Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #4

[Dazercat]

I’m so fucking grateful today.
So much easier when you’re not in pain.
I’m grateful when I spilt most of my coffee
I still had plenty left. Grateful the drawers in the kitchen island close tightly so no coffee leaked into them. Grateful I was going to do the floors anyway since I’m feeling better and we’re leaving tomorrow.

Grateful Daisy is warming my lap.
Grateful she just left

I’m grateful for my Twinnie. @Its_me_Stella
Calling you out my dear. Ya you I know you been working on some serious stuff. And I don’t know what to say. But I see you. And I see you still helping others around here. Especially me. Inadvertently, yesterday. I’m grateful for all of your post and how you keep recovery simple. I’m grateful I’m not fucked up or maybe not as sick as I thought. “I’m hurting.” Ya I fucking am!! I’m grateful when I see you post, I read it. I’m grateful I don’t tell people what they should do. But if you’re not reading what Stella posts. No matter what thread. You’re missing out. BIG TIME. love you

I’m grateful I’m getting out of my funk.
I’m grateful for a super nights sleep.
I’m grateful Minnie ate this morning.

I’m grateful I missed my meeting yesterday for my wife’s hair appointment that she thought was tomorrow. Someone had to be home to sign for Alice’s controlled substance.
I’m grateful I didn’t say well, if you weren’t drinking so much maybe……….
Ya I thought it. And that’s ok. It’s been a rough week.
I’m grateful I stick to the facts.
I’m grateful the fact is…….she wrote the hair appointment down on the wrong date a long time ago.

I’m grateful I’m happy to see her this morning.
I’m grateful I paused to listen to her about her nightmarish dreams. What is it about you ladies and your nightmares. My wife always has them. I’m grateful I sleep like a fucking yule log most nights.

I’m grateful I hear Alice purring on her heated bed near me.
I’m grateful wifey’s been doing some vacuuming.
I’m grateful she’s been cleaning the toilets.
I’m grateful she was very considerate and concerned about me missing my meeting yesterday when she took off for her hair appointment. I’m grateful I didn’t go to my meeting early yesterday or I would not have been able to help her out like I did.

I’m grateful we had fun watching Wanda Sykes with Jazzy last night I’m grateful she made it through the whole show. I’m grateful the last couple of days I can say IT DOESN’T MATTER if she makes it through the whole show. Im grateful I’m sober. And THAT MATTERS!

I’m grateful I hope I can learn from this week.
I’m grateful besides knowing “this too shall pass.” I can know sometimes “I’m hurting.” And ya know what maybe she’s hurting too

I’m grateful
For all of you

I bow down to pray
I try to make the worst seem better
Lord, show me the way
To cut through all his worn out leather
I’ve got a hundred million reasons to walk away
But baby, I just need one good one to stay
Million Reasons
Lady Gaga

[Dazercat]

What the f is she talking about now
Nope.
I went with the calm not the clam. But that’s hilarious. Grateful and love you and clams. And calm.

Edit
Clams are calm

[Cjp]

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 395 days
Waking from Drinking dreams and realizing they are just fear manifesting
Boscoe cuddles
Hubby hugs
My folks and their love
Working from home flexibility
Sunshine
My meeting last night was cancelled so i got some me time
Keeping busy at work
Aa fellowship
Ts fellowship

We can.

[Dakotahjae]

Grateful for 440 days of clean time. Im grateful that i get to go share my story tonight for really the first time at the diversion program at our county jail. I am grateful to have gotten involved with NA’s H&I and feel like im taking my recovery to the next level.
Im grateful i got to go to my beloved Holman Recovery Center this past weekend for a meeting. Im so grateful that when i walked in my good friend and prior sponsor invited me to chair the meeting. I am grateful that meeting filled my cup to overflowing. Ive been invigorated since Sunday night and just want to jumpstart everyones energy for recovery!
Grateful to be engaged and energetic and im so grateful to be living a clean life worth living.

