Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery

I’m grateful I made it to the parking lot @Pica
I’m going in!!!
:pray::purple_heart::grimacing::cactus:

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Love you Eric. Grateful for you.

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I hope you got what you needed in the meeting. I’m grateful you went❤️

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I think alanon meeting will help you feel better. Working the steps.

Working the steps again for me has been amazingly good for my mental health.

I’m not very good at being codependent. When my wife relapsed I attended alanon. It helped me take better care of me.

I’m not very good at relationships. That’s why I don’t follow that thread. I admire your loyalty to your wife.

There’s alot of things I admire about you! I’m grateful!

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I’m up before the sun and felt like I needed to immerse myself in gratitude.

I’m grateful for my heart, that whatever happens I can trust it. That when I feel overwhelmed I can drop down into it, and things become clear again.
I’m grateful for meditation, when I can quiet my mind and just be with myself.
I’m grateful for my warm, safe bed and the birds waking up outside my window.
I’m grateful I’m able to give unconditional love.
I’m grateful for my breath.
I’m grateful I get to be alive and experience life, with all its miracles and challenges.
I am grateful I get to build a life full of love and happiness and the choice starts with me every single day.

:yellow_heart:

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Good morning TS fam

So greatful I woke up before my alarm
Hangover free
Excited to start my new job
The hubby and Boscoes love and support
Hot showers
Hot coffee PLUS creamer
My sobriety
My shift in perspective

Lets go out today and kill it!

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How was it?? That’s awesome :grin:

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I’m grateful for so much. I don’t know where to begin. Since I see you @Cjp thank you for wanting to hold me accountable. That was pretty cool of you. I’m grateful I held myself accountable.
I’m grateful my a/c guy is coming today. Y’all better hope he shows up soon because I’m feeling a so much gratitude this could go on a bit. So unlike me :laughing:
I’m grateful for AlAnon.
I’m grateful I went to an AlAnon meeting.
Please don’t tell anyone I liked it.
I’m grateful for slogans.
The meeting was about those silly slogans we’ve all heard at the very beginning of our recovery and we’ve learned they can be key to our recovery if we just use them.
Yesterdays mine was “keep it simple.” All I had to do for serenity was get in the car. Drive less than 11 minutes and put my ass in a chair. Of course I was on the wrong side of the church and greeted the AA people in their meeting. I gave them a quick shout out of encouragement and bragged about my 2 plus years and told them I’m blessed to be working double recovery.
I’m grateful how the philosophy for AA and AlAnon and all the other 12 step programs can be applied for any of them. And just life in general.
I’m grateful for the AlAnon literature I brought home.
I am grateful I got to share second. Wasn’t expecting that. I grateful the format there is to go around the room.
I’m grateful I had a clean kitchen this morning. :thinking: It wasn’t me. :thinking: Go to AlAnon meeting get clean kitchen in the morning. What a deal. I’m grateful I like a clean kitchen in the morning. I have a ton of pet chores first thing I do. But I’m also grateful for “How important is it?” I’m grateful “my qualifier,” cleaned up after her pet chores at night and went to bed before me. Baby steps. She still drank all day. I grateful I know not to “expect,” anything.
I’m grateful for “today I will take care of myself.”
I’m grateful we found the cat. It’s driving us crazy we can’t find a cat in a new home that still barely has any furniture and we think we know all the hiding places. I’m grateful after looking all over we heard Mavy meowing in the pantry. We didn’t think to look there and I’m grateful the 2 of us had a fun laugh about it.
Oh shit. I’m most grateful I have absolutely no resentful feelings towards “my qualifier,” for me deciding I want to take better care of myself and go to a meeting last night. The Resentment beast and I go way back. I was afraid the beast would show up and he didn’t.
I’m grateful for an AlAnon pink cloud.
I’m most grateful for all of you that supported me after I realized my life as of Saturday night IS unmanageable. 🥲
I’m grateful I didn’t cry last night. Almost. Had to take out my bandanna. I’m grateful I’d rather cry around you guys. 🥲 I am so grateful for all of y’all’s love and support and kindness.
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Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.
Jack Canfield

Oh and…. “If you fall in a ditch, don’t start decorating it.” :grimacing::blush:

Just saw ya @Pica
I was not thrilled about the sign that said “Rattlesnake season keep door closed.” Not a slogan I was expecting :scream::scream::scream:

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I’m grateful that Moby is doing better🐈‍⬛️🖤

I’m grateful for paddle boarding adventures every weekend

I’m grateful for the incredible friends I have and how much we laugh.

I’m grateful for my sober life and the love I feel all day :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I’m happy

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I am grateful.

For:

Seeing my kids today, even if it was only for an hour. It’s nice to be with them during the good times and the bad.

Having a chance to rearrange my son’s room. I really hope it helps him sleep better.

Talking with a friend who’s been so supportive both before and after my seperation from my partner.

