Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #3

I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful the relationship to my mother improved. I think we both are working on it.
I am grateful that I calm down more quickly.
I am happy that I changed my strategy for my jigsaw puzzle and it helped me. :crazy_face:
I am grateful that my boss trusts in me apparently.
I am grateful for the nice massage I had today.
I am grateful I slept fine tonight.
I am grateful my sugar was good during this cycle.
I am grateful I have enough food in the fridge, I have a home, electricity, public transport, health insurance, fresh water, warm and fresh water, a heating that is working, a home without mold, a landlord I only know from paper because this means I have no problems in my apartment.

I am grateful I have enough.

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Today I am grateful for the flowers i bought for myself. My son helped me pick them out. He liked the bunnyšŸ°

Iā€™m grateful for my 3 furry beasts (cats)

Iā€™m grateful for starting to be able to see things in a more positve way and my outlook on things is starting to change.

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I am super, duper grateful for the visibility of more light this morning and that i could tell spring is close by the soft morning sun. Im grateful for the hope and joy this brings to my soul. Im grateful the winter is just a temporary season, butā€¦ im actually really grateful for the joy experienced and memories created during this past winter. For the Halloween, Thanksgivng and Christmas, New Years and Valentines Day; all of these holidays I celebrated and enjoyed with my girls. For this perspective I am grateful.

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Sending support xo

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I too am grateful for longer daysā€¦but have been grateful too for the quiet that winter brings. Grateful for my dog and a bed with covers.

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Sunday, 5th February 2023
Bali
Indonesia

from a violent awakening to a spiritual awakening
from Topic of JFT books

Step 2 AA meetings
to restore a violent awakening to spritual awakening from my sanity, yes thatā€™s my problem the violent of my mother and father too, you know about my power greater in my relegion is the centred in my parents, if donā€™t follow my parents said to be good attitude from me, Iā€™m not be teens again like in the past , i must restore for that until me, believe that my power greater to sanity life

for my life
the first about the phisyc
i love cycling around my place
about emotional
i love insert my meditation on progress
about mental
maybe not to bad, be make a man for the my 1 and 2 steps in program
about spiritual
maybe like the topic of Just for today books
from the violent awakening to spritual awakening

Grateful for god being me alife

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Morning,
Iā€™m grateful to catch up here, Iā€™ve been reading but not posting lately.
Iā€™m grateful to live in a country so rich in history, weā€™re away in our caravan and have been visiting different towns and villages. Iā€™m grateful my days out arenā€™t planned around nipping in every pub we see, grateful for tea shops and scones and jam and cream.
Iā€™m grateful to happily spend a week with my partner in a small caravan and grateful to have a laid back attitude towards some things that he does.
Iā€™m grateful for not drinking yesterday or wanting to :sparkling_heart:

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Good morning grateful friends.

Grateful for another day sober (59).

Grateful for new pillows on my bed relieving some of the neck and head pain Iā€™d been waking up with.

Grateful for the book ā€œThis Naked Mindā€ for opening my eyes to how bad any amount of alcohol is for our body and mind. Thatā€™s helped tremendously. I like science and data so that type of information speaks to me. Alcohol = poison.

Grateful for my job and supportive boss and coworkers. My last job was such a toxic experience that this place is a breath of fresh air. I feel appreciated and valued. Even when Iā€™m struggling.

Grateful for my silly cats. I love them so much!

Grateful for ODAAT.

