Daily Gratitude List. Gratitude The Air Of Recovery

I’m grateful to God please help me be my best self, while doing your will, just for today. I’m grateful for my recovery with all it’s blessings and challenges. I’m grateful for All my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful I slept alot last night, needed it as I haven’t been sleeping well. I’m grateful as our friend @anon74766472 puts it, for having enough.

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

p.s. You are good enough, smart enough and gosh darn it people like you. :wink: Ya you!!

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I’m grateful to be a sober alcoholic that finally got out of my own way.

I’m grateful to live fully without booze holding me back.

I’m grateful to be comfortable in my own skin today.

I’m grateful that I have learned how to set healthy boundaries. That I can help people but not at the expense of my goals or serenity. That it’s OK to say no.

Being down at the dock, now that we are stacked out and finished crabbing and previous employer is on vacation at the luxurious Grey Bar Hotel. Other boats have been trying to get me to crab with them.

There is a guy I like. He bought a boat. It’s got a 300 crab pot permit. Previous employer owns the permit and this guy is making payments. He is also making payments on the boat. The crab permit is expensive. He was our running partner for salmon, tuna, and halibut.

He never caught nearly as many fish as we did. But as owner of the boat he made at least 5x more than I did as a deck hand on a top producing boat.

He has big payments. The kind of contracts that if you fall behind on, repossession is quick and he would lose it fast. Previous owners would benefit if that happened. Because he has already gave them a bunch of money. They would sell it again. Free money for them.

I’ve been paying attention. I want the guy to succeed.

I was pretty envious when he was fishing around us. Knowing he didn’t have to listen to anyone whine, complain, or worry about how many days has it been since tweeky slept, or how much booze did previous employer/Skipper sneak in his duffel bag, and how hard is he going to be to work with this trip?

He blew the engine during the fourth week of crab season. He has had it fixed for a couple of weeks.

He has been begging me to help him. It’s been hard for me to say no. The day before yesterday, he went by himself. I was down on my boat filming and I saw him struggling. I filmed it.

Yesterday, I filmed him launching again and he had a deckhand. This guy was a brand new greenhorn. I edited the footage last night. That’s when I noticed how clueless this guy was. He never made it to his gear. He was on the water for ten minutes, turned around and landed the boat.

I haven’t talked to him. I know he’s going to beg me. It’s hard to say no. I’m a people pleaser. I have to keep saying no.

I have to take care of me. I’m grateful to be able to do that today.

It’s become clear to me over the last month that I have to take care of me. Nobody else will. It’s my job. I’m grateful to see this.

Just like I am responsible for my recovery. That’s my job too. I’m grateful to be here making time for something good for my recovery.

In the past I pile on one project after another until I burn out. I started doing it, but caught myself and since I’ve been slowing down, my anxiety is 100x less. I am grateful. I’m not a fan of anxiety.

I still have a huge mountain of things I need to do. It doesn’t feel overwhelming today. I am grateful!

I’ve been sleeping and eating good. I’ve been organizing. I have been on the move for the last ten years and drunk most of it. My stuff was a cluster fuck. It’s getting better.

In my previous recovery I was organized. I’m grateful to be getting there again.

I’ve been a hurricane for a while. Smooth sailing makes me grateful!

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I just want to tell you how awesome you are! Ya you!

That gambling bug can be a real nasty critter. I had never lived close to a casino until I moved here. I got bit.

We have lotto machines everywhere. It’s easy to blow money there too, and those damn scratch tickets!

It’s always tempting. Same rules apply. I can’t even take 20 dollars into a casino because one is too many because a thousand isn’t enough. Just like booze.

Congrats on getting your place!

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Grateful for the food and shelter i have tonight.

for a new town

for the show bojack horseman

for how small i am, how small my life is.

Grateful for deciding to be sober not a minute later.

for how angry i am that it took this long to be honest with myself

that i can remember myself as a child still

that i still have a shred left of that soul.

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Grateful to celebrate 6 months AF today.

Grateful for a beautiful day filled with sunshine.

Grateful for my supportive family.

Grateful for friends who get me.

Grateful for this life.

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Congratulations on your 6 months freedom MsM.

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That’s wonderful. I’m so happy for you :pray:t2::heart:

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Grateful for my 90 days AF!!
Grateful for the hiking trails.
Grateful for food & shelter.

Peace, all! :v:

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Congratulations Mark
:pray::heart:

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Hello

  • Today I am thankful for being sober and clean

  • Today I am grateful for everything that my higher power gives me, although there are times that he does not understand it or I feel powerless, he knows that I can handle it. I am grateful that a downturn is an opportunity to grow and improve and see myself with more love.

