Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #7

Sunday gratitude.
A day with no plans
Beautiful weather.
Being able to sleep in.
Getting caught up on here.
The smiles I get from reading posts here.

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I am grateful for
@Dazercat letter B gratitude list
Delicious smoked salmon
Dear friends and their text messages
Daily check ins
Drinking cups of tea in my pyjamas
Dining on pizza
Doing my daily steps
Dazzling moments in the sun
Deciding to give sober living another try
Dedicating to being sober for 13 days

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My Shakti mat
Tea
A comfortable home
Breathwork sessions
Art
Vegetables
Plant hospital day, caring for my little ones
Literature
Friendship

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Iā€™m grateful for moving day!
Iā€™m grateful we have 5 days to complete this.
Iā€™m grateful that as I take things off the walls it feels less like home. Iā€™m grateful that I make nice homes.
Iā€™m grateful for friends who offer to help move and who loan us useful stuff. Iā€™m grateful that at 45 (me) and 50 (hubs) we can physically do this ourselves.
Iā€™m grateful for 4-8 sturdy walls. Iā€™m grateful for water and electricity that is safe and reliable.
Iā€™m grateful putting things away in new spots always reminds me that I have enough. Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ll still downsize.
Iā€™n grateful I am the only weirdo in my workplace who actually deeply loves moving. Iā€™m grateful I saw a little glimmer of admiration when those co-workers expressed their amazement. Iā€™m grateful I can enjoy things that others find difficult.
Goodbye 113, hello 111. Bring on the new adventures on the other side of the wall.

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Some things I am especially grateful for today.

In the wee hours of the morning I was terrorised by some very unpleasant and intense dreams featuring my ex, his new girlfriend and my bike getting stolen. I usually donā€˜t remember dreaming. But today even after waking up I felt like the emotions from that dream haunted me into the day. Thankfully at some point this lifted and I could meet my ex without the images and arguments from the dream infesting our interactions.

I got to do my weekly review, did not spend much time with that, didnā€˜t feel much like it. After not feeling too well the last week I somewhat gained some energy, got to my drawing table and basically designed all the missing parts of the game I was supposed to have been working on in a very short time. I love it when my brain decides to wake up, connect the dots and makes me feel like a pro. I missed that a lot and it gave me a lot of confidence.

My father in lawā€™s ā€žGeburtstagskaffeeā€œ went well. The house was decently cool inside, I did not care for any of the cakes and tortes, and we chatted amiably. On the way back I enjoyed the cooling wind while riding home on my not stolen bike.

I did some yoga, finally after almost a weekā€˜s break, and felt like being my body again instead of carrying it around. I love this feeling of reconnection.

Cravings and hunger have been rather bothersome these last few days which led me to stuff myself at almost every meal. I know this will pass. I am very grateful I donā€˜t let this spiral myself into some crazy worrying anymore.

Now some down time and some sleep soon.

Sleep tight sober friends :night_with_stars:

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Sunday gratitude. So much to catch up later.
Thank you @desert_rose for your lovely words
Thank you @Lisa07 for sharing your snapping turtle stories. Makes me laugh :grin:
Congratulation on all milestones, I lost track :sunflower:

Missi is a purring fluffball on me. 1,5 days away and she needs extra Mami time. Iā€™m grateful my cats love and miss me. I love them too. I enjoyed a night without them staying at my sisterā€™s. Annual chosen family reunion yesterday. It was lovely and so much fun. My brother cooked wonderful, we had fun with my 6 nieces in the pool, the old dog girl became deaf and rather dement, I slept like an angel, I love the noises of nature and the wind there.

Iā€™m very grateful for my reliable car and that Iā€™m always well equipt, especially for a long drive: tank full, water galore in the car, mobile phone fully loaded. I spent hours in traffic congestion on the highway due to a broken down car in a construction site section and later due to a motorcycle crash with a total highway block. In this brutal heat my solid, reliable car was golden with itā€™s aircondition and comfort. Iā€™m grateful I am safe home again. Iā€™m grateful for a shower and a nap. Iā€™m grateful for tomato salad.

Iā€™m grateful a week full of work lies before me. Iā€™m grateful I willhave time for enough rest and sleep. No appointments beside vet and therapy. I pray the work on the stonewall will go as quick as planned. I canā€™t imagine that in a week probably this big obstacle could be gone. I know how I want to celebrate: Pizza, Coca-Cola (a rare treat!) and binge watching a new series! Please dear universe, make it happen :pray: The workers will start tomorrow at about 9.

