I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I feel good in my skin at the moment.
I am grateful that I don’t feel pressured to do, experience, discover at the moment. Not the usual imaginary bucket list-type of things.
I am happy about my new jeans. They are much warmer than my other trousers
I am grateful for my warm and comfy home. Still 22 degree (71) inside. Maybe it’s my neighbours
I am grateful for my relative health. I am grateful I allow myself to be weak.
I am grateful I have enough. I even have more than enough. I rarely see this.
Grateful for being able to enjoy ordinary days again.
For my niece and nephew.
Fun dinners with family.
For fireflies and crickets.
An upcoming busy day at work.
For connecting with other moms in recovery that have special needs children.
Thankful to be getting back into my meditation and prayer routine.
Good morning all,
I’m grateful I have a day off of work. I’m grateful I am able to go help my parents move some furniture and such around so my Dad doesn’t overdo it. I’m grateful for my family, and our home. I’m grateful we have enough. I like that saying a lot @anon74766472. And Im missing @M-be-free49 and @I.cant.We.can also, hope y’all are ok. I’m grateful for love and forgiveness- and that we can show it to ourselves as well as others.
Everyone have a wonderful day
I’m so grateful to begin to feel like me again. I feel like I’m coming out of a terrible fog and as it clears I can remember how good it felt to be me, to feel healthy, motivated, and excited about the future.
Today I’m grateful for my therapist. I received a letter which completely destroyed my already instable emotions (had nightmares, woke up at 2.15 am). He grounded me and my friends helped me to put it in perspective. Very grateful for close friends, especially when they tell me things I don’t want to hear. Grateful for a short call with my husband. It felt good to hear his voice. Still struggling with letting go and distancing. Lack of perspective and answers drives me crazy but this too shall pass. Grateful for this calming down in the evening. Grateful for sleep medication.
Happy and grateful I cooked yummi pumpkin soup and have leftovers for tomorrow. Happy and grateful for my purring, cuddling, playful cats who always make me smile. Grateful I go to bed now. Sober, exhausted, tired and nervous about tomorrow challenges. One day at a time
Grateful to be done with my first 10 hour day. Grateful I had the strength to pull it out and not even mess up too bad. Grateful I already have a ride lined up for the early 4 am start. Grateful that the people I work with are pretty much ALL in recovery, that’s pretty cool. Grateful that even though there’s not much training, like wow none at all, everyone I came into contact with is super laid back. Grateful I’m using my mindfulness skills now that I’m done with work and controlling the urge to be overwhelmed that I have to be up at 3 am again. I’m practicing just being in the moment, enjoying the lovely afternoon and resisting borrowing worry from tomorrow.
I’m exhausted and a little sleep deprived and I’m grateful that I’m aware of my bodies reaction to those things. I just need a very, very, regimented sleep schedule and this is a very large change and adjustment. Im grateful for the thoughts that it’s ok to not be feeling awesome, I’m grateful to know that amazing things come from uncomfortable places. That’s where growth happens.
Grateful it’s Tuesday, and my UA should be coming back within the next couple days and my housing transfer can be approved, finally. Greateful I’m clean and in compliance and have no worries in that regard, that’s making things so much easier, knowing I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. Grateful I know that if I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing then my higher power has got me.
I am grateful for my decaf iced passion tea from starbucks.
I am grateful that my sig otha is starting a sober journey and trying to quit cigs, but I will mainly focus on me and just provide support and encouragement. This is following a big discussion regarding the matter and the toll it’s taking on our relarionship. Odaat.
I am grateful for my family and for my fur babes and to be here with you guys.
Grateful to be alive and healthy
Grateful to be slowly getting back on track … as they say … I relapsed long before I picked up the drink by slacking on basics and routines and spending to much time thinking !
Grateful I decided to not buy any monsters today … I drank Arizona green tea instead
Grateful for game of thrones
Grateful for the Christmas lights I hung up in my room … I found them in a box when I was bored .
Grateful for the walk I took this evening
This is very helpful. Thank you. If I bring anything up I tend to drag it on far too long. I realize this about myself so I often just keep everything inside.
All or nothing kind of thing.
When I keep everything completely inside and try to deal with it all on my own, resentment builds up, but I also hate feeling like I’ve turned into some big old nag. I’m going to get in and get out next time in a calm, clear, concise manner without too many extra words.
Thanks Eric.
I’m so grateful for Charlie and Lola who make me laugh everyday I wish I could post a video of them chasing each other around the house but I’ll post some photos in the pet thread.
I’m grateful that my husband was more open today to trying to communicate and I’m grateful that my daughter can open up to me, even though it’s hard for me to see her cry.
