I’m grateful I got a minute for gratitude.
Grateful I slept like a rock last night. I was wiped out. It should be illegal to sleep that well.
I’m grateful for all the fun with Chicky Chickie yesterday.
I’m grateful she either remembers us or is just very social and crawls over to us and isn’t afraid of us.
I’m grateful I can blow raspberries on her neck and she makes a wonderful fun baby giggle noise.
I’m grateful I didn’t stifle the urge to grab my son and give him a big hug for no reason in the parking lot after he got the baby in the car seat and I told him how proud of him I am and how happy I am for him and how he is a great dad Ya, I’m glad I had my sun glasses on
I’m grateful my son gets to blow us off for his golf game today. Fucker
I’m grateful we got the morning with mommy and baby and wifey. Oh gosh, I’m the only guy.
I’m grateful for memories of my Dad when he would tease me that when I left home he was the only guy ALL THE TIME!! I’m grateful we always had a good laugh over that. Mom? Not so much
I’m grateful the lobby coffee is stronger and I can walk my ass down there and get coffee instead of the weak ass shit room service coffee.
Grateful for another day in Big hot humid D.
Grateful for short frequent trips. Grateful we all agree short frequent trips are better than long ass visits.
Grateful for gratitude.
Grateful I’m sober.
Grateful for my recoveries.
I use to see this on the wall at Arts Table, a restaurant in Santa Monica. I try to use it as often as possible.
Thx for the congrats Bootz, Dharma sister
Grateful for sober early morning coffee reflections and a calm mind , Ty Universe!!
Happy Sunday (or otherwise )to yous Soberbuddies , I’m gonna steak this one➡️love it
@hoss good to see you back here and back on the recovery road. Grateful that you realized you needed more support and you went out and got it with an open mind. I do hope today’s beginners meeting was fruitful for you and wish you the best on your alcohol free day! @bootz thanks for sharing that video – absolutely hilarious @i.cant.we.can good to see you back Brian – Grateful for your sponsor and the lovely revelations that you have come to. I do think you have wonderful well rounded daily routine which is amazing to read about. You are making great progress!
@cjp Yeah again to your healthier lifestyle and the results!!! Grateful you were able to pick a financial planner. Have fun with the family tonight. @rainy7 hope is an amazing feeling and we should never lose sight – no matter how bad it gets – we should always try to find that light. Much love my friend – we are here if you need support.
Oh this is so lovely and I’m grateful you didn’t stifle the urge either. Your son will remember that hug and that moment forever!
A joyful Sunday my sober companions
I am so grateful for my beautiful sister. She called me this morning just to chat. We chatted for like 2 hours yesterday and it was great that she still just wanted to shoot the breeze with me.
I am so grateful that i did not feel the need to jump out of bed and get the day started today. I was not super tired just in Sunday lazy mode
I am so grateful that i woke up with a massive urge to just cry and when i said “ok just cry then” nothing happened and i feel fine now
I am so grateful that my sister told me that i may care and love too hard and those around me sometimes feel suffocated (tbh it was a bit hard to hear - grateful for being able to hear the truth and grateful for being able to work on ourselves) - thank goodness i was not able to have any kids (they might not have survived me
I am so grateful that i feel like the yoga and body tapping and the body massage are helpiing me - grateful that i have the energy these days to do all of these things. Grateful for the gentle reminders when i go over my limit.
I am so grateful for my amazing family - they are so hilarious and caring! I am grateful for having them on my life’s journey with me. Grateful that i turn into a big kid when i’m around my baby brother - he has a lovely way to lift my spirits.
I am so grateful for my meditation and prayer practices. Grateful for my gratitude’s and my higher power and the sense of being grounded.
I am so grateful that today i could just keep going but alas my watermelon is calling me - so grateful for this TS community and ALL OF YOU!
Have a wonderful addiction free Sunday my friends - sending much love…
I’m grateful to wake up to all of these gratiwords!
And there were more! But I’ll stop here.
It’s not plagiarism
Just gratitude for this testament to recovery, to sharing our journeys, and to this practice.
Feeling very grateful for air conditioning, New Hampshire feels like a hot, muggy swamp
Grateful for enough of a break from the torrential rain so I could take my doggos for a walk, which they enjoyed.
Grateful for options, it was pouring rain so I didn’t go to the AA beginners meeting but I did go to my morning Tempest online meeting & then joined my first She Recovers online meeting after which segued right into a fabulous dance class to help heal the teenage self. Pretty great way to get in 3 hours of recovery meetings & community. I even got someone’s number who lives nearby my second home in New Mexico!
Grateful for the odaat approach, it takes the overwhelm out of thinking too big (even though abstinence is my goal from here on out).
@JazzyS thanks for the support! Channeling my energy into working with high school kids has been one of the best decisions and most helpful things in sobriety! My days are so full I don’t have time to think about drinking anymore that’s part of my strategy for my journey to keep myself active in my own life and the lives of other people.