  • Today I am grateful that even though I have a negative thought at night, the whole day was wonderful and productive

  • Today I am grateful that I am aware of my impulses, that I must work more on myself, to resist falling into habits that harm me and character defects.

  • Today I am grateful for the love of my family and their health and mine. I am grateful to write to mom and dad telling them that I love them in addition to sharing a photo of my day, mom likes those details.

just for today and thanks to the will of my higher power, I do not need to consume.
good night.

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I’m thankful for the family and friends that truly care
I’m thankful for my daughter’s laughter
I’m thankful for emotions, even the tough ones

  • for music that moves me
  • for my daughter playing the piano and singing with me
    -for the warmth of home and cozy blankets and soft pillows
    I’m thankful for sight and sound and touch
    I’m thankful for this day and each day to come that allows me to find joy in so many things.
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I am grateful for…

• The opportunity to go to work and make some money this morning.

• Another day clean/sober. (Day 12)

• My health.

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Good morning everyone.

This morning I’m thankful for

  • The cotton candy sunrise over the lake.

  • The 40f weather so I can get some outside work done.

  • less pain than normal this morning for some reason, not arguing.

  • The advice from different aspects from this group

  • finishing a class with an A that I previously failed with literally a13 overall grade. School and academics don’t mix well with me. Very opinionated for an alcoholic hahaha.

  • The fact that I’m able to list what I’m thankful for everyday, and the ability to make today better than yesterday. Balls in my hands!

Take care everyone and stay safe.

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Grateful for 90 alcohol free days! my life is very different than it was a few months ago. I’m a much happier and healthier person.

I’m grateful for my time in Arizona. It was an unplanned adventure but my time here has been transformative. (I’ll still be here for a few months but then… on to the next adventure!)

I’m grateful that I can handle stress and big changes with a clear mind. Alcohol will never help a situation.

And I’m grateful for all of you! I downloaded this app on day 1 and have been pretty active on here since. You all help me stay sober. Glad we’re on this journey together :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I am grateful to be sober
I am grateful to be a heat source for my cats

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I’m grateful for my coffee.
I’m grateful for my lean green tea mixed with my ginger turmeric tea.

I’m grateful Alice just came out of the master bedroom meowing for me to get my butt back in my chair with my tea so she can have a seat on my lap.
I’m grateful we were able to give Alice subcutaneous fluids yesterday. Alice was a trooper and hopefully we will get better at it. I was the only one injured with a needle prick that bled all over. I’m grateful to take one for the team. I’m grateful someone said it can be traumatic at first playing veterinarian with your cat when your not a vet and never done anything like this before. Because that is how we were feeling :pray:t2: :wink: It’s nice to have feelings unexpectedly validated. I’m grateful our vet said we didn’t have to be perfect.

I’m grateful we don’t have to be perfect :thinking:
I wonder if my vet is in recovery :thinking:
I’m grateful I really don’t have to be perfect anymore. I know I’ve mentioned it before; but, it was exhausting being perfect all the time and never asking for help.

I’m grateful I’m sober.
I’m grateful I’m not hungover.
I’m grateful I can do things whenever I want and not have to think about how many drinks have I had. Am I sober enough? Sometimes I do wonder if I was ever “sober enough?”

I’m grateful for pet routines. Especially Minnie coming over to check on me and get a pet during my devotional time, before she gets up on the couch for a rest after breakfast.

I’m grateful for my sober flight and trip today and I don’t HAVE TO drink. I don’t WANT TO drink. I’m grateful flying isn’t a hall pass anymore to get all liquored up.

I’m grateful I’ll be in Santa Monica one last time on my terms and by myself, with my God, and y’all in my pocket, and over 2 years of sobriety under my belt to get this move done.

I’m grateful I’ll hopefully see my daughter.
:pray:t2::heart:

“Relax.
Nothing is under control.”

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Grati-dudes, love that! :rofl: I know what you mean about the outdoors, I wish I could go camping more often. And the owl is my spirit animal! Hoping my plans for a thru-hike work out! :crossed_fingers:

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Safe travels, Eric. :airplane:
I’m looking forward to the possibilty of seeing a few last pics from the Santa Monica Beach.

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Thank you.
I’m grateful I won’t even have to leave the hotel room. So I think I can manage it for ya. I’m taking my drinking money and spending it on an ocean view room. Grateful to use my money like that now.
I’m fucking worth it.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Great Job Peek-ah :joy: Pica.
90 days good for you!

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:pray:t2::heart:
I’m grateful to be on this journey with you.

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Thanks Eric!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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