Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #8 šŸŖ·

Grateful for Talking Sober.

Grateful for my cats. (I know I say that a lot but I am grateful for their companionship :innocent:)

Grateful for my wifeā€™s support in life and in understanding me as I walk this stumbling path to recovery.

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Thankful for TS!

  1. My wife, my babies, thankful and blessed to have them in my life.
  2. Thankful for my therapist, helping me to sort out all of my issues.
  3. Thankful i have a job thatā€™s challenging without being overly stressful.
  4. Thankful for my fight. I havenā€™t given up trying to be a better man, better husband/father.

Thankful for this lyric from John Mayer always being in my head, ā€œYou dont need to lose it to know that you had it good.ā€ Every single day, just staying present, staying focused on others while doing the work to stay sober and give myself some grace.

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Today I am grateful for

  • blankets
  • hot teas
  • tv, books, video games and podcasts
  • lots of sunshine in my bedroom
  • sinus rinses
  • tissues
  • my mum helping out
  • being able to cancel everything for the rest of the week
  • this day
  • this life

Sleep tight sober friends :night_with_stars:

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Tuesday gratitude.
It again feels like I already have a full week behind me. I first wrote thursday gratitude :see_no_evil:

Thereā€™s so much Iā€™m grateful for.
Work is proceeding, I get a big little bit done every day :pray:
the sand is spread where I need it, next is rototilling.
i started planting.
iā€™m grateful most rose bushes survived since spring in their containers. i found lovely spots to plant them.
my little reliable tractor

the ex fetched his last stuff and returned the last keys. iā€™m not grateful that I behaved mimimi and feel sad and a bit lost. but iā€™m grateful this too shall pass and whatever the future brings: i will welcome it. I really need to focus on myself again. Iā€™m grateful his permanent presence is over, it got me in a really bad emotional backfall and recurrence. Fuck longing for being loved and codependent mimimi, unstable / trauma bonding and emotional turmoil that is not adult. Not in the slightest. Iā€™m too tired to move this to the FRO thread, thanks for letting me grouch.

Iā€™m grateful I could handle another seizure the old boy had yesterday. Iā€™m grateful I cuddle and pet my cats as much as I can. They are my sunshine.

Iā€™m grateful my eyes are ok, my intestines are ok and I just have to recheck at the recommended interval.
After the eye dr. appointment I had the idea to check out the regional JYSK store. That was a good idea, Iā€™m grateful I found a matress that really suits my comfort needs and a sletted frame within my budget. My hips & back demand new ones. When my financial circumstamces are better I can replace the frame with my favourite one (one of it costs double what I pay for 2 matresses and 2 frames together). But for now Iā€™m grateful for this solution. And for -50% sale.

Iā€™m grateful the kitchen stove warms the room, me lounging on the couch, the cats wherever they are. Iā€™m grateful for food, tea, comfort, peace, friends, smiles, ODAAT and sleepy eyes that refuse to stay open anymore.
Sleep well sober fellows :hugs::fallen_leaf:

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Good morning sober warriors

Im so very greatful for

My recovery 920 daysā€¦the days keep growing and im still amazed ive come this far just doing the next right indicated step. I know i have another drunk in me but not so sure i have another recovery

Im greatful for this community and my AA community to keep me grounded and focused

Boscoe cuddles. I swear hes the boss and im just his scratching machine sometimes

The election is over. The incessant ads will stop. I hope things turn out ok even if who/what i voted for wasnt the end result

The serenity prayer. God grant me the serenity to accept things i cant control. Courage to change the things i can. And the wisdom to know the difference. I need to learn more prayers for my morning routine. I like structure. I like the prayer of saint francis tooā€¦leaving that here in case it resonates with others

Hubby kisses in the morning
Deep breathing thru anxiety

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Oh thatā€™s beautiful and much appreciated this morning :people_hugging:. Thanks for sharing :pray:t4:

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Iā€™m grateful

  • for good friends
  • phones, wifi and the such that help me keep in contact with other people outside of this area
  • for the community and encouragement Iā€™ve found in this ts community
  • for spending some time at the orphanageā€¦I couldnā€™t stay long but it was good to have a short visit
  • for shashuka for dinner
  • for cuddles with my dogs especially Leila today who seems to be feeling a bit off today
  • for a new oolang tea my neighbor gave me (she didnā€™t like it) and I am loving it!
  • for good supportive friends
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Everything passesā€¦
Warm food
My winter reed diffuser from the Isle of Skye
My cats
Hot tea. Sorted all my kitchen cupboards and tea chests out today whilst listening to the horrendous constant news coverageā€¦


Love
Kindness
Art
Music

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Hump day gratitudesā€¦gotta remember that life goes in and we are breathing/ living each moment. Donā€™t know how many are left so gotta make the best of it.

