Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #9

Cjp · August 22, 2025, 1:10pm

Good morning sober fam,

Im so very greatful for our home thread here too

Im greatful

I awoke to a new day
Its friday and the weekend is nearly upon us
I got a run in this morning with good performance and i plan to do weights tonight after work
My folks
Tough convos with hubby
Progress over perfection
My ladies aa home group
The message of the opposite of fear is faith
Photos and cameras
Sunshine and the silver lining on this mornings clouds
Payday
Bills paid and savings set aside
Almost a fully funded emergency fund

MandiH · August 22, 2025, 2:21pm

Today I’m grateful for:
~My protein drinks strengthening my hair and nails
~Pretty flowers on my table at the car dealership
~Having a reliable vehicle
~Nail polish & colorful toes
~Modern wonders that I often take for granted
~My car having its last free maintenance, it’s been a good 2 year run
~Them finishing an hour earlier than expected
~Getting updates from friends on loved ones health challenges
~Beautiful heart warming pictures sent to me
~Having a night where I took myself out on a date
~Eating dinner with the ducks on the river
~Finding a heart below me on the river that confirmed I was exactly where I belonged
~Spiritual conversations with friends
~New tattoo ideas with my bff
~Friday!
~Tonight’s sleep should be better

Dazercat · August 22, 2025, 2:55pm

I’m grateful for my family.
I’m grateful I have two grandchildren.
I’m grateful I live near one.
I’m grateful I looked a the London photo book yesterday, my DIL put together from our trip in December 2023. I don’t think I’ve looked at it since she thoughtfully made it for us so long ago.
I’m grateful for all the little photo keepsakes she makes.
I’m grateful I have great DIL and SIL.
I’m grateful my children are doing well.
I’m grateful we may all be together with my niece/daughter for the first time, babies and all in October.
I’m grateful I moved to California and please god make this my last move.
I’m grateful we are headed out to Newport Beach tomorrow morning for a few days.
I’m grateful I stopped by here this morning I needed a booster of gratitude for my crappy attitude.
I’m grateful my foot will get better.

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Dazercat · August 22, 2025, 3:02pm

Grateful for that reminder. I’ve heard it before but seldom remember it and use it.
I’m grateful I heard a new fear acronym at my meeting Wednesday

Forgetting
Everything’s
All
Right

Popular topic that “fuck everything and run” ay

Have a great weekend CJ

Dazercat · August 22, 2025, 3:05pm

I’m grateful for fur angels
I’ve never heard it like that before. Love it

JVKE · August 22, 2025, 3:16pm

-i am not behind bars

-i am not in a wheel chair

-i am not dope sick

just a few examples lol

Butterflymoonwoman · August 22, 2025, 3:50pm

Great job on having financial stability!!! Thats great! Not easy to do in these times

Butterflymoonwoman · August 22, 2025, 3:57pm

Today I am grateful for:
TS and all the love, support, and advice I recieve on the daily. My life is soo much better bcuz of u all!
My ability to care for my son. That God chose ME to care for my son and his medical needs
Coffee
Communication between me and hubby. I need to learn to open up more and will remember to do that more often
My job and how it will be east shifts this weekend
My BED med helping me with my impulsivity towards food
My sons laugh

erntedank · August 22, 2025, 4:05pm

Friday gratitude.
Today I’m grateful I read through the posts since my last one. It feels good to read through all your gratitude, made me nod a lot and mumble “me too”.

I’m grateful for a slightly chaotic-productive day. Hopping from one task to the next mid doing, coming back later, getting a lot done. I’m grateful I got a lot done today.
I’m geateful the vet clinic called for an update on Schimanski. I’m grateful he recovers normally up to now. I’m grateful I keep Missi entertained (boy, I forgot how demanding a single cat can be!). I’m grateful the dog took it easy today and snorred a lot.

I’m grateful for the wind drying the laundry because there is plenty of laundry to do on the weekend.