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Grateful to be on day six I believe. Grateful for all the people that reached out and made me feel less alone and made me feel less bad. Grateful for the motivation and encouragement from the community. I know I take this place for granted. Iā€™m grateful to be through the worst of the detox. Itā€™s weird to say but Iā€™m almost grateful to hit rock bottom again. It has open my eyes up. This last go around I wasnā€™t taking care of myself. I wasnā€™t fighting for recovery. Iā€™m grateful to understand that I need to put the same effort towards recovery that I put towards a relapse. Iā€™m grateful to know that eventually I will sleep. Iā€™m grateful I was able to eat yesterday for the first time in a couple days. Iā€™m grateful that even though Iā€™m scared about the future I have a little bit of hope right now. Iā€™m tired of throwing away my dreams. And my dreams arenā€™t that big of a deal itā€™s nothing major. I just want to be able to have a nice job and a house and a family. I want to be sober and happy and thriving. Iā€™m grateful this is possible. I love you guys so much. I canā€™t even express the words properly. Iā€™m very grateful right now

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful forā€¦

My sobriety, 310 days free from weed and alcohol
Healthier living day 66
Hubby is a romantic
We tell eachother we love eachother multiple times a day
Meh day yesterday was brightened when the hubby showed me he is learning the song i walked down the aisle to on piano
In and out of the doctors office this morning
Good blood pressure
I got to brag about my weight loss and sobriety
Working from home today
Time with Boscoe, my shadow
Healthy meals planned today
Leading a mtg on step 10 tonight
Hope
Joy
Serenity
A new day
AA fellowship
TS fellowship
All of youā€¦i mean it. Im inspired by all of you

Keep fighting the good fight!

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I am grateful the day is over officially. I slept not at all.
I am grateful I made a list with the conditions I need to go to France. I explained myself a bit without going into details. I am grateful my boss was understanding. I am grateful I raised my voice and came up with conditions. I guess this is also part and result and process of recovery.
I am grateful I have enough.
I think I am at a point in my recovery and especially with this issue where I can say: if these conditions are not fulfilled I wonā€™t do it. Because then there wouldnā€™t be any stability, no fix point in my life. I cannot be flexible without stability elsewhere. Balance, some kind of. In active addiction Iā€™d have swallowed it all up and for the sake of some career expectation I would have said yes, despite feelings roaring up in my gut.
Sorry for the derailment.

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Grateful to see Trevor checking in.
@Bluekoolaid :pray:t2::pray:t2::pray:t2:

Iā€™m grateful to turn my life and will over to the care of God today. All is well.

Iā€™m grateful it was just a dream when Billy had some Jack Daniels with his coffee at a coffee bar we were at together before our Al-Anon meeting. Although Iā€™d love to get some coffee with you sir :coffee: I didnā€™t try to stop you either :thinking: I wonder what that message was/is about. Maybeā€¦. Itā€™s just total surrender over what other people do. :thinking:

Iā€™m grateful my wife told me she thinks I hate her. :cry: Iā€™m grateful I told her about my 7 minute meditation about my love for her yesterday morning. Iā€™m grateful I chose my words carefully and told her I never want you to think that way. I love you. And I always will. Iā€™m grateful we are working shit out with love and I cannot control her drinking. Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t try to control her drinking like a crazy man. But I do worry about the future and thatā€™s where I struggle with control. Iā€™m grateful when I live ODAAFT or is it OFDAAT :thinking: I have so much less stress, fear, and worry. Iā€™m grateful we made plans to visit Gus in April. And Iā€™m grateful that is when I recognize Iā€™m living in the future. And thatā€™s fucking hard for me. Iā€™m grateful plans are made and now I can let go and live OLDAAT :heart:
One Lovely Day At A Time. :hugs:

Iā€™m grateful I can air my dirty laundry out here. Iā€™m grateful for this thread.

Iā€™m grateful Minnie didnā€™t have to fast for her special blood work this morning for her Cushings disease. But I do have to drop her off and get her later.
Iā€™m grateful I asked the wife if she would pick up Minnie later if it interferes with my meeting. Iā€™m grateful she said a resounding yes!! Iā€™m grateful she actually wants me to go to meetings now. :blush: Iā€™m grateful that fact makes me smile.

Iā€™m grateful for the open talk by Ajit S on the Recovery Show. Iā€™m grateful for the part I listen to over and over again about how alcoholism is the only disease we get mad at a person for having. We donā€™t get mad a cancer patient if their cancer comes out of remission.

