I’m grateful for the sunshine. For taking a moment to watch the birds flying over the ocean as the sun sparkled diamonds over the water. For noticing the absolute beauty that surrounds me.
I’m grateful for being sober and truly present. I was able to be there for my daughter tonight when she needed a shoulder to cry on.
I’m grateful for this community and for all of your sharing and support♥️
I’m grateful for my quiet time in the morning especially just before dawn. Before I start reading my devotionals and doing my gratitude. Just me and God and my big windows looking out and fireplace and lapdog and just being. And of course
I’m grateful to God for one fresh ground cup each morning.
I’m grateful Alice is on my lap now purring and tamping. I’m honored she’s really been wanting her daddy a lot lately. I guess she’s feeling better.
I’m grateful to read today about the codependent triangle of Rescuing- Caretaking and how it leads to Persecution and then all of sudden you feel like the Victim. I’m I am not this way anymore, or at least not much. But it reminds me of the days I was and I want to make sure I don’t go back to that.
I’m grateful yesterday the window cleaners canceled so we won’t have anyone in our house today or have to wonder if they are coming because of the snow that is coming. I’m grateful the rest of the week is sunshine. And they can come Monday. Grateful spring is around the corner. Again. Must be a big corner.
I’m grateful for a good nights sleep.
I’m grateful to God I don’t drink anymore.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful for TS and the gratidudes.
I’m grateful for how much I learn from you all.
I’m grateful how much in common we have to be grateful for.
I’m grateful for this special connection right here.
I’m grateful for the new people @Miranda that back me up and find gratitude is very important and works for them also. And it helps us all to have more new people sharing here @Minatasha
I’m grateful for the old timers on the gratitude thread here with me too. You make me feel so comfortable sharing.
"When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in."
Kristen Armstrong
Thank you so much for being grateful for me Eric♥️
I’m excited to be on day 10!
I’m grateful for this feeling of hope that grows stronger everyday.
I’m grateful it’s Thursday and I’m planning a fun Friday; back to the amazing little market I went to last Friday.
I’m thankful for all of the amazing healthy food and drink choices I have recently been discovering.
I’m grateful for this new day-The sun is out, the birds are singing.
I’m grateful to be here sharing each day and I’m grateful for being a part of something much bigger than myself♥️
I’m grateful I have a place to live that I feel safe in; that I live in a relatively safe area. It’s small, but we don’t really need much. I get along with my neighbors in a fairly quiet neighborhood, and I have a state protected green space behind us, so in the middle of this ever growing city, I can look out my back windows and see the beauty of nature.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I went to the f2f meeting someone invited me to. It’s completely new and has no program. I’ll see. I was a bit sceptical at first but when the organizers left us we kinda started a bit of a conversation. I am grateful I met people in recovery who are my age!
I am grateful I have a day off tomorrow. I need it and the weather will be just perfect.
I am grateful my first bike came back from maintenance, now bike no 2. I am grateful I have insurance for them which is really worth it.
I am grateful Dora and Paula are doing fine.
I am grateful I have enough. I am grateful I resist watching the news almost completely.
I am grateful for curiosity and the feeling that I know nothing about life.
I am grateful to understand that this isn’t the begining of my spiritual journey.
I am grateful to be able to reflect on my life and find purpose in so many moments where spiritual growth happened. At the time I just couldn’t see it.
I am grateful that I feel teachable, humble and ready.
I am grateful that my whole life has been directed by fate or destinity and I have always said it. I have never felt in control of my existence I have always felt at the mercy of a power greater than myself. Sometimes that power was addiction but not always.
I am grateful that I am not afraid of that feeling anymore. I am not afraid to let go anymore. I have been fighting for control, but I am done fighting.
I am grateful for today and the rest I found in this day.
I am grateful to have finished my laundry, shoveled, trash out and kitchen cleaned.
I am grateful to be starting a Creative Arts for Recovery class tonight and for the offer of art supplies as a gift.
I am grateful I am willing to go outside my comfort zones and allow new things to peak my interest and perhaps dust off some old passions.
I am grateful for my home, warm shower, toilet and essentials that smell yummy and feel soft.
I am grateful for my willingness to be broken and vulnerable in front of others.
I must face these things, masks off and pride aside, in order to relinquish the control and power they still have on me.
I am grateful I finally understand that I don’t have to be perfect nor perform for anyone’s approval. (I’m so damn stubborn and I’m just now getting it.) Naive vs stubborn vs dumbass… Meh… All three probably. Ha!
I am grateful to not hold grudges to people who’ve gas lighted me.
I’m also grateful for my somewhat new and very green keen ability to detect those mfrs marching my way. (Via text or call or shout from somewhere…)
I’m grateful to be broken and better at the same time.
Sober and crazy at the same time. Holding sorrow and laughing at the same time.
Crazy…? Absolutely!!!
