Today I’m grumpy about a lot of things. Work related, mostly.
But grateful for good health.
I’m grateful I’m slowly feeling like my body is healthy again. Easy does it.
I’m grateful my family is healthy. I’m grateful I try to consider our mental health during difficult times and make things a bit better when I can. Even if all I can do is give them a hug.
I’m grateful we haven’t worn masks often anymore. That we don’t need to wear them, that the world is in a better place, I think. I’m grateful to be breathing without a mask on.
I’m grateful my kids are going back to school, as school used to be before the pandemic. It was a very long time for them away from the campus. 2 years.
I’m grateful for reading your gratitudes…thank you for being here
@Bootz big, big congratulations on 700 days!!! That is amazing!!
Grateful to wake up, stumble to my coffee and my morning routine of gratitude meditation. What a great way to start the day. Grateful for a full house. We have 8 women living in this this house right now (got TWO new ones in the last 48 hours!) and I’m grateful for the gratitude towards that. But what a beautiful thing, eight women in recovery (lol well 7, the one isn’t fooling ANYONE ) who said enough to their addiction and we’re willing to give themselves a chance at more. Just thinking about all that goes into getting someone out of their active addiction and into recovery, and we have 8 people that at this moment are beating the odds. That’s pretty incredible. Grateful to be part of something so powerful and positive.
Didn’t think I’d get here so soon but I’m grateful for my new roommate and how utterly “normal” she is understanding social cues, and making it possible for me last night to be in and enjoy my room after a long day at work.
Grateful that new people make me see my growth, not in comparison but allowing me to see how far I’ve come with healthy boundaries. I am able to see the positive in each new person but maintain reservation while I see what they’re about. Grateful for this unaffected, unbiased, non-judgmental accepteance of people and seeing them as they are. No more, no less.
Grateful both of my daughters are coming this weekend. This will be the second time in 5 months that my 17 year old comes to spend the weekend with me, opposed to at least 6, 7 with my 14 year old. Grateful for progress. Grateful for a chance at healing. Grateful she wanted to and chose to come spend time with her mom.
GRATEFUL for my recovery! Grateful as I see the season starting to change I’m not out looking for a place to sleep, to find respite for a few hours or days, I’m so very grateful for a home that is mine. Grateful for a bed that is mine. Grateful for my job, for my crazy busy schedule. For my IOP.
Grateful to wake up this beautiful dark morning and have 161 clean days that I have learned so much from. Grateful for many more to come. Grateful to know that I must keep doing everything I’m doing to make it to see 162 days. I cannot rely on yesterday’s program.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful for a very nice ride today. I enjoyed it.
I am grateful to be alive.
I am grateful I somehow expressed my disappointment towards the woman renting the apartment after me, telling me that always I said I’d leave between 5th and 9th and her ordering her furniture for the 8th diminished my 5 days. She is too egoistic to understand. Never mind. I’ll punch my punching ball later.
Good morning all,
I’m grateful I don’t drink. I’m tired and grouchy today but not hungover. I’m grateful I will get through these next 2 work days. I’m grateful I will get to spend time with family this weekend celebrating Granny’s 90th birthday. I’m grateful for coffee. I’m grateful I can borrow gratitude from y’all when I need to.
Everyone have a wonderful day
Busy at work so I will complete my gratitude list later!
But I’m SUPER grateful that I’ve been Alcohol Free for 2WEEKS!
Next Milestone is 20 days!
Happy Dance!
I’m grateful I don’t drink.
I’m grateful I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful I’m not hungover.
I’m grateful for Al-Anon.
I’m grateful for my pixie and having it on the deck with the dogs before coffee.
I’m grateful I was able to coordinate some major tasks in at the house so they can be the same day.
I’m grateful for Pilates and my trainer.
I’m grateful I remembered to thank her for the mental therapy session yesterday.
I’m grateful she has a dog named Harry. A pug. And I asked to see pics and of course she lit up and went on and on about Harry. Great name for a dog
I’m grateful we, my wife, not my trainer are going to see the new Brad Pit movie. Haven’t been to a movie theatre since pre COVID. I reckon that means I haven’t been in a movie theatre sober yet then.
I’m grateful Minnie just walked over to my chair and required some petting and I happily obliged.
I’m grateful for my wife.
I’m grateful my wife always does all my/our laundry.
I’m grateful she wants to go to the movie. Could be because of Brad Pit. That’s why I want to go
I’m grateful for all the rain.
I’m grateful we aren’t flooded.
I’m grateful for that song Decide To Be Happy. It’s my morning ear worm again. I’m grateful sometimes I’m able to decide to be happy. I know this is not always possible. I’m grateful when I do get depressed it’s not a severe debilitating depression. I can’t always “Snap Out Of It!” But I know it always eventually passes for me. And I’m grateful for that.
So with all that said.
I’m grateful I’m not drinking today.
And I’m probably not drinking tomorrow.
And I’m happy I don’t want to Pinky
I’m grateful for the change in seasons. All seasons. “I think that to one in sympathy with nature, each season, in turn, seems the loveliest.”
Mark Twain
I’m grateful that the past is past. I can regret it. I can learn from it. I can do my best to not repeat it. But what is important is now and where I’m going to be later.