I’m grateful I cooked a marvellous meal and have leftovers. I’m grateful I tried 3 different kinds of tea sweetened with maple syrup from a friend today - absolutely tasty!!! I definitely overdid it, three 1,3 liter pots of tea make you pee every 10 minutes

I’m grateful I pampered myself today, face scrub, mask, pedicure, hair balm. Spa at home.

I’m grateful my vet stopped by on their way to vaccacion to say hello and inform me, that the clinic will keep her updated and when she will be back. That’s lovely! And I even didn’t recognise her coming across the driveway because I wore no glasses I’m so grateful for all the lovely people here

I’m grateful a friend is understanding that I might skip their farewell party on sunday. Depending on how Schimanski is doing and how exhausted I am I might not be in the mood to attend a party allthough I really would like to go, it’s always nice at their place, pool, dog, good food, nice talks. And we won’t see us for 9 months as they leave for a sabbatical abroad.

I’m grateful for my super comfy house gown I wear today. I’m grateful I love it and don’t give a fuck how I look.

I’m grateful I smile and laugh a lot today, somehow little things amuse me more than usual today.

I could go on and on. I’m grateful that I’m full of gratitude today. ODAAT

acromouse · August 22, 2025, 6:56pm

Today‘s gratitude.

For community.
For family.
For stories.
For patience.

john_connor1337 · August 22, 2025, 7:47pm

Grateful for being able to feel feelings again now that I’m sober

Grateful for cravings, it sounds weird, but one way someone framed cravings in a SMART Recovery meeting is: cravings are a sign of progress. Helpful reminder

sober_ken · August 22, 2025, 8:04pm

Daily Gratitude.

Grateful for Coffee.
Grateful for family and friends.
Grateful for counselor and group sessions.
Grateful for my mistakes (learn from them).
Grateful for Sober Time app & peers.
Grateful for my comfort shows.
Grateful for a roof over my head and food in my stomach.

Peace · August 22, 2025, 10:04pm

I will! Thanks for inspiring me and paving the way

Cjp · August 23, 2025, 1:03am

Good to hear from you from friend

tailee17 · August 23, 2025, 2:07am

Gratitude today

Yunna vet appointment for booster vacs went well. She lost some weight which is a good thing.

Hubby’s aunt passed away yesterday. Grateful we could visit family last night and really grateful he went to visit without me today. I know I may sound awful but my previous life before “now”hubby was filled with death. Sickness, self-inflected, aging of close family members. Experienced Hospice with others 6 times before age 25. I am grateful I can be empathetic with hubby’s family but it is there time to grieve.

Grateful for tasks completed today.

Grateful I could take a nap today and not feel guilty.

Grateful I am ok with hubby gone all day and soon to be home from racquetball with dinner and dessert waiting.

So grateful I am sober and was not triggered by all the drunk people last night. Weird for me to smell the hard alcohol and spent most of the time outside.

I love being sober really ! It is the greatest decision ever made.

Nomad620 · August 23, 2025, 6:25am

I dont think it awful. It a healthy boundary. Grief is a very powerful emotion. Second to love imo. Also, saddened to hear of you loss and experiencing hospice at the frequency you did and age. That is alot and that an understatement. friend.

I didnt do a gratitude last night! I feel out of sorts so doing a quick one before I go to bed. I am grateful for emotions. They were a little painful today as something from the past triggered me. An old wound that hasnt healed entirely yet. I am grateful I sat with it and even more grateful I didnt run to booze to numb it out. I am grateful it came to pass in a relatively ok time frame. I am grateful for my family. I am grateful to my parents for letting us use their summer condo and for free! I am grateful for the ocean! There is nothing more peaceful than listening to the sound of it waves and swimming in it. I am grateful to the young girls who thought I was a surfer since I was comfortable swimming in the bigger waves towards evening and didnt tumble. (It was my dream when I was younger to learn how to surf so I appreciated the compliment ) I am grateful for the sun and clouds. I am grateful for shrimp and my good dinner. I am grateful that I feel refreshed from my vacation and feel ready to go back home tomorrow. I am grateful for my job and my time off. (Not alot of companies in the states give 5 weeks off-) thus am grateful that this was my 2nd vacation and i have one more 4 day vacation planned. I am grateful for all of you and your gratitude. The humbleness and positivity/good energy/gratefulness is uplifting! Grateful for ts community as a whole. Lastly, grateful for God and his love as well as never ending grace.

