# Gratitude List. 5 things daily
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068 "2020-03-20T12:08:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 61
### Author:  [@J\_Lo\_Ste](https://talkingsober.com/u/J_Lo_Ste)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1322 "2024-09-05T09:51:08Z")
This weekend was a huge revelation of how people do this thing called sobriety
My wife and i were at the restaurant and i told our waitress that i didn’t want any more soda as I’ve had my limit of two for the day
About 30 minutes passed and she came up to me and said
Sir i want to know how you were able to that
At first, i thought i did something that was really offensive
She said, how do you just tell me you’ve had your limit
She says that she was going on 90 days being sober and that she was really struggling.
In fact her question to me was how do i have the ability to just say no and that i had my limit
She wants to know how do i know my limits
I put my fork down and we spoke.
I told her that i have 22 years sober
I suggest to her, and i suggest to who over read this
The way you asked me how to do it, the way i share with you. I told her that i was really proud of her sharing her sobriety with me. She took a huge chance and risked putting herself out there by telling me she’s a newly sober person
The way you share WITH ME is HOW YOU DO IT
Just do it. Don’t worry about tomorrow.
Set your limit
Respect the limit
Don’t test the limit
I haven’t been sober this long WITHOUT respecting the limits set by ME or OTHERS
It only gets better
Then, my wife asks me, how is it that people come up to you and tell you that they are sober when you don’t even ask
I said, bravery. They took a chance.
So, i share with you, everyone here
Take a chance with yourself. As i have taken a chance with myself.
It’s worth the risk
I’m worth the risk
.
.
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### Author:  [@WilliamBloke](https://talkingsober.com/u/WilliamBloke)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1323 "2024-09-12T23:44:43Z")
Just for today…Thursday 09/12/24
Grateful for a restful day off from work.
Grateful to enjoy a not-so-crowded harbour right now.
Grateful for peace and solitude.
Grateful for my truck driving job.
Grateful for cold brew coffee ☕.
🙏
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### Author:  [@WilliamBloke](https://talkingsober.com/u/WilliamBloke)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1324 "2024-09-12T23:48:36Z")
What an awesome experience! Thank you for sharing that. I’m sure you really inspired that waitress. 👍
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1327 "2024-09-15T21:29:28Z")
I’m grateful for
Three mile walk today
Meeting some goats , horses, and sheep and them enjoying my apple
Letting my mum help herself today
Not playing god
Getting an earlier night in bed tonight
Leftovers from my freezer
No anxiety today
My twelve step book to read
Two programmes I really enjoyed on tv today, might switch it on again next Sunday
Chamomile tea
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1328 "2024-09-15T21:31:41Z")
Sorry I didn’t see the five things bit 🙄 I just thought it was the gratitude thread …I’m grateful this is a loving forgiving forum 🙏🏻
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### Author:  [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1329 "2024-09-15T21:34:02Z")
Lol…you are good my friend… sometimes we just gotta let the gratitude flow. 😉
The [Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #7](https://talkingsober.com/t/daily-gratitude-the-air-of-recovery-7/183120) is also open for you.
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1330 "2024-09-15T21:38:13Z")
🤣🤣 ooh it’s late jazzy you just made me laugh too much . I feel very grateful on Sunday… I’m on my own and nothings disturbed me or my sanity today.Monday however……🙈
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### Author:  [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1331 "2024-09-15T21:46:10Z")
Mission accomplished 😉 Made ya laugh 😆
Glad today was a good day – tomorrow will sort itself out. Try not to worry about it and enjoy this evening 🤗
To not derail the thread - I am very grateful for
- Getting my last swim of the season in today
- The beautiful long nap I had this afternoon
- Going to treat myself to Vietnamese food tonight. --NOPE – gonna come up with something else LOL as they are closed
- Managed to walk to the store for groceries in the heat
- Came home to a cool basement to relax in and regulate my body temp
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### Author:  [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1333 "2024-09-24T09:35:49Z")
Love the gratitude and so happy to read 8 months!!! Way to go Jules. Absolutely crushing it 💪🏽
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1334 "2024-09-25T14:24:06Z")
A restful morning
Yorkshire tea
A Clean flat
The fair coming to town today
Being able to go the fair with my home group CA ( aka all mind altering substance s fellows )
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1335 "2024-09-25T14:25:44Z")
Aww thanks for this ❤ I didn’t see this tread 😘
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### Author:  [@JackStraw](https://talkingsober.com/u/JackStraw)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1336 "2024-10-29T10:19:24Z")
