Gratitude List. 5 things daily

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I am inside before the thunder and rain began.
I am grateful for a warm shower and enough food.
I am grateful I don’t have to go anywhere tonight.
I am grateful for the hike today.

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I am grateful:

  • a smooth tooth extraction. No painkillers needed. Professionals only :yum::grin:
  • having to rest
  • intensive mediation excersise
  • some smiles and… Some more smiles. Wouhhp.
  • getting to know the sangha :heart:
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I am grateful for:

  • my pup Lupe who cuddles with me when I’m not doing great and even sleeps in with me as long as I need.
  • the prospect of my parents visiting in less than a month.
  • making more progress sorting, disposing, and finding places for our stuff.
  • that I can be kind and gentle with myself when I need it (but still have progress to make there!)
  • simply beautiful weather today.
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Tuesday gratitude’s

** finding my passport and not having to a. pay for having my Canadian passport mailed to me and b. for not having to file for a lost US passport and have to get a new one issued.
** Spending the day with my brother and parents - being able to be present to celebrate my dad’s birthday
** A quick urge for smoking which actually gave me a headache - thank goodness I do not partake in that filthy habit anymore
** Have PT tomorrow - hoping it will alleviate some of the pain I caused by all the driving and walking
** My daily gratitude practice :pray:

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I am happy for you! Its always a plesure reading you beautiful!! :heart:

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aah thanks love – hope you are doing well tonight :heart: :hugs:

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Grateful for my health who is getting better
(I have a streptococcus, and i have medication since yesterday so I am starting to get better)

Grateful for the beautiful moments i spent with my son today. He knows himself and is able to tell me when he feels uncomfortable. I am so proud.

Grateful for the beautiful relationship i have with my daughter, she wants to do after school activities. I am happy for her and proud of her.

Grateful for my life schedule…i work and have time for my kids and appointements which is the best for me.

Grateful for my boyfriend who is there for me but who also takes time for himself.

Love my life :heart: its a beautiful day :heart:good night xxx

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Wednesday, 5:45 A.M.

Grateful for kitty snuggles.
Grateful my wife is sleeping peacefully next to me.
Grateful for another sober day.
Grateful for the nice day out with my Mom yesterday.
Grateful to my HP for giving me strength and endurance every day. :pray::muscle:

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Today’s gratitude is for

  1. That I was strong enough to share at this morning’s Al Anon meeting.
  2. Today’s gentle yoga practice followed by coffee with the teacher.
  3. That I had the energy to go to the bigger but further away supermarket so that I could get the really nice cookies there.
  4. My mum for agreeing to a one to one phone call. Quite a lot was said over 40 minutes.
  5. I’m looking forward to listening to another chapter of my audiobook this evening after dinner.
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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful that all I have to do is sleeping, eating, hiking and resting.
I am grateful for simple food.
I am grateful for warm showers.
And although it is often not on time something else doesn’t work, I am grateful for public transport.

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Today I’m grateful for:

  • the two hour nap I managed this morning after a sleepless night
  • the breakfast I made that filled me with warm feelings
  • the conversation I had early at the beginning of my husband’s daily routine and that when I said “I need to sleep,” he said, “Go do it.”
  • that it is still before lunchtime and I can go give Lupe a nice long walk reward for cuddling with me during my nap
  • hopes for a better day today than yesterday
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Today I am grateful for:

  • several smiles I spent and received
  • chatting and laughing with 2 people
  • Charlie “the boss”
  • having time to rest, as i am very tired
  • tooth extraction feels like fully healed already

:heart:

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Today I am grateful for:

  1. Everyone in my Recovery network
  2. A roof over my head
  3. Being able to Show Up for my son today
  4. Arts & Crafts
  5. Spooky Season!!

Love you all!!

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Today I am grateful for.

  1. 50 days without breaking my promises.
  2. 50 days where I was present for my wife and children.
  3. 50 days where I didn’t put others or myself in harm’s way through drinking.
  4. 50 days that I was able to put the more important things in life ahead of my own selfishness.
  5. 50 days that I visited this group where I leaned that I’m not the only one who suffers, took solice and gained a better understanding of the workings of addiction while picking up some useful coping mechanisms.
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Today I am grateful for:

  • confirmation about the financial support for my further education. It was easy. I had luck. And arguments. And so I can study starting in November. After getting the new apartment (in germamy you have to kind of aply for apartments) I hardly can believe all that luck. Jumped around, screamed and laughed like crazy today! And I didn’t party by drinking!
  • a swim, alone
  • soup
  • fresh air
  • hope… And… love
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Today my gratitude is for

  1. Having the enough energy and focus to tidy my bedroom today.
  2. The smell of freshly laundered bed linen.
  3. My guitar playing skills coming back. I’m practicing every day.
  4. My parents for being there despite it sometimes being difficult.
  5. My kids for being themselves.
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Thursday gratitude’s

  • Ability to be productive today
  • Found the perfect size vibrant reddish orange mum and planted it in front of house (fall feel in the air)
  • PT exercises that I can do at home - some are really helpful
  • TS community
  • prayer and meditation
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I’m 20 minutes away from two days clean! Here are five things I’m grateful for:

  1. Making dinner with my two daughters tonight.

  2. The beautiful sunrise I saw this morning on my way to work.

  3. Being two days clean.

  4. My job and all the blessings / challenges it brings

  5. My home

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Friday Gratitudes…

Grateful for yogurt.
Grateful for kitty’s purrs in my ear in the morning.
Grateful my new job is working out great. :grinning:
Grateful I have Sunday off this weekend and can focus on my spirituality.
Grateful for cooler weather.

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Today I’m grateful for

  1. My homemade kefir mango smoothie for breakfast.
  2. The lovely gentle yoga practice.
  3. The hug I got from my son today.
  4. Procreate on my iPad. I’m really enjoying how subtle it can be.
  5. The rain. I often feel better when it rains.
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