Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #6

[JazzyS]

@davina_davis Awe thanks Davina :heart Hope you are enjoying your Sunday!
@juli1 lovely to see you on the gratitude thread Jules Grateful that you are not letting the stinking thinking get to you. You are good enough – you have the skills. Wishing you luck with your job applications
@runner4 Great to see you friend. Hope that coffee kicked in and helped
@acromouse Grateful that you were able to make it home safely and were able to rest in your own bed. Grateful that you are starting to feel better!

Sunday afternoon gratefulness
My goodness the day once again is flying by – where does the time go? Grateful that i am moving and enjoying life so the time is not being wasted in bed trying to heal. I am grateful that i am capable of movement and i am so enjoying it (trying not to over do it as i do have a real fear of going backwards).
I am so grateful for my lovely walk this morning before it got too hot. Grateful that i was able to come home and workout / shower before planning for a brunch.
Grateful that i did get to see my mom this morning and that she had plans so it was a very short visit.
Grateful that i was able to have a lovely video call with my cousin
So very grateful for my health. Grateful that i am going through all of this as it is helping me make some major positive changes in my life (don’t think i ever would have woken up otherwise).
I am so grateful for my HP. Grateful for my connection that i was able to meditate on my walk as i listened to some lovely toons. Grateful that it was quiet on the walk so i could listen to my spotify without the headphones and not disturb anyone.
So grateful for a lovely shower.
Grateful for my coffee. I have broken the rule today (a self inflicted rule) and have kept drinking coffee all day. Its now 4 pm and i think i will give it a rest so that i may be able to sleep tonight LOL
I am so grateful that i am well enough to help with deliveries tomorrow.
I am so grateful for good music and laughter (great comics).
I am so grateful that it is a lovely sunny day.
I am so grateful to be ALIVE. grateful for love in my heart and a calmness all around me.
I am so grateful for this community and all of YOU!

Happy Sunday my sober family - hope you all are enjoying a fantastic addiction free day. Sending you all so much love

[Cjp]

Today i am greatful for…

My mother
My sister
My family
Hubby and Boscoe
My recovery
My tattoo is healing well
A fresh take on my 60min workout
A good afternoon nap
Boscoe got a good walk in
May go running in a few, ran was delayed until later
A wonderful day of rest

[Davina_Davis]

I’m grateful for forgiveness. It is Mother’s Day here in US and my kids spoiled me today. I am grateful that they find me deserving when I didn’t used to. Grateful that I’m learning to forgive myself. I’m grateful for my Mom. She had me too young and we helped raise each other but now she’s the best Mom and Grandma that we could ask for. I’m grateful to love and be loved. I’m grateful for sushi and pedicures. Grateful for the Sunday scaries because they mean I’m still employed. Hope everyone has a lovely rest of your weekend.

[Seb]

Today, I am simply grateful for my life and the eagerness to learn

[Saraboobear23]

Happy Mother’s Day mamas!
I’m grateful to have woken up to my 9 year making breakfast for me! He didn’t know how I liked my eggs so made me scrambled and a fried egg! I’m grateful for the sweet things they were able to make in school to give to me today! I’m grateful that my husband bought cards for them to sign and give to me yesterday!
I’m grateful to have made the choice just to sit around and do nothing! I have been on the go non-stop all week with walks, workouts, and just in general taking care of the boys and house without my husband being able to be here. I felt guilty doing nothing. But reminded myself it’s just one day!
I’m grateful that even though my husband is not allowed to be here and is not allowed to contact me that he ordered me KFC through DoorDash as a gift. I have on and off debated all day if I wanted to have some type of fast food since I haven’t had anything in 2 weeks, but I decided against it since my funds are low and I don’t get paid till Thursday! So, that was a really great surprise and I’m extremely grateful for that!!
I’m grateful to have stayed sober today even though I truly did have some cravings today. Every holiday for years I have drank and I know the cravings stemmed from the fact that that has been my routine for years! I’m grateful to have spent my first holiday in years sober! And at the same time it’s 2 weeks today sober! It’s been a year since I made it 2 weeks and then gave in! Tomorrow I will have made it longer than a year ago! I’m definitely grateful for that!

