Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #8 🪷

[Dazercat]

Congratulations on your 3 years sober gratitude buddy

Guess I missed that yesterday while at dance class

I’m so proud of you and all your success in this lovely journey of ours. You’ve come so far and you’ve helped and given back to so many.

Enjoy your 1st day of your 4th year.

[JazzyS]

@cjp grateful PT is helping and you were able to jog yesterday
@EarnIt missing you here
@LAB A huge congrats to your hubby for his 3 years+ of sobriety
@Dazercat so grateful that you were able to make this trip and see Norma dance. Grateful that you are having a lovely getaway with the fam.

Saturday morning gratefulness
Getting sleep last night
Space heaters
Coffee
Heavy warm blankets
Access to a pool
No wifi required swimming headphones
Walking pad with handle bar
My family and how close we are to each other
My HP and my faith
This community and all of you

Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day… sending you all so much love

[40sthenewsober]

Grateful for hair appointment today!
Grateful for lots of sunshine
Grateful for a good friend to walk with
Grateful for another chance to be me without numbing
Grateful for good books

[Peace]

Thanks Eric! I appreciate the reminder about HALT. Grateful I made it and put my feet in the sand and smelled the sea for the 1st time in 10 years Grateful the relaxation can begin

[EarnIt]

Grateful:

I am here.
Official 16 months was four days ago.
A brand new fence was done in one day - yay! I thought I would be fighting with the puplets for several days.
I know what I say to myself isn’t true. Self-deprecation is false.
Healthy heart.
Big knowledge of the things I need to do to come out better. Tackling music and meditation.
Continuing to read and learn about what happens to a majority of people with several types of brain injury. Knowing I should speak publicly about A LOT!
I told my friends last night that I would try to quit smoking again TOMORROW. 1. It’s unhealthy. 2. Might help my taste and smell part of my brain. 3. I stand for health A TON. Why do stupid things?

OK. Thanks @JazzyS for mentioning me. My soul needs all the bright things.

[erntedank]

Boy oh boy, it’s saturday gratitude
I have no clue how to manage my time better. I’m grateful that I’m always grateful, every day, from dusk till dawn. I’m grateful I’m daily here on TS but obviously forget to check in here. I’m grateful it’s ok.

I’m grateful for so much …

• My reliable tractor & mower and my battery operated trimmer. Without them I would be lost and overgrown by grass.
• I succeed in dragging my unwilling body & mind to mow. Double grateful that I accomplished a lot AND work at my pace, respecting my limits. It’s a work in progress. I’m grateful I do my best and reflect how it’s going, how I feel, if I need help, when I need rest.
• ME time. Very grateful I deliberately take ME time. I journal, I even read a book on thursday. I’m grateful I do little things to fill my cup.
• HALT. As always, HALT is my anchor when things get rocky (or just lifey), overwhelm occurs, overthinking sets in, emotions are in turmoil.
• Today I’m especially grateful for the T, tired & thirsty. It helped to break again the deeply engraved pattern to have a cold beer and a long chat after a hard workday. This habit is so deeply, lifelong conditioned, a ritual from generations passed on, of course linked with tons of nice, lovely, funny memories. When I stopped joining my ex-husband years ago in this ritual, a lot changed. I went to bed earlier after I had my cup of tea. We talked less as this was our together time. I missed our together time, I think he too. But he was not willing to develop new routines, planned us-time, not just using the after work beer to be together. Yes, I still would like my cold beer and a good chat after a day like today. But I was far too tired to drive to get it, the stores were already closed when I stopped trimming, I chugged down 1 liter of our delicious tap water and had the daily call with a friend. As always this is nice and fine and I’m missing nothing.
• I’m grateful for freedom. I live my life as I please and have the freedom to not like EVERY aspect of it. That’s ok.
• I’m grateful for my big, lovely dog. I can give him lots of love, sometimes it feels like he gets the love that was originally for my husband. Who didn’t want it anymore. I love my cats and my dog to pieces

I’m again so tired that I forgot what I wanted to write further. I’m grateful for my comfy couch, my cozy bed, the safe and solid house I call home, modern amenities, every day. ODAAT

[JazzyS]

Congrats on your sober time. Glad the mention got you over here and posting

Sending hugs your way

[JazzyS]

