My sobriety, 303? Days of freedom
Time with hubby yesterday
Hubby cooked dinner
Boscoe, gotta love him hes too cute
Survived my monday
Enjoyed my recovery dharma meeting, left feeling more centered
Leading an AA mtg tonight
Working from home today
Doing a crockpot dinner
Reminders not to rush my days
Healthy eating
Newcomers to this app bringing reminders of the pain and despair i am a few months distanced from
Humility
Improved mental health
Forward progress
Progress not perfection
All of you
Thankyou
I have just spent the day dusting and wiping I’m grateful it’s all done.
Just got to cook that meal
I had about 3 hours sleep last night !
Hope your well and I’ll take a look at that book this evening if it’s on audio or Amazon. I need to get a good selection for the summer
I’m grateful to read almost every morning the excitement of recovery from CJ’s gratitude list.
I’m grateful to be home with my cats and dogs. Grateful to have already done a breathing meditation with Daisy on my lap.
Grateful for WhatsApp text from friends checking in on me.
I’m grateful for the rollercoaster of feelings with the love of my granddaughter and her family and the grief and loss and uncertainty of my future with my marriage and the only life I know.
I’m grateful to realize I spent quite a few days not worrying about the actions of a loved ones drinking. I’m grateful I realized this is fucking normal. I’m grateful to realize what I’m living is so far from normal. I’m grateful I got an Al-Anon meeting tonight.
I’m grateful I bared out all my feelings and options Friday morning. EVERYTHING.
I’m grateful for all my grief and loss that I am embracing. I’m so grateful I was able to do this and still be happy as a pig in shit when I was with my granddaughter and her family. I’m grateful somehow. I’ve been able to separate the 2 feelings. I’m grateful I know I may not be able to always do this. I’m grateful for “Just For Today.” I’m grateful if I don’t know what to do. I don’t have to do anything. I’m grateful I actually have to do one thing. I’m grateful I can remain sober.
I’m grateful at all cost I will remain sober.
I’m grateful I know one fucking drink, that first FUCKER will change my world. I’m grateful somehow I feel too good to do that.
All right then. Let’s bring on this fucking day, one day at a time. Let’s see what happens.
“Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent.”
Donald A. Norberg
I’m extremely grateful to see some names back here who I have missed very much here
I’m grateful that feeling grateful feels like an energy insider me, empowering me to see the light side of life.
I’m grateful I feel tearful because I’m not sad, but I know I’m not numb anymore and can sit with my feelings.
I’m grateful I cry for strangers when I see them suffer, I’m grateful my heart still loves and hasn’t turnt cold and hard.
I’m grateful it’s almost time to start planting seeds for vegetables as it will be my second go this year and I’m excited for it.
I’m grateful for this thread, and all of you here
Good morning.
I am grateful that my friend K did not leave his body. I am grateful that his wife felt supported and loved when I reached out to her through IG. I am grateful that I dont get in my head about things like that anymore, that my heart leads the way, that love leads the way.
I am grateful for all I have to offer my loved ones, for the time that I have, and the energy that I have. I am grateful that today I can give myself away in such a way that I dont lose myself. I am grateful that even though I have never given myself away as much as I do now , I have never felt more whole.
I am grateful that my child can take conversations and put thrm into action right away. I am grateful I get to be her only parent, and that I get to spoil her rotten with time, love and attention. I am grateful that I get to spend my days with her at home, helping her with her school work, monitoring her exams, driving her into town for turtoring and her art classes. I am grateful that my child was never taken away from me, that I never lost my license, got a DUI nor had an accident. I am grateful to have escaped active addiction with all of that still holding together, no matter how thread bare it was.
I am grateful for my health, its been shitty lately but not as shitty as a lot of other people I know. I am grateful that these stomach bugs I have been getting (had another on friday) pass quickly and that I am only feeling wiped out for a few days post barfing episodes.
I am grateful that G and I are more comfortable with our conversations lately. Grateful that I will be able to take a Tuesday evening detox panel leader position so that I can attened my homegroup on Thursdays.
Grateful for this thread.
Grateful for hope.
Grateful for love.
Grateful for everything.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I took the opportunity to attend the first aid course in our company.
I am grateful the wind was less today.
I had a brief look at the beaver work: these little bastards continued with other trees leaving the first one untouched. Like: I opened the package and then decide to eat something else.
I am grateful I slept okay. I can fall asleep at night again. Valerian thank you.
I am grateful I have enough.
