Oh yes i need to be here. Feeling so grateful today, and what a wonderful feeling that is. I find thebmore we remind ourselves to spot those moments of gratitude (not easy in shit times) the more the muscle work becomes a natural part of breathingā¦
SO grateful for my family. My hubby and children, my mom and nephew and my dad.
SO grateful for my job and my students I work with. I just love these little people, and feel so grateful for the opportunity to be present in their lives and to learn from them too.
Sooooo grateful its Christmas. I have such a big heart for Christmas, and that still stands even though we have gone through some very tough Chistmades in our family. Wishing everyone a wonderful xmas and holiday season, whatever you may be celebrating xo.
My home, and especially our wood stove which is up and running this year. Game changer
My beautiful friends. Love the ladies and men in our lives, and how much our chosen family brings to us. Truly blessed.
Grateful for a full weekend aheadā¦shopping, wrapping, packing for our trup up to the snow in Mt Shasta for Christmas. Grateful for my first sober Chridtmas, Iāll be able to remember it all this year. What a blessing!
The Language of Letting Go Journal becoming part of my morning routine
Snuggles with Teddy Bear this morning
11 hours solid sleep (Yes I did go to bed at 8pm on a Friday night!)
My recovery becoming partly in real life and partly online now. I can easily hide away behind a computer screen and avoid in person interaction and I am no longer doing that.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I caught the 2nd train on time. The most important one.
I am grateful I walked to the train station.
I am grateful I acknowledged somehow, I donāt like travelling.
I am grateful I made the effort and cleaned my apartment yesterday so it wonāt be a mess upon my return.
I am grateful for time at home, time to clean the appartment, set up the xmas decoration and spent an afternoon wrapping gifts and goodies.
I am grateful for joyful music from the kitchen radio and the smell of coffee.
I am grateful I have faith that eventually everything will be alright.
I am grateful I am sober and for all the insights that came with choosing to be free of alcohol.
Good morning. It is the treasured first Saturday morning of winter break and I am grateful to be alive and sober and sipping my first bit of coffee.
Iām grateful to have learned how to stop using alcohol. My life is better and with continued work in recovery I am keeping myself safe from it one day at a time.
Iām grateful for work that I mostly like and for breaks from work like the two weeks I have now! This time I will be practicing winter retirement days. Trying out some home time routines with cold weather and snow. I need to have some daily exercise, good food, some type of learning/working that I enjoy and safe patterns of thinking. I kind of know how to do that when the weather is good and I can do garden and other outdoor activities. Itās a mindset activity to think about during this break. I have 5 semesters left of my career in education. Practice!
Iām grateful for the support of my friends and my family while I try to understand and support my son while he is struggling terribly in a marriage crisis. Ugh! It is a very sad and hard time for him. Humans just really know how to make things difficult for themselves and the people around them.
Iām grateful for the support of my brother in this who is now over two years out from when his wife ended that marriage. He is healthier and over 18 months sober. Whew!
Iām grateful for the support of my husband in this who is winding down a year of grieving the loss of his mother and the process of grieving his anger about some family issues. My husband is calmer and more able to see my concern. He is seeing that my role as a mother when a son is hurting is not simple. He is kind and I am grateful for that.
All of this makes me grateful for the time and space that I have in my life to be a care taker. Iāve evolved beyond a lot of enabling and preachy āyou are doing it wrong ā that was my upbringing, and Iām slowly learning to be kind and resourceful and patient and present. Iām grateful for the opportunity for this learning and the clarity of mind to see it. Clarity from my own sobriety is a gift that allows me to keep growing and learning.
Iām grateful for good health, a safe and loving home, a stack of free library books and this beautiful cup of coffee.
I am so very grateful for today. 2 years ago I gave up drinking and smoking weed. Grateful that I have been able to string together enough day 1ās in a row to get here. Lord give me strength to keep going I am so very grateful that I will hold the last day of drinking with me always to member what Iām leaving and why. So grateful that this time I was strong enough to do so as so many countless attempts prior had failed. I am so very grateful for getting some sleep last night. Woke up with a headache that wonāt quit and the waterworks but hey ā¦itās a new day and Iām thankful to be alive I am so very grateful for the winter solstice today. A day to embrace a new beginning I am so very grateful that I didnāt go out of my way to entertain or engage last night. I am not feeling social and donāt think it should be forced in me (even by family). I am so very grateful for my family. I do love them all to pieces. Just needing some distance at the moment. I am so very grateful that Iām up and the house is quiet. I am looking forward to enjoying my coffee in peace. So very grateful for coffee and I am so very grateful for my Higher Power. Grateful for my daily practices of prayer and meditation. I am so very grateful for my need to minimize. I feel like Iām shedding a layer. I am so very grateful that I was able to return my puzzle board. It was a great quality board but couldnāt handle a puzzle larger than 500 PCs even though it says 1500 pieces I am so very grateful to be here among all you beautiful souls. Grateful for this community.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love . Happy Winter Solstice
I slept until 7:30a and woke up hungry and in a positive mood. Thatās a gratitude moment.
Today, I will be grateful to eat leftover food from a Mexican restaurant. Itās gratitude that, for whatever reason, I get more taste-zaps from those spices than most others. Though Indian spices generally hit too. Also grateful for vinegar, citrus, bananas, and all spicy things.
Iām grateful
That today was Saturday and therefore I was free to do anything
For my friend who came to hang out with me and read to me
For making myself exercise and do things today even though I just wanted to lay around and be a bit lazy like
For homemade borscht
For pots of hot tea
That I have better coping skills to deal with my anxiety and bad days
For having faith and hope that things do get better
That I have more good days than bad days
For my recovery
For my family
The ability to spoil myself with a fancy latte
Got my ass to the gym
Trying not to be too hard on myself for all the sweets im eating
My health
My sober sisters
Internet
Youtube
Time with folks
Sunshine
Shelter
Time with hubby
Bigger muscles and smaller clothes
Growing emergency/vacation funds
Therapy
My senses
My brain
Finding the pit of my addiction to truly find surrender and start anew
The program of aa and the promises coming true
It can be very enlightening to accept that you donāt like something you think you are āsupposedā to like. That opens up some freedom for how you may spend some time. Life is too short to try to keep liking something that you just really donāt.
Peace!
I am grateful I woke up today.
I am grateful I did not suffer with panic attacks through the night.
I am grateful I can breath, walk, watch TV.
I am grateful I am free of muscle shaking.
I am grateful for TV and beautiful stories.
I am grateful my partner took the time today to deeply listen to me.
I am grateful for the support I got here in my time of emotional need.
I am grateful for the chat I had with my cousin.
I am grateful my family is taking care of all the christmas prep.
I am grateful I could spend some quality time with my daughter today.
I am grateful I was able to cook food for myself.
I am grateful I am feeling the better than last week.
I am grateful for the christmas decorations at home.
I am grateful for this day, grateful for this life.
I am so very grateful for today. 2 years ago I gave up drinking and smoking weed. Grateful that I have been able to string together enough day 1ās in a row to get here. Lord give me strength to keep going 
