Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #4

[erntedank]

Again too much to catch up and too tired.
Today I’m grateful I got another vet check on the old boy in the morning. Better save than sorry. I’m grateful he is sleeping next to me atm. I’m still vigilant. But know: sleep. I’m grateful for sleep medication and individual responsibility.

I’m grateful I draw boundaries today. I’m grateful I respond at my pace. I’m grateful I don’t give a fuck. Not even on my own pitty party about feeling lonely and missing the ex. Blablabla, I’m to exhausted to be kind and shoo this wave of retrospect feelings compassionately. I bluntly tell my mind to shut the fuck up. Nobody here anymore. Period. Try whining again tomorrow.

I’m grateful I’m aware of stink bugs.
I’m grateful the seedlings grow.
I’m grateful for education. I enjoyed the workshop today very much, really interesting. Never mind that I won’t remember the last 15 minutes, I was sleeping with my eyes open. Can’t concentrate in the evening, exhausted from the day, allthough I took a nap in the afternoon. I’m grateful that’s ok for me because I cannot change it, I’m a morning person with limited energy. I’m grateful I take life one day at a time. I’m grateful I keep avoiding expectations and thinking about the future. It’s tiring enough to deal with one day. I’m grateful tomorrow is a new day and waking up without a hangover never gets old

[PinkyP]

Grateful for the woodpecker on my bedroom window feeder this morning.
I’m grateful I went to work early so I could have a break between jobs.
I’m grateful I’m tired now, I’m looking forward to going to bed in a sec.
I’m grateful for not drinking today or wanting to

[JazzyS]

@Dazercat
Hey Eric – this is the book i enjoyed the most for Bob’s Autobiography

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for that.
Thanks Jazzy.

[Nowenbrace]

Checking in grateful 109 D AF
Saw the darling humming bird in its nest today at lunch meditation
Grateful for sunshine , recovery, healthy thinking and Sangha and relaxing in the Dharma when I can manage it . Some days can be pretty tough with the words flying round my head.

Checkin in more with sponsor and very grateful for his warmth and confidence he shows
Going to make the Gratidudes thread my home thread 2. Some days I’m just really wiped out to keep up w/ all the threads!!
Grateful for healthy foundation incl napping to fill in enough sleep
Love you guys
Ride the craves
Love Absolute will see us through

[Pandita]

Grateful for my body. Grateful I could keep up at yesterdays beachvolleyball session and people were closer to my age group then yesterday.
Grateful I found a more constructive way to deal with the critical voice in my head. Maybe it too needs to be heard, before it can be let go. Nowadays I acknowledge, whatever it is saying in my head, is in a twisted way meant to protect me and keep me safe. But its not serving me anymore, if I want to grow and go new places. Some days that really helps.
Grateful it’s Friday again and a weekend full of opportunities lies ahead. Looking forward to starting the outdoor swimming season. Have a great day, grati-dudes

[desert_rose]

I haven’t been able to keep up with this thread, but I check in from time to time. Just haven’t posted in some time

Today I’m bursting with gratitude. I wrote what I was up to in another thread: Need to be held accountable - travels, social occasions and life as it is - #177 by desert_rose

I’m grateful for my 426 days without alcohol in my life.

Grateful for my husband, my rock. Even if he cannot be where we are right now. We are strong and the distance is not going to be forever.

Grateful for my extended family and friends and their love and support.

Grateful I have a roof over my head - and that I will
continue having that same roof over my head for the next 6 months This was not certain before this week and it was really consuming me.

Grateful I have a good job and can pay my bills. Grateful I could splurge and buy the pair of shoes my teenage son really wanted for a long time (instead of the cheap ones we always buy him ) He looks so handsome now. Proud mom.

Grateful for my youngest, and how he is turning up to have interests in school that I relate to. I’m always amazed at what goes on in his mind

Grateful for our health.

Grateful for you all. Sending live your way this Friday morning!

[LALA222]

Grateful for 5 days

[nastya_is_fighting]

5 days are already something big! Good job!

[LAB]

Good morning to my sober peeps!
I’m grateful that I am awake and energized to go jump in the pool and swim 50 laps before the last Friday of the school year!!

Wooooot!!!

Here we go!