I am so very grateful for this day of living :pray:t4: :pray:t4:
:cactus: Grateful to have spoken to my friends husband yesterday and gotten some pictures of her. She passed in March very suddenly and Iā€™m still in shock over it. Been missing her something awful lately and todayā€™s emoji is a tribute to her as she cultivated and sold cacti
:cactus: For good friends and family that check in to make sure you are well
:cactus: For taking my parents to vote yesterday. Grateful to have helped them with the process. Still seems new to them. Grateful that we are now American citizens and did get to vote even if things didnā€™t turn out as weā€™d hoped.
:cactus: Knowing that we can get through this. Whatever this is and canā€™t sit in anxiety over what may come
:cactus: For my self care tools and amazing support system.
:cactus: For my brother making me a wonderful sub for dinner and us starting a new interesting show to watch
:cactus: Ability to be more mobile today. Yesterday was super forced and painful. Remembering to breathe through it all.
:cactus: My freshly brewed coffee
:cactus: Getting 2 loads of laundry done yesterdayā€¦will fold today
:cactus: For the :sun_with_face:ā€¦it was supposed to be a cloudy and blah day with rain and this is a pleasant surprise
:cactus: For my Higher Power. I donā€™t think I could maintain positive and keep my faith if He didnā€™t show me that He is by my side.
:cactus: This placeā€¦this community has meant so much to me and am grateful for my connections and friendships :hugs:

Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day! Sending you all so much love :heart: :heart:

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I have been skipping this part for a few days. Shame on me.
I am grateful today
I donā€™t have to pee in a bucket @Laner
I did have a bucket bedside so many times when I was drinking. I even would get sick and swig my tequila right after. So grateful I am NOT that person anymore.
Grateful for 253 days of sobriety.
Grateful for all nature has to offer.
Grateful for AA this morning
Grateful I donā€™t hurt today
So very grateful I am enough, I have enough
Grateful for finding the best way to live through sobriety!

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@tailee17 kindly suggested I should write what Iā€™m grateful for. Well, today Iā€™m grateful that Iā€™m alive, healthy and able to battle these addictions. Iā€™m grateful for waking up without a hangover. Thatā€™s all I can think right now from the middle of this terrible depression. And oh, Iā€™m really grateful that I found this forum and Iā€™m grateful for having you all in here to support and inspire. Thank you all.

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:cry: Iā€™m grateful no matter what we donā€™t drink :cry:
:cry: Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t know whatā€™s going to happen tomorrow.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t know whatā€™s going to happen in 2 months.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t know whatā€™s going to happen in the next few years.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t even know whatā€™s going to happen today.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for one day at a time.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for 1 minute at a time.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for first things first.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for TS.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for my recoveries.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for the warm sleeping cat on my lap.
:cry: Iā€™m grateful for my wife.
:pray: :black_heart: :cry: :black_heart: :pray:

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Today I am grateful for

  • sleeping in
  • sinus rinses
  • pharmacies
  • blankets
  • books
  • cyberpunk animes
  • my mum cooking broth and doing groceries for us
  • my brother doing delivery service for us
  • my ex coming over, helping out, lending his shoulder to lean on, cooking with our daughter
  • this day
  • this life

Sleep tight sober friends :night_with_stars:

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Wednesday gratitude.

Today Iā€™m grateful for social projects that provide work for long-time jobless people. Our local project was recommended to transport some heavy stuff I canā€™t load alone to the waste management company. Iā€™m grateful they did a great job. Iā€™m grateful this was the last item on the removal notice from the local authorities. I feel relieved.

Iā€™m grateful it was a beautiful day, sunny and chill. I did some small chores, fell asleep on the couch after late breakfast and slept for hours like a dead rock. Iā€™m grateful I decided that my body told me to rest today and I gratefully rested. I needed it badly. Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ll be going to bed soon as tomorrow is another busy day.

Iā€™m grateful for my new warm boots, they keep my feet warm all day when Iā€™m working outside.

Iā€™m grateful the master psychopath who caused ARCHE NOAH so much trouble is done & dusted. All his debts were payed, we close this chapter for good. Iā€™m grateful I contributed massivly to fend off his abstruse court claims. And to keep him away from our team. I bite. literally. Psychpaths donā€™t like to be snapped and bulldozed, fucking bullies only want to give bullshit but not take.

Itā€™s strange how people with a certain mindset tune out the possibility of an outcome differently than planned. Even weirder that my ex fetching his last stuff for good and this :point_up_2::point_up_2: happened on the same day. His plan definitely was different than the outcome, concerning the divorce, the finances and the removing of his stuff. Iā€™m grateful itā€™s over.

Iā€™m grateful for my lovely cats, for the warmth the wood-fired kitchen stove provides, for tea, nice people, food and the bed where I put my sober head on the pillow now. ODAAT

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I am grateful I can rant, explode and vent with colleagues at work. I am grateful we can laugh together.
I am grateful that this will pass, one tweet after the other.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I have Friday off.
I am grateful I went to the first therapy session yesterday. I donā€™t know how it felt. The clown came out.
I am grateful for chocolate.
I am grateful I have enough.

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Super duper post. Hope to read you here tomorrow!

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Iā€™m grateful for sunshine on my face today and hot coffee.
Iā€™m grateful for chocolate chip pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. Sometimes your body wants a sugar bomb for breakfast.
Iā€™m am grateful that I learned to concentrate on what I can control through sobriety.
Iā€™m going to continue doing that.
Iā€™m grateful I remembered the serenity prayer and gave myself a few rounds before bed last night.
Onward soberinos. Do your best. Drinking solves NOTHING.

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Im grateful for friends who reached out to check on me. Iā€™m grateful for books. Iā€™m grateful to be on the west coast.

Grateful for my sober support crew herešŸ«‚

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Iā€™m grateful for my partner and my daughter. Iā€™m grateful for the patience I have learned over time and the skills I learned in therapy.

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Sounds delicious and YES we all need a sugar bomb once in a while LOL ā€“ funny that before this weekend I had never thought to add pb to my pancakes / waffles. Was talking to a friend who suggested it and it was SOOO GOOD! :yum:

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