[Davina_Davis]

Happy Mother’s Day @Saraboobear23 !! Awesome strength for your first sober holiday,

[50ber]

I’m grateful for my blanket
I’m grateful for my pillow
I’m grateful for my mattress
I’m grateful for my bed
I’m grateful for an early to bed kinda night

[Cjp]

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety and recovery
This amazing community
Love
A good, restful weekend
Hot showers and hot coffee
My family
Rain so i dont have to water the yard
The joy and satisfaction numbers bring me
I have a job to go to
I have a decent salary
Three paychecks this month

Much love to you all. Sit with gratitude.

[Lighter]

Grateful that I look and feel better. 73 days sober and it’s happening. All along, it was happening. I was healing. I could not see or feel it much. But now I’ve shifted. The gut is going away. Liver is repaired. Muscles are getting much stronger. I’m so glad I waited. Now I can encourage others. Middle age makes it take longer, probably.

Grateful that, for the first time I feel hopeful for the future. Yes, I’ll work again, have new adventures and meet many new, incredible people…if I keep going on this path. I can move away to a better culture fit for me.

Grateful for knowing that these things will come in time. I’m not ready. I cleared a path to recover, and I knew it would take months, not weeks or days to build a recovery foundation. It’s for forever, and I am still not healthy. Just beginning to feel better!

Grateful for hope today.
Grateful for my home.
Grateful for my old tabby cat.
Grateful for all of you.

[Lisa07]

@Cjp

Three paychecks this month

Yay! Me too! I’m grateful there are no premium deductions, making the net higher.

[erntedank]

Monday afternoon gratitude.
Boy, I will kill those fucking nightmares one day. Before they kill me. I fucking hate nightmares. Each and every fucking night

I’m grateful I get to function, think, live and manage the day despite of this bullshit.

I’m grateful it’s rest day for me today. I wonder what part of my body is not acheing. I’m grateful this comes from mowing for hours with the tractor yesterday. I’m grateful for my neighbour’s help and the things I learned. I’m grateful the mowing unit lasted until the last rounds before it smoldered to tell me it’s enough and next stop is the garage. I’m grateful for all my mechanical thingies that ease my life and need attention and care too. It hasn’t been used for years and waited patiently to be needed again. Well, I hope it’s repairable without complications.

I’m grateful the fields are cut down. Next time it stopps raining and gets dry enough it’s time for rototilling. I’m grateful I prepared the seedlings for planting today. The perfect work on a rainy monday.

TMI & rant hidden

I’m grateful for HALT. When I feel exhausted and tired after heavy work there’s always this longing for chats & beer & schnitzel. How many lovely, funny evenings did we all spend together in the last decades. today the chats are on the phone or by text instead of sitting together at our favourite inns, they have been closed long ago, the last ones during the lockdowns to never reopen. no more schnitzel, i don’t even know where to find a really good one, not this frozen, deep fried pre-processed crap you get if they have it on the menu. and beer never was an option when driving which now is always because living rural means car for everything. i am fucking pissed today and want my downtown flat, my inns and the get togethers with my friends back. I’m grateful this määäähhh mimimi will pass when the feeling of satiety sets in. I’m grateful I had good times I miss and friends who are still there. And also miss a good schnitzel!

I’m grateful the old boy is dreaming behind my back, I can feel him move and hear him snore a bit. I’m grateful no errands today, only home time. I’m grateful the chewing and thinking how to tackle some tasks might lead to a good solution. I had some pretty practical pictures in my mind today. After brooding over it for weeks? months? I’m grateful brain functions and comes up with useful stuff. I realize step by step how ennervating, draining and half life has been for years. I’m grateful I took and still take my time to build up a nice, good, comfy life. I’m grumpy and not grateful it takes ages. I’m short of patience these days and right now I try to ease it with gratitude but that doesn’t work too well. At least I find tons to be grateful for …

