Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #9

Today I am grateful for:
~Fixing the hole in my paddleboard
~Being able to help someone else through a health battle I fully understand by just sharing my own experience, strength & hope
~People who show me they care
~People who show me they don’t
~A great day with my family
~Being prepared to spend time on the lake now
~Having healthier habits for myself
~Watching those habits spread to others around me so we can be more in it together
~AA literature & often reading exactly what I need to hear within it
~Daily chats with others in recovery
~Having such a full day that I barely looked at my phone at all
~A lovely slow morning

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Sunday gratitude.
Today I’m grateful for a peaceful, quiet sunday.
I’m grateful for the chores I did and for the ones I left out.
I’m grateful I got to weed a bit, not much possible in this heat, but step by step is how it gets done.
I’m grateful my neighbour brought me cherries.
I’m grateful I got the last day of strawberries sold at the nearby strawberry field.
I’m grateful for the A/C so I can process all the fruit in a tempered environment.
I’m grateful for a long nap in the afternoon.
I’m grateful I treated myself to a yummi sundae and enjoyed it very much.
I’m grateful for petlove.
I’m grateful for my friends, neighbours and connection.
I’m grateful to live the life I always wanted :sparkling_heart:
ODAAT

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I am grateful for my continued sobriety
Grateful past few days while hubby home went well
Grateful I get to have my Yunna with me this week
Grateful my meals were great and received nicely
Grateful for 1 dinner out and nice conversation
Grateful I am strong enough to mow orchard
Grateful humming bird feeders were filled
Grateful I could nap an hour today while hubby off playing racquetball
I know he hates it when I am exhausted . There is just no correlation in his world that to accomplish what I do everyday is labor intensive in my world and I get tired. Funny to think he really thinks I am wonder woman and expects super powers. Grateful some days I am and have them!

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I’m grateful for quiet morning coffee on my porch with a good book and my furry sidekick
I’m grateful my daughter had fun at her swimming lessons
I’m grateful for how much more naturally positive & calmer I am sober
I’m grateful my partner and I were able to put our current differences aside and work peacefully in the garden together for a bit today
I’m grateful for my A/C and being able to cool down from the intense summer heat as needed
Im grateful for ice cold sparkling water
I’m grateful for fridge full of groceries
I’m grateful for a car with a full tank of gas
I’m grateful for a healthy dinner with my family
I’m grateful for a day off alone tomorrow
I’m grateful to be alive and sober

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Monday morning gratitude.
I’m grateful for restful sleep allthough the nightmares were exhausting.
I’m grateful I was up at 4 and accomplished a lot, now it’s 6.45.
I’m grateful I was out with the dog early enough to give him some free running time. He became a goid boy, staying on my property (no fences) and coming back reliably. I’m grateful a got a bit of field work done while he was on his tour. I’m grateful I sieved yesterday’s fruit and freezed it. Ready for making giveaways when the glasses arrive. Suuuuuper grateful for the dishwasher.
I’m grateful my car will get the maintenance it needs the next 2 days. Off to the garage in 1,5 hours. Grateful I will get a rental car. I’m grateful for good organizing and that I’m well organized at the moment.
Not grateful for the heatwave but grateful for coping strategies and A/C.
Grateful for tea on the balcony, quiet time, rest (already tired again) and my big dog next to me. Grateful my cats enjoy airing the house. ODAAT

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Today I am grateful for:
~Getting out on the lake for the first time this year
~Loons coming to say hello
~Getting to see them with their baby later
~Having a weekend with sunshine both days
~Knowing I only have to work 4 days this week and then I’m off for a week
~Having good conversations with friends
~Doing things differently
~Having the dining room table he ordered months ago scheduled to arrive today
~Meditation
~Prayer
~My momma’s official birthday today, I am SO blessed I’ve had her in my life and still do :heart:

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Happy birthday to your momma :tada::confetti_ball::birthday_cake:

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Monday evening gratitude.
I miss @Dazercat :sunflower: Where are you friend?