So glad you finished up a hard day by chugging water. So crazy how we have conditioned ourselves to wanting a cold one to relax. Totally not needed it necessary. Flex those sober muscles

[Madds]

Today I’m grateful for:

1. Family
2. Spontaneous friendly visits
3. My Favorite Murder, the podcast
4. Ted talks at the gym
5. Leg day
6. My immune system kicking it in gear, finally
7. My cozy home, its roof over my head
8. Poetry
9. Playing with my pup
10. Sparkling water

[Cjp]

Greatful today for blessings seen and unseen

Im greatful for…

Quality workout
Cuddle time with Boscoe
Hot coffee with creamer
A guy who offered to mow my lawn for a deal and kennys too busy so it worked out
I met my goal weight
I feel less traumatized wearing biker shorts…i am no longer that overweight, unhappy, lonely child
I have flourished
The improved communication in our marriage
Love
Sunshine
Boscoe

[MandiH]

Congratulations on your 16 months my love! So happy to see your list too

[MandiH]

Today I’m grateful for:
~Rainy days
~Cooking with the kids and laughing until we cried
~Living with people who understand cross-contamination and do their best to keep gluten away from me
~Women’s meetings
~Seeing a friend in Home Depot
~Creative collaboration on projects
~His cooking
~Being surrounded by love
~Knowing I don’t know best
~Comfy bed & pillows
~Sleeping in

[emc2018]

Today I’m grateful for

• children’s laughter
• my sister’s work friend getting my sister into reading with a book he lent her that she loves!
• books
• beautiful flowers
• sunshine
• friends and their kindness and generosity
• feeling good
• chilli garlic pesto
• my car
• my job
• my things
• opportunities in life
• music
• time to rest
• podcasts that help me learn and evolve
• love

[Passerina_cyanea]

Grateful this morning

• sleeping in the same bed as my partner every night
• spring, gardening, wildflowers, gahhh I love this time of year
• parents who are very low-key about birthdays and holidays and presents
• community building and getting to know more people in my neighborhood

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for being flexible.
I’m grateful my son joked that “no body is more flexible than me.”
I’m grateful to let the toddler be in charge of the way the day sways.
I’m grateful we got a couple of beautiful weather days in Texas before it gets too hot and more rain on the way.
I’m grateful for my son.
My granddaughter.
My DIL.
My pet sitter.
I’m grateful she sends pics.
I’m grateful for sober travels with my wife. I never thought I’d see the day.
I’m grateful after playing Pop Pop and nana all day we don’t head right to the hotel bar and get all liquored up. Because we had a hard day. I’m grateful we go to bed early and sober looking forward to another gorgeous day rain or shine with family.
I’m grateful life is much less complicated when booze is not an option.
I’m grateful we will probably get TexMex today and queso.
I’m grateful I stopped by.

I’m grateful I learned how to do Stickers
Benson

[Dazercat]

@MandiH

~Knowing I don’t know best

Thank you for this
I’m grateful I know this. But today maybe I can remember to use it in real time.
Grateful to see you on this thread Mandi

[EarnIt]

Grateful:
492.
Glad I quit smoking, and know how to deal with stress, anxiety, anger.
Apples and toast with peanut butter.
Note to self that somehow I need to figure out how to move somewhere by or in next month. - Build the business I have been planning, become a speaker (because I used to be), finally get employed with a salary,
My life and knowing not to be mad or sad about it. It’s a fateful time, as is everything.

You. Here. Me.

[EarnIt]

Um…honestly if visiting TX on a Sunday, I would eat Menudo or Barbacoa. Whoop!

Also, if you are in the Dallas area: Wave and yell, “Hey, Sheri - I know your sister!”

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful for the memories these pics bring me of a beach, I can’t remember where, but up in New England somewhere when I was a child.

Edit : or maybe South Padre Island

[acromouse]

What am I grateful for today?
I am grateful to have conquered the city. I am grateful that I was able to really walk distances, that I was able to be out and about in the city. With a lot of fear and apprehension, but I did it anyway.
I’m thankful for my friends, I’m thankful for my family, I’m thankful for the nap I took.
I am grateful for this spring and for this life.