Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #4

Good morning sober fam!

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety!
464 days free from weed and alcohol
7.38 days free from vaping
Hubby made dinner yesterday
Boscoe cuddles
Sunshine today
Working from home
Interview for promotion tomorrow
My muscles hurt from my workout the other day
Motivation
Hope
AA
Positive mentality
My mom and our relationship
Text messaging
Have enough
Planning
Working on my anxiety

Much love to you sober warriors. Fight fight fight

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still too much to catch up.
today i’m grateful it’s 3 p.m. and I call it a day after 2 hours of mowing. i’m grateful i set an alarm to be on time for therapy. fell asleep again in the morning and would have missed it without. i’m grateful for the autumn breeze and the nice temperatures. THIS is my comfort zone weatherwise :orange_heart:
i’m grateful i drive home now, will take a wonderful shower and enjoy the first meal of the day. i’m grateful i found the glasses i forgot 3 weeks ago in the workshop. i’m grateful i can be sure nothing gets lost as long as only me fumbles around.
I’m grateful today is world cat day. So sweet, right as i was typing a guest cat crossed the garden :orange_heart: i’m grateful I will spoil my 3 furballs the rest of the day.

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This morning I wake up grateful that I have been able to stick with using this app every day since I I stalled it. Not too sure when I was because I didn’t start using this on day one of my sobriety… but it’s usually hard fore to follow through and stick to a routine. I am grateful that I have been able to journal daily and post something I am grateful for every day so far. It feels good

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I’m grateful I’m sober.
I’m grateful I got to the meeting early last night and was asked to open and closed because the GR was sick and left me holding the box.
I’m grateful there were new comers and newbies so it seemed appropriate to do a step one reading and share on how powerless we are over alcoholism, people, and most things.

I’m grateful it turned out to be a big unfamiliar group. Nothing went as usual routine and that was ok. I’m grateful I didn’t interrupt or correct anyone, if some new kid starts reading all 12 steps instead of just one I’m grateful I’m just going to let it go.
But I’m also grateful next time there are new people I can explain better how we read the steps and traditions before we get to that part and someone reads them all.

I’m grateful I can sympathize and I know what it’s like to be at my first meeting with tears running down my face. Doing the best I can.
I’m grateful to really listen to the new kid say she hates this disease and especially the fact she cannot do anything to fix it. “It fucking sucks!! :cry:” Her words not mine. Definitely my sentiment too.
#FUCKBEINGPOWERLESSOVERALCOHOL

I’m grateful to try and make this an easy week now, even though we are living in what looks like a dump. I’m grateful I’ll try and do my Pilates. Walk the dog. Go see the Barbie movie this week, get a chiropractor appointment. Might wait on a mani pedi until Scottsdale :wink:

Grateful for my quiet time in the morning.
Grateful for the coffee, especially when I wake up too early with a slight headache.

Grateful to watch the 2 grays lick their chops and wash up on my kitchen island after they eat a satisfying breakfast. Grateful Benson doesn’t mind waiting for me to make coffee first and feed the cats and then get his breakfast.

Grateful wifey just said good morning I love you and I back to her. Grateful she asked me to walk Benson alone she’s going back to bed. Perfect. I’m grateful I actually wanted to walk Benson alone this morning, we do a longer walk just the 2 of us and wifey’s hip is hurting and she tired. :pray:t2: :heart_eyes:

I’m grateful for you all, and my recoveries and this sober life I lead now. I’m grateful it’s worth it. I’m grateful I’m worth it. I’m grateful you are worth it.
:pray:t2::heart: :coffee:

“It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.”
Anonymous

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@Dazercat thank you. I do feel grateful to belong to this community, you guys have helped me a lot! It’s just that sometimes - well, lately- I haven’t feel happy or positive and I don’t want to come here just to complain and ruin everyone else’s mood :smiling_face_with_tear:

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@m-be-free49 Wow Emm what a lovely pic (of the mushrooms and your happy face). Love the adventures in your own back yard! Thanks for sharing M-Land with us. Yikes – sorry about the bites – garlic really helps (mash some up in water and carry a bottle spray – smells like garlic – which I love and mosquitoes hate that smell)
@karenkw hoping you get good news on your interview :crossed_fingers:
@cjp Yeah to 1 week vape free!!! Kicking ass CJ – good luck on your interview tomorrow (I’m sure you will kick ass)

Yes – love this weather too. I’ve never wanted summer to run its course as badly as I do now. World cat day – I love it! Hope you and your furballs had a great day
@starshine so good to see you Doris. When you are feeling down and alone is the time you really need to come here and share - be around people that understand and care (we all do really care). Its not good to go it alone and hun you will never ruin anyone’s mood. We all have our good days and bad days (sometimes months) - its better to process them with others.