Iā€™m grateful for trash pick up. Well, not yesterday because of all the snow they canā€™t make it down my road. :cold_face: Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t have much in my dumpster and hopefully they can pick it up next week. Iā€™m grateful in the scheme of things if that is my biggest problem Iā€™m pretty grateful.

Iā€™m grateful for my ice pack and my coffee knocked out the slight headache I had.

The more gratitude I find.
The better I feel.

DC

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Iā€™m grateful that I did some yoga and stretching this morning even though I wasnā€™t inclined to do anything at all. Iā€™m grateful the shoe I caught the puppy chewing was an old previously chewed shoe and not the new replacement shoe. :roll_eyes: Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m really coming around to my new haircut. Iā€™m grateful I figured out what was getting me down a bit latelyā€“almost 40 dang years old and you think I would have figured out my lady business but I am still somehow surprised every month. Anyway, that all makes sense now and itā€™s easier to shake off the tiredness, etc., and get my feet back under me for my fitness goals. Iā€™m grateful for my sobriety, and your sobriety. Iā€™m grateful that @Bluekoolaid is back and feeling a bit better. Iā€™m grateful for the care and support people here show one another, the examples we set and the joy we share, and for the feeling that when things are difficult itā€™s ok to come here and ask for help, advice, or just someone to listen so you can talk things out. Itā€™s made a huge difference for my sobriety, and you all help me every day. :heart:

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Today Iā€™m grateful for my cozy home. The weather is grey and so is my mood. Iā€™m grateful yesterday is over. The lawyer appointment went horribly, mostly because I freaked out and said a lot of true bad things to my ex and his lawyer. I hate lies and people who are lying. After the bullshit I heard yesterday itā€™s crystal clear that my ex married me for the money and that he is a narcistic asshole. He really enjoys driving me up the wall.

Iā€™m grateful for therapy today. Iā€™m grateful I started reading around in al-anon literature lately. I have to get used to the writing style. Up to now I found a lot of things where I only shake my head because my personal opinions, values and experiences are very different from what I read.

Iā€™m grateful for my loving cats. I love them so much. So fluffy, purring furballs.

Iā€™m irritated. My psychiatrist exhorted me yesterday to donā€™t let myself go. He might be right. Do I let myself go? I thought not, but I enjoy to be lazy very much and I definitely have been procrastinating lately. So there might be a point.

I feel so exhausted after yesterday, I could sleep all day. Well, actually I slept in and had a long nap with the cats after lunch. I live alone. On days like today I miss someone to take me in their arms. Iā€™m grateful this feelings will pass.

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I am grateful for 28 days sober today.

I am grateful for my wife and kids forgiveness and support.

I am grateful for AA, my sponsor, the fellowship there, this community, and the opportunity to be honest everyday!

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i guess this is an afternoon check-in, as it is 12:36 pm lol
anyway today i am grateful that i woke up at 7 am instead of being up all night long doing god knows what, did NOT argue with my boyfriend over my drug use before he went to work, i am grateful that there are compassionate people in the recovery community, and i am grateful for the virtual NA website, even if it wants to be difficult sometimes. i have an autoimmune disease and it would not be a good idea for me to attend in-person meetings (iā€™ve had covid 3 separate times & was in intensive care each time)
iā€™m grateful for all the lessons my mom was able to teach me about being authentic & expressing myself in a way that makes me feel good (not worrying about what others think of things like my hair & fashion choices or my interests & hobbies, as long as theyā€™re healthy)

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Welcome D.
Iā€™m glad you found us.
Lots of gratitude here where weā€™re sober.
The lights are always on.
I hope to see you around.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Grateful to be alive today.

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Appreciate you connecting with me. Day 29 soberā€¦today

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Grateful to be sober, so blessed for my familyā€™s support and love, so happy to have this forum.

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