Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #3

Afternoon gratitude. Thank you @Soberbilly for your last post, it echoes in me and makes me grateful.

I’m grateful I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning. They had time today evening but I am already so exhausted that I don’t want to drive today, it doesn’t feel safe. I don’t feel safe to drive.

I’m grateful for clouds and sunshine. I’m grateful the construction work is going on. I’m grateful I made two decisions today and communicated it. I’m grateful I am capable to manage my life :pray:

I’m grateful for my home, for all the machinery that make life so comfortable and for my cats - they are my sunshine. I’m grateful for friends. I’m grateful I must learn to survive alone on a daily basis when I’m sick. That’s no big deal, millions of people do the same at this moment. I’m not unique. I’m responsible for myself. I can call for help when I need help and people will be there for me. I’m grateful I know the feelings of helplessness, desperation, panic, abandonment, loneliness, exhaustion and all the physical unwellbeing will pass! It is just temporary. Fuck, I’m a whiney, needy, impatient pest when I’m sick. I’m grateful I’m rarely THIS sick like now.

I’m grateful I have all that I need :pray:

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Stella, i enjoyed your gratefuls!! Divine timing…right? Sometimes the timing of things is just uncanny!!!

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I live alone too…and have been sick. I like how you put a positive…on some of the negative human experience. Im going to think about that in my life.

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I’m grateful to God for guiding me through part of this day and pray that I may be guided to do the next right thing while abstaining from my addictions. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful for my recovery and all these

I’m grateful I attended church on Sunday. I’m grateful for the twelve steps, traditions and promises, as well as the spiritual principles they instill.

May our higher powers grant us self-forgiveness.

p.s. You are a star, shine bright. Ya you!!

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 351 days free from weed and alcohol
My hubby, i just love him so much. We’ll celebrate our 2 yr wedding anniversary next week.
Boscoe, my shadow
Our new bed and sleeping thru the night
Work from home flexibility
Productive morning so far
Sunshine
Hopefully take a long walk today
Meditation
Healthy eating
A new week of possibilities

Love to you all

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Early evening
Gratitude :pray:

So grateful for the lovely dentist today who told me everything is looking great and what isn’t is going to be okay :+1: grateful she shown me compassion, Empathy and support. I’m a very nervous patient.
Grateful she set out the next 2 appointments and explained everything to me properly.
Grateful I went I almost didn’t.
Grateful my mind and body are balancing back out - I’m feeling more like me again. I am understand through these phases I’ll be fine and I’ll come through other end.
Grafeful for simple dinners.
Grateful for a cosy bed I can’t wait to get into.
Grateful for an early still tomorrow :slightly_smiling_face:

:star::pray::star:

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I am grateful for:
100 days sober
This group and finally getting the courage to join.
That I can help and support my kids through hard times.
A roof over my head and food to eat.
A weekend blues festival and I didn’t drink.

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Yay, 100 days, good for you. A great milestone to hit :sparkling_heart:

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I am grateful to be sober.
One day down. This work is exhausting me.
I am grateful I managed to attend the yoga class tonight. It was about balance. It brings me to tears in the last weeks. Because that’s what life is about and I desperately struggle to get some consistency and balance into my life. Nature. Walking. My bike.
I am grateful for yt videos explaining me old fashioned tools I have never understood. My brain just cannot make the translation from what I see to how to use it. Like this ancient can opener.
I am grateful I can go to bed soon.

I am grateful I found this nice trail on my way back home from work.

Sorry for derailing.

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I love this tin opener :grinning: my dad has these for camping and survival.
I’m grateful for the many Tins of food we opened with them when we were little and for the memories your picture brought to me :purple_heart:

@Jeannie0915 Grateful to see you celebrating your big 100 :tada:

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Thank you!

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Congrats on 100 days.

Blues festival sound fantastic- glad youvwere able to enjoy sober :melting_face:

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Morning gratitude :sun_with_face:

Grateful I went for a swim at 6am, I wasn’t sure how it would feel after 4 days off but it was brilliant. I’m grateful it feels like a new part of my lifestyle that I just get on with.
Grateful for the sun popping out every now and then.
Grateful I am ready to start begginers running.
Grateful for healthy breakfast.
Grateful I feel head strong today.

:pray:

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Thank you :blush:
I too am grateful for you :pray: and for TS. It’s such a powerful energy we all share together :purple_heart:

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Good morning grateful friends!

Grateful to be sober and in triple digits!

Grateful I was easily able to replace my wi-fi router last night after my cat puked on my existing one and broke it. :face_vomiting::roll_eyes:

I’m grateful for my cats even when they are little assholes.

I’m grateful for sunny weather this week. I went for a nice walk after work yesterday.

I’m grateful for a raise at work. It’s not much, but every little bit helps!

I’m grateful for all the kind messages I got from you all on my 100 days. I struggle to celebrate my achievements, always thinking they are no big deal. But it is a big deal. I struggled for so long to get past even a week sober.

