I have been struggling with gratitude for some time.
However, I am grateful the stress I feel for life, dictates my desire to stay alive.
Grateful for the roof over my head, and if it ends, the roof in my car. Homeless isn’t zoneless.
Grateful to read others gratitude. It helps mine.
Grateful for peace, love, hope, sobriety AND this group.
I need some gratitude today, feels like it’s been too long since my last post. So today I’m super thankful for:
Seeing where I can improve as a person and a father.
A calm and sunshiny morning walk with the dog where I just had to take a couple of minutes to soak in the sun. Then a wonderful afternoon of xc skiing, and an evening walk which was gray and snowy but still warm.
A body that I seem to have treated well enough during my selfish years to have the ability to do these activities that I love.
Embracing being different, conformity is boring.
Getting the opportunity to rebuild myself and find what excites me. If I can do what I’ve done in the last 6 months, who knows what I can do with the next 6.
Today I’m grateful for:
~Cribbage
~Weekends
~His tall boots
~Him ordering a new artsy project for us to try
~Woodstove ashes, they are great for ice covered driveways
~The thoughtful, beautiful and lovely Christmas gifts that made their way into my reiki space yesterday
~These gratitude lists
~Making plans to bring my pup to see his auntie & cousin this upcoming weekend
~Having a reliable car and no concerns for my sticker appointment today
~Offically beginning work from here on out with my new employee as of today
~Waking up another day
I am greatful for a new day
Greatful i awoke before my alarm
Im stiff from my leg workout. It tells me i worked it
A productive and fulfilling weekend
My phone will still charge just not fast charge
Hubby has today off work
I have worktime today
My mobility
Fresh produce
My health
Hubbys health
Family health
Finding photos from 10yrs ago
Im so much more than i was 10yrs ago
Love
Laughter
The year of Contentment
Jan 12th
Today i am grateful for: Being able to attend my ED zoom group. I havent joined in on it for awhile. The gym and the workout that I will do in a little while. The beautiful warm-ish weather today. Being able to wear runners outside instead of my clunky winter boots. My new fitbit that tracks my workouts. My husband and son. My recovery. My mom, dad, and brother. God. Living downtown where everything is soo easily accessible to me (especially since I dont drive). Having 5 days now of no work (I only work weekends).
I’m grateful I got another day.
I’m grateful I got day.
I’m grateful I can take the day as it comes. And decide what to do next.
Gratitude dishes and a walk.
I’m grateful the wind has died down.
I’m grateful for all the rain we had. Come back!
I’m grateful we are not playing whack a mole fires this year. Currently.
I’m grateful everything is green.
I’m grateful for my health.
I’m grateful I get to walk.
I’m grateful my wrist is getting better.
I’m grateful for my ears. Well not my ears but definitely my hearing
I’m grateful we have a couple of exciting moving weeks a head of us. I’m grateful all that can be accomplished on our time and we don’t have any deadlines yet.
I’m grateful for my weekend of football. I’m grateful my teams won 4 out of the 5 games. I’m grateful most of the games were very exciting.
I’m grateful to be reminded I can make simple boundaries for myself. Like ending a conversation.
Monday gratitude.
Today I’m grateful all is back to normal (exept for the decorations, I keep them for longer).
I’m grateful for a lot of monday-ish things:
loads of laundry washed, put away, hung up to dry
vacuum
leftovers from sunday
pet shenanigans galore from morning to evening
got the dog’s nails clipped in 45 min (normally 1,5 h)
litterboxes cleaned, washed, refilled
started my 10 day herbal tea detox
found the dog’s 2nd bowl in the cupboard for dry catfood
fetched the seedbox from the basement and started sorting
I’m grateful for journaling, a well sorted tea cupboard, a hot shower, fresh cloths, laughter, my youngest cat loosing one baby tooth while nibbling my finger , my cozy house, babysteps, meditation, back to basics, friends, sticking to my inner boundaries especially when my emotions are unbalanced, carefully listening to my needs and refraining from things I always use(d) to do.
I’m grateful I have a “no, we don’t do this anymore” list and I let it help me to overcome unhealthy patterns. I have been struggling with codependent upheavals and overeating for some days. I’m grateful this too shall pass and I am not far off the track with my disordered eating and still sober from codependent behaviour. Depression symptoms get better slowly. I’m grateful waking up hangoverfree never gets old, especially after restful sleep
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I am so very grateful for this app. I am so very grateful for all of you lovely souls and your journeys
I am so very grateful for all the lovely tools that I have learned and adapted
I am so very grateful for my sobriety and all the days I have been able to stack up
I am so very grateful for my healing. My body is taking its sweet time but it is going in the right drirection
I am so very grateful for being able to get back in the pool. Was told today that I have a wonderful way about me when I swim. I am curious as to what I do cause this is the 5th time I’ve heard this LOL
I am so very grateful for knowing and accepting its time to take a break from TS and all apps. I need a break from screen time. I need to focus on me and my healing. I am so very grateful for Coffee
I am so very grateful for my Higher Power
I am so very grateful for my family - grateful we got to spend a few hours with my sister yesterday. Grateful I was planning to do a full day out with them all and got the rest of the day to myself.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love
Today I’m grateful for:
~Glorious sunrises
~Cell phones
~Photography
~Messages from friends
~My fellow alcoholics
~Exercise
~Meetings
~Big book days
~Friends
~Videos
~Being able to love all the old versions of myself
~Having a reliable & easy to sticker car
~You!
The gratidudes
My recovery
The ability to buy dinner after hubby forgot to make dinner
Allowing myself space to be disappointed and annoyed
Marriage counseling tools
Shelter
Food
Clean water
A job
Patience
Perspective
Sponsorship
The program of AA
My spiritual growth
Music
My mobility
A work from home day
Tuesday gratitude.
Today I’m grateful I slept for hours during the day, I needed it.
I’m grateful I skipped what I had planned, tomorrow is another day.
I’m grateful my pets slept too.
I’m grateful for what I got done in the morning.
I’m grateful I thought about some reorganizing.
I’m grateful I ate no crap and did not overeat. Back to basics always helps
I’m grateful I can take it slow when I’m low on energy.
I’m grateful to live alone, nobody nagging or putting social pressure on me or me feeling obliged to do this & that. I’m grateful I know this feeling is a sign to look closer to old mindsets and patterns, self-worth and codependency.
I’m grateful for dogwalks to air my head.
I’m grateful for my cozy house. I’m grateful I show my gratitude by keeping it clean and as tidy as possible, working on organizing stuff and enjoying being at home. I’m grateful for my reclusive life but sometimes I ponder if this is healthy. I’m grateful that I enjoy just being and being my authentic self. I’m grateful I can have as much ME time as I want. I need it atm, a lot. I think the upcoming anniversaries trigger emotional upheavals and old patterns.
I’m grateful I’m fine in general.
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