Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #4

Fuck ya we care!!
I been thinking about your doctors meeting a few times today. Hoping I’d see a post somewhere. Sounds like good news. Or at least something you can work with. I’m grateful you stopped by to tell us.
I’m grateful our livers are no longer on the problem lists. And I’m grateful your doc isn’t pushing the statins.

Be careful Jean. This gratitude business can be addicting. You might wake up one morning wanting more. Before you know it your on here every day getting a fix. Sometimes twice a day.
:pray:t2::heart:
Let’s cheers with an apple :apple: :blush:

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Thanks @Soberbilly ! I’m trying to remember I still have that sober time.

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Thanks, Eric. I appreciate your thoughts :blush:
And I love a good crisp apple so cheers to that!

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Thanks, yes. Some good news. I have discussed diet with my doctor, but I am mostly doing all the right things already. Surely room for improvement always, so ODAAT in many parts of life, eh?

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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 for all my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful that I removed all my timers except for drugs and alcohol, keep it simple. I’m grateful I don’t need to count days for all that stuff but it is important to me to keep track of the time of drugs and alcohol. I’m grateful I will still focus on healthy eating, sexual habits and not smoking cigarettes or gambling but reseting and keeping track of all those was too much for now at least. I’m grateful that even though I have missed posting some days lately I have been reading all the posts and still very actively grateful in my everyday life. I’m grateful I crushed it today. I managed to create a new resume, apply for three jobs, drop off my mid month income report card, helped an addict apply for financial assistance, booked a drivers license test, a doctors appointment, made a meeting for thursday at the college to get back on track with the social service worker program I applied and got into last fall but didn’t attend, supported the woman I broke up with recently with integrity and compassion instead of ignoring her and my pain and hiding the truth, supported another friend dealing with her eight and ten year old children having suicidal thoughts, attended a support group, opened the church set up and participated with a long share that I needed at my narcotics anonymous home group which was great tonight didcussing step five, now I’m cooking chicken and rice for my neighbor who also attended this evenings meeting. Also took this lovely photo while relaxing and meditating at the golf course while running said errends on this beautiful day.

I’m also very grateful for this home thread and proud of all of us, sharing and caring in triumph or temporary defeat.

May our higher powers grant us compassion.

p.s. You matter. Ya you!!

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Early morning gratitude. I’m grateful yesterday was sunny and it dried up a bit so the construction site could go on working. Still too wet for garden work.

I’m grateful for much much sleep. I needed it. I’m grateful the cats vagabond around the house miowing, it’s nice. I’m grateful for no nightmares, only weird dreams. I’m grateful I sat with myself yesterday to process some heavy emotional stuff. It made me tired.
I’m grateful for the beautifully blooming Tamarisk. What an outlook from the bathroom window. I’m grateful I can turn around in bed and have some more sleep if the cats let me.

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I am grateful for dinner with a friend last night and really tasty salad
Grateful my granny is up for another little adventure trip to the gardens. She is such an iron lady.
Grateful for the picture of the lilac you shared @Bootz. Reminded me of the three lilac bushes my grandpa planted when my cousins an I were born. White, purple and burgundy. They must be huge by now.
I am grateful wallpapers are replaceable (:smirk_cat:)
Grateful for laughs and finding joy in the absurdity of human existance
Grateful for playfulness and that I don’t have to be a responsible grown up 24/7
Grateful for this threat and the people that got me to where I am today. Calm and serene.
Grateful I have enough. More than enough, actually. :orange_heart:

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Good morning grateful friends,

I’m grateful for another day sober.

I’m grateful I gave up on trying to sleep and got up at 4:30. I love my cats even though they were being little assholes and kept me from sleeping later. I’m grateful for coffee.

I’m grateful I see my doctor this morning. I’m going to bring up that I think I could have some ADHD. I’ve suspected that for a while now and really relate to the concept of executive dysfunction. Maybe worth testing.

I’m grateful I signed my lease for another year. Not happy with the price increase, but it’s still cheaper than most other places with similar features. I’m hoping to save up for a house down payment. I’m grateful I’ve made my place feel like home.

I’m grateful the headaches have been getting better. The physical therapy helps and I’ve been trying to be more aware of my stress levels.