I’m grateful it’s raining. We need it.
I’m grateful I covered the rental car, not sure if there isn’t a bit of hail, it was so fucking hot today.
I’m grateful I harvested mulberries before the thunderstorm.
I’m grateful my silly big dog went on a tour while I harvested mulberries and came running to me on the street like a happy 50 kg puppy when I called him. I hope he didn’t scare the neighbours with his barking at their fence. He is a sweetheart. I’m grateful he is not too frightened by the thunder today, poor boy.

I’m grateful I enjoyed driving an electric car for the first time. Nice and comfortable.

I’m grateful I got some cleaning done and had a long nap in the afternoon. Not grateful for disturbing nightmares, I woke up feeling like a bus hit me.

Super grateful for showers, feeling fresh is so fine.
Suuuuper grateful for the dishwasher, 4 runs today :see_no_evil_monkey:

I’m grateful for nice textchats, funny memes, a friends get together fixed for august, my life in general and that I’m happy and at peace. ODAAT

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Today I’m grateful for:
Busy days at work that pass quickly
My clean sheets and lovely night sleeping last night
That my therapist is asking me to look for gratitude related to my husband, which is a healthy thing
The idea that putting negative energy into life circumstances holds us in them
Gardening, houseplants, the ability to surround myself with green
Lint rollers
Air conditioning
My kind coworkers and how I’ve learned to navigate those relationships as a leader
The less easy work relationships and what they’ve taught me
My sobriety and how much i want to stay sober
Not waking up hungover, not needing to hide, not needing to journal what i had for dinner and did during blackouts to keep my story straight
The ability to plan to stay sober

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Grateful for:
Just over 9 months sober and hangover free
A huge decrease in anxiety overall that keeps reminding me that this is the only way to live.
Having the strength to push thru painful emotions without alcohol
Never drunk dialing again.. those around me are grateful for that too im sure lol
Odaat
Learning as I go and believing in the process
Hope that my workplace will improve
Confidence in myself to move on if it doesn’t
Rest days
Sig other and fur angels
Thinking before i speak or react
Audiobooks and podcasts
All of you and this thread :heart:

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Monday gratitude :pray:

I am so very grateful for…
:jellyfish: for air conditioning - these are super hot days we are experiencing
:jellyfish: for my brother. grateful he has given me space to live with him while I heal.
:jellyfish: for having renters who allow me to keep my home and pay off the mortgage.
:jellyfish: for hot yummy comforting coffee
:jellyfish: for good friends that I can chat with via text / email. I can still feel connected
:jellyfish: for my beautiful mom calling me today to chat and send me loving energy
:jellyfish: for having the time and space to do nothing all day. Not a good day today and I am trying my best to find gratitude, positivity and humor. I know it will all get easier
:jellyfish: for having the energy to work my PT most days - grateful I know missing a day is not a backslide
:jellyfish: for this community and the safe space I have here to help me through this journey. For the reminder that numbing myself will not provide any comfort or solutions. ODAAT :muscle:
:jellyfish: for my Higher Power!

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

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Happy Birthday to mom! So glad you can enjoy her company today.

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Gratitude for today
AA meeting with my home group
Found 2 great swimsuits and a blouse at thrift store today. All for $4.50
Was able to check off a couple of my items on my To Do List (where did the afternoon go)
Grateful I am calm and finding emotional balance.
Grateful I am being reminded mentally two years ago I was in a bad place and lucky I survived through it all.

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Today I am grateful for:
~Working inside
~Air conditioning
~Summer blanket compromises so we can cuddle again lol
~Beginning to scan my old photos so I have them digitally
~Being super impressed with how few physical copies I want to keep so far
~Feeling ready to let go of SO much!
~Delivery drivers that go above and beyond, even in the extreme heat
~Being able to give them ice cold drinks for the road
~Wonderful speakers that really bring the message of recovery
~Sleep meditations that help me fall back asleep
~3 more work days until vacation (not that I’m counting or anything :rofl:)

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