Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #3

Afternoon gratitude

Grateful although I am waiting in for deliveries today I got my butt up and did an hour online fitness workout.
Grateful that all the exercise is actually helping me sleep, it makes me think if I don’t keep up I may end up not sleeping again :neutral_face: so yes grateful I did it, even at home.
Grateful all my washing is done :+1: doing it every night really makes life easy as it’s dry by the morning.
Grateful that if I don’t tidy around today it all still looks the same and is clean.
Grateful for late breakfast earlier.
Grateful I managed to get it for a walk this morning and send off the few returns that needed to be sent.

Grateful to be sober so very much.
Grateful to understand that when things feel like they are overwhelming most of the time its just that I’m caught up in the middle of actually sorting them out and dealing with them. Not that everything is actually going wrong, I have to go through it to get through it.

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Good morning!
I am grateful to be all sweaty and fatigued because of a challenging spin class and not because of a hangover. :biking_woman:
I am grateful the sun is peeking out today which makes me hopeful I can hike tomorrow! :sunny::hiking_boot::hibiscus:
And I am always grateful for morning coffee.:coffee:
Take care all!

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I’m grateful for Al-Anon.
I’m grateful most of my problems seem to be a step 3 problem. :pray:t2:
I’m grateful I’m safe from all this horrible weather coming through Arizona.
I’m grateful for the 10 day Mantra Challenge on Insight Timer.
I’m grateful it’s a bit of work but looking forward to doing it again.
I’m grateful I’m kinda busy this week.
I’m grateful for my toolbox full of gratitude when I don’t have time or actually feel like squeezing it in here.
I’m grateful to see so many people on this thread.
I’m grateful I found a meeting this morning I can go to weather permitting.
So, I’m grateful to cut this short and be on my merry grateful way.
Grateful for y’all.
:pray:t2::heart:

“Opening your eyes to more of the world around you can deeply enhance your gratitude practice.”
Derrick Carpenter

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I’m grateful to God please help lovingly guide me today and allow me to abstain from all my addictions. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful for the principles that the twelve step programs teach me to integrate into my daily life.
May our higher powers teach us patience.

p.s. Don’t forget to smile and breathe, it feels good and looks great on you. Ya you!!

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I am grateful for the nice ride I just had.
I am grateful we are working well together as a team. Everyone on out floor was listening to a fight two colleagues had. :roll_eyes: That was awful.
I am relieved that just before my meeting with my bosses the lady in France came back to me with an apartment I was expecting. Tiny, tiny, tiny and equipped. People can come visiting me sleeping standing on the balcony. But honestly it’s way better than the shit they suggested before.
I am grateful my boss agreed that I might need two days to go down there and sleep somewhere in Italy or so.
I am grateful I slept so fine tonight.
I am grateful I have enough.
I am grateful that I made peace somehow that some people are not empathic. None of my business and it’s not my task toake them understand.

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Thank you for the hugs @Soberbilly I needed them :people_hugging::pray:

Today I’m grateful for 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep :pray: A blessing.
I’m grateful I forced myself to some office work, doing calls, mails and finances.
I’m grateful I’m on my sofa crying my eyes off. Today 11 years ago I bought the farm. I was such an idiot to include him in the contract. I loved him, I had faith in him and in our future, we wanted to live there until we are old and grey. I’m grateful I was there today. It’s such a beautiful place. I’m grateful he wasn’t there. I’m grateful I pray that he gets what he deserves and what he needs. And the same for me. This whole situation is heartbreaking for me. Tomorrow is a new day and today I go to bed sober. Soon. And I will fucking not call him because my fucking codependent voice can shut the fuck up. I’m tired, it was a good day and I will not ruin it by behaving codependent. Nope, we don’t do that anymore. I’m grateful for we don’t do that anymore :pray:

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I’m grateful to manage a full day of travelling without being overly tempted by the alcohol always on offer.

I’m grateful for HALT which made me drink water and eat a kitkat rather than head to the bar.