This morning I am grateful for a full day of sobriety yesterday, for waking up well rested and feeling ok. I am grateful for the woman appropriately named “Love” who answered the phone when I reached out for help yesterday. It was a sure sign I was on the right path. I am grateful for the resources available for recovery and for this one day as it is all I can focus on right now. Today I am grateful to not desire a drink. I’m grateful for you all and this forum.
I am grateful for the feeling happening in my body at this very moment. If I were to describe it I would have to say it feels a little uncomfortable, but I know that I am safe. What I am feeling is they absolute beauty of being alive and the impulses of energy that I can feel surging through my body.
I am grateful for therapy and therapists, and for all the old timers in the 12 steps programs that are still coming to meetings making sure the doors are open for us in our early recovery.
I am grateful for my senses and how alive they are. I sat in amazement as I watched the sunrise this morning listening to the waves ripple against the shoreline and the crickets singing in the brush beside me.
I am grateful for skills that I remember to practice during my days, simple ones like being non-judgmental. Just the facts… “The sun was orange as it rose this morning.” Rather than " The sun was bright orange as it rose this morning " Learning that my perspective is not a fact has been golden for me.
I am grateful for people who bring out the worst in me. The people who shine spotlights on my character defects are the people who seem to keep returning. Am I surprised? No not at all. I am grateful for my recovery and self awareness today. Because of all the work I have done I can notice things and stop them before they happen.
I am grateful for trust, intuition and love. I am so grateful for the SPAD reading today my HP has my number EVERY DAMN DAY.
Hi,
Today I’m grateful for listening to my body, taking it easy when I can and only doing things that need doing.
I’m grateful to feel more myself the last couple of days.
I’m grateful to realise that the extreme tiredness is most probably due to my age and time of life. I’m grateful it’s passed for a while.
I’m grateful to read today’s gratitudes, they really meant something to me. I love taking from what is shared and like to think that now and again someone will take something from what I share.
I’m grateful for Mark Twain’s quote, he is spot on for me. Nice one Eric.
I’m grateful I’m feeling loved up. I’m in a good place atm and am enjoying being me
I am grateful that I am sober and that my cravings to drink during the work week have totally dissipated after 5 years of working at it. I NEVER thought that would happen as it was a huge trigger an routine.
I am grateful for house music and the 3 mile walk I got in. The positive shift in my brain chemistry is obvious after it.
I am grateful to be early to work, sitting in my car doing my list, easing into the night.
Today I am grateful to be up very early with a full day ahead that includes a walk first thing as well as a virtual meeting and an in person one. I feel good and somehow rested and am grateful for the lack of hangover. I’m grateful to hear the neighbor rooster and for the delicious, hot cup of coffee that soothes me in the morning. I am grateful to be looking forward to taking on the day instead of dreading what is to come amd trying to figure out how I can muscle through a hangover and tiredness. I am grateful my son had the courage on his own to bring up his feelings of anxiety to his doctor. That is a huge step in a healthy direction at a young age, and I think that is what I am most grateful for as it opens the door for healthy coping and management as opposed to how his alcoholic mom has typically dealt with things. Grateful for another day to live freely without a drink.
Day 15
This morning I woke up and I’m grateful for that. I slept ok even though I woke up a few times in the middle of the night to use the restroom. I think I drink too much water before bed.
Im grateful my hubby took the kids to school this morning so I have time to write my gratitude list.
Im grateful I took off this weekend for a wedding that I decided not to attend. So I pretty much have a free weekend to do whatever my heart desires.
Im grateful I was able to help my aunt take care of some personal business yesterday. My drunk self would’ve put it off until who knows when.
I’m grateful to be sober and can help others in need.
I’m grateful I made it 15 days without alcohol.
I’m grateful for you all.
Grateful I curbed out super early last night and am up with energy this morning. Grateful it’s FRIDAY! Grateful that before the first of the month I will have September’s rent taken care of, it’s the first month where I’m paying half my rent and I’m feeling good that I’m on top of it. The program is working for me because I’m working it. Grateful for one more wake up before BOTH of my daughters are up here with me. Grateful I have an evening to mentally prepare for where I want to be emotionally and spiritually when I get them.
Grateful I can see and feel my life and recovery kicking into high gear, excited to see the changes. Excited to FEEL the changes.
Grateful for the healthy boundaries I’m learning and a very busy schedule and how much easier it makes living in this house that 7 other women also live in.
Grateful for the curriculum about gratitude last night in IOP and that I felt I really had an advantage because I’m already training my heart and head in gratitude. It affects everything I encounter in my days, for the better.
Grateful summer is still holding on with a death grip. Grateful for the warm weather even though the sun rises later and goes to bed earlier, I still have very warm weather.
Grateful to wake up to 162 days clean.
) who said enough to their addiction and we’re willing to give themselves a chance at more. Just thinking about all that goes into getting someone out of their active addiction and into recovery, and we have 8 people that at this moment are beating the odds. That’s pretty incredible. Grateful to be part of something so powerful and positive.
not my trainer 
I reckon that means I haven’t been in a movie theatre sober yet then.
that soothes me in the morning. I am grateful to be looking forward to taking on the day instead of dreading what is to come amd trying to figure out how I can muscle through a hangover and tiredness. I am grateful my son had the courage on his own to bring up his feelings of anxiety to his doctor. That is a huge step in a healthy direction at a young age, and I think that is what I am most grateful for as it opens the door for healthy coping and management as opposed to how his alcoholic mom has typically dealt with things. Grateful for another day to live freely without a drink.