I’m grateful for rest days, homemade chickpea curry, cats around me, interesting documentaries, stealing ideas from advertising leaflets for DIY, hot showers, heated pillows, a deep cleaned washing machine, fresh laundry, seeds sprouting, seed arrivals from a nice colleague, my indoor sneakers, online everything, comfy furniture, cozy jackets & shawls, candles, tea, honey, my tractor, a fridge with everything I need, of course the dishwasher, so many nice & lovely people in my life, meditation for not giving a fuck ODAAT

[Naomi]

I’m grateful I’ve been checking the sober selfie thread and seeing all those sober beautiful peeps. Grateful TS is not going anywhere and open 24/7. Grateful to see some new folks joining the team. Grateful to see the old folks also checking in
I’m grateful for heading to 6 months AF and for being over 50 days nic free! I’m still struggling with the latter, but it’s even better that way
I am grateful the weather is clearing up and we’re having some proper hot sunny days.
Grateful for the smile I get from checking in here

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for my coffee in the desert.
I’m grateful to check in at TS for some fun coffee memes and some bullshit to get my day going
I’m grateful that incredible Sunset Smores dessert I had last night didn’t give me a headache.
I’m grateful the coffee wasn’t that good but it’s doing its thing. I’m grateful I’m ready to get movin!!
I’m grateful I’m as ready as I can be and I’ve done my best and it’s out of my hands now.
I’m grateful my back doesn’t hurt.
I’m grateful I got a nice little hike in yesterday.
I’m grateful I get to be sober during and deal with, enjoy, let happen, all this amazing sometimes stressful always adventurous stuff going on in my life. I’m grateful it truly is so much easier.
I’m grateful for my last Sunday night meeting here in Scottsdale as it was the new, second, beginning of my Al-Anon recovery. I’m grateful I can remember balling my eyes out, almost exactly 2 years ago, about my alcoholic wife and what she did. And what she’s doing to me. And how could she?
I’m grateful because of the Al-Anon program my life is manageable. It’s better than fucking manageable!! I’m grateful I can see it getting better and better each day, whether the alcoholic is drinking or not. Of course it’s sad. I’m grateful I know it’s a disease and it’s not personal. I’m grateful I’ve chosen to stick with this life I have and make it work. I’m grateful not once in Al-Anon has anyone ever told me what I “should” do. Except this one guy. I’m grateful after the meeting he said “why don’t you just divorce her!” He’s about 80 years old. Been around for ever. Calls them “alkies” anyway. I’m grateful for him as I took that as quit complaining about her and work on yourself!! I’m grateful I can learn something from anyone. Even if I don’t agree with or like them. But I can learn from everyone.

Y’all have a grateful sober day and keep learning and doing the best you can from everyone you see today.

[Laner]

I’m grateful for the beautiful weather today, for a good hike and taking the horses out for a while. I’m grateful for a soak in the hot spring. I’m grateful for having hope and good friends.

[Pattycake]

Good morning, TS friends. I’m so grateful for you!
I’m grateful the Crabtree on our front lawn is blooming and fills the view out of the bay window.
I’m grateful to be able to work outside on gorgeous spring days, listening to the songbirds and the breeze wafting through the evergreens.
I’m grateful for the hard discussion I had yesterday with husband, it was hard to hear his complaints and hard to hear what I have done to tangle us up but I needed to listen and now I need to refocus my efforts at being a better wife. Try to get my head straight. Try not to be so codependent. Try to give more affection.
I’m grateful for another chance to grow.

[acromouse]

Thank you for this day
I am grateful I only seldom experienced pain, nausea and other symptoms today. Also no panic attack and only one time where I felt really bad and only for a short time.
I went to the pharmacy today. I am grateful I could take that walk, get out of the house, enjoy the great weather. But it was a bit too much for my body. I am not ready yet.
I worked on my current game today - codename ‚martwa wisła‘. I managed to sort all my material on it, get an overview, put everything on one dashboard. I am grateful I had the time and energy to do that, work concentrated and now I have a great point from which to start working tomorrow.
I also continued to listen to talks from my festival, getting a lot of inspiration and interesting ideas. I am grateful all this material is available to me on the internet. Always grateful for this technology. I remember being so thirsty for all this stuff as a kid. I felt like I was starved for knowledge and access. But today it‘s finally available to me and I can actually work on video games. I am so grateful this dream of mine has come true.
I am grateful for life today, for family supporting me, for friends.
I am grateful for this day.
Sleep tight sober friends

[WilliamBloke]

Wise words to live by for anyone.
Be swift about hearing, but slow about speaking.

