knowing this phase will pass. Longest stretch of not much sleep and still having to function daily. Prepared for a mental breakdown before my physical one cause this is not sustainable Coffee and tea to give me some comfort. Grateful Iām not reaching for anything stronger. For my serenity and my quiet calm space For getting out there to vote and hearing the polling station was super busy all day. Love hearing that! Grateful we have a voice and choose to use it. My polling station changed back to my old location by my house so I got to see a lot of my old neighbors there. Made a healthy high protein meal last night and it turned out surprisingly well. Grateful it met all my dietary requirements Learning the body lymph system and how to effectively drain the fluids and help with inflammation. The order matters, the pressure matters, the direction of strokes matters. Itās very fascinating and interesting to see some results. My Higher Power and my connection to Him The happy cell jingle and a positive mindset Family TS sober crew Holistic healing
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free dayā¦ sending you all so much love
Celebrating my sponsees 2 years sober
The early lesson that i cant want someones sobriety more than they do
My recovery
Sponsorship
Hot coffee
Casual work environment
A job that pays the bills
Hubbys contributions
Positive action
Spiritual toolkit workshop saturday
Love
Hope
Healing
Faith
Laughter
Progress over perfection
meds to keep summer depression at bay, in such heat it can get easily out of control spiraling. iām cautious and take good care of me, iām grateful i can contact my therapist and my shrink if i need support. iām grateful there is no external or internal pressure to function anymore, I healed from this unhealthy belief and the codependent thinking that was a huge part of it.
iām grateful i am able to live at my pace now, i still get enough done allthough my energy is very limited atm. without strains, triggers and my ex being an ignorant asshole i can be just me. and this is enough! i even get things done in this fucking heat. slowly, step by step, not much but itās enough to proceed with what i want to get done iām grateful iām free.
sleeping missi cat on my feet
snoring dog
whatever the other 5 cats do, itās fine, i hear no strange noises or sounds of mischief.i guess they sleep too.
my coworkers who went into work early to finish a project
Soccer fields, soccer coaches, community
DoorDash who delivered food after finishing with soccer practice late. Food was waiting for us at our doorstep when we got home from my sons soccer practice
Having dinner as a family at the dining room table
My wifeās understanding of my disease
The extra love my kids have given me this last week
The patience my higher power has given me since becoming sober
My therapist who didnāt hold back today and said ( we have lots of work to do still )
All of you for just being so kind, i look forward to checking in everyday. Goodnight!
Today Iām grateful for:
~Hearing the phrase for the word āPauseāā¦Perhaps Another Unseen Answer Exists
~Conversations with my sponsor
~Seeing my soul child this afternoon
~Today being the last day I should have to take iron supplements twice a day
~Divine orchestration in my life
~More always being revealed
~Dreams, meditations and journaling
~Air conditioning in the bedroom
~My last work day of this week
~Making time this week for a little play during the evenings
~Nothing being outside at 2am when I brought Colton out
~People sharing their recovery stories
My sobriety
The surrender
My higher power
Alcoholics anonymous
My favorite ladies meeting tonight
Getting my body moving today
Finding my headphones
Hot coffee
Chipping away at the dirty dishes
The ability to work from home today
Hubby hugs and kisses
My body battery is at 100%
Patience even if forced
Mental healthcare
Blues wont stay
Boscoe let me sleep last night
Our families
Iām so fucking greatful I woke up too early this morning. It was still dark and thereās a marine layer out there. And I got to have coffee with Daisy and my meditation music. And then they switched to Alice. Looked around TS for a bit. Saw some great pics on my iPad while looking for coffee memes. Basked in the memories of those pics of all kinds. And thought Iām such a grateful lucky bastard and my life is good. No great!
Patience
Cooler weather
That everyone in the world is not a dickhead
Homemade food
A good walk listening to my audiobook
Cheeky cats
Clean bed sheets
Hot tea
sleep, sleep, sleep. looks like summer hibernation mode overtook the wheel. iām grateful for it, no thinking and sleeping is better than suffering and overthinking.
Pushing through this slump I feel Iām in since the weekend. Not sure if itās menopausal (sorry guys if thatās TMI) or Iām coming down with something
Knowing that I need to act instead of letting things slide
That I took my 15 yr old out to lunch today even though it took every ounce of me to move my butt out and about. Went to Abbey Gardens too, grateful for the beautiful flowers there
@49er WOOT WOOT well done on your 1 week Grateful your therapist is helping you through
This made my heart smile! Thank you
Thank goodness for that. Some days it is hard to remember this. @Cocojanie13 Hope whatever it is that it passes soon. It is yucky feeling off. Love that you went to the gardens today - any pics to share LOL ā I see you did - beautiful!
