Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude The Air Of Recovery

[PaigeTurner]

I am grateful that the fresh cool air helped my mind ground and sound again. 1.5 hours of walking helped sooth a very broken soul.
I’m grateful for @Its_me_Stella for talking to me straight and being bold to say shit I absolutely needed. You’re my kind of people. It means more than you know. (I rarely get it and once I do Im forever branded in genuine trust.
I’m grateful to many others who’ve kindly reached out @Dazercat and @Lorelai for the music ideas and care.
@Chiron for your deep diving and heart penetrating words of wisdom from the check in I felt that and trust your wisdom here. Thank you.
@Miranda @Misokatsu @anon53116147 thank you 3 for lifting me up and giving me hope and gentle words from the check in.
I’m grateful for my love of food and preparing a solid meal. And I’m also happy that I could share it with one of my adorable and sweet roomates. We enjoyed good conversation and a healthy bond.
I’m grateful that I can foolishly feel alone and angry mid-day then forgiven, loved and useful late day. Ha!
I’m grateful that I’m willing to tell people how I’m feeling and not shove my masks on to cover up with FINE.
I’m grateful that I was able to keep a boundary with a person who rarely respected me yet I thought I absolutely loved and could see myself changing my life for them. They attempted hooking me in last night with a few texts. I decided to ignore.

And I’m grateful for these tears flowing as I literally JUST received news of an ol sister in recovery (from 5 years ago) pass away from jumping off the wagon. My heart breaks for her daughters
She is free now and oh how I wish my head would stay out of my ass now so I can make good connections with those God has me to. Ohhhh… This woman was so kind and selfless. She was good to me. My heart hurts.

I’m grateful I get to pour out my heart to my world wide of recovery minded connections here knowing we are all having victories and hardships at the same time. I know I have your support.
I hope you know you have mine too.

Humbled again.

I love you guys and gals.

I do.

[Pica]

This is heartbreaking to hear. There’s nothing I can really say. Such a tragedy.
Here for you sending love and strength

[Miranda]

I haven’t been here that long, but I’m so grateful to be a party of everyone’s journey. I’m so happy to have a safe place to share. My heart goes out to everyone who has been hurting. Thank you for allowing me into your lives.

[PaigeTurner]

Amen… Thank you

[PaigeTurner]

Oh sweet Carolyn… Words are failing me to adequately convey anything helpful or useful.

You will remain sober through it, I believe this. You are stronger than you ever knew… I feel this too.

Sending you love, healing, clarity and courage. Courage for others closest. Wisdom on what to do, who to help(if anybody) and how to love em through another day.

Give yourself proper time for healing and self care too.

You are a beautiful and brave soul.

[I.cant.We.can]

I’m grateful to God. I’m grateful for recovery. I’m grateful for All my family, friends,TS and the gratidudes.
God bless you all. &

p.s. I believe in you. Ya you!!

[BeckerAndree]

Hello

Today I am grateful to be alive, sober, clean and calm.
Today I am grateful for arriving tired from work, because I worked hard during the day doing something useful.
Today I am grateful that I have a clean bed and a roof where I can rest without fear and paranoia, calm in silence and in peace, discovering myself knowing myself and maturing.
Today I am grateful that I continue to eat healthy and do not fall for my impulses.
Today I am grateful because I am learning to love myself, I give the daily battle of seeing myself with love in front of the mirror.
Today I am grateful to hear meetings from fellow addicts like myself.
Today I am grateful that I have a higher power that loves me and I am very grateful for his mercy,
Today I am grateful that although it is very late and I am tired, I spend time making this list and it makes my heart rejoice.

just for today, I have not consumed.
good evening

[Bomdhil]

Grateful for another day

[anon74766472]

Grateful to be sober.
Grateful for this thread here and my own as I have difficulty to post elsewhere. People making fun of one’s problem is not fun.
Grateful for a sunny day and morning in bed watching documentaries.

[Alisa]

Love and light sent to all @ShesGotMoxie … I’m so sorry. Glad you have this place to share and to grieve. Hugs.

[MrCade]

Tonight /today gave me a lot to be grateful for.

The warm cozy vibes in the house this morning.

Meeting my landlord for the first time and laying all my cards on the table only to find that she’s a lovely person and was moved to ACTUAL tears by the story of my felony incarceration.

Being reminded to “Let Go /Let God”

Getting a job offer from a former boss and simultaneously learning that my other job offer doesn’t start for 2 weeks. (the gift of clarity)

The one joys of a stalwart fruit bowl.

Some one on one time with Clint and a gorgeous hike in the rain. (the love for this neighborhood grows everyday)

A hot shower after a cold hike.

Sitting down to a delightful leftovers lunch with two people I deeply love.

The chance to be a man of integrity, and take care of all the last minute hiding requirements/ covid protocols in order to be allowed to work Monday.

The smile that wraps around my face when I think about all of the friends /coworkers I get to share the week with. It’s been too long, my friends.

My body, hurling through light traffic, in my truck. “The Scarab” feels better than ever and fits around me like an old leather jacket.

The simple joy of a movie night with Kerrie and Clint + the sheer rapture that is Dennis Villeneuve’s DUNE.

Guiltless gummy best consumption.

A sleepy head and sleepy body and a soft, quiet bed.

Muscle rub and a sore back that is feeling better by the minute.

A place where I can go share my gratitude with others, focusing my heart on love instead of loneliness or self pity.

I don’t have to do anything alone anymore.

[MrCade]

@BeckerAndree

Today I am grateful that although it is very late and I am tired, I spend time making this list and it makes my heart rejoice.

Isn’t that a phenomenal realization?
It’s incredible to me, to this day, just how effective gratitude is.
I used to think it was self delusion. Or denial.
I was so wrong for so long. Glad those days are over.
Great list. Great outlook.

