Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #7

Grateful for the marketing and referrals that are bringing in the leads I have right now for my business. It is a good time to be getting these leads; to be filling my calendar with opportunities.

Grateful for my wife, who makes me a sandwich every day for lunch. She told me today she thinks I’ve lost weight. Must be the sandwiches.

Grateful for having a safe home where I can rest and live. :innocent:

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful temperature is down again and I am up and not in bed again.
I am glad I took a shower last evening.
I am glad I have enough jigsaws puzzles. :see_no_evil:
I am grateful I have my sugar in range. Easy and predictable compared to usual cycle disaster.
I am grateful I have enough.

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I can not claim to know what you are going through. I feel your pain though. Seeing and experiencing a loved one being destroyed by an illness is so much pain.

My spouse is in a phase of some kind of emotional breakdown. I’m not a professional but he seems to be deeply unhappy, dissatisfied and burned out. Many times he will do something that hurts me. I don’t think it is intentional, I think he is not in the right mind to behave like an emotionally healthy person. He has been like that for a long time now.

For a long time I tried to help him, to find a way to make this better. Through this place, my own recovery and your posts especially I have learned that I cannot make this better. This is not in my power. This was and is still hard to accept.

Now one might think cutting the ties to him would be a solution. But this also will not make my pain go away. Attachements will always remain. Even after a person dies, we still have some kind of relationship to them. Our hearts and minds are complicated like that.

So thank you again for being here and sharing your journey so bravely.

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I’m grateful for
:jack_o_lantern:ray one of my fellows taking me to a meeting last night
:jack_o_lantern:seeing people I’ve not seen in years and seeing them so happy I have over 100 days( they knew the cannabis was keeping me in the madness
:jack_o_lantern: being an honest person now and not having to lie about my sobriety (before I was dry of alcohol but not sober , I’ve never been comfortable with lying it crushes my soul and causes unnecessary guilt then resentment s the list could go on glad I’m not living there anymore :pray:t2:)
:jack_o_lantern: Upcoming candlelight meeting on Sunday( if you ask for help in the fellowship it usually pays dividends)
:jack_o_lantern:Scooter being fixed today
:jack_o_lantern:Having money to spend on wheels not doc
:jack_o_lantern:willingness to learn and grow in my sobriety
:jack_o_lantern:my HP showing me the way
:jack_o_lantern:Zero anxiety in having my daughter tomorrow( she’s a lot sometimes but she’s a precious gift to me and I will treat her as one )
:jack_o_lantern:gifting chocolate to the scooter guy even though I can’t afford to it’s important to show gratitude and appreciation I will be fine with less )

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So very greatful

I almost have 14 months no vaping
I have a little more than 900 days free from weed and alcohol
My favorite ladies aa meeting to look forward to this evening
I get to chair one last time and give the opportunity to another
Got my ass to the gym this morning
Its thursday
Internet
A weekend trip to a friends wedding reception. Theyre getting married in vegas today. Love that for them
Hot coffee
Comfortable clothes
Our family
Building a secure nest egg
Researching travel destinations and the joy and excitement it gives me
Trash service
Our home
Paved roads
Modern conviences
Nature within the city
Hope

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Today’s gratitude goes to the quote on this app, “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” I am grateful that I am well aware that I must live like that. I am grateful that I know better than to smack myself around for what I have not done over the last days. Grateful I know the shore cannot support me.

Much love.

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I’m grateful for a nice morning inside. Too cold out.
I’m grateful the coffee was terrific this morning.
I’m grateful my hopefully new GP called to confirm yesterday. I’m grateful her office is close and recommended by my cardio guy.
I’m grateful to get established around here, my final resting place.

I’m grateful for all who love Halloween I enjoy seeing it all too. But I don’t actively participate.
I’m grateful we use too. I’m grateful we use to go all out with our children.

I’m grateful for the hope that today will be a better day. Or not. I’m grateful it already feels better.

I’m grateful I can wrap this up and walk Benson now.

I’m grateful for you all.
I’m grateful for TS
I’m grateful for this Home Thread.
:pray:t2: :coffee: :skull_and_crossbones: :black_heart: :jack_o_lantern: :pray:t2:

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I’m grateful

  • for the new coping skills I’ve learned and that I’m getting into the habit of using them
  • that I have the flexibility to work from home
  • for my friend S who knows that my natural reaction during times of high anxiety is to isolate myself she respects that but will come by to check in on me and sit with me. That she gives me space but is there at the same time.
  • for my dogs and their cuddles
  • for long walks
  • for pots of hibiscus tea
  • for cream of mushroom soup with cheesy scones
  • that I feel hope and peace
  • that I’m sober
  • that most days are good days and bad days pass by
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Grateful.

Introspection
Ability to realise when I am wrong
Painkillers
Sleep
My partner :heart: I really lucked out.
Soda stream
Eggs on toast
Tertiary workers
Growth
Being allowed to watch a horror film tonight :rofl: my wife absolutely detests them….

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Today I am grateful I found this place 988 days ago. I’m grateful I haven’t knowingly ingested a drop of alcohol in all those days. I’m grateful to see drinking for what it is, a very sad and slow way for me to kill myself. No thanks.

I am most deeply grateful for this excellent joke.

“What kind of pants does a psychic wear?
Just a paranormal pants.”

Happy Halloween fellows. :jack_o_lantern::robot::ghost:

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@Tragicfarinelli what movie do you have lined up for tonight?

