Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #3

Want to like your post more :green_heart::green_heart::green_heart::green_heart::green_heart::green_heart: I’m happy you and this piece of land might match together, this are the stories that make my heart skip happily (also thinking of you @RosaCanDo )

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Super congrats on your one year CJP!!!
Your presence hear has been huge for me :+1:
So glad you get to celebrate in style :tada::tada::tada:
Keep on rockin your sober journey!!!

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I’m grateful I casually found a list of audiobooks on another thread and downloaded the Tao of Pooh. I’m grateful I started listening to it in my headphones on my walk to lunch and it immediately brought a smile to my face.

I’m grateful I’m working on myself. Trying to find balance. Listening to new ideas (new to me!), new ways of thinking. Exploring.

I’m grateful I have a calm heart to do all this exploring with. I would have been anxiety-ridden right now, and completely overwhelmed with doubts, fear of uncertainty, terrified of change. Instead, I’m trying to be the best version of me. For my kids, for my husband and for myself.

Work in progress. :heart:

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Today I am grateful I was awake early enough for some time for journaling and gratitude. Staying in the moment is the intention for the day, with recovery and stress management being key drivers of that focus. I am grateful for my notes from last night’s meeting where I jotted down inspiring statements of others and could reread this morning and will do so throughout today when needed. I am grateful for this app and all of you doing the work amd carrying the message!

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@Bootz im sorry your al-anon meeting going experience was a bust. Glad to hear that your evening did turn around.

@eph-M-eral i love that you are in love - with a plot of land. Wishing you the best with all the adulting paperwork. I look foward to hearing about your forrest-dwelling adventures in your woodshed

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Good morning grateful friends

I’m grateful I didn’t give into the cravings yesterday. So still sober.

I’m grateful today is a new day and the sun is shining.

I’m grateful to be awake after horrible nightmares all night. I’m up early enough to ease into the day. Sit here with my cats and sip my coffee.

I’m grateful I can come to this site as often as I need to when I’m struggling.

I’m grateful to remember that while my depression is currently bad, it’s not always like this. It will ease up eventually. I need to focus on the little things like actually showering, eating healthy, and getting outside.

ODAAFT

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Today I will do this with you :people_hugging: sending you healing hugs and energy :star:
We will get through today, know I’m thinking of you as I struggle to do the same but we must keep putting one foot in front of the other. I’m walking by your side in energy.

I’m grateful I managed to get out of bed today.

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Baby steps. Little things like that count as progress too. Sending hugs back!

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Congratulations on a year! Thanks awesome!!

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I’m grateful for:

84 days sober today
The grace and mercy of God
The love and forgiveness of my family
AA
My sponsor
This wonderful community
The sun shining this morning
Being able to work from home today
Knowing that I won’t be tired for ever….
My two dogs Sammy and Bella

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Good morning friends,
I’m grateful for a wonderful day spent with my mom, sister, and niece. Who knew walking IKEA could be so fun! I’m grateful I have them, and we are close. I’m grateful for coffee and podcasts for the morning drive to work. I’m grateful it’s the first day of a fresh week, and I’m going to try to stay positive, or somewhere near there about my job. I’m grateful I like my coworkers. I’m grateful for milestones achieved, numbers and other kinds too. Grateful for my home thread❤️

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Congratulations!!! What an awesome accomplishment, and how fun to celebrate it on the road with loved ones. Have fun and be safe out there :heart:

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Good morning my beautiful sober friends

Its a rough morning with numbness and pain – its absolutely hilarious seeing me walk (so ive crawled back in bed). This too will pass but for now im started to feel down and depressed…and as im writing this i find out that my parents are heading over to meditate…seriously how beautiful is that. Someone is really looking out for me and pulling me outta this rutt i was getting myself into. I am so grateful for this very moment…have to run (so to speak)…will finish my gratitudes later…sending much love :heart: :heart_eyes:

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Good morning! I’m grateful for what looks to be turning into a terribly busy month. I’m being grateful and not letting it make me feel anxious. I’m grateful to spend time with family, for jewelry classes with friends, mini weekend road trips, and I’ll be grateful for any quiet time I can find in between. I’m grateful for my sobriety, and for the lunch I have planned with a coworker out of the office to reconnoiter a location for our summer office party. If I wasn’t sober, I would be terribly anxious, and hungover to make things worse and I’m so thankful I’m choosing to be and feel better. Thinking back on those drunk days it’s sad to think how overwhelming even the smallest task could seem. I’m so grateful to choose to improve the way I think, feel and do each day. I am grateful to remind myself to focus on that rather than the mistakes and bad choices I’ve made, and to let myself be filled with positivity for the good choices I’m making rather than dread of the bad choices I’m capable of.