Grateful for all of you.
OFDAAT

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Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 1yr 0.5 months
Everyone on this home thread being so honest and vulnerable
My hubby even when he annoys me
Boscoe cuddles in the am
Working from home today
Meeting work deadlines
Giving myself some grace when i went over my daily calories yesterday
Planned workouts this week
Leftovers for dinner
My sparkling water stash
A drinking dream scared me awake but i got back to sleep
Sunshine
Hope
Joy
AA meeting tonight to look forward to
Love

Peace and love on your journies my lovelies

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Good morning good buddies! Grateful for another beautiful morning. Grateful to be engaged and participating in my life and working every day to improve myself, my relationships and to take care of my family. Grateful for laughter and for participating in group activities even though sometimes it makes me anxious. Grateful I’m in a place now to appreciate and enjoy these activities more than ever. Grateful to be on the softball team with work friends even though the game isn’t until 9pm. Wtf who is even still wearing day clothes at 9pm what is this nonsense

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@I.cant.We.can WOW – I’m glad to hear that you’ve removed all the other timers and are only focusing on the the big ones for your sobriety. Everything else is just a healthy lifestyle imo and you don’t have to be as rigid with it. You are doing amazing my friend and when you say you crushed the day – you really “crushed” it. Glad you found time for yourself though. Doing awesome – keep it up
@Bootz Thankyou so much for the pic – absolutely beautiful and purple is my favorite color. Was a treat to wake up to this pic . Love the nature smell after a good strong thunder storm cleansing.
@Frazzetta you crack me up – yes, so absurd to start a game at 9 pm. These days im in my pj’s as soon as I walk in the door (could be 3 or 8 — :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:) I’m all about the comfy life.

HAPPY TUESDAY MORNING MY SOBER FRIENDS
So grateful today. I have a sense of excitement running inside me – hope that it stays (kind of a fun feeling and it’s natural). :wink:
I am so grateful for waking up today with a reminder that we will be doing mediation / prayer at our house at 9. The days all blur together and some are super busy in the am so we can’t always start the day with a family practice but so great when we can. I feel that after this weekends session, the energy really shifted and am enjoying it while it lasts.
I am so grateful for a busy month ahead. We have a major festival that is super busy and just committed to another same weekend. It will be a very exhausting weekend but hey I’ll be sober before and after it so all is well!
I am so grateful that I’m at peace with the feeling that I will never be over the hurt of my past but will not let it define me or hold me back. I’ve worked with so many on trying to forgive and forget… never did get that concept and maybe I’m just not there yet. I can forgive but the thoughts still hold a lot of emotion so i’m in no way forgetting. I’ve just decided regardless i’m moving forward and to hell with the past - it’s a new day and a new me. :smiling_face:
I am so grateful for people actually returning emails / texts - so frustrating when it seems that everyone has forgotten to do their jobs.
I am so grateful that I have my mediation / praying practices to keep me moving in the right direction and bring me clarity / peace
I am so grateful that my family is so awesome - I am missing my sister (been a week since i’ve heard from her) so it’s time to pick up the phone
I am so grateful that I have this connection with my Higher Power and I do hope that I don’t lose it or start taking it for granted. I am so blessed.
I am so grateful for this wonderful community and all that i’m learning daily from you all. THANK YOU ALL!
have a splendid Tuesday my sober friends - sending much love :heart:

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Evening gratitude. I’m too tired to catch up. I’m grateful I’m tired. I’m grateful for therapy. Still thinking about what we talked, it feels like there was a breakthrough I cannot grab. I’m confident it will show when it is time.

I’m grateful for friends inviting me for a hot pot. It was my first time eating this dish and it was marvellous. We are sure we will go again for it! I’m grateful we spent hours with eating and chatting.

I pray that the roof stays dense, it’s still raining. I’m grateful I feel competent to manage my own bullshit. I’m grateful my life is like it is allthough I miss my mum and my ex these days. I’m grateful I only have to care about myself now allthough I cared with love for my mum and my ex. It was too much, I gave too much, the situation was overwhelming and exhausting. Now my life is fine, I’m ok with everything that’s in my control, I most days feel rested, I get enough sleep, cat cuddles, healthy food and caring human interaction. I’m deeply grateful I made it this far and that I’m committed to babysteps and living at my pace, taking my time. I don’t know where the journey will go, I only know that I feel better than a year ago and my life is manageable again, so this is the right direction.

I’m grateful for my cozy bed and cats purring around me. Good night :pray:

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Hey my beautiful sober friends
Having a hard time finding peace at the moment so wanted to take a deep breathe and dig deep for gratitude’s as they are not spilling out of me…

I am so grateful for having a roof over my head - a home where I have comfort and am not stressed of taking care of the landscape.
I am so grateful for the pizza I just ordered that I will devour in about 20 minutes :yum: Grateful that more and more places are not putting butter in the crust and can do a cheese less pizza upon request.
I am so grateful that I tried a new recipe for double fudge chocolate chip cookies and was told they turned out fantastic (i’m not really eating sugar except for my 2-4 oz of coconut ice cream nightly - hopefully this won’t last long but needed something after i stopped drinking)
I am so grateful that just writing this out so far has already helped me so much.
Thank you so much for always being here! I am so grateful for all of you. Enjoy your evening / night my lovely sober friends…sending much love :heart:

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Hi friends,
I’m grateful for a pretty easy day. I’m grateful I had time to workout after work. I’m grateful dinner was easy and tasty. I’m grateful it’s cool enough to sit on my porch swing and watch the rain clouds go by. I can smell the rain, but no sign of it here. I’m grateful for the talk I had with my son, about how he’s feeling anxious about his future. I’m grateful tools like one day at a time, and stay in the moment work with this too. I’m grateful for our home, for our safety, for love and forgiveness. :heart:

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Hello :raising_hand_man: I’m grateful to see you are following through with this opening declaration. I’m grateful to read about @JazzyS putting in the effort to post and finding hope and strength from doing so. I’m grateful that @bootz is running, feeding birds and riding, all while giving back here, to sponsees and in the rooms. I’m grateful that @M-be-free49 will see her gratimom and has found some land to court. I’m grateful @Dazercat is still promoting my halt thread, I do take pride in that thread and that Kelly and you travel, support your kids and grandkids while working on your codependency and alanon troubles, sending strength you sweet swearing son of a gun.

I’m grateful to God for giving me breath, strength and hope while lovingly guiding me through another day clean and sober. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Some of my repetitious opening lines and closeing statements are surprisingly not bothersome, rarely have they been, in fact they generally give me a sense of pride that they are real and that I beleive, in fact I know they help others, that’s important to me but not why I do it(he says while checking his motives) I’m grateful I attended a support group, meeting or NA volleyball game at ten a.m, 1p.m. 4p.m. 5p.m. 6p.m. 8p.m. and had lunch with my sponsor and a coffee date and walk with a friend. Im grateful my golf course picture I took and posted on facebook has prompted one of my AA friends to contact me and know I have a golf game scheduled with him for thursdsy afternoon. I’m grateful I meet withbmy grandspsonsor tomorrow to talk and work on step 8 & 9. I’m grateful my sponsor asked me to be the speaker at his 8 year CA celebration on the 3rd of June. This will be first time speaking and I’m grateful that I have faith my story can be told by me well, and is dare I say full of all the things. Fear, loss, failure, success, pain, hope, courage, change, death, overdose, change, broken smiles rediscovered, relapse, faith, and of course GRATITUDE and GRATIDUDES. etc. I’m grateful for music and creativity. I’m grateful for humor and laughter. I’m grateful that I have been asked to help facilitate a two way prayer and meditation group and for folks on here like @Its_me_Stella @Soberbilly and eric that participate on TS’s lovely meditation thread. I’m grateful I am going this Saturday to my first NA convention the Ontario Regional Convention of Narcotics Anonymous, should be lots of fun as well as good food, music, speakers and more. I’m grateful for humor and laughter. I’m grateful that if I stay humble, out of my own way and do the work my supports and my God will help light the way.

May our higher powers help us have integrity.

p.s. So so very glad you are here reading this and hopefully writing too. You rock. Ya you!!

Edit to add @anon74766472 look at you moderating away. Well done :grinning:

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Thanks very much. I will be looking into the link you sent as its a new practice for me. I will be learning and taking my turn chairing it kind of on the fly Lol I’m grateful for the opportunities my recovery provides. If you get to attend sheshore I hope to hear a bit about it.

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You’re pretty awesome lady. Thanks for the support and advice. I will look at that too. Its late here, can’t seem to fall asleep tonight. Almost two a.m. and I generally am asleep around midnight. Gonna try some insight timer sleep meditation next. Grateful for all the people who suggested that application.

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After 2am gratitude. Even though I can’t sleep I’m grateful I told my boss yesterday that I will probably be taking a day off this week or next. So probably today.

I’m grateful for Buddy :dog2: he’s asleep on my bed, but keeps checking on me.

I’m grateful today is #79. And I know things will be better after I get some sleep. :hugs: :purple_heart:

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Good morning grateful friends,

I’m grateful for another day sober. Had cravings yesterday but didn’t give in.

I’m grateful I slept a little better. And I haven’t been waking up with the same level of pain as before.

I’m grateful I’m working on boundaries and speaking up for myself. I need to have a hard conversation with someone today. That’s scary. I tend to avoid conflict at all costs, but if things continue how they are, I’m in danger of relapsing again. I’m grateful I recognize that. I’m used to bottling up everything inside until I get resentful and snap. That’s not productive.

Baby steps.
OFDAAT

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Good morning sober fam!

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 381.23 days free
AA fellowship and meetings
Worked out this morning
Its wednesday
Progress not perfection
Hubby
Boscoe
Folks are healthy and still kickin
Caught a beautiful sunrise this morning
Meditation
My senses
Music
A new day full of possibilities
Positive frame of mind
Opportunities to volunteer this weekend
This magical community

Lets grab this day by the balls

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