[CATMANCAM]

Yesterday’s that I neglected to post…

I’m grateful:

For waking up safe, alive, and sober.

For a powerful meeting last night.

For the in-person meeting I will attend tonight.

For my family and their health.

For my two cats and their love.

For the iced coffee I will make after this.

For having all of my basic human needs met.

For a reliable car.

For clean, hot water for the shower I will have before tonight’s meeting.

For WiFi, helping me connect with online friends.

That I’m not poisoning my mind, body, and soul with substances anymore.

That I’m no longer living in the shame of active addiction.

That I’m not alone in the fight anymore.

That I’m no longer resigned to a life of misery and death.

That I’m no longer living without hope.

Thank you.

Today’s…

I’m grateful:

For waking up alive, safe, and sober.

For 6 solid hours of sleep, I can’t remember the last time I slept that long without waking up.

For the in-person book study meeting where I live yesterday afternoon, and the Zoom meeting last night.

For step work with my sponsor this afternoon.

For listening to my intuition about buying a new phone from a private seller, and it working out. I now have a reliable, fully functioning phone for half the price it costs new, so I no longer have to feel guilty about wasting peoples’ data by calling them via WhatsApp.

For Google calendar helping me to remember all of my commitments these days, so I don’t let anyone down or waste anyone’s time by being late.

For a video call with my Dad last night, for him saying I looked well.

For my online friends that I connect with daily.

For CA and fellows in recovery for giving me hope for the first time in my life.

For my two cats, my best friends, for their unconditional love.

That I no longer wake up with the obsession and compulsion to use cocaine.

That I’m not spending every last bit, or lying to get more money anymore.

That I no longer have panic attacks and fear for my life multiple times a day.

That I’m no longer in this fight alone.

That I’m no longer running away or trying to numb my feelings.

Thank you.

@ShesGotMoxie sending love, strength, and prayers for all those left behind
@PaigeTurner sorry for your loss

[erntedank]

Today I’m grateful that this community reminds me how fragile life can be. Thinking of @ShesGotMoxie and your people, sending love and prayers and light a candle. Grateful that lighting a candle was told me by my parents who taught me that live includes death in all variations. Thankful for the wisdom of my parents

[PinkyP]

Morning,
Today I’m grateful for not drinking yesterday even though we went out to the theatre and I went to the bar. I ordered orange and lemonade, the thought of ordering wine in that actual moment didn’t even cross my mind but it had done in the days leading up to it. I was so pleased when we got home that I had managed a trip out without drinking. We were early for the show and normally I would’ve suggested a drink in the pub next door but we went to a coffee shop, I never go to coffee shops. As I’m there I realised how much nicer the atmosphere was, than in a sticky gloomy bar. I’m grateful I felt that way without forcing myself to think it or pretending to think it.
There were a group of women in the theatre who turned up really drunk and were very noisy and were arguing with the people behind them. Eventually the show got stopped and they were thrown out! Never seen that before! It made me think… I would never behave like that but when I’ve had a drink I usually make stupid comments to make people laugh, no one thinks it’s funny apart from myself. And if I’m really drunk then I am very argumentative. Their behaviour made me aware of my own drunken behaviour and I didn’t like the realisation. I’m grateful for that.

[Miranda]

Sounds like so many things to be grateful for that I can relate too. Congratulations on staying strong💪

[Miranda]

Ok so I’m totally just sharing something I think is so cheesy, but sometimes my mind thinks in poetry and this is what I randomly woke up with in my head as I took a deep breath feeling so good that I woke up with one more day of staying sober…

I’m grateful for a moment to stop and catch my breath.

I’m grateful for less clutter renting space inside my head.

I’m grateful for this smile, trembling to form across my lips.

I’m grateful for these new and unexpected sober trips.

I lie awake in early morn and contemplate why I was born…

A new found hope, new ways to cope, new friends I’ve made,

Have I been saved?

My stomach hurts- I’m not sure why, but I’m thankful for this wild ride.

[ShesGotMoxie]

@Pica @PaigeTurner @Alisa @CATMANCAM @erntedank Your kindness fills my heart. I’m grateful to have such beautiful souls in my life, and I appreciate each of you.

[ShesGotMoxie]

I’m grateful to be awake early after a mostly sleepless night. I’ve talked more on the phone these past few days than I have in years. I told them all to call if they need to, and I’m grateful that they are. This is one of those deaths where the person wasn’t alone with his sadness. He knew how much he was loved, he knew he had support and he leaned into it, he had purpose and a beautiful loving family. The combination of depression and way too much alcohol told him none of it mattered. I feel such sadness. I’m grateful for y’all and your kindness. I’m grateful I have a place to go when everyone’s grief becomes too heavy for me. Thank you.

I’m grateful for Chesney and Cash. We cuddle hard. Dogs just know, don’t they?

I’m grateful for new faces on the gratitude thread. That makes me so happy, because I know what speaking my gratefulness is doing for me. Y’all stick with it, because you’re growing your brain’s capacity for the good things.

I’m grateful to be here, to be alive and breathing. There have been many times in my past that had I not found the ability to sit with the pain, to seriously think it through and know the horrific sadness I’d be leaving behind for my children, I wouldn’t be here today. I’m grateful that I was a teenage mom. Having those babies brought out a strength in me I never believed I had. I’m grateful for my children.

@anon74766472 Will you please share the title of your personal thread? I’d like to visit you there.

[Miranda]

Ive been thinking about you and all of those around you affected by this tragedy.
Oh yes dogs totally know, so glad they’re there to comfort you.
I’m glad that you can sit with the pain although it’s hard to do, and I’m sorry you’re in pain. Tears have healing properties so allow yourself cry, to grieve and to work through the sadness. We are all here for you.