[nastya_is_fighting]

Grateful to be alive.
Grateful to be clean and sober. Grateful that my cuts are healing properly and they do not have any infection.
Grateful for having croissants for breakfast.

[JazzyS]

@i.cant.we.can Hope you have a fantastic day on the floor. Yes – I do need to be aware of stress. I sometimes don’t realize that I am stressed until it’s too late. Trying to be more mindful of myself these days and listen carefully to what my mind and body are saying.

@I.cant.We.can

I’m grateful that I can shower and drink coffee but not at the same time.

Interesting … I’m sure someone’s thought of a way to make this happen.
@clarity WOW – I’d be terrified and amazed all at once
@dazercat I am so glad that you are feeling better today (all around) and not in pain. Wanda was the perfect distraction for me and I did fall asleep 45 min in (so 15 min to go) but I did sleep with laughter in my heart. So I’m very grateful I do have to agree with you Eric - I love reading @Its_me_Stella posts!! One of the many people here that I’ve fallen in love with.

Happy Wednesday morning my lovely sober friends.
I am so grateful that I was able to wake up and get to work on time even with my lack of sleep. I am groggy and fighting the pain but living among the living so yeah life is good
I am so grateful that I am getting a little more comfortable with driving the van - my goodness - my depth perception sucks! Luckily when I’m backing out no one is around so I can go at a snails speed and not cause myself anxiety or anyone / anything harm
I am so grateful that our first festival is this Friday and I feel totally ready. A little nervous as it’s supposed to be 91 degrees and I am not good with heat and worse with working in heat and serving hot food - YIKES… it will be fun regardless (will keep adding ice to my bra if needed to keep my body temp down It is the first day to kick off pride month so The Pride Festival is one of my favorite to be a part of.
I am so grateful that my sister and her hubby will drive to Detroit to help us on Sunday for our main festival (this one is once a year - THANK GOD and huge – It will be exhausting but we always make it through
I am so grateful that we can go back to just our normal busy after Sunday - we have decided to only do these two and a third fest in Sept as we are just 4 people and don’t want any of us to burn out.
I am so grateful that I will find time to meditate and pray today (it is not coming so naturally these days - I do find that when my pain and lack of sleep increase my mind does not automatically try to connect with my higher power - I am grateful for realizing this and making sure to put in extra effort on those days.
I am so grateful for my family and their loving support. Grateful for my friends for understanding that I am forever here to talk but at the moment can not meet in real life as I only have so much energy
I am so grateful for my higher power - I do know everything happens for a reason and everyone heals in different ways and my time will come - I just need to keep doing what I"m doing. A friendly reminder as I do tend to start comparing my rate of healing to others and that is not fair at all.
I am so grateful for this lovely community - my own virtual family - showing me so much love / comfort and accepting me and so many more with such open arms / hearts and showing absolutely no judgement. So much gratitude for you all and this thread.
Have a wonderful day friends - sending much love

[erntedank]

Again too much to catch up, too tired.

Today I’m grateful that my old boy is home again. Anaesthesia with 17 is no walk in the park. His teeth are ok again. His heart needs medication. I’ll see if I can give him the meds. I don’t want to stress him and that he flees from me. We will try and see. My loved old boy
I’m grateful for vets. I’m grateful for food delivery service. I’m grateful I love to read. I’m grateful for my reliable car and my cozy home. I’m grateful for HALT, I feel lonely and tired.

[I.cant.We.can]

I’m grateful to God for another day clean and serene. I’m grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful that work went really well and that my efforts over the last few years pays off when it comes time to learn new things. I’m grateful I can stop and ground myself through breathe and prayer, anytime, anywhere. I’m grateful my former sponsor celebrated 8 years sober tonght at our homegroup. I’m grateful he suggested I find a new sponsor. I’m grateful to be meeting my new sponsor in the a.m. to work on step nine. I’m grateful to not be to sore after being on my feet a lot today.