I’m grateful for the slow weekend. I’m grateful I took time to make and eat yummy, nourishing meals. Caught up on rest! Some might call it lazy, but I’m grateful I laze in the morning out of choice - not out of hangover.
I’m grateful I mostly look forward to my Monday desk now. My mind is already thinking to the week ahead. I do have a habit after Dharma online mtgs though, when I’m already at my computer, to get into my work and inbox and things. It’s like I start feeling behind on the next work day! Gah. I’ve been trying to break the habit - go for a walk and go to bed instead. Night 1.
I have some work travel ahead of me this week. I’m grateful the airport bars hold no appeal for me either. To each his own, hey @Dazercat? I’ll take a pass, thanks. And all of you with me in my pocket, to be sure.
Oh friend, @erntedank! That is A LOT. Wow. Thank you for clarifying, as I’d thought you were divorced already. It does sound stressful and messy, on it’s own, but then with your ex involved - yikes.
Don’t be hard on yourself. Divorce-related emotions and that whole closure thing aren’t linear, at least they weren’t for me. Being on the same page with your ex, about anything, can almost reel like a throw-back to what worked, what could have been. It feels that old boardgame, and you go whooshing down a big snake, past all the ladders you’ve climbed, to start at the beginning again.
Sigh. We climb back up pretty quick though, hey?
And learn to laugh at ourselves no less!
I went to a recovery picnic today, my kiddo came, G was there with one of his sons… it felt easy. His kid is a great kid, all his kids are, I am grateful for that.
I am grateful that I recognized the woman who raised her hand as coming back to the picnic meeting, so I went and had a chat with her. I am grateful she made it back to the rooms, that she still has my phone number and I hope that she uses it this time.
I am grateful for all the things my friends are lending me so that I can have a beautiful stand at the market this week. I have borrowed a tent and a big table. I am grateful that all I have to do is ask and people are so eager to help, I even have friends asking if they CAN come work the market with me. Yesssss, please!
I am grateful that most of my jewelry is finished up, and I am rather shocked at myself if I am being honest. This is the first time in my life I have ever had an idea and followed through with it. I am grateful that I have just stayed out of my head and followed my heart.
I am grateful for bossu balls and home workouts, for the internet and learning better time management. I am finally getting comfortable with the idea that I can not travel between two appointments that are an hour apart on this island within 30 mins. I am grateful that I have found some humility, and dont roadrage anymore.
The beautiful weather.
Walks.
Doggies.
The friendly cat I met on my walk.
Friendships and exchanging messages with such good friends.
The woman who texted me and gave me the heads up about an AA meeting tomorrow night.
My ability to buy quality food at the store and cook it.
All the kindness from people here on TS.
Wild animal sightings (huge buck in the neighbor’s yard).
Funny YouTube videos that make me laugh.
My sobriety, 442 days free
Time with my loves in the morning
Got to the pool yesterday
I feel comfortable in my swimsuit
Ive got a plan
Im learning to go with the flow when things dont go according to plan
7 months until our adventure to coasta rica!
1 week until the family reunion
Life
Happiness
Reduced anxiety
Amazon delivery
Electricity
Our cozy home
Easy access to a washer and dryer
Modern conveniences
My familys health
My weightloss progress
AA fellowship
This amazing community!
How can somebody be so tired like me?
I’m grateful I can nap and sleep whenever I want (as long as the basics are done and the cats are fed).
I can’t remember any sleep last night, it was so hot, I binge watched a series and was out in the garden by 5 a.m. I’m grateful I used the cooler morning hours for garden work. Continued mowing at my mum’s. Harvested the first two zucchini at home. Was happy to see the squash making his own arrangement with the climbing aid I offered. Plants are smart.
I’m grateful for adulting. Yesterday my ex had to tell me that he changed the grassland management last year. If I had not asked why the fuck the grassland is still not cut he never would have told me. I told him to see that this work gets done, I can’t clone myself and when he hides such essential information he fucking has to care about this year too.
Well, well, he called the people from last year and the neighbour and told me they don’t want to do it. Fuck, WANT? What does my ex ask them? If they WANT to cut the grassland??? 10 min. after this information I had called some professionals who will do the job. not want. DO. Jesus, I’m paying to get the work done, I don’t care if somebody wants
I’m grateful that the epiphanies why I so deeply felt that I’m doing a lot of all the work alone and my ex is a nagging complicated egoistic man add up. I reached a stage where I’m grateful when I find out what’s going on and when I don’t … I just don’t bother anymore.
I’m grateful I had faith that a solution will appear and I’m grateful I do my best to manage and contribute.
I’m grateful for healthy boundaries.
I’m grateful I see my counsellor in half an hour.
I’m grateful afterwards I will go to bed and listen to mantras until I fall asleep. I’m sleep deprived from the heat and mentally and emotionally pretty weak and vulnerable.