Thursday gratefulness I am so very grateful that I am up and moving about. Grateful that I can be called on to run an errand or help with a task I am so very grateful that my brother was available to help me last night. My tenants called yesterday with some plumbing issues and I could have taken care of it but with the lack of sleep I was starting to see double. We also had a few other items to take care of and Iām grateful we were able to tackle em at the same time I am so very grateful for my neighbors. Some great friendships Iāve made over the years. My next door neighbor allowed me to use their water as I needed to clean off the AC unit and my tenants have not turned on the water. My other neighbor lent me his hose to add onto mine as mine was not long enough. I am so very grateful that all the tasks were completed in less than 20 minutes. Grateful that I had dinner ready so that I did not loose too much time after work with this pitstop. I am so very grateful that my brother had an errand near my place so he had to follow me home so that kept me from making any unnecessary stops. My stupid addict mind was trying to make some great points last night and Iām grateful I did not fall for them. I am so very grateful for my HP and my meditation / prayer routines. I am working on getting better with them. I know I have His love and support guiding me through I am so very grateful for my family. Grateful that I did not miss my siblings call today. It feels like we have been rushed all week and it was good to properly connect today. I am so very grateful that my siblings are planning a kayak trip in a few weeks for my brotherās bday celebration. This is something I absolutely love to do and wish I could do weekly LOL but donāt trust my body to allow me to do the trip solo at the moment. No one else enjoys it like I do so not easy to get out on the water. I am very grateful that I will not let another year go by without some Kayak time in. I am so very grateful for where we are now (my brother and myself) as opposed to last year at this time. Grateful that I did move out when I did and we have repaired our relationship. I am so very grateful for this wonderful community and all of YOU. I am so very grateful to be grateful
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love
Wal mart ( canāt believe im even saying that ) lol but they made it a one stop store for me today and i live 3 minutes away from it. Kids had a blast in the toy section
Watching my daughters soccer practice ( thankful for another year with the same great coach )
Thankful my parents get to leave for a couple of nights so they can relax, also means extra responsibilities for me at our family business which im all for. Especially right now.
Thankful for our marriage counselor, we havenāt seen her since i got sober the first time 1.5yrs ago. Sheās truly the best!
Thankful for my wife for making the kids dinner and helping out with their baths and bedtime routine
Thankful for all of you!!! You are all so great and welcoming.
Today Iām grateful for:
~Being able to be a part of my exās families lives still. When I first got sober and saw clearly we were fundamentally uncompatible in a romantic relationship, I expected to lose them all and Iām grateful I didnāt.
~Great conversations
~Going into a few stores and leaving the two I didnāt intend to get anything at with nothing and only what I intended to buy at the other two
~Finding a stone paper journal locally, that was an added bonus
~Witnessing a beautiful sunset
~Pulling over for a few minutes to enjoy it
~No alarm today & sleeping in
~Marlow sleeping on me all night
~Getting my iron infusion today
~The Mr. insisting on driving me to it
~Accepting help in my life today
~You!! Yes, you!
My recovery
Being a woman of my word
Its friday payday
Bills are paid
Its hubbys turn to do the dishes
Boscoe cuddles
Hubby cuddles
A decent nights sleep
Celebrating my sponsees 2 years free
Progress
Awesome early workout
Completing my passport renewal (4 years later)
Not enough sleep, but itās ok
Clear mind, open heart
Speaking my truth without fear
Letting go of the unhelpful
Coolish day all in all
Leftovers for lunch
That Iām organised with ppwk, itās really helping with this invasive job onboarding process
A new audiobook
Early to bed Fridays
Security in my integrity
A clean home
A new TV show (Station 11)
I am grateful to be sober
I am grateful that after a nap while I was still dizzy I called my mother. Duty fulfilled.
I am grateful I went to the metalworking company and made an appointment in one week. He forgot and I doubt that heāll show up but there is still hope.
I am grateful I didnāt open my laptop today.
I am grateful I had an all in all nice ride today besides yelling at a dog owner.
I am grateful I have enough.
knowing this phase will pass. Longest stretch of not much sleep and still having to function daily.
iām grateful iām free.
Grateful your therapist is helping you through 
Thank goodness for that. Some days it is hard to remember this.
I am so very grateful that I am up and moving about. Grateful that I can be called on to run an errand or help with a task
(4 years later)