Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery

[maxwell]

Hi Cheyenne!
Congratulations on 51 days! I liked your post, the gratitude one is one of my favs. Welcome to the community.

[Miranda]

Hey Maxine,
I’ve seen you respond to a lot of posts lately but not sure if I’ve missed your own personal check ins. Just wanted to see how you are doing❤️

[Its_me_Stella]

I am grateful to be going to sleep. Grateful that my fever broke. Grateful that the two covid test I took today were negative. Hopeful they stay that way.

[Miranda]

Oh I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well. I didn’t know. Have a great sleep and feel better in the morning❤️

[Dazercat]

Welcome Cheyenne.
This is a great place to start.
Congratulations on your 51 days.

[PinkyP]

Morning,
Today I’m grateful for tea in bed.
I’m grateful my daughter took the dog for his early walk.
I’m grateful the sun is shining here today.
I’m grateful I’ve just decided what is for dinner tonight.
I’m grateful I don’t want to drink.
Have a great day x

[Cjp]

Good morning Gratidudes,

Im so very greatful for…

My sobriety, 122 days free from weed and alcohol
Being able to pay my bills timely
Recovering from Covid
Kleenex
My hubby
Boscoe, even though he ate my beef jerky off the table
A planned camping vakay for my 35th bday this weekend
Four months celebration thursday
Progress not perfection
A paying job
My folks and family

Let us go out and slay the day soberly!

[Dazercat]

I’m grateful I don’t have to live in the wreckage of the future.

I’m grateful for my Costa Rican beans this morning. Another cozy fire, my hoodie, and actually the freedom on no one on my lap. No back pain. No ice pack. I’m grateful for how quiet it is. And Minnie has already come over to check on me.

I’m grateful Alice fluids went great yesterday especially since we missed a day with me out of town.

I’m grateful my jury summons came at a perfect time before we travel for grand babies, baby shower, and pre Thanksgiving. I’m grateful it will actually help decide when we will start the late fall/pre- Holiday traveling to see family. I’m grateful we both like to be home with all our pets for the Holidays. I’m grateful we both think it’s just not right ditching them.

I’m grateful for my wife. I’m grateful for nights I stumbled across a fun silly movie we’ve already seen, Mr. Deeds, and we watch what’s left of it together and laugh and stay up later than we would have.

I’m grateful for Al-Anon meetings, especially when I don’t feel “I need,” it. I’m grateful for Minnie’s second check in. I’m grateful for “Easy Does It.”

I’m grateful for the conversation we had about my meetings. The case of wine she ordered. She was surprised I was checking on it because someone has to be home to sign for it. Therefore she thought I’d be angry. I wasn’t. How we both think me going to meetings is helping a lot. And she told me she downloaded another moderation app 4 days ago. I’m grateful it’s something. It’s at least awareness. I’m grateful I mention the trauma for me over the 2 restaurant scenes over the summer briefly. And her having a glass or 2 of wine doesn’t really bother me. It was the trauma.
I’m grateful for.
Get In.
Get Out.
Be Gone!
As you can tell by my gratitude list I tend to ramble on and on and when it could be a touchy conversation about someone else’s drinking. I think it’s best to
Get In.
Get Out.
Be Gone.
Credit: The Recovery Show podcast. Thank you Spenser

I’m grateful to read Brian is doing some reading here. Ya you And he’s doing some S. You’re in my prayers friend.
I’m grateful for my gratitude practice and everyone else’s shares on this thread.

Gratitude is short for Great Attitude!
“We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the negative realm of negative thought and cultivate in our hearts an attitude of gratitude.”
Thomas S Monson

[anon74766472]

I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I keep on not drinking coffee, more than 12 days now.
I am grateful for a warm shower.
I am grateful for the nice weather the next days. Not too warm and no rain. Good for moving.
I am grateful for my friends who will help me once my stuff is there. Setting up the kitchen again. As much as I like doing stuff alone. Drilling holes in walls is nothing I fancy to do. (I just had this sentence which was once on postcards: Kannste so machen, dann is es halt scheiße. Oder: ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?) I still like my mother tongue.

I am grateful for all the people here. It’s getting easier the longer we work on our sobriety.

[maxwell]

Hi Miranda, thank you for reaching out! I’m good, day 18. I do try to read the daily check in, but I haven’t posted for myself on that thread in awhile. It’s so active that I couldn’t keep up, and I became overwhelmed. I read and post almost every day on the gratitude thread, much more manageable for me. I’m happy to see you active, how are you?

[MonkeyMomma]

Today I am grateful for:

Waking up 251 days sober
Having patient, love, and tolerance
For this website!!
My children & family
Having a job because I am SOBER
Helping my fellow addicts/alcoholics

[Miranda]

Having a great day today. Day 7(almost)

[Its_me_Stella]

Good day.

