Today I’m grateful for:
~Being sore
~Progress, not perfection
~Massage tables that are good for so many things
~Soup
~Being more present
~The ability to reschedule appointments when necessary
~Professionals that can help me be a healthier version of me
~Hearing from others in recovery daily
~Living in the solutions
~Being reminded that doing the right thing doesn’t have to also feel great in the moment. Reprogramming is ok
~Lint brushes that clean pet hair off
~Laughter
~Love
~Sleep
Grateful for:
369 days alcohol and hangover free
Everyone here and for all of your thoughtful posts to me on the 1 year. I really appreciate it so much💓
This thread
Fur angels and their snuggles
Fall season and all things fall.. Pumpkin spice everything
Halloween around the corner
Ski season next, I am challenging myself to get out there this year, I will!
My partner and his humor and support
Having the bills paid
Food in the fridge
Steady income and a house
Independence and mobility
Missing my Mom because she was awesome
Music and exercise
Odaat
Good friends who can vouch for me
Hubby made dinner and we have leftovers for tonight
Some awesome red bellpeppers mom shared from her garden
And…
My mom
My family
Boscoe cuddles even if hes ignoring me this morning…come on dude we have a cuddle routine hmph
Peace in my heart at times
The serenity prayer
Aa fellowship
My fav ladies aa meeting tonight
Not going to beyond my calories yesterday
Time
A new day
Sept 25 Today I am grateful for: A beautiful cool fall day. My morning coffee at Tim Hortons. My son feeling better n better each day! My paycheque today. I was able to pay off some things and get other things taken care of. Now Im basically broke lol My husband and son. The gym and my ability to exercise. My cozy hoodie. God and prayer. My ability to help others in the ways that I can. My sore biceps. Makes me know that I really worked them yesterday. My husbands ear buds that he let me borrow for the gym, since mine are not very loud. The sense of community in thie forum. Its truly one of the best forums around!
I am grateful that I know what I know. Primarily, when I shit talk myself, it’s worse than when anyone else does. Knowing that I am a negotiator I should choose to negotiate the next right things, not the wrong things.
Grateful that I made truly delicious (in my tiny taste buds) sweet potatoes and butternut squash to partner the pork tenderloin.
Grateful that somethings I “recognize” are likely untrue.
Grateful that the people I told myself hate me - really don’t.
I’m grateful for a different type of morning this morning. Just doing whatever the hell I want. I’m grateful I was puttering around and doing cleaning chores of my coffee machine before any sit down with meditation music. I’m grateful I did sit down with coffee and watched YouTube videos how to clean and use my coffee machine. I’m grateful for YouTube.
I’m grateful I’m using YouTube more as a learning tool especially for my garden and my struggling citrus trees.
I’m grateful for my love of working in my garden. I’m grateful I finally got to where it wasn’t so overwhelming and just pick a spot at a time to make happy. I’m grateful I try like hell not to overdo it.
I’m grateful for gray wet socked in mornings without rain. I’m grateful I saw the large owl on the chimney a couple of nights ago. He was screeching very loudly. I grateful I heard him last night on the hill behind my house and I shined a light to look for him and saw a deer.
I’m grateful I use to live a few places with lots of wildlife that I got to see. I’m grateful when I get to catch a glimpse of wildlife here once and awhile. And I’m grateful for the wildlife in the ocean.
I’m grateful to be living where I live.
I’m grateful my wife doesn’t drink.
I’m grateful I don’t drink.
I’m grateful I don’t get triggers to drink.
I’m grateful drinking just isn’t for me.
I’m grateful for the healthy fear of not getting back if I did ever drink again.
I’m grateful this is my chance to stay sober.
I’m grateful you guys keep the lights on here so I can stop in when I stop in.
Thursday evening gratitude.
I’m grateful for intense times when life is busy, I’m grateful for calm and silent times when life is smooth. I’m grateful the very busy episode will soon be over.
I’m grateful the dog uses the tent when it rains, I’m grateful they sent me this information.
I’m grateful for my reliable car that takes me everywhere and back home.
I’m grateful for the funeral of a friend’s mum, the speech was heartwarming and the flowers beautiful.
I’m grateful for my hairdresser, I look nice with freshly cut hair.
I’m grateful furniture rearranging proceeds, the cats have fun and I get to clean spot by spot.
I’m grateful for unwinding with my favourite series, starting over for the umpteenth time, still enjoy it.
I’m grateful I took time to check in here before I fall into my bed like a dead rock.
I’m grateful for the upcoming chosen family weekend and the wedding
Today I’m grateful for things I find comfort in: the sound of my neighbour’s garden water fountain and the fact that you can hear the trickle of it 24/7/365, being able to look out at any given time of night and see lights, being able to speak to somebody 24/7 - simple as logging onto TS or even Twitch and engaging in conversation. Also having the ability to make my world smaller (got rid of the last of my social media in the last week - Instagram and LinkedIn).
I’m grateful for my new boss. He’s regularly checking I’m taking enough annual leave - a far cry from my bosses of the decade prior .
