Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #5

[JazzyS]

A Sunday full of gratitude’s

I am so grateful for a lovely evening with friends. Had a blast with game night and topped it off with a horror movie that wasn’t so horrific but still a good watch.
I am so grateful for time spent yesterday late afternoon with my sister and again for a quick coffee this morning.
I am so grateful that I was able to stop by my parents place on my way home and spend some time with my mom.
I am so grateful for lovely gf chocolate granola with almond yogurt and berries for the perfect brunch meal
I am so grateful that I have nothing planned today and the house is cleaned minus dishes in sink which can wait.
I am so grateful for a peaceful Sunday where I am hopefully going to take a nap in an hour or so.
I am so grateful for Brian @I.cant.We.can showing us a smiling healthy selfie with lovely sunflowers in the background.
I am so grateful that Kiki @Dilettante has such a lovely relationship with her daughter. That she is dancing away and enjoying her crafts again. Grateful that hair color does fade (sometimes too quickly )
I am so grateful for @sunflower1 playing games with family BAREFOOT in the GRASS – absolutely love this feeling and so thrilled that you are experiencing it.
I am so grateful that I got to enjoy a macchiato today - different from past experiences. Today it was served in a small shot glass and it came with a seltzer water as a palette cleanser. WTF - this is bizarre and totally new to me.
I am so grateful that the coffee shop did have a fruit bar that was vegan and gluten free. Grateful that it was decent morning snack and so thrilled that i know the baker. Grateful to see my friends succeeding so well. I will be contacting her soon to see if she can supply goods for the restaurant.
I am so grateful for all my daily practices, for my symptoms being under control and my connection with my HP.
I am so grateful for this community and all of YOU!
Hoping everyone has a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all much love

[erntedank]

@Dolse71

I’m grateful if I don’t pick up today I can feel like this tomorrow.

This is pure gold and I needed to read this today, thank you @Dolse71

Today I’m grateful for a resting, chilling, lazy sunday only disturbed by necessary vacuuming. I’m grateful the young cats discovered the valerian pad I bought yesterday. I’m grateful I laughed all day watching them nibble and go crazy with it and with each other. I’m grateful we all had a good time, even the old boy joyned the shenanigans once.

I’m grateful for healthy delicious food. I’m grateful for the dishwasher, I remember decades without dishwashers. I’m grateful for all the technical stuff making life easy and comfortable.

I’m grateful for another call with my friend, we talked yesterday. She is really struggling to cope with chronic pain. We both felt better after the call. I’m grateful I stopped myself from overthinking today, when my brain is in relax mode what-if-szenarios creep in. I’m grateful I’m able to protect my emotional stability most of the time against this kind of self-destructive behaviour and thoughts. I’m grateful for a good cry, a good rant and a heartfelt fuck off. Sometimes kindness and caring is telling my brain to shut up and my thoughts to fuck off. Basta!

I’m grateful the book I started reading today is interesting. I’m grateful I had tea on the balcony in the morning and nice 2 hours reading in the afternoon/evening sun on the deck. Comfy temperatures for me, during the day it’s too hot in the sun for me atm. I’m grateful for autumn, this big, cosy, comfy house where I feel save, where I take a deep breath and feel free. ODAAT

[Ana20]

Sundays is my favorite day of the week. It gives me chance to reflect. Grateful for one more day of breath, life and sobriety. Grateful for jazzy, her encouragement is awesome.

[JazzyS]

Ah Ana so grateful for all your hard work! Glad you found the gratitude thread! So much to be grateful for
About to be 3 weeks for you soon - doing amazingly well!

[Mischa84]

Good morning sunshines!

Today I’m grateful I wasn’t drinking yesterday. It was crazy night with kids. First Dennis couldnt fall asleep till 11 (normally max 9 they all in dreamland), then Anthony was coughing a lot and waking up crying a lot, and then, around 4 when I thought it’s all settled down, Sacha had to go pee… If I would have been drinking yesterday I would be super cranky today. And now I just need extra coffee
I’m grateful that even though Sacha has some problems with language (he is almost 5 and bilingual), he has no problems with making friends at school and sometimes some boys are asking if they can come to Sachas home to play after school. I’m grateful today is not one of those days Tomorrow is. I’m always getting overly excited and trying to be cool mom, make some nice food etc. Tomorrow Bram is coming and I’m already mini mini stressing about it xD
I’m grateful for all of you.
Have a great day my soberians

[JazzyS]

A lovely Monday morning gratitude
I am so grateful for waking up to a beautiful day full of possibilities.
I am so grateful for being able to sleep through the night when I finally drifted off.
I am so grateful for my lovely mom. I was able to pick up lunch which turned out to be lunch / dinner from her yesterday so I did not have to cook.
I am so grateful that i was able to get in a 4 hour nap yesterday and did not wake feeling groggy
I am so grateful for the temps holding steady in the 70’s this week. Not sure where i saw the 90+ degree forecast but that is no longer happening.
I am so grateful that I am up and have had a lovely cup of coffee - will attempt to do a zoom yoga class with my uncle this morning.
I am so grateful for PT this afternoon. Need to discuss why I have such painful days after our session (thank goodness none have been as bad as what I experienced after the first session).
I am so grateful that I am starting this week off on a positive mental note. I feel like my body is super swollen (has slowly been creeping up since i started PT) - I am going to keep doing what i am doing and hope to see some happy results soon.
I am so grateful that i have some delicious apples to eat this morning (my brother went apple picking yesterday.
I am so grateful that I will have make time to meditate and pray this morning. Need to find my grounding practices.
I am so grateful that I can mentally prepare not to be out and about int he haunted houses and fall festivals this year. I can enjoy this season from a far. I am grateful to know that Halloween will always be in my heart. I was able to help my sis figure out one of her costumes for a upcoming party.
I am so grateful for all of you and this wonderful community. Grateful for my morning gratitude practice!
Hoping everyone has a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all much love