I’m grateful to this forum for helping me decide that no, I am not going to the conference drinks event tonight because I don’t need to test my willpower like that just yet. 21 days is something, but I’m not ready to face a drinks event on fizzy water yet.

A movie and an early night it is ahead of two busy days at the conference I’m here for. A clear head, hotel gym in the morning followed by breakfast with friends.

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I’m thinking of you my friend :people_hugging: you are being really strong through this.
I just want to say I care about you and everything is going to be okay in the end okay :hugs::hugs:
I’m sorry I can’t be there in person to comfort you through this sad time.
:purple_heart:

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I know it’s so powerful how we all really care for eachother.
This is something I’m so grateful for. Everyone here are my biggest and only support. I’m grateful for you Billy, and everyone here. :people_hugging::pray:

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Thank you so much :people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::pray:

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I am grateful to be sober and heading back to work.

I am grateful for fresh vegetables and for having enough to eat and drink.

I am grateful for good upbeat music and exercise, which i am looking forward to returning to tomorrow.

I am grateful for my fur babes, my sig otha (despite our rockiness), and to be here with everyone. :two_hearts:

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I’m grateful to God for guiding me through another day and helping me remain clean and sober. I’m grateful that I had a nice phone call with my parents and sister and for our healthier connection. I’m grateful for being a fairly consistent part of this community for I think close to, possibly over, three years now. I’m grateful for sports and how much they have shaped my life and continue to do so as a participant, fan, coach and official. I’m grateful for music and its incedible ability to heal, connect, inspire and entertain. I’m grateful for humor and laughter. I’m grateful for the twelve steps, traditons and concepts as well as all the spiritual principles they teach. I’m grateful to read posts by Jen @Peace your presence and persistence is calming and encouraging, thank you @Alisa so caring @Nowenbrace pure heart @Nordique an OG gratitude practitioner @AyBee so funny @Sunflower1 i freakin love ya @Bootz connected intelligent inspiring @M-be-free49 my dear and true friend always and forever adorable sorry, not sorry @Its_me_Stella recover out loud sister and I’m making noise too, thank you sooo much @Dazercat I couldn’t ask for a better friend, support, brother, inspirer, teacher and dare I say student.
I’m grateful there are even more that have kept me coming back mno, lisa, donna, diamonster :pray:
ok I’m getting tired and I’m grateful for self care and deserve to practice some now with a sleep meditation and actual sleep.
May our higher powers grant us strength.

p.s. You can do this, I beleive in you. Ya you!!

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Morning gratitude. I’m grateful Missi is purring and tamping away on me, bumping her head into the phone and nibbling on the cover. This little furballs are pure love.
I’m grateful I woke up without alarm. It was a short night, I wound up on a film and its sequel I never saw because my ex didn’t like it. It was fun, I laughed out loud several times! I’m grateful for laughter.
I’m grateful I ordered food delivery to accompany the film evening. I don’t eat this late normally. The food was excellent and spicy. I’m grateful I woke up sober and headed to the bathroom quickly because spicy food is stimulating my bowel. I’m grateful it comes from good food, not from booze related irriation :pray:

I’m grateful I managed yesterday well. My feelings were all over the place several times during the day. I meditated, prayed (praying while driving is a good idea!), took a walk, sat in the sun, relaxed, focused on gratitude and the wisdom I found here :pray:, ate, had a talk with my cousellor, said a hundred times no, we don’t do this anymore to myself. It helped :pray: I stayed sober, I did not give in to my codependent patterns and it was in fact a good day!

I’m grateful I can take it easy today, nothing on the to do list is urgent. I’m overall grateful for how I feel today. Like I passed a big exam back at my days at the university. I’m grateful how I feel, it’s difficult to describe (even in German).