1. I didn’t wake up sick and needing a drink.
2. I am grateful for my resilience and courage.
3. Music that keeps me going.
4. I’m extra grateful for my wonderful daughter who just turned 18…(whoop whoop)
5. I am grateful for this forum.
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### Author:  [@tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/u/tailee17)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1337 "2024-10-29T14:59:54Z")
Happy Birthday to your daughter!
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### Author:  [@TrustyBird](https://talkingsober.com/u/TrustyBird)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1338 "2024-10-29T17:10:25Z")
1. I’m grateful that @JackStraw is back. I feel like you were the OP on this thread and I’m happy to see you back and sober. 👋🏼
2. All the possibilities that lie in a haircut. Maybe I shave my head, maybe I get Farrah Fawcett waves, the world is my oyster.
3. My car that runs.
4. Days off when you need them.
5. Cozy slippers.
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### Author:  [@WilliamBloke](https://talkingsober.com/u/WilliamBloke)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1339 "2024-10-30T18:14:44Z")
Just For Today…
Grateful for the mysterious big bonus I received at work, although I was given no explanation why. Hope it’s not just a sick prank. 🤔
Grateful for my day off today.
Grateful for moments of solitude and reflection.
Grateful for coffee ☕ and bagels 🥯.
Grateful for flat caps, hoodies, Ray Bans, and my black slip-on Vans.
Grateful for snuggles from our cat 🐈.
Grateful I don’t have to proove I’m cool anymore. Never worked, anyway.
Grateful I’ve come to embrace my Middle-agedom rather than fear it.
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### Author:  [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1340 "2024-10-30T23:06:31Z")
Love this list! Hope that is not an oops and just a lovely mysterious bonus 😉
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### Author:  [@WilliamBloke](https://talkingsober.com/u/WilliamBloke)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1341 "2024-10-30T23:16:56Z")
Nothing wrong with bonus gratitudes! We’ll take 'em.
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### Author:  [@JackStraw](https://talkingsober.com/u/JackStraw)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1342 "2024-12-01T16:00:12Z")
Today…
1. I’m thankful for a quiet place to live.
2. I’m thankful for the navigation tools I’ve learned in these last 7months
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3. I’m super grateful for all the people here. So many reached out when I fell and I’m so grateful for that.
4. I’m thankful for being awoken by the sound and smell of the coffee pot vs. OMG the liquor stores not open for another hour!!
5. I’m so thankful for our cat Inky. She just seems to know when I need a cuddle.
I hope everyone has a safe holiday as we are in the middle of “hurricane season” (the holidays) with all the booze that flows at this time of year. Thank y’all for the love. Peas out!!
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### Author:  [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1343 "2024-12-02T20:07:16Z")
Grateful for…
🌻 Being alive and breathing without wheezing
🌻 A chance to heal my body and mind free of all additives
🌻 A safe comfortable home
🌻 I enjoy my own company and appreciate my inner connections
🌻 Coffee - a robust dark roast
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### Author:  [@WilliamBloke](https://talkingsober.com/u/WilliamBloke)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/gratitude-list-5-things-daily/85068/1344 "2024-12-03T03:39:51Z")
My Monday gratitudes:
Grateful the long workday is done. I’m home safe and sound, had my dinner and a hot shower and fully relaxed. 👷♂️
Grateful for the yummy chicken tortellini soup, made with love by my Mrs. Bloke. 🥰
Grateful for a fresh, brand new journal book to start writing in, as well as a new pack of my favourite pens. ✒📖
Grateful for my day off tomorrow. Really needing some rest. 🌴🏖
Grateful for our black cat Yoshi, and his early morning snuggles and biscuits on our pillows. 🐈⬛
That’s it, folks. Have a great rest of the week! Stay safe. 🕶🤙
🙏
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