I am grateful that my child can pretty much take care of herself.
I am grateful that my dad brought me some grapes.
I am grateful that my dogs seem to know I am not 100%
I am grateful that I don’t feel like this everyday.

[maxwell]

I’m rooting for you!

[maxwell]

I’m grateful I’ve had 18 consecutive days sober! According to this app, I’ve had over 111 days total over the few months I’ve been here. I’m pretty proud of that.

I’m grateful I’ve had a very busy day at work today.
I’m grateful I will receive a bonus this month!
I’m grateful I have a carrier for Riley’s vet appointment Sat., but putting it out early was an epic failure, she peed in it.

I’m grateful even though I have some bad pain days, I’m powering through and not using vodka to mask them. I would like the pain to ease up though.

I’m grateful a friend at work switched positions and I will be working with her more, she’s my favorite person to talk to, and the only one that knows I’ve stopped drinking.

I’m grateful I’m almost done with my 2nd diamond painting and I still like doing it.

I’m grateful for Max with his subtle clues when he wants to go out, usually by panting or fart bombing me. (As he’s doing now)

I’m grateful for all of you! Day 1 or 1001, you have something special to share and I’m happy you’re here!

[Lovelylisha]

Today I’m grateful for 20 days of being AF!
I’m grateful to actually be experiencing and feeling.
I’m grateful to be back in the gym.
I’m grateful I was able to push through 20 minutes on the stair master.
I’m grateful for freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
I’m grateful everyday is easier than the day before.

[Cjp]

Hey sober fam,
Doubling down on gratitude today.

Im greatful i could work through my self doubt and negative thinking today.
Im greatful for my family.
Im greatful my mom invited me in for dinner when i picked up Boscoe.
Im greatful my mom stocked up on my favorite strawberry buble. She loves me. She really loves me.
Im greatful i wasnt offended when my dad wouldnt eat with us because i still have covid. He had it bad and didnt want to risk it.
Im greatful i made a therapy appointment for oct 1st.
Im greatful hubby and i are still going camping this weekend.
Im greatful for my aa zoom meeting tonight.

Never short on blessings, just need to open your eyes and mind to see them all.

[Butterflymoonwoman]

Today I am grateful for:

• TS and all of your support day in and day out! Helping me to see what I unable to see at the moment.
• Eric @Dazercat for commenting and validating my feelings and always being a support and a friend to me
• Good food
• Sticking to my healthy eating for 3 days straight
• Seeing some physical results from consistent exercise the past 3 weeks
• The color orange and red
• My family
• My sons school and how well they are teaching him
• My sons homecare at night so I can sleep
• Nice showers
• Meditation
• Fresh bed sheets

[Kdog]

I’m grateful for the clouds. Running today just for the sake of running put me in a meditative state where I was very aware and content I guess and the sky just looked so real and I was present.

Very grateful for my wife. She travels with me, supports me, stabilizes me and I keep the idea that I owe her everything close, hopefully I can repay her a 10th of what she’s given to me.

[desert_rose]

Today I’m grateful I finished all ice cream in the fridge.

I took to heart the advice that, in early recovery, everything that is safe and legal is ok to keep the drinks away. Even ice cream for dinner. (@Matt @Faugxh )

I’m closing in on 5 months, and the ice cream industry where I live is thriving, even with astronomical prices for crappy ice cream with frozen cristals in it.

I’m grateful I recognize that the amount of sugar I’m consuming on a daily basis absolutely needs to go down. My children think my husband is the culprit, as there is no way their fairly slim mom is responsible for the empty cartons they see in the bin in the morning. I use my husband’s mug to for the ice cream. It’s a great decoy. He has a giggle out of the ruse.

I’m grateful I bought “butter pecan no sugar added” ice cream to try and reduce my sugar consumption. I’m grateful I will let it stay in my freezer for a long time, one scoop missing and the rest remaining untouched for the rest of eternity. It tastes like the first four letters of its flavor name. I’ll keep it as a symbol that my 5-month free pass on “all you can eat ice cream” is expired. Or expires in 2 days

I’m grateful I’ll start the weekend with a race with my oldest…I’m so grateful I won’t have to worry about being hungover when the alarm clock rings at 4.

I’m grateful to feel healthier again. Present. Clear headed. Strong to deal with the tough things in life. And honest with myself about things that need to change.

Much love to you all

PS: I’m also grateful I had one of the toughest, most heartbreaking conversations with my husband yesterday. I’m grateful I listen better. And know with a clear head that sometimes there is nothing, absolutely nothing I can do to take the pain from someone I love away. This has been a very tough lesson I learned in the last month.

But I can be there. Listen. Try to understand. Be present when they need to talk. And let them just be for a while, because they are the ones who need to process the pain.

@Dazercat

Get In.
Get Out.
Be Gone

Eric, could you share where this comes from? Always curious about new ways of thinking, ways to change my perspective. Always good to have a big tool box to dig in when things get tricky