MandiH · August 23, 2025, 10:38am

Today I’m grateful for:
~Cancelled plans last night
~The Mr. & his daughter washing my car for me
~Early bedtime
~Having time to color
~Celebrating my Gramma’s 98th birthday with her today!
~Having a kid free evening tonight
~Cute birthday cards
~Getting to see my boy & his gf
~Honesty
~Good conversations
~Laughter
~Love
~Sleep

erntedank · August 23, 2025, 11:22am

Saturday lunchtime gratitude.

Today I’m grateful to know myself good enough to know it is completely senseless working on self-control and postponing things patiently when I made a decision and want to proceed. Absolutely, non-discussable senseless.
Please meet the outcome of my surrendering to my character defects and temper …

I’m grateful I remembered this special herb nursery, looked up their opening hours, had a hard discussion with myself early morning which I obviously lost and got myself the biggest, georgeous smelling herbs for the new paved deck
I’m grateful for my reliable, big car.
I’m grateful I laugh about myself. I’ve been doing research for weeks what plants to put on the deck and then dang my brain comes up with the memory of this herbs nursery and simsalabim I’m there the next day
I’m grateful I can be quite a weirdo sometimes. I’m grateful this is not a steady state.

I’m grateful the vet clinic called for an update on Schimanski. Eating yes, poo not yet. So we wait. All in all normal recovery. I’m grateful I told them again that he at least stays until monday, maybe longer to be then safe at home and that I don’t visit, no additional stress for my beloved furball.

I’m grateful laundry gets done, half way through the pile for washing. Putting away can wait, not today.

I’m grateful I’m already inspired for Christmas.
I’m grateful for naps, showers, leftovers, tea, pets, friends, comfy couches, good books, freezers, smiles, a light heart, joy, peace, freedom, contentment and much much more
Happy sober weekend folks!

LAB · August 23, 2025, 12:00pm

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning and I am grateful to be alive and healthy and sober!

I’m grateful that I got to enjoy a beautiful summer break from my work during the last 11 weeks.

I’m grateful to feel rested and restored and almost ready to take on a new school year.

I’m grateful to have enjoyed nearly every day and that I never once questioned my decision to embrace sobriety and recovery.

I’m grateful that I learned many new things this summer and that I continue to grow and learn as a simple and complex human being.

I’m grateful that even though I have had many challenges and some very unfortunate circumstances in my life, I continue to mostly find the best and the positive in my day to day life.

I’m grateful that my family and I mostly have good health and the things we need.

I’m grateful for the routines that I had this summer and the peace and calm that came with most of them.

I’m grateful for a loving marriage and a safe and cozy home.

I’m grateful for the beauty of nature that I spent many hours enjoying this summer.

I’m grateful for the time I got to spend with people I love.

I’m grateful to be getting ready and even excited to return to my classroom and my students for this 39th year of working in public education.

I’m grateful for all the resources that I have to support my sobriety and my recovery and my continued learning.

I’m grateful for this community and I wish you all the best for peace and love and safe passage through all your days.

Sunflower1 · August 23, 2025, 1:32pm

Good morning friends,

I’m grateful for friendship, and that being sober lets me be open more to it because I’m not hiding anything.

I’m grateful to clear out clutter, physically in my house and mentally.

I’m grateful for my kids. They are amazing and I could have missed out on that because of alcohol, but I’m fully here with them.

Everyone have a great day