I’m grateful to be here, and by here I mean both alive and in active recovery. I’m grateful that low energy days are just that and not a spiral into depression or a binge. I’m grateful that I have a job that I love, I can see that I am hiding a bit from life by picking up extra shifts but that is okay too. I’m grateful my husband and I are planning our first trip since we got our cats last year. I’m grateful that I know our cat sitter and trust that she will do a good job in our absence.
I’m grateful that I started this post kind of flat and empty and after focusing on the good stuff my mood is a bit lifted. I’m grateful that a down day sober beats any day drinking. Keep at it fighters.
Good evening all,
I’m grateful I got to see a beautiful sunrise and sunset today. I’m grateful dinner was made by my son- freezer meal to the rescue! I’m grateful for my weird dogs, and that we were able to rescue them, and give them a loving home. I’m grateful for love and forgiveness.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
3:45am
Not slept much the past 2 nights.
3 hours last night and 2 hours this night.
I decided I might as well get up… and flooded with feelings of gratitude that at 3:45am I have woken up after some sleep, I’m grateful that I’m not stuck in addiction laying awake at this time with emotions everywhere staring at the walls waiting to do it all over again. I think we all know that dreaded feeling I’m on about I’m so grateful that is not me today feeling that, I pray for those who are, you can make it through
Well I can sit here awake grateful that I am wide awake and sober and can be grateful that 2 nights of not much sleep is just a slight natural inconvenience. I’ll be grateful if this isn’t a bout of insomnia starting.
Grateful I am not stuck in that mess not able to sleep, I’m grateful I will manage still, I’m grateful that I feel safe, I’m grateful to have woken up this morning early.
Morning gratitude. Thanks for making me smile @Bootz
I’m grateful I’m up early. I had horrible nightmares. I have to remind myself that this is my brain and psyche processing something. Like mental shitting and vomiting. It seems that this is as necessary and natural as me going to the bathroom in the morning. I’m grateful for sober poop.
I’m grateful my cats don’t mind me snorring. My throat is sore, my voice is squeaking for the second morning in a row. I deeply understand my ex that he could not sleep beside me. Me neither, he snorred too. What a pitty, snorring kills sleep and together time when there’s no compensation for the loving together time missed. I’m still deeply sad about this, I often felt so alone in our relationship and missed him.
I’m grateful all this feelings come and go. I’m grateful I do better in letting go. I’m grateful I practice it every day without demanding to be “successful”. Progress, not perfection
I’m still grateful I painted my fingernails, I still like it and feel somehow very feminine.
I’m grateful I practice to set healthy boundaries. I will have a call with my divorce lawyer today on how we move on. I demanded it insistently because I have been waiting 3 weeks for a call and 1 week for him to make an appointment with my ex’s lawyer and nothing happened.
I declined a visit from a friend politely without explaining anything. I don’t have to explain myself to others. I may share the whys and whats if I like. I’m grateful I practice to not justify myself to others. It’s not necessary, it’s a habit. I’m grateful I am aware of it and it occurs rarely. Less is more.
Wow, this became a long post. I’m feeling much better, the shadows of the nightmares are mostly gone. Thank you gratitude
Good morning! Today I am grateful for such an active and engaging day yesterday, and for an incredible walk an conversation with a dear friend. I am grateful for the aches and pains I feel this morning knowing they are a result of hard work and helping a family whose life has been devoted to helping others. I am grateful for evenings after work that my son and I can joke about the mindless TV show we are watching because there is nothing left for us to do but laugh. I am grateful for the woman I met over the weekend who is also starting a business and thoughtfully invited me to several relationship-building events that could truly benefit me in major ways - such a gem. I am grateful for my mornings with my mom, a woman who has been sober for more than 10 years. The coffee’s always on at her house!
I’m having a hard time being grateful this morning. I barely slept at all. My neighbors were yelling at each other for hours in the middle of the night. So I guess I’m grateful I’m not them with whatever issues they have. I live in a townhouse with thin walls and they yell all the time. It’s hard to deal with.
I’m grateful to still be sober.
I’m grateful my sister is coming to visit tomorrow for the weekend. We are slowly becoming closer and able to talk about more. We grew up in a family that didn’t talk about anything or express any emotions. It’s taken us til our 40s.
My sobriety, 10 months today!!
Shared my sobertime badge with my mom and she shared how proud of me she is
Sober friends to share my milestones with
A crockpot meal last night
An easier day at work
Treating myself to lunch today
Hubby putting me to bed
Hubby working his ass off
Feeling like partners with the hubby
Love of Boscoe, fucker woke me up
Its humpday, it seems like a long work week already
I get to drop Boscoe off at my folks and see how excited he gets when i ask “do you want to go to grandmas?!”
