Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #4

Congratulations on your 1 year sober Vanessa
That’s awesome!
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:pray:t2::heart:

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Today I am grateful for…

Going to a show and staying sober.
My mom for taking care of my dogs.
My boyfriend for making us dinner.
Texts with friends.
NA drinks.
Pleasant weather.
Good shows.
TS peeps.
Doggos.
The tiredness I feel from a day sell spent.

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Amazing!! Well done! :clap::clap::clap::tada::tada::tada:

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Lunchtime gratitude. I’m grateful my car is at the garage and I can afford the annual service & repair. I’m grateful for public transportation with reliable schedules. I’m grateful for my lovely cats, this snuggling, purring furbabies. I’m grateful for a hot shower, this crazy weather is driving me nuts. I’m sweating and freezing at the same time, one day it’s hot like hell, the next day it’s cool with thunderstorms. I am officially pissed.

I’m grateful for yummi food and for visiting a friend yesterday. I felt very lonely and needed company. Sometimes my life feels not real, like the last years were a fairy tale, only without “and they lived happily ever after”. Well, maybe I’m slowly loosing my mind. I’m tired of everything. I’m grateful I’m tired in my cozy house, on the comfy couch, watching old series and resting. I’m grateful for black tea, the smooth blanket I share with the old boy and that the christmas decoration is still up. I love to look at it, glitter and glimmer never get old for me.

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Good morning sober fam!

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, day 450!
Its no longer monday :slight_smile:
Hubby and his love
Hubby mowed yesterday
Boscoe, my shadow. Were leaving him at a sitters while we go camping. Boy am i gonna miss him!
Less than 2 days till we kickstart our roadtrip
I love my boss
Being considered for a promotion
Hit up a big ladies meeting yesterday and received an outpouring of support
My sponsor
Trust
Love
All of you!

We can together

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I am grateful for this app. I feel like I can openly share here in a safe judgment free place. I have a hard time with meetings because I am have an irrational fear of being in groups of people and talking. I know you dont have to share at meetings but I feel like being able to share here truly helps in my progress

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THANK YOU :face_holding_back_tears::two_hearts: One day at a time, it’s all making more sense.

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I love you are controlling your emotions. I’m aspiring to get to that place where it’s starting to untangle because my emotions are all over the place :sob::sweat_smile: Congrats on 200 days :face_holding_back_tears::two_hearts::two_hearts::two_hearts:

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Good morning grateful friends,

I’m grateful for another day sober.
I’m grateful I got up at 5am when I couldn’t sleep and came to the couch with coffee instead of tossing and turning getting annoyed.
I’m grateful for hot showers.
I’m grateful for my adorable cats.
I’m grateful for my job and wonderful boss.
I’m grateful for fresh fruit.
I’m grateful two friends texted this morning to check on me.
I’m grateful when I can catch myself ruminating about the past and being my awareness back to the present. I’m still not very good at that, but making some progress.
Grateful I ran across this yesterday:

We will get through this together.
OFDAAT

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That’s a great pic. Definitely struggling with the future and being trapped in anxiety and dissociation lately.

Truly grateful to wake up another day sober, I had lost sight of what a privilege that is and how much I’ve been struggling subconsciously.
Grateful to have a roof over my head and homecooked meals while my sister+BIL have taken me in during a transitory period.
Grateful to spend all this time with my nephew, even when he is overbearing or moody lol.
Grateful I can enjoy my coffee outdoors during the cooler morning hours.
Grateful to have community and remember it is US.
Grateful to remember that I have changed and can change again.

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I’m grateful wifey cooked dinner last night while I was at a meeting.
I’m grateful she was pretty conscious when I came home.
I’m grateful she did the sheets like usual on Monday.
I’m grateful she’s up for a walk with me and Benson.
I’m grateful for “Fake it til you make it.”
:coffee::coffee::coffee:

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Good morning sober family. Im grateful for another morning clean, im grateful for this community, im grateful to be welcomed back. :sunglasses:

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@jwfletcher4792 Well done on your 200 days! Love how you are managing so well and congrats on your masters degree! Here’s to the next 200 and beyond.
@its_me_stella You should be a very proud mamma. So grateful that you are able to be there for your daughter and see her blossom.
@vanessa517 Congrats on your 1 year of Sobriety! Well done Vanessa – keep up the amazing work!

I am pissed with ya – it’s like mother nature is going through some emotional shit right now! I do hope that it evens out soon. Grateful that you were able to visit with a friend yesterday – we do need human connection to keep us sane.
@chase.e.u grateful to have you here with us on this journey. I have to agree 100% that this site and all the people here make it so easy to be fully open and vulnerable without fear of judgement or ridicule. We are truly all here for the same thing and here for each other. Grateful to see you doing so well on your path of sobriety.
@croke Welcome back Ryan - what a lovely thread to start off on. Hope to see you around.

