.
Grateful to read the Gratidudes living in the solution.
Peace wisdom and compassion in just this moment
I’m glad you’re happy. You deserve it. And some chocolate, too. 
I’m so sorry you went thru that. Is the boyfriend now an ex-boyfriend?
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