ODAAFT

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Good morning sober family,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 352 days
My hubby
Boscoe
Upcoming events to look forward to: 2yr wedding anniversary, moms 70th girls trip, 1 year sober milestone
Our lovely new big bed
Treating myself to my favorite lunch today
Sober Fellowship
Growth
Progress not perfection
Doing this damn thing ODAAFT

love to you all

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I’m grateful to God please help guide me while I follow your will and abstain from my addictions, just for today. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes.

May our higher powers grant us patience.

p.s. You are incredible. Ya you!!

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Thank you for the lovely videolinks @Bootz My own cats cheer me up every day with the fun they make all day. And @KarenKW Your wifi-router-story is hillarious! Cats rule by mischief :rofl: Made my day

Early afternoon gratitude.

I’m grateful the construction work goes on and we agree on details. I’m grateful I can talk to them and they listen, I’m grateful they are good at their job and think before they do something, especially because my garden is the tiniest section of the whole construction site in the street! I’m deeply grateful I get a new deck as replacement for the old one. A new really professional one. Mine was homemade botch from 15 years ago, what a difference :wink:

I’m grateful I went to the doctor today. I hope antibiotic and inhalation spray will help. I’m grateful I had a better night than yesterday. I’m still feeling like crap. This is a good reason to order extra spicy thai curry. Now I feel hot and my nose is free :pray: I’m grateful Miss Marple is having her after-lunch-nap on me. A beautiful reason to stay comfy on the couch and watch series.

I’m grateful my ex acts like an asshole and is unfriendly to me. It makes it easy to not miss him. It makes it easy to lash out to him which is NOT ok. No excuses, I’m grumpy and angry and I enjoy nagging at him. I won’t work on this today, as it was a very short conversation and he fucking gets on my nerves with his non-communication holding me off moving on in my life. Geeeeez, I’m just fucking pissed. I’m a pest when I’m sick :woman_facepalming:
I’m grateful this shall pass too.

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I’m grateful I got up waaaay to early, but slept very well. Minnie wanted to go to bed at 8:30. I’m grateful I didn’t argue with her. I’m grateful I feel better currently.

I’m grateful to get my cholesterol bloodwork rechecked this morning. I’m grateful I’ve tried to control it with diet for quite a few months because I don’t want to take statins. Grateful whatever the outcome, my new doc and I can come up with a plan. I’m grateful whatever the outcome I will continue to eat healthier but not worry about it if and or when I treat myself.

I’m grateful for a beautiful sunrise right out back this morning. Grateful I can hear. Grateful I can hear the birdsong outside and the waterfall. And Minnie clomping through the house on the carpet.

I’m grateful I felt depressed yesterday. I’m grateful that’s ok. I’m grateful I don’t feel depressed presently. I’m grateful I don’t get severe depression. I’m grateful I just looked up because Benson Barker was doing his barky thing and I saw a bright red cardinal on top of the white flower, agave type, cactus.

I’m grateful I’m living one day at a time almost down to one hour at a time today.

I’m grateful I’m not the only one who thought our book meeting was boring yesterday as we did the questions on tradition 9 in Paths To Recovery. I’m grateful most of us. I included, had to answer, I don’t know, on many of the questions. I’m grateful the consensus was and the shares were, just trust the process and keep showing up. I’m grateful many of us agreed going to a boring meeting brought us a kind of calming serene feeling that we didn’t have at home. Serenity :thinking:

I’m grateful I can still have black coffee before my fasting bloodwork. I’m grateful for my new can of Sumatra beans. I’m not even sure my Sumatra beans taste better. But I feel pretty cool saying it and writing it. You could probably give me the Kopi Luwak beans :smirk_cat:. (thanks google) and I wouldn’t even know the difference. As long as it’s strong.

I’m grateful the sun is hitting my right eye and the wife’s alarm is going off. Time to get the day going and dogs walked before it’s too hot.

I’m grateful I just realized I haven’t done any readings this morning. Just sunrise and gratitude and now Minnie gently snoring on the carpet. What a great way to start my day with you guys. Ya you guys :raising_hand_man::heart:
:pray:t2::desert::heart:

Just breathe.
Inhale your blessings.
And exhale gratitude.

IPSS
Inspire positive soul sensations

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful my apartment points east.
I am grateful I went for a run today. It was so nice.
I am grateful for the new colleague in my office although she will only stay 6 weeks.
I am grateful I got a 2nd screen. It’s much better than only one and the tiny laptop :computer:.
I think I will talk to my boss here this week. I think I cannot fulfill her expectations. My colleague commented on here: Elle est chiante. No, she is nice and under an incredible pressure. Still.
I am grateful I have internet here.
I am grateful I attended a mini workshop on the yoga sutra in an hour.
I am grateful I have enough.

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