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 366 days free from weed and alcohol
Getting started earlier than expected this morning
Was supposed to hit an AA mtg in town last night but turns out they havent had it there in years
They had a friends of Bill W sign posted and have a mtg tonight at my hotel!
Rolling with the changes
Trying to be flexible
My hubby
Boscoe
My mom and dad got me a beautiful card for my one year milestone…made me cry
Going for a 2hr hike today at the grand canyon
Sunshine
Water
Snacks
Elk
Our safety
All of you!!
The replies yesterday made me feel all warm and fuzzy and greatful to have all of you in my corner and my pocket :slight_smile:

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CONGRATULATIONS @Cjp !!! One year of a new you!!!
So happy for you!!!

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I chatted with a colleague in Germany about the socializing thing. She said that we are similar, defined it as extroverted introverts. I like this and it feels correct.
I am grateful I somehow didn’t flip following a conversation in the office here. It was a bit ‘heikel’ I would say in German but in the end everything was okay.
I am grateful I won’t use this as an excuse to drink anymore.
I am grateful I have enough food in the fridge.
I am a bit occupied tbh as my grandmother ran away again last night. Severe dementia. She is always found. This time she fell and was admitted to the hospital. My mother was on a boat at that moment (a birthday present) and these idiots in the hospital sent my grandmother home in a taxi! I am grateful her neighbour brought her to bed.
I am grateful I have enough.

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Today I’m just greatful I’m sober and clear headed the best it can get right now

Without sobriety, everything could fall to pieces.

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Today I’m grateful the day was good. Again. I’m grateful for therapy, it helped me to unfold and dig behind the emotions bothering me lately. Helps to understand where they come from which is crucial for me to deal with it. Another piece of geting to know myself again :pray:

I’m grateful I cooked basically the same as yesterday because it was so delicious. I’m grateful I had no reason to leave the house in the afternoon, it was raining and I enjoyed a relaxed afternoon with a little bit of administration work. Easy does it. I’m grateful I found at least one cat transport box with a door. No clue where the other two doors are. They will re-appear.

I’m grateful I’m tired and my cozy bed is waiting for me. I’m grateful for my comfy home, the reliable car, good friends, nice neighbours, lovely cats and that I feel ok today.

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I am grateful for the best sober trip ever to London with my wife. I’m grateful we made it home safely. I’m grateful traveling over the pond nonstop was so smooth and already planning another trip for the future in my mind. I’m grateful for British hospitality. I’m grateful for the lovely note I got from our driver on Saturday. We let him join in on the dinner and family time with Julie’s family on Saturday instead of sitting in his car alone. Except for his formal chauffeurs outfit, he fit right in with us. I’m grateful for easy conversations with good people you haven’t seen in ages.

I’m grateful for the love of all our pets when we got home. I’m grateful Minnie is looking pretty dang good. I’m grateful all the others are fine. I’m grateful Alice looks good too after not getting her sub q fluids for a week. I’m grateful we were able to fill her up today. I’m grateful I didn’t have to slop my hogs every morning for a week. I’m grateful for room service coffee and cookies each morning.

I’m grateful when I got up at 3:55 this morning to whizz the dogs I saw I golden 3/4 of a moon just sitting on the horizon with stars out and it looked so cool I was hoping I’d remember it today. I’m grateful I got a ton of sleep and I’m feeling pretty good. I’m grateful we got Minnie out by 6 am before the desert heat. I’m grateful I was able to sneak Benson out for another walk when Minnie wasn’t looking.

I’m grateful for everything London and knowing you guys were here and had my back did help. I’m grateful I didn’t have a cask ale or a Guinness and I’m grateful I didn’t want to :wink:

I’m grateful on todays walk, after listening to the Green Tara Mantra twice with my ear buds, I just continued the walk chanting out loud with Benson for the last 30 minutes. I’m grateful I thought it was pretty cool :sunglasses: and thoroughly enjoyed it :pray:t2:
:england: 🙏🏻 :england::england:

“The best adventures are the ones that make your heart race and your soul sing.” Jon Miksis

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