Grateful for the time I took last night, before a meeting, to go see the fall foliage and meditate on top of a mountain. Too many people for my liking and most of the leaves had fallen but grateful for the sunset I caught.
Grateful my daughter is enjoying her new recreation program. A lot of driving for me but itās worth it to see how happy it makes her, how much fun she is having and new friends.
Grateful to be celebrating hubbyās 60th birthday today. Itās actually tomorrow but Monday is never a good day to celebrate in our household. No big party like his sister wanted. Just dinner out with those closest to him.
Grateful for my job, even though the stress has been unbearable lately. This too shall pass.
My recovery
No fomo on drinking at the wedding reception
Hubby got me coffee when the venue didnt have any. Hes such a sweetheart
An extra hour of sleep
A nice hotel gym i hit sat and sunā¦who am i? 3yrs ago id be hungover or drinking already because why not im on vacation
Personal growth
The 12 step promises coming true
Hitting the hot tub one last time
Iām grateful Iām back in the house doing gratitude; itās cold and wet outside, but it was a nice way to start my day with my coffee, cat, fire, and mantra music. Iām grateful Iām inside, cat on lap, and finishing my hot tea. Iām grateful Iām recognizing a pattern of projecting failure on another person about something that doesnāt need to be done now. FFT Future Failure Tripping Iām grateful I can recognize everyone elseās timing is not my timing. Iām grateful I work hard many times a day to be where my feet are. Iām grateful for the rain we got yesterday. Light drizzle not much but better than none. Iām grateful I got drizzled on during my hike. Iām grateful we had a pretty good day yesterday. Iām grateful Walgreens is not in my new insurance companyās network Iāve used them Forever. Now we are using a little local Drugstore and I find it fun going in there and browsing all the fun non drug drugstore stuff. Iām grateful I texted an old friend in Austin yesterday and told him Iāll be in town for a wedding next week if you like to meet up for a walk or coffee. Iām grateful Iām trying to turn around the fact I have to go to a wedding in Austin I donāt want to go to after the election. Instead I get to go to my old stomping grounds. Maybe meet a friend. Walk town lake. Check out a meeting or 2 in a different town. Eat Tex Mex. See good friends. Iām grateful itās a new swank hotel and Iām not renting a car and can walk or Uber wherever I want to go. Iām grateful Iāll be getting queso. Iām grateful Iāve learned I can have Mexican food without margaritas. Iām grateful maybe I can go to Magnolia Cafe. Not the one I worked at because it closed. But the south store and maybe get a Love Veggies and or their queso. Iām grateful I keep my mouth shut. Iām grateful maybe I can let some shit out at a meeting later today. Iām grateful for my alcoholic who really pushes me to find me a do myself. Iām grateful for Al-Anon and AA speaker tapes and music to listen to when I go walk The Ol Burner. What will it be today Iām grateful for peace and gratitude.
Grateful for waking up at a decent hour without ANY hangover ā¦
Grateful for 64 days of sobriety
Grateful for the breath in my lungs.
Just gratefulā¦
another day of sobriety by the grace of God and AA
another beautiful day in the high country. Gonna hike our little white legs off!
the blue wren I saw for a fleeting moment this morning. Itās clumsy flight and bumbling, awkward body juxtaposed by its pretty colors and delightfull warble reminds me beauty can thrive in not so pretty circumstances. Orā¦maybe it was just injured
for rummaging around the car and serendipitously finding a āchess in the canā game set to play my son with.
Grateful for sobriety
Grateful for good news on sonās entrance exam
Grateful for daughters independence
Grateful husband cooked
Grateful for time to study
Grateful to eat mindfully
Grateful for midterm exams (so no active teaching)
Iām grateful I live somewhere that allows me to have access to medical screenings for my health.
Iām grateful for electrolyte drinks and coffee.
Iām grateful to be up early, I havenāt seen a sunset in a while.
Iām grateful my colonoscopy prep will be completed soon.
Iām grateful I talked to my sister last night. She called for support after her 40ish year-old friend died. He was a big drinker who almost managed to turn his life around and then drank himself to death. Iām grateful I was able to share some sobriety talk with her until the conversation got too tedious for me. Iām grateful she knows drunks are tedious to talk to. Iām grateful we hung up before I got annoyed. It is unfortunate that her tribute to her fallen friend was to get drunk. Iāve done that and I remember the mentality. Iām grateful to not be there anymore. RIP Dave D.
Iām grateful for the existence of cheese fries. They will be my first solid food since Saturday once I am done with my procedure. I know I should eat something healthy, that will come later.
Iām grateful for this new day full of quiet reading and coffee in the morning. Even if it is a bit shitty.
I am grateful for this sober day. Any mind altering substance I ingest today will be on Drās orders. Then a quick nap with a tube in an unpleasant cavity, then (have I mentioned ) cheese fries. Iām grateful my hunger is only one day long. I feel fortunate today.
My sobriety
Hubby not drinking
Back to our Boscoe cuddles
Folks watching Boscoe regularly gives me an excuse to hang with the folks
Good energy
A great weekend with hubby
Up early to present the budget to senior leadershipā¦feeling ok about it
Still got some workouts in even though we were traveling
Happy to get back to routineā¦my bipolar mind prefers this
My mind and anxiety seems better this morning
Hope
Laughter
Progress rather than perfection
Iām grateful I got my cat plugged in, my coffee, mantra playlist, electric fireplace going inside and life is good. Iām grateful I got to start my day with a smile a laugh and some good vibes from a friend. Iām grateful Iām following CJ on the home thread. Life just feels orderly when I follow you here. Although it may not post right after ya cuz Iām so long winded. Iām grateful Iāve been so stressed lately and fucked in the head. Because it leads me to take care of myself and go to more meetings where I find happiness and Hope with others who understand what Iām going through with both recoveries. Iām grateful Laner cut in front of me with her gratitude and itās making me smile Iām grateful for this little reading this morning. It reminds me why we sometimes forget and must go back to step 1 The awareness of the presence of the bottle had become more powerful than the presence of my Higher Power.
This is myinsanity, my disease. Iām grateful to realize I can step 1 for granted and then find out I need to work more on it. And itās such an easy step. Or is it Iām grateful I get to go to the beach AA meeting on a Monday. Iāll take my therapy on the phone at the beach after. Get a coffee and a bit of breakfast/lunch and hit up an Al-Anon speakers meeting at the Pacific Coast Church. Iām grateful for west coast recovery. Iām grateful when I told my wife yesterday Iām taking another day of beach meetings she said āGood! Maybe I can get some stuff done around here tomorrow.ā Iām grateful I remembered to tell my addict I love her before I went to bed alone last night. I could tell in her voice she appreciated it. And she said sheād be coming to bed soonā¦ā¦. She never made it. Fuck this disease!! She really thought she could. I could tell by the sound of her voice. Iām grateful I had no expectations so therefore no resentments and got to tell her I love her. Iām grateful Iām gonna be ok no matter what.
You gotta look for the good in the bad, the happy in the sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful not hateful.
From Todayās Hope .com
Iām grateful Iām back in the house doing gratitude; itās cold and wet outside, but it was a nice way to start my day with my coffee, cat, fire, and mantra music.
Iāve used them Forever. Now we are using a little local Drugstore and I find it fun going in there and browsing all the fun non drug drugstore stuff.
Which cost us a shot at conference title, national title and Heisman trophy. 
) cheese fries. Iām grateful my hunger is only one day long. I feel fortunate today.
Iām grateful I got my cat plugged in, my coffee, mantra playlist, electric fireplace going inside and life is good.