@TrustyBird omg!!! That made me laugh so hard

Grateful for a beautiful fall day! Happy Halloween :ghost::jack_o_lantern:

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@JazzyS Sting :spider_web::spider::spider_web::spider:

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Enjoy! Let me know what you think :wink:

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I’m grateful for my good blood pressure. Not quite deserve it yet though :wink:

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Thursday gratitude. I again missed a day because I fell asleep reading.

I’m grateful I am so busy that I am dead in the evening, early to bed, early up, repeat. I’m grateful I enjoy working these days. I’m proud that I just do it. Me is a clumsy, unskilled, untrained craftsperson. Which I ignore when I WANT something and DO it myself. The results are always … let’s say individual. The more common term is bricolage, zu gut Deutsch ein Mordstrum Pfusch. Buuut … whatever I build is not professional, not beautiful, but it stands for a decade. I’m grateful I’m a practical person and don’t give a fuck what others think.
I’m grateful my ex removed a hopelessly stuck screw and showed me how to fix such a fuckup :joy:
I’m grateful he removed the last big worktables today. I’m a bit too grateful that he put some of the stuff that stays here in place. I really don’t know how else to approach this codependent mimimi confusing him doing stuff with him caring (for me). I’m grateful my brain is clear on the difference and prevents me from acting like a complete idiot longing for love. My brain knows that we don’t go to the hardware store for milk. Or a massage. Or a haircut. I’m grateful I can bring my mimimi emotional turmoil back on track quite quick but it is exhausting. Bitch, I stress me.

I’m grateful I spend yesterday with a friend, strolling through IKEA, chatting, having a long needed good time. I’m grateful for relaxing afterwards and skipping all to-dos. I woke up full of energy and a solid workplan today. I’m grateful I fetched my “good” tools from the townhouse, haven’t used them for a decade but remembered that I liked to work with them. Still do :+1:

I’m grateful for therapy today, especially that I can discuss my mixed emotions there. Maybe some day it makes click and I get this crap sorted.

I’m grateful for a long weekend full of silence, memory, candles and working on my projects ahead. I love All Saints Day and will be up very early tomorrow to light candles for all deceased loved ones.
Enough for today, I’m tired. ODAAT

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It was quite well made, but not a real horror.

I’m pushing my luck now by putting ‘ Don’t Move ‘ on…I’ll be condemned to Disney all weekend :nerd_face:.

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:crazy_face::crazy_face:. Hope you get to enjoy Don’t move before having to endure Disney all weekend

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Gratitude for today.

I am grateful for a day full of Halloween preparations and excitement. Grateful my daughter could go trick-or-treating with her friends, grateful they had fun, came back with the spoils of their adventure. I am grateful the girls are off to sleep, grateful it‘s just the two of them for the slumber party.

I am grateful for the monthly review I did today. These reviews give me a good feeling of closure and help me to keep my perspective on the things in my life I want to prioritaise.

I am grateful the game I have been playing is starting to become boring. This is a good sign to finish it and do some reflecting on the game systems.

I am grateful for the RD meeting I cohosted today. It is a good thing being active in this community.

I am grateful for a nice yoga and meditation session.

I am grateful for this day, grateful for this life.

Sleep tight sober friends :night_with_stars:

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Grateful for the meeting and the gift of Life

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Happy Halloween my lovely friends – it was a beautiful fall day and perfect gloomy warm / windy weather for Halloween. We even got 2 whole trick or treaters (granted I saw them walking elsewhere and routed them to our house :laughing: ) still counts!

So very grateful that I managed to get all my cooking / baking done today. Grateful that I only drank 2 cups of coffee even with little sleep from night before. Grateful that I know that sleep will come at some point - no need to fight it. Grateful that my attempt at vegan pistachio ice cream was a success. Grateful that we watched 2 movies tonight for our “horror” night and they were ok but not really horror - i’m ok with that. Thank you @Tragicfarinelli for mentioning Dont Move - we did watch that and it started off promising but not sure I liked how they went with it or ended it. Did you get a chance to watch it all? What did you think?
Grateful that I have a low key weekend with no strict agenda so I can take things slow. Grateful my brother helped out this evening as it was super hard for me to move or talk (Movie night is perfect hang out for me LOL).
Grateful that I managed to do a half ass attempt at a costume. It took forever with my pain level and nothing was going right — restarted 3 times but finally settled on the look only to take it all apart 1/2 hour later. My headache didn’t like the tightness of the wig and i was constantly itching away the make up. Oh well - didn’t have anywhere to go so that made for a easy evening.
Grateful I got a laugh when I got a scammer trying to verify if I was human through a robo call they wanted to set up because “Facebook is full of scammers” WTF?? Always learning something new and I first told them HELL NO I wasn’t going to verify anything to prompts and then blocked them immediately.
Grateful for my walk this morning and listening to an amazing sermon I guess would be the equivalent word. It really helped put some of my struggles into perspective and I know that I need to work on my faith and positivity. It only takes a quick slip to loose it all so I need to be aware of myself and my surroundings at all times. Grateful for my HP for helping me pick this particular sermon to listen to today. :pray:
Grateful for my family and grateful for good friends. Grateful for some childhood friends who have reached out and would like to connect.
Grateful that I have a wonderful life. I am healing and mobile. I am breathing fresh clean air without effort. I am not numbing myself and dealing with all of what life lays out for me without any substances. Will be waking up tomorrow to 3 years of smoke free - I really can’t believe its been 3 years and honestly not sure what happened 3 years ago to cause me to quit the day after Halloween. Whatever it was - I am so very grateful.

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

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