Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #2

[Hazel22]

So nice to hear this and to see it wasnt just myself that was like ermm 3 things about myself it does get us thinking though and helps us to see who we were and who we are today…

Ive made terrible mistakes and made insane descisions but how blessed thatbwe have a place to share that whilst healing ourselves which inevitably will help us do our bit in healing the world.

Thanks for sharing, i enjoyed reading this

[Twizzlers]

I enjoyed reading yours too, and I think it’s a great way to be gratefull as we can over see passed ourselves when we should be proud of our good qualities and notice them in ourselves.
Reading your post switched something on inside of me like a warm fuzzy feeling hard to explain.
I will be thinking deeply through the day and will post again.
I’m gratefull for your post today, I’m gratefull you were able to hit that part of my heart that makes me warm and fuzzy and also helping me be kind to myself.

[erntedank]

Today I’m grateful to read all the posts here on this thread. There is so much that echoes deeply in me.
Congratulation on 3 years @Dazercat I’m so grateful you are here friend

I’m grateful yesterday was a good day and I started slowly into work routines again. I’m grateful for the last week and the recreation I found. It filled my cup of energy a bit. I’m grateful I handle it with care. I’m grateful I’m resting today, accompanied by the cats.

I’m grateful to know that moods don’t last. I feel sad today, had nightmares, missed my ex last night and today. It is still hard to get accustomed to beloved routines like watching darts WM without him. It reminds me of our good times.
I missed my mum yesterday a lot. I’m grateful she is only on the other side of the rainbow and I can reach her through my memories and love.

I’m grateful I have a lot to do the next days. I’m looking forward to completing some tasks, I’m grateful I will tick them off the to do list for good

I’m grateful I had good calls with friends and colleagues yesterday, it helped me to arrive in 2023. One day at a time

[Misokatsu]

Grateful for sobriety
Grateful to find the document of all my stepwork
Grateful for getting a new sponsor and course of action
Grateful for husband suggesting an outing
Grateful to find a lovely park
Grateful to tidy some things
Grateful for leftovers
Grateful for warm sun
Grateful for my third day of mindful eating

[Twizzlers]

I wish the day is kind to you and here a hug

[erntedank]

This is such a lovely idea. I want to join

@Hazel22

So 3 things that you are grateful for about YOU

1. I’m grateful for my loving and caring heart. I have so much love to give. I have to learn to give it to myself too.
2. I’m grateful for being a correct person. I don’t ly, I am reliable, I don’t betray, I take good care of people & business in my life. I like to be such a person.
3. I’m grateful I can be a full blown asshole if necessary. I’m grateful I let go most of it thanks to therapy and altered circumstances (ageing has a lot of good sides). This part of me never was charming but it helped me dozens of times when Miss Nice was the one to get fucked.

[erntedank]

Thank you! I needed a hug

[Cjp]

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

Waking and reading others gratitude…setting the mood of gratitude
My sobriety, 247 days free from weed and alcohol
My husband and his sobriety
While cooking last night hubby ran to the store for a missing ingredient— that would have NEVER happened in the before days
Boscoe
Im looking forward to Boscoes excitement when i ask him if he wants to go to grandmas
Hot water
Hot coffee
Only hit snooze twice
A job that pays me to take vacation
Life, theres was a long time where i wanted to unlive myself, now theres so much joy and abundance
Hope
Joy
Love
All of you in this wonderful sober community

Love and light to you on your journey

[Sunflower1]

Good morning all,
I’m grateful to be back to work and routine today. I’m grateful I have a job that pays the bills. I’m grateful I enjoy my coworkers, and the actual works, just not the politics that are involved in corporate dentistry. I’m grateful it is slightly rainy and feels cozy, not pouring and dangerous to drive in. I’m grateful for podcasts and exercise. I’m grateful for my family.
Everyone have a wonderful day❤️

[Frazzetta]

So grateful to have celebrated the holidays sober and happy! Grateful to get back to my regularly scheduled programming. Not super grateful that my dog sneezes in my face when it’s time to get up, but I am super grateful that he’s learning how the snooze button works. Hope y’all have a wonderful morning!

[Dazercat]

Welcome @Hazel22
I’m grateful I’m kind and caring.
I’m grateful I’m generous.
I’m grateful I’m thoughtful.
I’m grateful to have the courage to get up every day and be grateful for my wife before the wine kicks in.
I’m grateful I try to wake her up off the couch at night now. Instead of always just leaving her there. Sometimes she comes to bed sometimes she doesn’t. I’m grateful I don’t take it personal anymore.
I’m grateful I go to Al-Anon meetings and I don’t care what she thinks about that. I mean that in a nice way. I’m grateful I don’t worry anymore about what she’s thinking about me going to my meetings.
I’m grateful when she reminds me I have a meeting tonight.
I’m grateful things are good. Today. So far.
I’m grateful I’m good. Today. So far. Except for this headache. I’m grateful it’s not from drinking.