[KarenKW]

Good morning grateful friends,

Grateful for another day sober. Grateful the relapse dream was just a dream.

Grateful my interview went really well yesterday. They are now flying me up there to meet in person in a couple weeks. It would be a great opportunity! I think a change in environment would be helpful. I’m stressed about the logistics of moving but trying to not worry about that yet. I know my mom would be excited if I moved up there.

I’m grateful I’m meeting my friend for coffee this morning.

I’m grateful the pain isn’t as bad this morning.

Grateful for my cats. I’m worried I might not be able to take them with me if I move.

OFDAAT

[Clarity]

Grateful for 1042 days without alcohol! & is it 6 days of gratitude?
Keeping this short and sweet… we haven’t left the house in 5? Days… sickness kicking my ass.
Grateful this too shall pass.
As much as I wanted to go to the gym yesterday I’m glad I didn’t and grateful we aren’t getting any other babies or adults sick.
Grateful the gym is there when we are ready.
Grateful I have discovered Apple TV.
Have a great day all

[Cjp]

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 397 days free
Paying on my credit card debt
Paydays
Boscoe and all his personality
Hubby working hard
Game day planned with hubby and cousins
Trash collection
Our home
Numbers. Love em.
AA fellowship
A busy social calendar
Text messaging
Sunshine
Nature
A job and coworkers i like
My sobriety and continuous growth
Leftovers
Science
Hope
Feeling good enough
All of you

Peace and love on your journies

[Billy85]

Just wanted to take the time to show my gratitude for my doggy! She’s been a life saver so far and such a positive distraction… this is the first time I’ve ever bonded with an animal the way I have with ky. Its amazing the loyalty a dog can have to its owner. Each day I learn more and more about her and each day I learn more about myself in the process if that makes sense. We are currently training right now and she’s so smart and learning so fast I can’t believe it. Never in a million years did I think I would have the patience to train a dog let alone training it multiple commands. After I teach her all the basic commands I plan on teaching her how to service my medical condition which she’s already showing alertness to it which is amazing. So, today I’m thankful for my dog ky! She’s literally saving my life ODAAT!!!

[Chiron]

I’m grateful that I always have a camera handy to take copious amounts of cat pictures.

Also grateful for the friend I have coming over today. We don’t get together often, but when we do there is a lot of laughter and good conversation. I always feel happy after we hang out–exhausted, but happy.

[nastya_is_fighting]

Grateful for being alive and breathing air, while standing on Earth.
Grateful for seeing beautiful skies every day. Nature is so beautiful.
Grateful for my two dogs, my boyfriend and my creativity. Grateful for you all.

[JazzyS]

@its_me_stella So thrilled for you and your daughter. Straight A’s is a great achievement. I do admire how you find new perspectives for situations – very refreshing.
@clarity I do hope that you start to feel better soon
@billy85 great to see you on the gratitude thread Billy. Hopefully you will finish up with the move this weekend and get to enjoy your new place. Love that you and Ky are bonding so well!

A Marvelous Friday my sober friends
I am so grateful for being prepared for todays festival and not feeling overwhelmed. Trying to think of what’s the worst that can happen - i’ll need to take a break and someone will have to wait 5 extra minutes in line… i can live with that
I am so grateful for my breathable clothes that will serve me well this weekend in this intense heat
I am so grateful that I was able to complete my delivery (the last one for this client) early enough and come back to my bed for some more rest
I am so grateful that I got my ass out of bed and started my coffee instead of hiding under the covers and falling back to sleep
I am so grateful for my family / friends / my meditation and prayer. My foundation really - what’s kept me going and motivated to be a better me
I am so grateful for this community and all the people in it. Can’t express enough gratitude here!
Have a wonderful sober Friday my friends - sending much love

[Its_me_Stella]

Good morning

I feel so much lighter than I used to. In all of my years before recovery I have felt such a deep need to be understood. It never matter how much I tried, how clearly I spoke, how much effort I made to explain myself I always have felt like people just dont get me. I am so grateful that it doesnt matter anymore. I am so grateful that I dont have this ache to be seen by him or her or you. I am grateful that I know people will always understand from their experience, from their perception, not mine. Today, thats ok.

