Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #3

I’m grateful this old bastard :older_man: got to put baby to sleep last night. All on my own.
I’m grateful I was able to give her her bottle. I’m grateful she burped like a sailor.
I’m grateful I remembered how to sing Hush Little Babby to her :notes: I’m grateful my Granpa sang it to me and I remembered it and sang it to her. I didn’t :smiling_face_with_tear: maybe just a little ocean of tears. :smiling_face_with_tear: I’ll be grateful if that nanny cam don’t go viral :scream:

I’m grateful for when my son asked me if I wanted to put baby to sleep. I’m grateful he was so serious about how I needed to focus on putting her to sleep and that it wasn’t fun time, play time. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: He gave me a lecture. :unamused:
He told me “it’s not fun time.” “Do you think you can do it?” I’m so grateful for my new relationship with my son. I’m grateful it’s always been great. But now it’s just so different. I’m so fucking gratefully blessed.
:pray:t2::heart::notes::older_man::notes:

“Grandchildren give us a second chance to do things better because they bring out the best in us.”
Simply Well Balanced

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Congratulations Karen
:pray:t2::heart::hugs:

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 301 days free from weed and alcohol
@KarenKW has 50 days
@Soberbilly has 10 months
A wonderful saturday
Dropped 1lb this week
I love forward progress
My hubby and i get quality time today
Boscoe didnt wake me up last night!
A whole new day
Sticking with my healthy eating
Not much on the agenda today
Hubby did most of the laundry
AA fellowship
TS fellowship
My gratitude practice has shifted my thinking
All of you!

Lets have a wonderful day

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This is going to make me smile for the rest of the day. The image of him handing you a baby and saying “Do you think you can do this” like it’s a bomb that needs to be defused to save the city is cracking me up.

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Grateful to wake up with minimal amount of groaning this morning, and grateful I am (slowly) making my way to the treadmill despite a fairly persuasive voice telling me winning my video game is also a worthy goal. So grateful for all the achievements being celebrated here, and grateful for each day I wake up sober and go to bed sober. Grateful for all of you, and the positivity, joy and motivation to do and be well that you bring to my mornings. Shine on you crazy gratidudes

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Haha love the cats expression

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Today I’m grateful for a nice sunday. For the snow in the morning, for sleeping in, for cuddling cats. I’m grateful for a long call. I’m grateful for a lunch invitation. We chatted, had yummi ramen soup, chatted more. A homey afternoon with a good friend is the best soulfood.
I’m grateful I’ll be in bed early. It was a wonderful day.

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Billy, thank you. Congrats on 10 months!! So proud & happy for you and your amazing journey.

I am waking up to a little bit of anxiety this morning and what better way to put it in perspective than with some GRATITUDE! What hit this morning was the fact that i was not waking up in jail. I am so grateful that i am waking up in my room, in my home, next to my two beautiful, funny, loving daughters. I am grateful i have freedom to get some coffee, smoke my vape, and do some gratitude on my phone. I am grateful i have freedom from active addiction, i am grateful I have friends in recovery, near and far. I am grateful for my physical health that will allow me to go to work tomorrow and provide us with the finances we need to continue building this AMAZING second chance life that is so full of promise, purpose, love, grace, and forgivness. I am grateful for the moments of laughter i get to enjoy everyday. I am grateful for thd growth i see everyday. I am even grateful for the struggles -that still trick me for a second into thinking the sky is falling- because i bounce back faster and stronger every time.
Im grateful for making it to 42. Im grateful that im seing age in my face, because i know too many, too well, that never got to feel the beauty of a life worn face. I am grateful that I am no longer seeing myself as a tragic person living a tragic life, doomed to a tragic ending. I am so grateful that i was able to and chose to write a new story for myself. I am grateful for 345 days into a magnificently beautiful, hard fought and hard won life. It has been worth every battle. This shir isn’t easy, but wow- is it worth it.

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@Cjp congrats on 300 days! Im so happy for you!

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Congratulations lady, you’re an inspiration :heart: :hugs:

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I’m grateful I never deleted the app. I’m grateful I’m reading and seeing so many of my friends.
I’ve been lost for awhile and trying to dig out of depression, on meds, don’t think they work. Went back to drinking, quitting again. Jealous of some who started after me and are doing so well. But very happy for them because I care. I’m alone with my pup Buddy and cat Riley. They are what helps me wake up in the morning. Living alone is not easy when there’s no one else who loves or hates you. I talk a lot to myself. Sometimes I tell myself to shut up. I’m grateful I’m still alive :purple_heart:

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Im glad you’re back @maxwell

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I’m grateful for a sh…ty day because I learned that I can spend it productively.
I’m grateful I don’t have backache from sitting for twelve hours (the only pauses I made were to make myself a coffee or go to the bathroom).
I’m grateful for the book I’ll read now, before bed (just a few pages, ‘cause I don’t want to go straight to sleep after half a day spent in front of my laptop).
I’m grateful I didn’t pick up the bottle this morning when, all of a sudden - before the day turned… bleah - and out of nowhere, I felt triggered to do it.

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Grateful for being clean 10 days, for living a good momentum, grateful for the Holy season of Lent

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Today i am grateful that my sons dad is in our life. We are able to get along and raise our son together.

I’m grateful for friends and my nature walk today!

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Good afternoon all,
I’m grateful for rest. I’m grateful for doing little chores throughout the day, they add up and stuff still gets done. I’m grateful the sun came out and it wasn’t too windy. I’m grateful for a fun day in Tombstone, AZ. Watching the shows, reading the history, hanging out with family. I’m grateful for love and forgiveness. Everyone have a wonderful evening :heart:

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Good evening,
I am grateful for my health, and my sanity.
I am grateful all of my sponsees are still clean.
I am grateful I have friends who love me and watch out for me.
I am grateful for my bed, my clothes and my home.
I am grateful tomorrow is monday.

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful the valerian is really helping my sleep. Cannot believe it. I am grateful.
I am grateful I napped yesterday. I am not a napping ‘person’.
I am grateful I have a warm home, electricity, food in the fridge, a work I can go to. I am grateful for structure in my life.
I am grateful I have enough.

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Morning,
I’m grateful for not drinking yesterday or wanting to.
I’m grateful my daughter and I met some of our family for a walk, it was so so nice. I’m so grateful that I made the effort and didn’t cancel. Had a good catch up with almost everyone.
When we got home my daughter who is 19 booked her flight to Australia, she’s going out there for a year. I’m going to miss her. I’m so excited for her, so so excited. She will absolutely love it I know.
I’m grateful my son starts his new job today, I hope he likes it.
Grateful to see many milestones, too many to mention and also to see the return of friends.
I’m grateful to be here :sparkling_heart:

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Today I am grateful for an excellent sleep as it is a result of an active day, less stress and AF. I am grateful for the time I spent with my friend who came to town, for walking in the woods and eating a wholesome meal with her. I’m grateful for the relaxing hours of reading while my son watched bball, did homework, etc. We were together, but doing our own thing. I treasure self care on Sunday aftenoons where we can just be. I am grateful for the book I’m reading about healing, meditation, and freedom from emotional/mental attachments (a huge issue for me), that is helping me learn to accept emotional tension with mindfulnesss and consciously let it go. I know this will help so much in my recovery . I am grateful to start a new week with a plan and for the increase in time spent with friends. I am much less isolated in general than I was 6 months ago and it is is such a blessing. I will never go back to being tethered to a computer by a headset at home for 8 hours/daily. It’s a bad formula for me and does not work for me in recovery from alcohol. I am grateful for another day to try to do life better than the last and to do it AF. Wishing peaceful days for all!

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