May our higher powers grant us wisdom

p.s. Love you. Ya you!!

Edit to add a prayer I haven’t wrote one lately …

Dear God,
I offer this prayer of thanks for today and ask for help in allowing me to sleep well and awake recharged. Please watch over and keep safe all my family and friends, wherever they are. I ask that you shine your healing light through me once more, to lessen my pain and keep my darkness at bay. Teach me to use the light to find my way when I feel lost and how to use it to help others. Thank you for loving me and know I love you. Please help wash away all my defects. I offer control back to you for I can’t do this alone, nor do I want to. In your name I pray and remain your humble, loyal and loving servant. Amen

p.s. Thanks for all the sunshine lately, if you could throw in just a little breeze that’d be great

[LALA222]

You’re welcome

[tailee17]

I am really grateful today for staying sober last two days. Stressful and full of anxiety. Day 17 and found what are major triggers for me. Wish to avoid in the future but find may have to learn some behaviors to overcome the stress as something’s you cannot avoid in life. I did stand up and express my discomfort a couple of times only to explain my rudeness. Admitting my annoyance and blaming sobriety.

[KarenKW]

Good morning grateful friends,

I’m grateful for another day sober. I’m proud of the progress I’ve made this year.

I’m grateful nightmares aren’t real and start to fade when I get up.

I’m grateful I have a promising interview today. I have very mixed feelings about moving. We talked about that in therapy yesterday and that helped. The pros outweigh the cons. The logistics of relocating is the most daunting part.

I’m grateful for the final episode of Ted Lasso. Sad it’s over but they did a good job wrapping things up. It was such a heartwarming show. Made me think about where “home” is. And wish I had the kind of friendships they all had.

I’m grateful for mornings with cats and coffee.

Progress not perfection.
I am enough just how I am.
OFDAAT

[Clarity]

Grateful
I’m not sure how many days now I’ve been writing my gratitudes now but I’ve been finding myself walking around picking things to be grateful for throughout my day…
Grateful for this thread and that I found TS, jeez 4 years ago, I can’t imagine who I would be without this place.
Grateful for washers, dryers, hot glue guns, dish washers, deep freezers, air fryers, and all the smart people who invented them.
Grateful I discovered meditation, I did a nice 14 minute one that re aligned me with my source yesterday. (It was a @Soberbilly recommendation ) also Madi is adorable!
Grateful for my hobbies.
Grateful that I just remembered I need to do more yoga and visit my grandma.
Grateful for summer break and relaxing mornings, no morning hustle and bustle.
@Bootz tthank you! I am in South Carolina, the land of bugs and sweet tea, haha! I’m on my moms 39 acres in a town of 16,841 I moved here 10 months ago from Las Vegas. Which reminds me of a gratitude…
I am grateful for luscious green trees everywhere blooming with life.
Have a great day all, wherever you may be.

[Cjp]

Good morning sober crew,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 13 months today
Its like a baby i will count my sobriety in months for years lol
A productive and fulfilling day yesterday
Awoke before my alarm rested
Worked out yay me
Boscoe, my shadow
Hubby and our improving communication
Healthier eating still going strong
Going to the office today
Treating myself to some mexican food for lunch
Interest bearing savings accounts
My love of numbers
Sunshine
Green trees
A new day full of possibilities

Peace and love to you all today

[Clarity]

@Cjp

Its like a baby i will count my sobriety in months for years lol

This made me chuckle lol have a good day!

[tailee17]

13 months sobriety yahoo!

[Nowenbrace]

Huge congrats on 13 months CJP, hope you have lots of sunshine where you are today.
You rock girl!!!

[JazzyS]

@CJP wow- i love counting in months. Was thinking it was weird that after 1 year the next milestone was another year. You are doing amazingly well - keep up the hard work!