I’m grateful for the time I took to lie in the grass in the sunshine today and I’m grateful for my warm and comfortable bed tonight.
Oh the dentist, you just made me think i really need to go… that’s whats prob making me feel weird when i woke up this morning and more tired lately. The pains gone but im sure i need some antibiotics… im just not ready for it… will i ever be … i just need to go.
Im exactly the same, i dont go out for nothing unless its something we need, i have slowly fot a bit better like walking to further shop as everything is so expensive all of a sudden, and also iv been going swimming a few times a week which is new for me, been about 2-3months iv been going for now and i feel good for it.
It helps with the boredom and i feel mentally better for it too. Im really lacking friendships and something i wish i had more of so i could go out and do stuff thats not alone- but then i love being alone too.
Cant find anything good to watch, and i got into the habit of not watching tv in the day so the evenings are full of lots of little exciting things bu slowly iv broken that rule.
So today im going to just see how it goes i have a few things id like to do but if i write it on a list il end up feeling stressed and like a failure so best to just feel what one i prefer doing and just do it. Then take your advice and write down that iv done it
My sobriety, 143 days free from weed and alcohol
Worked through my fifth step last night
Now on to the character defects…
My hubby, his sobriety, his positive attitude, and hos love
Boscoe my son
Our property taxes arent increasing next year
AA and the fellowship
My job and productivity
Hope
Spiritual growth
Everyone here sharing their sobriety journies!
I’m grateful for my job, my family, my friends and hobbies–the things that all had to take a backseat to my drinking and that I’m so thankful I didn’t lose or irreparably damage. Considering the severity of my problem, I consider myself beyond blessed.
Im grateful for the amazing folks in these forums and all the suggestions they offer.
Im trying to be grateful for and see the good that my chemical dependency counselor told me yesterday she cant help me and wants me to see a more qualified therapist in the office. On one level i know this will be good for me, on anothet i just hear im too screwed up for her and got fired. HP help me find gratitude for this.
Im grateful i remain willing to gwt to root causes and willing to stay sober during this “investigation”
Im grateful i forgot my phone at home yesterday for 4 hours, it was a nice break.
Im grateful i have a job to go to, food at home, a supportive family, cantankerous pets and many resources to help me through all these struggles
It wasn’t easy.
I’m grateful I was able to keep ALL those too many extra words in my head as we continued to walk the dogs. It was killing me But it made for a pleasant rest of the day. And eventually I forgot.
I am grateful to finally be reaching for my dreams.
I am grateful that I believe in myself.
I am grateful that I feel that I am good enough.
I am grateful that I feel driven and excited to see where my life will lead me.
I am grateful that today has arrived and I have gotten here without too much forethought. Today is Day 1 of presenting in the mens penitentiary for me and I am still managing to keep my anxiety at bay. I am grateful for Darcy’s checkin specifically when she said
It reminded me last night that over thinking today would get me nowhere so I didnt bother starting. I am grateful that I am just using my life long anxiety avoiding skills of walking into things completely blind. It was a survival skill for me as a runway model. The level of anxiety I would get before shows was extreme. Eventually I learned that skipping the rehersal, arriving at the stage green to get my sequence and stepping out onto the runway was a better way for me to work. Its what I am doing now… totally unprepared, totally have no idea what I am doing except that I need to be there at a certain time. 100% faith in my HP, I am grateful I trust the universe and all her powers.
I am grateful that I have been able to sit through discomfort between my partner and myself the last couple of days. I feel discomfort I am not sure if he does. I am grateful that I am not allowing “guilt” or “obligation” to sway my choices in what I do with my days. (Fuck that. ) I take my recovery very seriously and I guess its good that he finds comfort on a back burner early.
I am grateful that I dont say shit like that TOO people anymore… well, not as much as I used to. I am grateful that I am learning to hold my tongue. I am grateful that my strong personality was not drug induced. I am grateful that some people can handle me and the ones that cant find the door.
I am grateful for homeschooling, damn am I ever grateful for homeschooling. I absolutely love homeschooling my kiddo. I am grateful that everything happened at the right time for me. I cleaned up the end of Dec 2019, COVID hit March 2020 and my child has never gone back to in-person school. I am grateful for the time we get to spend together, for the way I get to teach her. I am grateful I dont have wet head anymore. And that I actually went back and got my Gr 12 my first year of recovery. Imagine me homeschooling her for Gr 11 and 12 and not even had graduated.
I am grateful that when I get out of the way everything falls into place.
) I take my recovery very seriously and I guess its good that he finds comfort on a back burner early.
I am grateful that my strong personality was not drug induced. I am grateful that some people can handle me and the ones that cant find the door.