Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #9

Wahoooo, congratulations on your 1 year!! That’s an incredible milestone! :heart: What has been your favorite change so far?

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Today, I am grateful for

+morning rain

+tension tamer tea

+my sister

+the ability to slow down and get my work self organized

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Good afternoon sober warriors

Today i am greatful for

Spiritual healing
Movement
Change
Love

Im greatful for
Deep convos with hubby
Chasing Boscoe. I swear he smiles.
Hubby doing chores
Lunch in the oven and dinner in the crockpot
Options
My selective tattoos
Marriage counseling
Friends
Kindness
Letting go
Sunshine

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I’m grateful for:

Finding this community that I look forward to immersing myself in

For my job which affords me both the time and money to look after my family

For the beautiful foothpaths located close to me. I do not make the most of them - but have been trying to do so more recently

For how I’ve developed over the past few years. My dad had a stroke, leaving him disabled and me as his main carer. I’ve had to step up and it was a real struggle at first but we’re getting there.

For the ability to turn things around. To my knowledge I’ve not done any serious irreversible damage to myself through alcohol and so now I have the opportunity to fix things. I’m lucky that’s the case.

That’ll do for now but I love the premise of this thread. I’ll be back regularly as I need to remind myself of these things.

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It is my favorite thread and I’m glad that you have found it. Gratitude really does help us keep a positive mindset and move forward in our sober journey. Look forward to reading more from you :hugs:

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Enjoyed the day with my sister! Much needed time spending with her… we made a delicious meal and hung out all afternoon :heart_eyes:

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Sept 21 Today I am grateful for:
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: My husband being so kind, making me breakfast, ordering out supper, just being really extra sweet today
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: My son and that his cold appears very minor
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Having the day off of work to putter around and spend time with family
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Not having to rush
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Clean laundry & clean dishes
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Finding a free support group for my ED (will check out my 1st zoom mtg tmrw)
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: The walk I went on today

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Good Morning Sobers,

Today I am greatful for the following things

  • For waking up with no pain
  • Sticking to my daily walks
  • Quitting sugar from my diet
  • Having a hot shower each day
  • My doggy who is so cuddly and smooshy huggly
  • My family who have been such good people to talk with everyday
  • My body that hasn’t given up or packed it in on me and managed to keep functioning at times on a whiff of an oily rag.
  • For the creator of the universe that made us so beautifully and magnificently resilient creatures that have so much capacity to do good and great things in our environments.
  • Having a heart that loves to do good for myself and others
  • Sober 994 days

Ok that’s heaps for today, my cup is full right now.

Doing this thread as much as I can to keep myself in the sunlight of the day.

It’s Monday where I am , it’s Sunday in other places wherever you are I hope something you do today that gives you joy and makes you feel good inside :folded_hands:t4::beating_heart:

Keep on trucking toot toot :speaker_high_volume:

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I’m grateful to be sober
I’m grateful for music
I’m grateful I got my housework done
I’m grateful I watched my daughters swimming lesson
I’m grateful we got groceries
I’m grateful we had a nice meal together
I’m grateful to slowly learn to like myself
I’m grateful it’s raining out tonight. I love the sound of rain
I’m grateful to be alive
I’m grateful to go to bed sober so I can take in a new day tomorrow.

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Definitely having way less anxiety is number one!

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Monday morning gratitude.

I’m grateful for all the good things in my life :folded_hands::folded_hands::folded_hands:
Grateful for
:folded_hands: the driveway and deck
:folded_hands: the move of the townhouse went so well and i got really nice feedback on me organizing the details and helping with my tractor
:folded_hands: my pets LOVE to occupy the furniture, now the house is super comfy for all :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
:folded_hands: purring Missi cat on me
:folded_hands: dog slept on ā€œhisā€ couch today :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
:folded_hands: others rescheduled appointments, they fit a lot better now for me! thanks universe :folded_hands:
:folded_hands: paying bills
:folded_hands: move was a lot cheaper than the original offer as we needed less hours
:folded_hands: a stunning, beautiful autumn morning
:folded_hands: tea
:folded_hands: the kitchen sink is clean and the drain got cleaned too
:folded_hands: laundry pile shrinks to normal level
:folded_hands: boundaries and clear communication. I want to work on being softer in how i communicate. I feel like I was a bit harsh. That is not necessary, it is a remain from the past where it was useful and often necessary. This no longer is the case. I want to let go of this behaviour more than I already did.
:folded_hands: dog boarding again tomorrow. I already miss my big dog, 1 week without my baby. It is necessary, he needs the social training and I need dogfree time as I’ll be away for a couple of days.
:folded_hands: Again: boundaries. i’m grateful i refuse to be forced into something i do not want to do in a way that is not a fit for me according to my values. Very grateful for reflecting on my values, my capacity to give and my (non)willingness to engage - no, i do no longer meet expectations that do not go along with what I’m willing to give and care.
:folded_hands: hot showers and a hairdresser appointment on thursday, i really need it, both
:folded_hands: yesterday ME, i’m grateful for yesterday ME
:folded_hands: as always: washers of all kind, modern amenities and my comfy couch
:folded_hands: i’m grateful i do the best i can
:folded_hands: sisters and brother from chosen family, the upcoming wedding, the fun we have putting the gift together. it is a blessing to be a bonus child and have a big chosen family :sparkling_heart:
:folded_hands: taking it easy and going with the flow today. i enjoy the day, it’s the last really warm day before the rain brings cooler fall weather
:folded_hands: ODAAT