I am so very grateful for… Coffee - loads of coffee! The sweet energy drink in its bitter awesomeness Feeling well enough to push through even with a crap night’s sleep Got my delivery completed with zero traffic issues Getting the catering done and not blowing a gasket as I had to navigate through center of campus with all the students walking mindlessly Completing my work with ease and having time for myself Talking with my sis today - she just returned from Turkey and it was lovely to hear about her trip Amazon was helpful in working with me on a return that was past the deadline date. Finding pure ginger essential oil and purchasing handheld massage brushes to help open up the lymph nodes My Higher Power. So very grateful to feel connected and engaged with Him. I was having some rough moments yesterday. Grateful that I am healing and finding myself. My family - grateful that we are working on ourselves to be the best version of us that we can be. That I did take time to call my BIL the other day and see how he was doing. Grateful that he was happy that I called For this community and how its helped me get this far in my sobriety. Grateful that I know that I need to stay connected in order to keep stacking up the days.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love
Hopping on, y’all are too motivating.
I’m grateful for a 4 day work week.
I’m grateful I’m finding daily interactions with others easier.
I’m grateful for time, and space, and quiet.
I’m grateful for my past choices and my future options.
I’m grateful I have two nerdy cats at home just waiting for my key to hit the lock.
I’m grateful my cats prefer me to my husband. I put in a lot of time with those little goons.
I’m grateful I always have 2-3 to do lists going at all times. They keep me focused and forward facing.
I’m grateful I finally got my basement gym area built. Tv and sound for workout or to keep the boredom away while on the treadmill. I will spend the weekend building my plate loaded cable machine and unload the rest of my weight plates in from the garage before the fall rain and moisture ruins them.
Grateful for my sobriety, I keep learning how to cope with temptations and triggers even at 4.5+ years. It’s truly a odaat journey
Today I’m grateful for:
~Rain! Glorious rain. The earth around me feels happier, this drought hasn’t been ideal
~Being able to feel energy
~Physical therapy & movement
~Fitting into non-plus sizes! Wahooooo!
~My bff
~Having the gift of zero censorship between us
~My partner and I having very similar week
~Being on the same page
~Good sneakers
~Hearing from a friend and even though we haven’t spoke in months, being in the same place in life
~Seeing 3 great blue herons & an eagle on my way home
~The places my HP brings me
~My dog waking me up at 3am to go out instead of leaving a mess to clean up
~FRIDAY!
The time I was born. I’ve been listening to some of my old favourites earlier, music I haven’t heard in a long time. It got me thinking if I’d been born 100 years ago I’d have never got to hear the likes of Linkin Park, The Kooks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smiths, etc. And actually I’d have never got to read Harry Potter. Or see Lord Of The Rings. I suppose I would have been unaware I was missing out but still
I’m also grateful to past versions of myself. The one prior to alcohol who was so into weight lifting, healthy eating, etc. Without him I don’t think I’d have endured the amount of damage this toxin has done to me since. And the versions of me since who, while part of the problem, at least remained functional, supporting my family, and even managing to progress career wise at times (and for being resilient and not just throwing the towel in at other times). The versions of me that failed many times to quit, but that eventually led me here to a place I’ll hopefully succeed. For getting me to the point where I am now - a point from which I can fight back.
Once again I’m grateful for TS. All the things I feel like I’ve wasted time on over the years - this is something I feel I could do forever and it would still be the greatest thing I could possibly do. Not a second spent working towards sobriety is wasted.
I’m grateful to be 9 months sober
I’m grateful my mind has been calm and in a good place again.
I’m grateful for my family and my pets
I’m grateful for a body healthy enough I can still do the more physically demanding tasks at work when needed.
I’m grateful for a nice sunny day
I’m grateful the leaves are starting to change colour here
I’m grateful for easy dinners
I’m grateful for hot showers
Im grateful for books to read and music to listen to
Im grateful for a comfy bed and clean sheets
I’m grateful for this community
Today I’m grateful for:
~Spending more time away from my phone
~Reaching out to those I’m thinking about
~Conversations with strangers inside the grocery store
~Being exhausted, it makes for a great night of sleep at the end of the week!
~Listening to others who carry the message
~My HP for all the beautiful things brought into my life
~People who get it
~Celebrating the honorary granddaughters birthday today
~Looking for the opportunities more often than the challenges
~Inspiration
~Being able to help and contribute, but also not taking everything over these days
~Feeling less responsible for the actions of others today. Hallelujah!
~Two people reaching out and mentioning my dad “randomly” yesterday
~My sobriety
~Breath
~You!
~Love
Grateful to have read this about Joseph Brodsky : “…after all he’s experienced, including prison and exile, ‘until brown clay has been rammed down my larynx, / only gratitude will be gushing from it.’”
Grateful to an extent that I withdrew from my MBA classes, asking to begin again in December. I acknowledge that I am used to silent space and that my brain doesn’t work properly when stress is big.
Grateful that I have a full day to partially, or fully, decide what is what.
Grateful to know about health and wellness and that action needs to be present there in my body and mind.
A beautiful cool fall day.
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Coffee - loads of coffee! The sweet energy drink in its bitter awesomeness