[J_Lo_Ste]

I’m grateful I’m back home after driving thru about 3 hours of rain
Grateful for time spent with my mom for Mother’s day
Grateful for my feeling liking crap yet, not as bad crap as yesterday’s , so today’s crap is better
Hmmm
Going to my hometown and not feeling like i miss it because - now i couldn’t wait to get away from it.

[JazzyS]

@saraboobear23 WOW how sweet of your 9 year old – love that he made you breakfast. Well done on your 2 weeks of sobriety
@lighter loved reading your gratitude and so very grateful that you are experiencing the shift – experiencing the benefits of sobriety. Keep it going friend – you def are building a wonderful recovery foundation
@erntedank Oh love I do hope that the rant and gratitude helped. It is hard to find parts of your life missing and not being able to get them back. I do hope you are able to find a way to meet up with friends and enjoy each others company and of course find some good schnitzel
@naomi so lovely to see your timers friend – way to go with overcoming the struggle and staying the course! I also smile seeing your check in here so double benefits
@laner Oh how lovely to get a soak in the hot spring Hope you had a wonderful relaxing experience.

Monday gratefulness
I am so very grateful for another day awakening to my beautiful life and all the comforts i could ask for.
I am so grateful for healing and getting answers.
I am so grateful for the mentality switch and the fed up attitude (in a good way) – taking charge of me and hoping for the best results
I am so grateful that i was able to get up early enough and do the deliveries today so my brother could get the van fixed
I am so grateful that i decided to do something fun with mom since it was too hot to walk. We realized that everything (museums, the arboretum, the botanical gardens …etc) are closed on Mondays. Found a interesting museum open today a few towns over so we decided to go for the 45 min drive. Got there early so decided to check out the non-profit thrift store next door. Not a whole lot but i did find a great Vegan cookbook (i had vowed to never get a cookbook again but had to as it was for a good cause and i found some really interesting recipes). Unfortunately the museum was a bust – super dark and dingy and smelled so awful. Grateful that my mom said she wanted to leave. Grateful that we took a scenic drive back home on the back streets. It was a lovely drive with mom today. LOL
I am so grateful that i was able to get some other odds and ends done without too much pressure. Still waiting to finalize the insurance for my rental and hoping the guy calls me tomorrow. Grateful that if he doesn’t then i can go into the office and get it sorted out.
I am so grateful for leftovers.
I am so grateful that i am not beating myself up for not working out today. I will try to make up for it tomorrow with and extra session and longer walk.
I am so grateful that this is the first day i’ve missed this month (just need to plan better when i have deliveries)
I am so grateful for my loved ones and my HP. I am so grateful for funny stand ups that had me laughing last night
I am so grateful for all of you wonderful souls here.

Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love :

[Saraboobear23]

I have been kind of lazy yesterday and today, but one thing I don’t want to get lazy on is getting on here and reminding myself what I’m grateful for.
I’m grateful for the ability to have lazy days! I’m grateful that I was able to find some energy to get out in the front yard and clean up my Calla Lillies in the garden. We got hit with such heavy rains this year in Cali that it killed my garden. I was so tired of seeing all of the dead calla Lillie’s, so it was nice to get out there and trim them up and now to wait for all of the new ones to grow in!
I’m grateful to get back to work tomorrow and am really hoping to get my official offer to be able to see how much I’m finally gonna make and find out when my training will begin for my new position!
I’m grateful to be keeping up with the journal prompts this app provides because today it asked how much money I have spent on my addiction and it made me realize how much I have actually saved in the past 2 weeks. Of course that money went to childcare because my husband is not allowed home right now, but wow! So much money wasted these past several years. Hindsight I wished I had made better choices, but at least I’m here making them now!