Daily Gratitude List

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I am grateful to be sober and back to work

I am grateful for exercise and endorphines

I am grateful for netflix :heart:

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You just made my night. I’ll tell him.
I’m going to end this night on that positive note.
Sweet dreams. :zzz::zzz::zzz::zzz:
:pray::heart:

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Today I’m grateful to wake up sober to my husband’s birthday. To be able to make a beautiful breakfast for whole family. To be happy to be sober. To spend quality time with family

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I’m grateful I’ve conditioned my brain to be grateful every morning.

So, it just dawned on me as Daisy got on top of me in bed this morning (my cat! In case you’re reading the Daily Gratitude List for the first time :crazy_face: ) that I start my gratitude list in my head as soon as my eyes open. I thought :thought_balloon: today I’m going to list that I’m grateful for uncontrollable purring. Then I got up and thought how grateful I was my back didn’t hurt. I love to stick my schnoz in the cup of fresh ground coffee beans right after I grind them. I thought I’m going to put that on the list :thinking:. So basically, after a year of consistently doing this gratitude list EVERY FREAKIN DAY and some days it is actually a struggle to get it started. I’ve realized I created and attitude of gratitude that becomes the solid foundation of my day. And then I realize this is impossible when fighting a 3 alarm hangover in the morning. Those mornings with hangovers I had conditioned myself to “poor me.” “Good morning shame.” “Hello guilt.” Was that fun? Are ya having a good morning?

I’m having a freakin epiphany here folks!!!
BE GRATEFUL!!
Love you guys.
:heart::pray:t2:

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Later in the day I was grateful to feel the fresh winter air in my face on my way to work on bike. I love these peaceful moments.

Now, it’s difficult to feel grateful but your everyday grateful list routine inspires me. Thinking about death too often w/o being sad or wanting help.

Grateful I found some calm to read again. And the 108 surya namaskar could be a good meditation routine for me as well. Count, breathe, move.

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I truly love when my German friend Franzi checks in. I know she’s struggling and wish I could take away all her pain.
But this :point_down:

“Now, it’s difficult to feel grateful but your everyday grateful list routine inspires me.”

Brings tears to my eyes 🥲

Stick with us kid. You’re so worth it !!
:pray:t2::heart:

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Kid is kinda funny as I turn 40 this year. Most probably. :crazy_face:

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Good morning to you all TS. Eric thanks for the coffee :wink: . I’m grateful for God. I’m grateful for music and I feel that music moving me even as I type this. I’m grateful for my phone and that I’m not afraid to answer it anymore. I’m grateful for the three conversations I already had on said phone. I’m particularly grateful for Carlos and something as simple as the way he says my name with a smile on it for example why hello beeeerryyyeee!!! I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for my family and that I emailed with Mom and my sister’s this morning. I’m grateful for my friends and housemates. I’m grateful that the sun is shining in it’s healing warmth and light on me :blush:

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I’m grateful today is Friday and there is a weekend coming up. I’m grateful I look so forward to sober weekends - yes, shame-free, hangover-free weekends!

I’m grateful that this week was a pretty gentle return to the desk, and that I’ve accepted that the holidays are, in fact, over!

I’m grateful for my pals, and even my kooky colleagues who don’t frustrate me as much now. I don’t take other peoples’ stuff so personally now that I’m sober! Some days are harder than others, :wink: but mostly it’s easier just to accept people for who they are.

Yes, @Dazercat - the coffee ritual! I’m grateful for a quick break and late morning gratitude check-in while my second cup o’ coffee drips (it’s a process: boil water, grind the beans, set up the drip filter over my fave mug and make a delicious pour-over for each cup. no coffee short cuts here!)

I’m grateful to share this gratitude with all of you and to be so bolstered by your gratitude.
I came across this the other day and it reminded me of this thread: “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” - Henri Matisse. :sunflower:

I’m going to go out and look at pretty snowflakes soon, (not flowers!)
I’m grateful for another day. :orange_heart:

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I’m grateful for the John McAndrew recommendation, some nice songs.

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I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful that I will go to bed clean and sober. I’m grateful that I got to do an NA zoom with my former home group. I’m grateful for God. I’m grateful for humor. I’m grateful to relax and watch some of my favorite viewing sport the nba.

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I’m grateful for the huge football weekend coming up. And Go Bills!! I’m jumping on that wagon.
:thinking: I better learn the quarterbacks name.
:pray::heart:

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let’s go buffalo. I’m grateful for Josh Allen

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Okay, okay,
It’s weekend, good.
I feel better. Which is part of my problem.
I had good coffee my self made plant milk versions.
Maybe later more. Have an online appointment at 9 with my psy

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Ah and my SARS Cov 2 Antibody test came back negative. :sob: And :crazy_face::pray: it’s both.

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I’m grateful for:
This TS site and all of you!
My sobriety today
My health returning!
My family who is far away so thank the stars above for ZOOM!
A fridge full of healthy food, a roof above my head, my partner who is supporting me all the way.
Life is good.

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Today I’m grateful for coffee.
Very grateful it’s the weekend!
Grateful that I have been lurking on the weight loss thread and getting ideas that have worked and I’ve lost some weight/ and someone noticed!
Grateful for my loving dogs Luke and Leo and my very strange rabbit Cosmo Kramer- they make me laugh.
Everyone have a wonderful day❤️

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I’m grateful for my hangover free sober routine in the morning.
I’m grateful my big cat Mav always makes me smile with his tiny little weak kitten meow. :smirk_cat:
I’m grateful I’m reading Acts. It’s my favorite chapter in the Bible. (Grateful I’m not Ananias.)
Grateful my old dog and my old cat are good.
Grateful for Emm and Brian.
Grateful for Franzi @anon74766472 I hope today was less of a struggle.
Grateful for Eric Clapton’s “Look Into My Fathers Eyes” is my ear worm this morning.
I’m grateful for beef stew and football weekend.
I’m grateful I didn’t stifle a kind word of thanks.
Because of your little note to me yesterday Franzi @anon74766472 I did this :point_down: Richard said he was so happy I reached out.

It’s been about 3 years or more since I’ve seen or talked to Richard Burr who is 21 years sober and orchestrated my attitude of gratitude. He still does a gratitude list every day. I dug up what I hoped was his email and told him about TS and all the people I feel he has impacted through me. He wrote me back. Remembered me and was thrilled to hear my story. Richard Burr is a meditation specialist that visits sober living homes in the LA area and I met him through my son. Because of COVID he too is doing Pod Cast with Apple if anyone is interested it’s called. “This Shifting Moment.” He’s also a musician his stuff is on iTunes.
So I guess I Better be grateful my 2 kids went the addiction rehab route so I could learn a lot of tools and meet a lot of great people with long term recovery.
:pray:t2::heart:

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