Yes @M-be-free49 We climb the ladders up again quickly
I’m grateful for a short visit in Big D.
I’m grateful for my son.
I’m grateful for our new relationship we are forming. Father and son who’s a father now. I’m grateful it’s pretty cool. I’m grateful we can both be vulnerable together.
I’m grateful I made us stay a little bit later last night after baby was put to bed.
I’m grateful for my lobby coffee and the Nespresso that gets me down there in the morning.
I’m grateful a full weekend visit suits me and my son instead of extended family stays.
I’m grateful after my son crashed and burned on getting into a business school he is going to go back to doing therapy. He’s a natural at it. I’m grateful he realizes he’ll have more quality time at home with his new family.
I’m grateful we got a lot in common and I offered to listen and even talk to him if he wanted to.
I’m grateful my white hoodie came out unscathed after sitting next to baby eating meatballs or guacamole with her hands. I might have to start packing a different colored hoodie.
I’m grateful and so blessed to have so much fun with that baby girl.
I’m grateful I’m sober.
I’m grateful I didn’t come back to the hotel bar and drink myself wasted because I had so much fun with the kids. It use to sound like a good reason to drink. I’m grateful I savored it. Checked in here. Read my book and got a good nights sleep.
I’m grateful I’ll never know if Hudson’s has the coldest martinis on the planet as they advertise. And I don’t want to know.
I’m grateful the Gus Bus gets his 6 month chip today.
Grateful for my TS family and home thread.
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
Brené Brown
@rainy7 How are you doing today Roxanne? @jwfletcher4792 what a great healthy outlet for you and lovely distraction from your DOC. Are you able to continue with coaching on the off months or do you have something else in mind? Do you have months off – I know a friend does in door coaching in winter learning drills and such.
WOW –So amazing! How cool it is to follow your heard and actually create something with your hands. I love this for you and wish you the best o luck at the Market. @erntedank My goodness – I never knew that I had to care if the person I was paying to get a job done actually wanted to do the job. Mind blown right now. Sorry – for the sarcasm – this is absolute shit. Seems like you are and have been doing the adulting for the both of you. No wonder you are exhausted. With all that is going on you do need to take advantage of rest. Just think in a short (maybe not so short) time you will be moving on with your ex in the rear view, the court case and your mom’s estate solved and I’m sure I’m missing things …then you will be able to just have time for you. You are doing a fabulous job with it all – be proud and here’s to another day of adulting and living!
Thats impressive indeed. Smart to pack darker colors in the future - not sure if you can get that lucky again. Grateful that you had a good weekend impromptu visit with your son and his family.
Its Monday my lovely sober companions - hope everyone is waking up to a beautiful day
I am so grateful to have awoken today. I’m not sure why but i didn’t feel right so went back to bed and well the mowers do start early enough so i was back up at 8:15. I am grateful to be able to sit in bed, do my gratitude’s with a lovely hot cup of coffee. I am grateful that i will keep my momentum going from past few days - i know that sometimes we do need a nudge.
I am so grateful that my aunt (V) and uncle (M) are now in town from Iran and will be at my Aunts (R) house for next few days (which is only a 20 min away). Grateful that my parents got to visit with them all day yesterday - my mom really is realizing how she needs more time with her siblings. My aunt (R) has her brother, my uncle (D) living with her and its his birthday tomorrow - WOW. Grateful that even if I can’t participate (drama and surrounding that flare up symptoms)—This year a lot of family gatherings are occurring.
I am so grateful that I may force myself to go to public library to see a few friends from knitting group for 1/2 hour. fingers crossed that i will be able to do so.
I am so grateful that i do have my appointment with my specialist tomorrow to discuss the results from my recent test and then discuss other tests with my doctor.
I am so grateful that I have a goal in mind to be moving about a bit more freely by the end of the year - it will be my 1 year of of sobriety, my 46th year on earth and by then a little over 2 year of no smoking - so by end of this year i will have a lot to celebrate and i am adding better health to the list of things to celebrate! If you see it you can make it happen or something like that - right?
I am so grateful that I because of the air quality being so bad i will find indoor activities to keep me moving and active. I was shocked how thick the air was when i went to get some groceries yesterday - please be safe everyone affected by this!
I am so grateful that i am practicing deep breathing while writing gratitude’s and it is helping me immensely. Grateful for self-care practices and getting oxygen to our brain and blood stream - oh how lively it is to be alive!
I am so grateful that I will now get some more coffee with an almond butter rice cake and then do light stretching to kick start the day.
I am so grateful for my loving and supportive family - can’t believe i have been given this opportunity to work on myself and care for myself and heal in a proper manner - didn’t realize how much healing i needed (not just form the ailments) - Thank God for each of them.
I am so grateful for my Higher power and my connections with Him through prayer / meditation and mindful living
I am so grateful for this amazing community - You all Rock! Love to all of you - sending much love
thank you!