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Today I’m grateful for:
~Being able to help the kids mom with her project
~Dinner out
~Seeing his parents
~Conversations about where we are all truly at
~His mom making it home safely
~Finding a new beach near us
~Discovering new little store in town
~Colton being ok being left alone for a while
~My boy reaching out
~Family, chosen & literal
~My friends 7th soberversary
~All the gifts sobriety has brought into my life
~Monday

Have a wonderful day all! :two_hearts:

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Good morning sober warriors

Im so very greatful

For my recovery
A break from the go go go yesterday
Boscoe and all his personality

Time with hubby
Overnight oats
Sleeping in
My church that is open to all beliefs
Peace
Love
Connection
Meditation

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I’m grateful for my sobriety
I’m grateful for my morning coffee
I’m grateful I found a deck of positive affirmation cards that came with an old workout program I did In my closet yesterday. I think I’ll try making use of them
I’m grateful for morning meditation
I’m grateful for motivation to just get things done
I’m grateful that I’m no longer stuck in a cycle of constant negative thinking and negativity. I truly feel bad for those that are
I’m grateful for my family and my pets
I’m grateful for this community and everyone in it

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Big Congrats on 1 whole year sober :tada::tada:

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Today grateful for

:hiking_boot: nice walk I did this morning
:hiking_boot: taking my friends on a ride with the funny train
:hiking_boot: community, sharing, vulnerability, being human
:hiking_boot: the way food tastes so good after a longer walk
:hiking_boot: a nap
:hiking_boot: family
:hiking_boot: books, podcasts, music
:hiking_boot: nice relaxing yoga
:night_with_stars: a quiet evening

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Today, I’m grateful for:

The warm welcome I’ve received here and the amount of kindness I see all around on TS. It amazes me that despite the fact we’re all brought here as a result of personal struggles, you see more kindness here than the majority of the rest of the internet. This is already starting to feel like a safe corner of the web.

The trailblazers - all the people here that have already made so much progress on the same path that I’m now on. It’s left me feeling more hope than I’ve felt in years that I might have found the final piece to the puzzle that’ll allow me to conquer this. I particularly love the variety of the stories. First and foremost I need sobriety for myself but I hope one day I can inspire someone else in the same way so many are currently inspiring me.

The memories and experiences I’ve had. I spent my late teens and twenties saying yes to most of the invites I could (despite being quite introverted and even a bit socially anxious) and now that I don’t have so much freedom, I’m glad I took those opportunities when I could.

The ability to turn things around. Once I was sober and then things changed, for the worse. But if they could change then they can change again now, for the better.

For the comfortable environment I’ve been able to create for myself at home - I’ve got mood lights, a mini projector, a standing fan, a games console. I’m looking forward to being able to enjoy these things sober (let’s face it, I wasn’t enjoying them at all before as they were just on while I numbed myself to sleep).

For how much stronger I’ll be when I come out the other side of this. I’m hopeful I’ll be able to make up time on some of my other goals as a result of the strength beating this will give me

For my problems. It sounds odd but I read this Socrates quote recently and it rings true for me: "If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart

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Good morning fellow Sobers,

Today I’m going to do my daily Gratitude list Acrosticly to stimulate my brain this morning

G is for

  • God , my heavenly father and friend

R is for

  • Ready to face my fears and take the next steps to becoming the best version of me

E is for

  • Engaging, engaging in positive experiences and practices to further improve my life on this earth

A is for

  • Affirmations that bring my mind and body into the now into the present to bring me to a grounded place of love and understanding

T is for

  • Thankfulness for those in the sober family here who have shown me the right way to go and shared their experiences so freely and kindly with me

I is for

  • I , I am I ..and I am learning to love myself better each day by giving myself the attention and care I always wanted as a little girl.

T is for

  • Time ,being able to use it to the best of my ability doing the things that matter most to me

U is for

  • Understanding how to come from a place of listening with an open heart and mind and not being harsh of a judge on myself or others

D is for

  • Dancing in the kitchen while I’m doing the dishes yesterday, I felt so cool and hip lol.. even tho me old hips weren’t as flexible as in me younger days :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :rofl:

E is for

  • Eating, good food to nourish my body . I notice the difference already it’s made to brain is switched on and firing up again yay ,

:heart::heart::heart:G R A T I T U D E​:heart::heart::heart:

Welp, that was heaps fun to do. I’m ready to get up and do my thing… so glad I found this thread

Sending the best of wishes to everyone for this day where ever and what ever you are doing :heart: :folded_hands:t4: from me to you

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1 year is amazing!

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Grateful for my girlfriend, grateful for sobriety, grateful for SMART Recovery, grateful for my job, the gym, etc :smiley:

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