Happy Sober Tuesday my beautiful friends - WOW - I love all the gratitude’s!
I am so grateful for a beautiful sunny morning that is not filled with sticky humiditiy.
I am so grateful that i finally got some documents downloaded / signed and sent after 2 hours of messing with email accounts / scanners and authorizations - I so hate technology sometimes. PHEW - I got it done and i can breathe now.
I am so grateful for Kind Bars - my brother thinks they taste like cardboard so always more for me :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: I am enjoying a dark chocolate mocha with almond one right now with a lovely cup of coffee. Grateful that i found a new Dark Roast that had light hints of chocolate and cherry in it - I added a few tbsp to my coffee mix and it really is so delightful!
I am so grateful for finding out that my fav uncle is now in town (he lives in India / Berlin (switches between the two depending on schedule) and visits spontaneously – i have asked him multiple times to let us know when he is visiting so we can plan accordingly but that never happens… he arrived Sunday - hopefully i’ll get to see him before he takes off - he is usually booked with teaching gigs and performances.
I am so grateful for meme’s - who would have thought that little images could brighten up my day so immensely
I am so grateful for my family. I realize that i still have a lot of work i need to do on my patience - interacting with my family i realize we have all grown so much and we all know we have a ways to go - together we are making each other better. I am so grateful for all the support and love
I am so grateful for trying to fall asleep at 8 pm last night as i was exhausted - still took me about 4 hours to sleep but i did manage to stay away from phone and computer in an effort to fall asleep.
I am so grateful for lovely showers - the sense of feeling clean and refreshed
I am so grateful for stretches - makes my body feel alive and active
I am so grateful for knowing we all have another day of possibilities - it is up to us to fill it with positivity and wholesome activity.
I am so grateful for my prayer / meditation, grateful for my deep breathing, grateful for body tapping, grateful for my Higher Power, grateful for connections to myself and the energy around me.
I am so grateful for connecting with a beautiful soul (my sangat sister that ive lost touch with many years ago).
I am so grateful for building new circles filled with love and supportive energy - leaving behind all that was holding us back.
I am so grateful for this community and all of YOU lovely souls!
Have a wonderful addiction free day - sending much love :heart: :heart:

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Good morning. :sparkles:

I am grateful for crisp mountain air and strong camping coffee. I am grateful for spotty service so that I can still be in touch with sponsees. I am grateful for Nuggie’s nest…

I am grateful for Etsy.
I am grateful that friends in far off places can experience my jewelry, I hope wearing it feels like a warm hug.
I am grateful for inspiration from nature. Thank you Gaia. :pray:

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I’m grateful for my 1300 days AFAF :muscle:
I’m grateful we had a decent walk together.
I’m grateful I slept in til 6:30.
I’m grateful I don’t mind chairing meetings when no one wants to do it.
I’m grateful I can do it on the fly.
I’m grateful for slogans. My go to when no one else wants to chair a meeting.
I’m grateful I made a meeting list, that I frequent, that I can hand out to new people looking for meetings.
I’m grateful for late night pre bedtime cat zoomies.
I’m grateful I’m a little unnerved about the boundary I made yesterday.
I’m grateful I’ll take it ODAAT and think of the little victories and progress.
Without getting ahead of myself I’m grateful if I keep this boundary it will be good for me. Hopefully us. But me first.
I’m grateful I found myself “Checking My Motives,” this morning. Like it was just a natural thing to do. I’m grateful for that progress.
I’m grateful for THINK and how that seems to be a natural thing for me to do these day too.

Just in case you forgot class :man_teacher: :pencil2:
Is it?
Thoughtful
Helpful or Honest
Intelligent
Necessary
Kind.

I’m grateful for the uneasy awkwardness of trying to take care of myself. Must be progress there too.
I’m grateful for you all.
:pray:t2::heart:

“Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.”
Rhonda Byrne

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When I was in early sobriety I kept fantasizing, or more like romanticizing the drink. And when would I would crack? It was driving me crazy.
I tweaked the ODAAT to.

“I’m not drinking today!”
“And I’m probably not drinking tomorrow.”

It helped me stay in the “just for today.”
I’m grateful other people have said it helped them too.

Im grateful this is a battle and we got your back.
:pray:t2::heart:

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This makes perfect sense :heartpulse: “and, I’m probably not drinking tomorrow”. I think this is the force I’m fighting with. My brain is like are we ready now? We waited 15 days now… but, to just surrender the notion would help me sooo much.

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I’m grateful I learned, and I’m still learning, I get to surrender every day. I couldn’t surrender the Whole Thing. It was too much for me. And frankly I’m still not that good at that.

I am grateful for you mentioning surrendering. I was getting a little ahead of myself on some shit I’m dealing with this week. And you’ve made me realize I just need to surrender it today. Just for today. Fuck tomorrow!
Sorry, I swear a lot.
I’m glad you’re here.
Thanks for your help.
:pray:t2::heart:

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I’m glad you’re here too Eric :heartpulse: and yes, that’s all I do every couple hours lol surrender. Or grab a benadryl and knock myself out until I can function again :sweat_smile:

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It’s not always easy! Lol but it’s worth the effort to feel like a better person. It’s taken me years to learn and focus on. 200 days seems like a mountain but one day at a time adds up quick! Looking forward to hearing about your milestones!

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