Happy Tuesday my sober companions…
I am so grateful to have woken up on time without the use of an alarm clock. I needed to make sure i could find my cars registration (which ended up being in the car) - i usually kept it in my purse but since i moved in with my brother and let him drive it i placed in glovebox and totally forgot. Grateful that my brother will go pick up my cousin and her family from Windsor today.
I am so grateful that i did manage about 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night. Not sure why i’m having trouble sleeping but i guess its better than sleeping all the time :woman_shrugging:
I am so grateful that i am finding my way to a healthier lifestyle. Making small changes that are becoming part of my daily routine.
I am so grateful for good books - the ones that grab you and really make you feel like you are living the words.
I am so grateful for my family and all their love and support. Got to spend a bit of time with my parents as i had to look for my US passport (still can’t find it) - i really hate living in boxes in someone else’s space) - have had to move boxes to different locations multiple times and now can’t find where this one box is). I’m sure it will turn up.
I am so grateful that we have decided to do a family trip (minus my sis) to Cananda next week to get our Canandian passports renewed- having some issues getting the pictures taken here and don’t want to have any hiccups.
I am so grateful for my meditation / prayer - need to focus on this some more as i have been a bit lax in doing so-- i know how practicing this will lift my mood, make me calmer and connect me to my higher power. Knowledge is amazing but now i need to put it to work.
I am so grateful for all of you and this lovely community. Collectively we are kicking so much ass! WE ROCK! the good the bad and the oh so ugly - we are here to share it all and support each other through it. Loads of love my fellow badasses!
Have a positively charges addiction free day - sending much love :heart: :heart:

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Thats what the forum is for. To work thru the bad and celebrate the good! Come back often and share it all! We’ll be here for you

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Thank you, I really appreciate you guys! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I’m so so grateful my mum had a wonderful birthday yesterday.
I’m grateful I was sober and have banked some precious family memories.
I’m grateful for all my amazing family.
Im grateful for a long walk in the lake district today with sunshine and sheep…so many sheep!
I’m grateful my cup of coffee from a lovely little cafe arrived like this @Dazercat @JazzyS I think you will appreciate it!
Grateful that @Cjp has inspired me and I am going to quit vaping when we go to Croatia next week
Grateful for this life
Grateful for all you amazing sobersistas and brothers :v::heart:

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Yay join me on the no vape journey!! @Dilettante

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Ive just checked my sober time counter. I didn’t realise I had a milestone today.
Wow, I’m grateful I’m 2 weeks alcohol free!!!

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I’m grateful for you all. I’m grateful for hope, freedom, courage, love and the life I have :metal:

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Congratulations on your 2 weeks D
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That’s a good lookin :coffee:

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But, it’s the sharing that heals. Not the person that listens.
Believing In Myself

I’m grateful you feel like you belong to this community.
:pray:t2::heart:

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I do love it…hope it tasted as great as it looked.
Best of luck with quitting your vape…we are here to support you through it.

Well done on your 2 weeks :clap: :+1: :raised_hands: :muscle::muscle::heart:

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Yay, we can be no vape buddies :smiling_face:

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I’m grateful that I’m still here, rocking it :fire:
In the first days after my latest relapse I felt so tiny, ashamed, unworthy and I thought I wouldn’t make it. I thought I wouldn’t have the strength and I was so afraid.
I’m grateful that I found this power again :heart:

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Thank you, I’m so grateful for all the support :heart_eyes:

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Hi,

Just today I was doing a walk down memory lane with my pictures. Its so crazy how one picture can remind you of exactly how you felt in one particular moment. One very important one to me is my Son’s 8th grade graduation. I recall having the shakes over wanting a drink very early morning. It’s important because that’s the day I realize I had an issue.
I am now grateful I no longer have those feelings and can be thankful to be free from those chains.

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Aw thank you, dear Billy! Your words made me smile huge. You are a gem on this thread and IRL too!

And thank you @Dazercat and @JazzyS too. And all of you.

As so many of you have said before, I find my thoughts wandering over to this thread and to you Gratidudes throughout the day.

Special thing we have here. :wink: Am grateful. :orange_heart:

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