My aunt and uncle are visiting this weekend, everytime I see them my life gets clearer again and I become even more grateful than I already am. I am grateful my uncle survived his massive stroke, and I am grateful he still has a wicked sense of humor. I am grateful the universe answered his prayers and that my aunt was fired from her job. He was getting so depressed at home alone unable to do much, now they can hang out and enjoy the rest of their lives together.

I am grateful for the power of the sun, the big beautiful sun. When I close my eyes and look at it through the thin skin of my eyelids its magic.

I am grateful for babysteps. I am even grateful for backward steps because they keep me humble. I will never have this thing called life down, I will never have all the answers. The day I think I do is the day I better check myself.

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for 3 years and 5 months AFAF

I’m grateful I like getting up way too fucking early in the desert to get the dogs walked.
I’m grateful wifey doesn’t need coffee and helped me walk the dogs and she is now back in bed finishing her sleep. I’m happily grateful I told her I could do it alone but she insisted I wake her 5 minutes before I go. I’m grateful she did come so I don’t have to carry water. and 2 dogs on a leash.

I’m grateful my wife is a clam she would have caught that too @Bootz
She just loves that! After she reads her shit ton of news and politics, she says I’m just going to be a clam now. I’m grateful we had a good laugh about it and enjoyed memories of a restaurant in Idaho that had Roasted Prock on the menu with potatoes and veggies. Although, neither one of us ordered the Prock

I’m grateful for all the crazy desert birdsong I get to listen to out here this morning.
I’m grateful it’s nice and warm and I get to sit outside and do my morning shit. I’m grateful I’m starting with gratitude.

I’m grateful my son and his wife are starting to make plans for Meet The Babies At The Beach.
Episode 1.
I’m grateful I can put my Al-Anon tools to work with this first family reunion of mine and not have expectations. Except for coffee. I won’t expect it, but there is a Vintage Grocers, 6 minutes away from the VRBO, with a coffee shop that opens at 6:30. I’m grateful for google maps.

I’m grateful we are planning on getting new phones today and have a few days to get use to it.
I’m grateful half of me can be in the shade while my lower half is cooking in the sun.
I’m grateful for all the nice restaurants we get to go too in Scottsdale. Started with meatloaf at The Horney Toad last night.

I’m grateful my weeks here are planned with appointments and deliveries and trips and Al-Anon meetings and lunch and dinners in and out, and if God is laughing His ass off and rearranging those plans behind my back, I’ll clamly deal with it. I’m grateful I’m soberly blessed and can go with the flow a not with a beverage. Because I don’t do that anymore @Squirt

I’m grateful for TS, the GDudes, my Al-Anon meetings, and all the golden nuggets I get from reading on the app and listening to other people’s experiences, strength and hope. I’m grateful each little nugget keeps me sober and sane.

There’s a lovely nugget right now
Hi Stella

“I looked around and thought about my life. I felt grateful. I noticed every detail. That is the key to time travel. You can only move if you are actually in the moment. You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.”
Amy Poehler

[erntedank]

Today I’m grateful for a busy day. Got office and garden work done. Skipped chores. Relaxed with the cats in the afternoon. I’m grateful the old boy is ok again, obviously feeling well and snuggling up. I’m grateful Missi slept on me, purring herself to sleep while I was peting her. I’m grateful the red bigfoot comes over to get pets, he is so sweet.

I’m grateful I can get help with the garden work at my late mum’s house. I’m grateful I decide without pressure if and when I need help. It’s important for me to do several things on my own, it eases the grief and makes me grateful for all my parents left me and told me. It reminds me of good loving times with my ex and helps me to understand that I’m alone now. It makes me whole again, doing things alone, on my own makes me whole again. The experiences fill the void the mutual life with my ex caused when it was over, babystep by babystep. I’m grateful I don’t give up, giving up sometimes sounds liberating. I’m grateful I rest when I need it and call it a day when I’m done on energy and motivation. I’m grateful I’m ok with this . I’m grateful the nagging voice is only a rarely occuring shadow these days. I’m grateful today I can let go the missing with compassion and peace. I prayed for peace for both of us. It calmed my emotions. I’m grateful for prayers, meditation and showers.

I’m off to bed and will be very early sleeping today