Iā€™m grateful for my blessed life, for safety, freedom, love, health, laughter, modern amenities, connection, friendship, yearning for a good life and becoming a better person, for stability, faith and letting go. ODAAT :pray:

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Grateful for dark times. I know thereā€™s a porpuse, a meaning behind that now I canā€™t see

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@Dazercat I am grateful for you too! your wonderful sense of humor and your constant support. Grateful for @JazzyS too. my angel here

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Love the alliteration :grin:

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Grateful for you Eric!!
Always appreciate your gratitude shares and contributions to this community. You have helped me so much in the last couple years and Iā€™m grateful for that. I admire that even though you have solid sobriety time under your belt you still work hard everyday towards your recovery. Your a person that I can really look up to and learn from. Thank you so much!!

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Thank you Trevor.
That was a beautiful thing to read.
:pray:t2::heart:

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful that I only read the threads that are valuable for me.
I am grateful for a wonderful ride yesterday.
I am grateful for a week of good weather. This week will be like the beginning of autumn and it will be a challenge for me. Iā€™ll take it.
I am grateful I attended a webinar about ADHD and learned a lot.
I am grateful I have enough.

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Happy birthday beautiful CJ! :birthday::confetti_ball::tada::partying_face:
Hope you have a wonderful time running that 5k today.
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Aww thanks @JazzyS you really know how to make a lady feel loved

Good morning sober tribe,

Im so very greatfulā€¦

To be celebrating my 3rd sober belly button birthday
Up before the sun
Already walked Boscoe
About to run a 5k
Race day/birthday excitement
A day off work
My folks are still around
My husband and i are in love
Boscoe is my cuddle buddy
Fancy bday dinner to look forward to tonight
Camping weekend to look forward to this upcoming weekend
My sobriety
My recovery
Hope
Fresh air
This amazing community

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Today is a day where I actually slept pretty well. Perhaps itā€™s due from the major intense anxiety and depression that my body was going through yesterday, or hey - a week without enough sleep may finally get to you.

I cannot control the world. I can control my reactions, to each and every thing and each and every person. Grateful.

Grateful for my mind telling me ā€œJust go after it. At this point, why not? Canā€™t be more than what youā€™re facing.ā€ Freedom with my own business matters. My body still needs sporadic rest.

Dogs. These dogs - Caiko and Luna - caring and soul seers. I know I am overreacting when they are basically big olā€™ dogs in my lap, or head nudging my legs. My father believes I should get rid of them to find housing. Nope. They are beautiful creatures. Wild? Yes. :slight_smile:

Happy day to you, my people!

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Happy birthday CJ. :balloon::tada::balloon:

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For people who give compliments with their heart, not as an emotional transaction. It made my day today and I was feeling pretty down on my appearance :two_hearts:
Emotional honesty
Accountability
Simple food
Medication: I have really bad acid reflux today :sob:
My silly, gentle, loving boys :black_cat::black_cat:
Plants :cactus:

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Iā€™m grateful
-for a good counseling session today
-that the teachers seemed to listen to me today and not give hassle
-for pineapple fried rice :yum: so tasty

  • that the new uniforms has been taken care upā€¦well still need to pick them up but getting there
  • for a low anxiety day
  • for comfy sweaters (fall and winter wear is my favorite!)
  • that Iā€™ve gone 6 days without nightmares and hoping for a 7th day tonight!
  • for cinnamon rooibos tea
  • for my neighbor who filled my buckets for me today
  • for feeling hope
  • to be sober and healthy
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Grateful for my recovery journey.
Grateful to be living the right way and making progress.
Grateful for my job and made it to 3 months ā€¦ the longest I held a job in 4 years!!
Grateful for the sober living I stay at.
Grateful for the part of town I live in because this is the area I went back to multiple times in the last few years to sleep on the streets and give up. It feels good to be here doing the right thing and almost every day I run into other homeless people I know and I give them info about detoxes, food and places to go. They probably wonā€™t do anything till there ready but Iā€™m grateful to be doing better in my hometown.
Grateful for my day off today and I have the ability and freedom to do the things I want.
Grateful for my family and there love and support.
Grateful for my short and long term goals. One long term goal is going to school. Not sure for what but I want a better life and I deserve it. That beach house I want is totally possible. Not that it solves all my problems but I always assumed I would be poor and down my whole life doing nothing. I want the better things in life.
Grateful for this community.
Grateful to be alive !!

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I am greatful for this community
I am greatful for love
I am greatful for forgiveness
I am greatful for family
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