Still having the energy to cook a potato and cashew nut curry even though it was a really long day and I was tired.

My friends who have welcomed me into their home and their lives whilst I find my feet. Words cannot express how grateful I am to them.

This community. I didn’t realise how much I needed this.

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I’m grateful to God. I’m grateful for recovery. I’m grateful for All my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes.
God bless you all. :v: & :heart:

p.s. You are amazing. Ya you!!

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I always look forward to your gratitudes your signoff msg makes me smile everytime

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I have thought so too.
:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Today I am grateful for the time I got to spend with my niece and nephew. We played and I was so focused on them, so present. I’m grateful that I’m rebuilding my relationship with my sister and that my Dad still recognizes me despite the dementia. I am grateful for my fiance, who sees my warts and still loves me, patiently building and growing with me. I am grateful for my work and the opportunities I have to do real good for my community through it. Life is so rich.

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I am grateful to have had a 5 day holiday.

I am grateful to have been present during those days.

I am grateful to live in a breathtaking part of the world.

I am grateful to have the awareness to recognize such a difference in how I behave in this relationship.

I am grateful to feel healthy, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.

I am grateful to feel cherished.

I am grateful to be able to make someone happy by just being me.

I am grateful that the more spiritually I live my life, the smoother my life becomes.

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Top of the mornin’ to ya sober crew :slight_smile:

I am so greatful I slept well. Boscoe wakes up with me for morning pets. Hubby leaving a cute love note on the coffee maker for me to find this morning. Everyone here sharing their fears, hope, positive outcomes, and struggles. MEMES THREAD. Positive, hopeful thinking.

Day 23 free from weed and alcohol

Let us all unite in the discovery of our recoveries.

Peace and love to you all!

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Grateful :-

For sleeping OK
For not drinking despite feeling low
For my health
For here and you :green_heart:

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I’m grateful to God I don’t drink.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful to God for AlAnon.
I’m grateful, even though I already know I’m powerless over alcohol, that there was a new comer to AlAnon last night and they made us read some work on step 1. I’m grateful I tried to stay on topic when it was my turn to share.
I’m grateful I got my first 2 different meetings out of the way. I just felt I had to do an introduction and I had so much I wanted to say, but also remain on topic.
I’m grateful next week when I’m at the meeting I’m going to “Let Go And Let God,” I’ll follow my heart and stick to the topic instead of thinking oh I want to say this. Oh I want to say that. I’m grateful it doesn’t matter what I know, what I’ve done, how I’ve done it, what matters is today. Right now. Currently.
I’m grateful for:
Meetings 2
Clean kitchen in the morning 2
I’m grateful to be reminded about the newcomer and how scared they are, or might be starting any kind of a recovery program. I feel like I’ve forgot about that. I’m grateful I’m very welcoming to the new comer but I never really think of their fear. I’m grateful I was reminded of my fear yesterday when I went to my first AlAnon meeting 10-12 years ago and how fucking hopeless EVERYTHING was. Not felt. In my mind everything WAS hopeless!! I still have a lot of that feeling today. But not as bad as then. So that’s progress. :pray:t2:
Welcome all new comers. I’m grateful for the impact you have on all of us. You may not know it. But you do. We need you here.
I’m grateful I caught the Halloween bunny again this morning, but with my camera this time.
I’m grateful for the extraordinary noisy common raven who was gurgling, cawing at me on my walk. I think he wanted his pic taken. Nothing common about him.
I’m grateful Stella got away for 5 days and she shares her pics with us. I’m grateful it didn’t rain for her. I’m grateful Brian is moving sometime :man_shrugging: No, I still can’t remember when. But I know that’s ok. I can’t wait to hear about your new place.
I’m grateful with all the shit I got to do around here I’m doing it “Slow and Steady.” I’m grateful I have to keep reminding myself this. Like this morning I started a list of stuff for the plumber. I almost continued with it after the dog walk. But I’m grateful I reminded myself to take care of Myself first. The plumbing issues will be here when I’m done taking care of myself first.
I’m grateful for all the support on the Are You Affected By A Loved One…… (I really need a shorter title :grimacing:)
I’m grateful for y’all.
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First, it is an intention.
Then a behavior
Then a habit.
Then a practice.
Then a second nature.
Then it is simply who you are.
Brendon Burchard

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I’m grateful for the good relationships I have with the people in my neighborhood.

My neighbor left these at my front door for me to find as a surprise. She knew that I wanted the platinum series Lord of the Rings box sets (but just never bothered to buy :sweat_smile: ) and since she’s decided to go all digital, she was nice enough to just give them to me instead of selling them to me.

The fact that she thought of me and decided to do something nice for me is more important to me than actually getting free things. I’m grateful that I can make meaningful connections with the people around me. I think it’s hard to do that when you’re constantly high or drunk. Real connection just starts to slip away through the selfish haze of drugs and alcohol. Sobriety allows me to be present with others, and I’m grateful for that.

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