[Cjp]

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety
Got my ass to the gym
Time this morning to breathe
Morning coffee
Boscoe greetings
Great nights sleep
Work from home flexibility
Love my hubby madly even if he drives me crazy sometimes
My loving parents
My family group text
Get paid this week
Feeling 60% better mentally
Self awareness
Safety
Love

Peace my sober friends

[Tragicfarinelli]

Grateful for vegetables
Grateful for seven days sober
Grateful for the rain and the storm we had last night
Grateful for being able to put one foot in front of the other
Grateful that I know I needed to change

[JazzyS]

Congrats on your 1 week! That is awesome

[Tragicfarinelli]

I’m very happy with it as well

[Dazercat]

Way Go!! TF

Congratulations on your 7 ODAATs

[KarenKW]

Good morning grateful friends,

I’m grateful for another day sober.
I’m grateful for coffee.
I’m grateful yesterday’s headache is mostly better.
I’m grateful it’s (slowly) starting to cool off out there. High temp only to 80°.
I’m grateful I got the cats to the vet this weekend for updated shots and check ups.

OFDAAT

[Sasxoxo]

I am grateful that I only have to work today and then I’m off for two days to spend time with my family who is here from our of town.

[Tragicfarinelli]

Groovy baby. Thanks!

[Chiron]

I’m grateful for my sense of humor. It has gotten me through a lot and there are few simple pleasures so great as to make someone else genuinely laugh.

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for so much this morning I don’t know where to begin.

Buckle Up

I’m grateful I’m too happy for a Monday.
I’m grateful when I checked in earlier today and like other days I see new people on this thread and returning people and some people just popping in once and awhile, and it makes me smile when I read or feel hope in other people’s gratitudes. And so grateful for the consistent OG’s

I’m grateful for a fun morning walk with Benson, with some Eighties music on, watching bunnies and gamble quail dart out of the way of Benson and my big feet. I’m grateful I just thought it hilarious. I almost even started dancing around the hood Hopefully grateful there’s no videos

I’m grateful for my A Spiritual Principle A Day book I received from a special person. This morning I read: We learn to walk through situations by living according to spiritual principles.

I’m grateful a dozen or more gamble quail just came up to my swimming pool for a drink.

Where was I ………
Spiritual Principles
What the actual fuck are they and am I doing that? I know I’m suppose to be.

I’m grateful for Google and Psychology Today.
Spiritual Principles:
Acceptance
Open minded-ness
Gratitude
Humility
Patience
Integrity
Faith
Forgiveness
Self-Acceptance
Service

I grateful I was always thinking Spiritual, God, Higher Power, and my fear of not following my religion the way “I’m supposed,” to and I don’t know where I going with this, but grateful I think I’ve realized putting that all together has been fucking me up in the head.

I’m grateful for “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
I’m grateful I don’t like the “stupid,” part of that slogan. I know I’m not stupid.
I’m grateful when I realize sometimes I just try too hard.

I’m grateful I had the patience to wait for my Cali agent to text me his email. I’m grateful it came. It came this morning, not immediately after he said he’d text me Friday afternoon.
I’m grateful to know one of my big weaknesses is I want things now! Right Now!
I’m grateful it’s freeing to eventually learn to get things. Whatever they are, when you get them. I’m grateful to learn things will work out.

Grateful for this home thread of gratefulness.
I’m grateful it works if we let it.

Gratitude is the opposite of discontent. Neuroscience demonstrates that gratitude reduces stress and increases well being by stimulating the hypothalamus and the ventral tegmental area—part of the brain’s reward/pleasure circuitry
Psychology Today
(Cereb Cortex. 2009 Feb; 19(2): 276–283. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhn080).

[JazzyS]

@Dazercat

I almost even started dancing around the hood Hopefully grateful there’s no videos

Huh - almost?

[Lisa07]

@Dazercat

I’m grateful for “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
I’m grateful I don’t like the “stupid,” part of that slogan. I know I’m not stupid.

Change that last S to something else. Sexy, Silly, Smarty pants, Smart ass. You get the point. I know it’s an old slogan but we always change it in my AA meetings.

[Dazercat]

I like that
I’m going with Sexy
Those days are over but I can dream

[erntedank]

I love it! I’m going with keep it simple sunshine

Today I’m grateful for cozy monday. I’m grateful I just lazed on the couch with the cats the entire morning after having tea with the cats on the balcony and a snuggle & greet with a neighbour and his dog. Did frame and mount some posters. I’m grateful for eating late, I was not hungry. I’m grateful I enjoyed living in this house so much today. I’m grateful I will discuss the nightmares and revolving worries about what will be in therapy tomorrow. And with my lawyer. I’m grateful I spent the afternoon reading wrapped in my cozy bathrobe with warm socks on my feet on the deck. It was overcast and a bit windy.
I’m grateful I started to use and dust the office here at the farm today. I’m grateful I do things at my pace. I’m grateful I finished assembling the cat condo. I’m grateful I treated myself to a face mask.
I’m grateful in retrospect it was not a completely lazy day. I’m grateful I realize that I have to shoo the thoughts of remorse. It is perfectly ok how I live my life Remorse is just the old hamsterwheel trying to get grip on me again. No, we don’t do this anymore. I’m grateful I’m kind to myself and work on understanding what’s going on inside. I’m grateful for another day in this lovely, cozy, big house. ODAAT