I’m grateful I turned off the central heating 2 days ago. It became so warm all of a sudden that I have a window open during the night. I’m grateful I allow myself to cope with this far to warm weather. It’s exhausting, my head is dizzy and aches sometimes (thank God no migraine so far), I sweat and feel constantly groggy. So I do my work slowly and steadily, pause when I need it and take good care of myself. It is such a relief not having my ex beside me, always stressing me and giving me a feeling of being minor and lazy when I’m exhausted and need to rest :pray:
I’m grateful I’m working on treating me lovingly. I’m doing the best I can. And this is enough :pray:

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Good morning grateful friends.

I’m grateful to make it to day 75 sober!

I’m grateful my headache isn’t as bad today. It seems to stem from bad neck pain and stiffness so I’ve been doing lots of gentle stretching. That seems to help.

I’m grateful my stomach is feeling a little better too.

I’m grateful I have therapy today. My therapist was out of the country for a few weeks so it’s been awhile. Glad to get back to weekly sessions.

I’m grateful that I like my job and have great coworkers. I’m grateful one of my favorites is likely to get a promotion soon which means she won’t leave anytime soon.

I’m grateful I got laid off from my last job at the beginning of the pandemic. I was angry and hurt and the time, and struggled for months to find a job. But it was such a blessing in disguise. I was there 6 years and was so stressed the whole time. The atmosphere was so toxic. My current job is none of that and I love my current boss,

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 326 days free from weed and alcohol
Met a weightloss goal and will get a reward $$
My hubby
Boscoe
Going in to work today
Trash pickup
Payday tomorrow
Sleep
Dreams
Hope
Ladies AA mtg tonight
Having enough
All of you and this community!

Together we can.

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I’m grateful to have wonderful friends, and I’m grateful to have plans to see them in the short term and that we’re making plans for a girls weekend this summer. I’m grateful for my BF, who made us an excellent dinner last night at short notice when I didn’t feel like cooking. I’m grateful for a new day, and I’m grateful for my sobriety.

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Grateful today for the strength I have been given to stay sober and take things one day at a time.

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I’m grateful the fucking sun :sunny: is out and it’s not raining :cloud_with_rain: and I’m not stuck in the fucking snow! :snowflake:

I’m grateful I’ve survived the stress of the last few days of getting to, and being all alone in, Scottsdale, and keeping my 1176 days of not drinking or being hungover ALIVE! I’m grateful I don’t drink anymore. The last few days alone could have been a HUGE HALL PASS to get shitfaced. I’m grateful I don’t do that anymore. I’m grateful I live life on life’s terms.

I’m grateful as soon as I got here I found a meeting. I’m grateful they were so happy to see me. Because I’ll be honest with ya. It felt great! That they were happy to see me!! I’m grateful I went to a large speaker meeting yesterday far away. I’m grateful I knew I would be very welcomed by strangers and I was. So much I almost cried. I’m grateful it’s such a relief to be with people that get it.

I’m grateful I traded in my iPad mini and got a new iPad. I needed an upgrade for all the grand baby pics and videos.

I’m grateful the carpet installers are coming today. It’s a big job and I’m grateful I’m finally ready for it.

I’m grateful I miss my wife and my pets. It sucks being alone. I’m grateful that’s no reason to drink.

I’m grateful I can get to another new meeting tonight if they finish up in time.

I’m grateful gratitude keeps me sober.

I’m grateful for the golden nuggets I hear at meetings. Fear Is A Lie
I’m grateful I read yesterday What would my life look like if I weren’t afraid?

I’m grateful for all you gratidudes and dudettes
:pray:t2::heart::hugs::sunny::cactus:

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”
Anthony Robbins

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I’m not crying :cry: much.
You’re crying :pray:t2::heart: best gift of recovery EVER!

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Afternoon gratitude.

Grateful dinner is cooking in the slow cooker.
Grateful for my parents. Although we don’t always see eyes to eye.
Grateful for the :cloud_with_rain:.
Grateful for getting the clothes off the washing line in time, and grateful they were dry.
Grateful I can just relax now, and ask that needs to be done is to stream the vegetables for dinner.

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