I’m grateful for all the mentions, accolades, and affirmations from so many people here yesterday on my 3 year birthday. And the hits are still coming. It means a lot. Other than my wife and son and a few people on Twitter I only celebrate here with you all, my family. Otherwise I celebrate in silence. And that’s just one reason I like to celebrate milestones so much on here. It means a lot.
Thank you so much.
Oh and Julie, she would celebrate my 3 years with me. I forgot to tell her. She’ll be so happy for me.

When we recover loudly, we keep others from dying quietly.

[nick_1985]

I’m grateful I’m sober today because I’ve been relied on by my daughter. She needed me, I was there without hesitation, willingly and happily helping her out

[anon74766472]

Cannot keep up here. Struggling with my concentration atm.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I could have my hot chocolate on the balcony. It’s way too warm and it’s awful that I already switched to spring mode knowing that winter will hit probably eventually.
Grateful for a nice chat with my friend who wants to set up a date for me with someone. I feel how I don’t like it but I am grateful that we can make fun of it.
I am grateful for a short working week and the next one as well.
I am grateful I have enough.
I am grateful that the question of having a drink is out of the equation. It’s good that o many people will start this journey, some will stay, many won’t. I hope they won’t quit or leave being hurt. I was thinking this morning that especially here on sober social media with different cultural backgrounds it’s so easy to overstep a boundary, make a joke the other person takes badly, hurt someone unintentionally, being hurt because of having it interpreted wrong or leaving it as a shitty answer when there is maybe more to it when we are honest to ourselves.
I am grateful that I have found this place. I was sober for some time and reading around I have so much respect for people becoming sober here due to the reasons written above. I was so vulnerable and sometimes still am.
I am grateful I won’t drink today.

[PinkyP]

Today I’m grateful for my family. My partner made my evening meal ready for when I got home from work. My daughter went shopping. My son brought the bins back and made a meal too. My other daughter, she caught up on her much needed sleep!! I’m grateful for them, for us as a little family, we’re good together.
I’m grateful to think about ‘me’, thanks @Hazel22
I’m grateful for being helpful, I like to help friends, those with children struggling with childcare, i will rearrange my day or week to make sure I’m free to help out.
I’m grateful to be empathetic, I didn’t use to be, its developed over time.
I’m grateful to be hard working. It teaches my kids to have a strong work ethic and means I can enjoy holidays and travelling without worrying about money.

[Thirdmonkey]

I am greatful for this thread. I dont underatand why It took me so long to get involved…but i am greatful for it

I am greatful for all the new people that have found their way here.

[Jftself]

Hello fam just at work with some down time thinking about how grateful I am to be alive, and be clean. I’m just grateful for my life period in this moment

[Singtone]

Grateful that this thread still exists and that there are still lots of familiar faces here.
Grateful that @Dazercat has made it to three whole years. It was never in doubt.
Grateful that @M-be-free49 is here with her poetic posts. I missed you when you left, and I haven’t been looking in the right places since you’ve been back.
Grateful that @Its_me_Stella is still here and rocking it. If you are a twin with young Eric, does that mean that you’ve had a recent milestone too?
Grateful that @Misokatsu is still here - but do I call you Flo these days? I’m a bit behind on that.
Grateful for all of the gratidudes, new and old.
Grateful that gratitude became a way of life for me, which meant that I didn’t feel the need to write it down - but also grateful for this exercise in consciously thinking about it - because it is more substantial this way. I can see that at this moment.

[desert_rose]

I’m giving it a go…this is not as easy as it seems…

1. I’m grateful I had the courage to choose to live on April 2, 2022. It took years of failed attempts to “control my drinking” until that date. I’m grateful I was tough enough to plow through the withdrawals and strong enough to fight off the cravings. I’m grateful I don’t take my sobriety for granted, not for a minute.

2. I’m grateful that this year, when faced with a situation at work that involved a very toxic and damaging boss, I kept my integrity. I’m proud of the fact that I did not and will not choose to become someone lesser, lower, worse. Never. Even if I end up with the short end of the stick, I will always try to be better. Stronger. Fair. Someone my kids can learn from and be proud of.

3. I’m grateful I feel like my body is strong again. My legs run happily, my arms swim with grace. I play with my kids and their cousing with excitement. I don’t feel hollow anymore. I eat for sustenance and for
   pleasure. I feel the nourishment turn into energy. I fall asleep with the good kind of tired at the end of each day. Even on bad days - I’m tired because I gave my all.

[Shaunda]

Grateful for ears to hear the reminders i need right when i need them.

[Its_me_Stella]

I am grateful for bone broth and that this stomach flu may only be a 24 hr bug.
I am grateful that my parents were able to take my daughter to the pediatrician appointment we have waited 2.5 years for. (No joke)
I am grateful that i have a Dr’s appointment tomorrow for pain injections because this 3 day migraine ontop of puking for 24 hours hasnt been any fun.
I am grateful that I know the mixture of yoga, rest and pain support that works for me to keep my migraines at minimum.
I am grateful for the 1 year cake I went to last night, I am grateful G came to pick me up so I didnt have to drive and I am hopeful I didnt get anyone sick. (I thought I was nauseated from the headache)

@Singtone yes T, my clean date is Dec 29th. Congrats on your 2 years too. I am grateful to see you here.