I’d have me no other way
Grateful for all your shares that gain me knowledge and wisdom in both small and profound ways!
I’m grateful for soooo much, but at this very moment I’m most grateful for my sweet little dog who loves me unconditionally and always knows when I need a snuggle🐾
Today I am grateful for surviving my active time in consumption, thanks to the mercy of my higher power, and the help of my parents.
Today I am grateful for my commitment to myself to strengthen my self-esteem by being disciplined with my physical exercise routine, and controlling my impulses when eating, trying to be healthy, I have removed the sugar in my drinks, I am really only drinking water.
Today I am grateful for surrendering, and not fantasizing about my negative thoughts, my frustration, and my unmanageable life, all to the will of my higher power.
Today I am grateful to have fellow NA members who help me work my steps, living recovery and reaffirming my condition, but above all digging honestly within myself.
Today I am grateful for listening to a meeting, and for sharing my day.
Today I am grateful because I felt that I was useful in my work, and I did not feel less for not having a university degree.
Today I am grateful that I achieved all the goals I set for myself for this day
Today I am grateful for my mental and physical health and that of my family.
Today I am grateful for not forgetting to tell my parents that I love them.
Morning,
I’m grateful to be here this morning, it’s so easy to get taken along with the busyness of life that some things get sidelined without realising.
I’m grateful I didn’t drink yesterday and I’m grateful I didn’t want to. Although as I was working a thought popped into my head that said I could buy some beer later. What?? Where did that come from? I hadn’t been thinking about it at all. There was no chance that I would buy beer and I didn’t but these pesky thoughts are insistent I guess. I always use HALT when a thought comes along and its usually because I’m hungry or thirsty. I’m grateful I shared with my partner when I got home.
I’m grateful it’s Friday and I start work a little later. More time for tea.
Have a great day x
Today I am grateful:
-For a sunny morning
-For my cat Mr Fingers
-For a good nights sleep
-For morning porridge after fasting
-To not be in debt these days
-For my continued sobriety
-That I have the skills to notice my warning signs so can re-up recovery
I’m grateful for reflection and growth. Last week, I posted about being disappointed in the AA group I have been attending. I felt let down by the choices my new friends had been making. I didn’t attend a meeting for a few days after that. But who am I to judge? Getting sober doesn’t suddenly make you perfect. We are still humans with plenty of flaws. These new friends are great people, who I genuinely care for, and I was going to throw it away over some bad choices. I now realize that this is one of my flaws. I’m working on becoming more accepting.
I’m grateful that I started attending meetings again. They really help me and it feels good to have a community.
I’m grateful that I have the next 10 days off and that I’m driving home to spend time with family
I’m grateful that I will have the best road trip buddies to keep me company today 🐈⬛🐶
Gawd what a horrible nights sleep
I’m really grateful I almost always sleep so much better than last night. I’m grateful I don’t usually get panic attacks in the middle of the night about moving. I’m grateful for all my deep breathing and meditation exercises that I tried in the middle of the night. But they didn’t work . I’m grateful I kept trying. I’m grateful sometimes you just got to let that shit happen and just keep thinking what’s the worst that could happen? Nothing right now. Nothing today! Probably nothing tomorrow. Concentrate on your breathing. Just in this moment.
I’m grateful I’m up and get to do my morning routine. I’m grateful I know I’ll calm down sooner rather later. I’m grateful Alice sought me out when she got let of of the master bedroom. That face
I’m grateful she’s up on my lap now purring away.
I’m grateful I’m not drinking.
I’m grateful I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful I know I’d still have to deal with moving whether I was drinking or sober. And I just know it’s gonna be easier to do sober. I’m grateful I will be able to milestone my first move sober someday. That’s going to be a biggie. I’m grateful I got 799 days under my belt so I can tackle some of the stressful situations that will be coming up.
But not today. I don’t even have it listed yet
I’m not fucking drinking today.
And There’s no fucking way I’m drinking tomorrow either. And that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!!
I’m grateful for you Gratidude’s.
I’m grateful for this app.
I grateful I can share my stress with my wife.
I’m grateful I can drop off my stress right here.
I’m grateful I can walk into another room in my house and see a different cat or dog that will always make me smile. And always make me say hi and always make me pet them.
I’m grateful I’m feeling better about the day.
I’m grateful the suns out.
I’m grateful I can meditate and or nap sometime today if I feel the need.
I’m grateful I can take care of myself without drinking!!
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”
― Melody Beattie
I’m so grateful that when my daughter asked if I could drive her in to town tonight to meet her friends I didn’t have to hesitate to think about how that would affect when I could have a drink. I’m actually looking forward to taking her in and having some time with myself. I’ll be waiting around for them because they’ll need a ride back home and I wont get impatient or anxious because feel the need to get home and have a drink. In fact normally I would just say “no I can’t do that” only because I want to stay home and drink.
I’m so grateful that this is day 11 of my sobriety.