A sunny morning gratitude - happy Thursday my sober friends…
I am so grateful for being waking up today sober and hangover free. Some close calls last night but hey I did not cave.
I am so grateful that the week is flying by in a sense and I am not too worried - been a bit absent minded this week (not sure if it’s my head fog or because of the holiday) but no harm done - i was able to get what i needed done in the nick of time
I am so grateful that I have successfully cancelled an standing weekly order for a local cafe - it was a small order and was causing me more stress and anxiety so for my sanity I have dropped this from my plate- grateful that I can do so and not have to worry
I am so grateful that I will get to see my sister this Sunday while we work the festival. Her schedules are always so busy and summer time is craziest so I cherish the few times we do get to connect (we do get on each others nerves as sisters do so I do hope this will be a pleasant get together as I am missing her something fierce lately).
I am so grateful that my hot coffee is still comforting me and has kicked in enough to give me my energy needed to attack the day
I am so grateful for my family - I don’t know where I would be without their love and support
I am so grateful for all the friends i’m making here (it’s hard for me to fathom how i’ve made so many great relationships in such a short period of time) You all ROCK and are giving me a healthy foundation for my recovery
I am grateful that I just realized that I did not wake up meditating and have not been silently doing so in the background so need to get my ass back to meditating / praying immediately
I am so grateful for my higher power for his gentle reminders that I am still healing and have a ways to go (not a punishment for my past but a repairing of the wounds).
I am so grateful for this site, the community and all that it provides me
Have a fabulous day everyone - sending much love

[I.cant.We.can]

I’m grateful to God for granting me a good rest, breathe in my lungs, and light in my heart and soul. I’m grateful to be clean and sober so far this day and that I have a strong desire to stay that way. I’m grateful I have the day off from work. I’m grateful to have plenty on my plate to work on, play with, eat and enjoy. I’m grateful for the courage to share prayers on here from time to time and that @Bootz joined in and @Soberbilly Love you too kind sir.
I’m grateful @Cjp has so many months. 13 I’m grateful @tailee17 has joined us and that @erntedank is so real and makes me chuckle often.
I’m grateful I met my sponsor this morning and did some planning and praying on step nine. I’m grateful to have completed a couple small ammends already. I’m grateful its a new month. I’m grateful that there is a celebration and Bbq this afternoon for my building turning 12 months or a year, that was for you cjp. I’m grateful I have an appointment with one of my supports to help try and solve the issues surrounding my birth certificate in a couple hours. I’m grateful for music, humor and laughter.
God bless us all. &

p.s. You absolutely rock. Ya you!!

[Its_me_Stella]

Good morning beautiful souls.

I have been working hard at putting pen to paper lately and have been really feeling the benefits from it. I am grateful to have a beautiful journal in my living room full of pages of gratitude.

Straight fricken A’s she got… imagine, me homeschooling a child and they get straight A’s!!! I am grateful for recovery, in my past life I had no time for my child, I had no attention span, I was too self absorbed. I am grateful that I have time to make up for all the years I was unhealthy, that I can be an amazing mom now. I am grateful for the gratitude I see in my child as she gets older and she sees the extra weight I carry for her. I know that not all moms of children with disabilities get to experience that so it makes me extra grateful that I do. I am grateful that shes slept in my bed for the last 3 nights and thats ok. She slept with me until she was 15 due to night terrors and anxiety, growth isnt linear and I know that. Welcome back kiddo.

I am grateful for my sponsor and to have completed my step four. I am looking forward to spending sometime with her next week to complete my step five and move forward. There has been a lot of discomfort lately which I am super grateful for; in all the messiness and muck I have discovered some gems.

I am grateful for my new book and the exercises in it. All things seem to be sent to me from the universe… I thought it was a book to read, low and behold its more work!!!
I am grateful for mantras and chanting they are seeing me through, what a beautiful way to connect.

I am grateful to have gotten in with chiro today, my neck is fucked. Heading there now, have a good one.

[Nordique]

Congrats on 13 months @Cjp !!