Sober milestones and feeling greatful for progress
60 days into my healthier lifestyle, glad im sticking with it
A long list of gratitude to start my day off right.
Good morning all,
I’m grateful that I slept good last night. I’m grateful the sun is coming out, and it will be a beautiful day. I’m grateful for my coffee, and for podcasts on the way to work. I’ll try for some more gratitude this evening.
Everyone have a wonderful day
I’m grateful I got up too early after a long solid sleep last night. I’m grateful I’m not hungover. I’m grateful I don’t drink. I’m grateful I cannot believe I’ll have over 3 years and 2 months without a fucking hangover.
I’m grateful to be so flexible and open minded to my routines, especially my morning recovery routines, and recoveries and my Al-Anon meetings. Especially my Tuesday night meeting.
I’m grateful I keep going back to this small knit, compassionate, minor cross talking, empathetic, group. I’m grateful I was very uncomfortable at first. I’ve never seen this in a group before. I’m grateful it bothered me at first. I’m grateful I keep going back and I’m grateful I just love these people.
I’m grateful I listened last night to our chair person go on and on and on about something that didn’t pertain to what I thought was the reason we were all there. I’m grateful I just listened and thought she just must have to get this off her chest. And I remembered the reason we are all here is because our lives have been affected by a loved one that’s an alcoholic. I’m grateful I just listened. I’m grateful I read in Stella’s book this morning. We learn to practice love as a spiritual principle by simply listening to our fellow members.
A Spiritual Principle A Day. This morning readings. And I thought “I did that last night!” I’m grateful I was proud of myself after reading that and that I did that last night on my own without even thinking about it.
I’m grateful Alice just took over Mavy’s spot on my chest on the blanket and is purring away and warm and settled in. I’m grateful I went to the bathroom before she did this. TMI?
I’m grateful Alice slept on my neck for awhile last night when I went to bed. I’m grateful she and the old dog girl are doing pretty good after their stay at the vet in the kennel while we were gone.
Speaking of gratefulness for flexibility. I’m grateful Benson beat me to my chair this morning. “Little fucker ” I’m grateful I sat somewhere else and it gave me a different perspective on my morning.
I’m grateful the dogs are so soft and clean after their boarding. They give them a bath before they come home.
I’m grateful part of my life is fucked. I’m grateful most of my life is great, if I am WILLING to see the gratefulness in as many moments as I can that make up this ODAAT
And that’s my quote. I said that. Wrote it
Grateful to wake up rested and ready for another day. Grateful for the beautiful, huge snowflakes drifting down this morning, and grateful it stopped before it became problematic. All the beauty and none of the bummer! I’m grateful a friend of mine who is having a tough time sent me a message to share her troubles with me, and that I was able to offer support. I hope it helped. I think about the terrible times when I was drinking and the terrible things I did while I was drinking, and I feel so awful and sick to my stomach. I’m so grateful to be sober.
I am grateful for life lessons and that I never stop getting chances to do better. I am grateful for whispers from the universe that say, “great job on all the love youre giving away, but thats not it…” I am grateful that when i sit in silence the answers always come to me. I am grateful to be reminded I must learn to be loved.
Its hard, accepting love from another human, especially when it is wrapped up in expectations and comes with baggage. Maybe thats not the love I am to learn about, maybe thats not the love I am meant to accept. I am grateful for the people who have loved me deeply.
I am grateful for the very strong feeling that I have, I want to be single forever. I can recognize some negative character traits supporting that feeling, such as fierce independence caused by trauma, intolerance of others caused by simple bitchiness, and just a lack of time in general.
I am grateful to know that my learning to accept love doesnt have to mean romantic love. My life lesson is not pinning me down uncomfortably in a corner, stifling my screams. My life lesson is making me softer and creating more flow, for this I am grateful.
I am grateful for grace, and learning. I dont ever want to stop learning.
Like: I opened the package and then decide to eat something else.
Today I am grateful for such an active and engaging day yesterday, and for an incredible walk an conversation with a dear friend. I am grateful for the aches and pains I feel this morning knowing they are a result of hard work and helping a family whose life has been devoted to helping others. I am grateful for evenings after work that my son and I can joke about the mindless TV show we are watching because there is nothing left for us to do but laugh. I am grateful for the woman I met over the weekend who is also starting a business and thoughtfully invited me to several relationship-building events that could truly benefit me in major ways - such a gem. I am grateful for my mornings with my mom, a woman who has been sober for more than 10 years. The coffee’s always on at her house!
“I did that last night!” 
I’m grateful I was proud of myself after reading that and that I did that last night on my own without even thinking about it.
” I’m grateful I sat somewhere else and it gave me a different perspective on my morning.