Gratitude List. 5 things daily

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Today I’m grateful for

  1. My cosy living room on this squally evening. I like hearing the windows rattling and the gas fire hissing.
  2. Rooibos tea in my stainless steel teapot.
  3. Embroidery project on the go. I’m not sure what I’m making but I’m enjoying the process.
  4. A simple dinner of pasta pesto.
  5. A phone conversation with my mum after my GP visit.
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Tonight I am grateful for:

  • making good food although feeling bad about eating and body today
  • not drinking although having bad mood and cravings today
  • receiving the written confirmation about the financial support of my further education
  • yoga, just 10 minutes, but just for making it on the mat anyway
  • my bed!

Edit: hot water bottle season!

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Today I’m grateful for:

  1. The ability to ignore stupid
  2. My sobriety and that I ignored the cravings
  3. My support system here and in my world
  4. A good night sleep
  5. The delicious chicken I made for dinner
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Wednesday Morning:

Grateful for another productive work day.
Grateful for a cool and cloudy day.
Grateful to have a job I actually like.
Grateful for funny animal videos on YouTube.
Grateful to have what we need.

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Today I’m grateful for

  1. Being so unwell on Monday with my mental health that I sought help and started antidepressants.
  2. Free healthcare in my country.
  3. The gentle yoga class and subsequent cup of tea with the teacher.
  4. My guitar.
  5. My still as yet undefined embroidery project. I’m just stitching away!
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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I learned a lot today.
I am grateful I had the MRI I waited for so long for. Well.
I am grateful for nice colleagues.
I am grateful I have enough.

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Today I am grateful for:

  1. My sobriety
  2. My therapist
  3. The abundance in my life
  4. The week being almost over
  5. My brother
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Today I am grateful for…

☆ I woke up
☆ time spent with my daughter, grandson and husband
☆ cozy blankets
☆ my Mom and Dad are doing well
☆ my sobriety

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Just for today…

Grateful for another day to earn some income.
Grateful for the cool and cloudy weather here.
Grateful my family is mending from COVID.
Grateful for morning greetings from the cat.
Grateful to just be alive.

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Today I’m grateful for

  1. Homemade kefir mango smoothie for breakfast (I had it at lunchtime though)
  2. The nice weather today.
  3. That I managed to get showered and dressed this afternoon.
  4. Bergamot essential oil. I think it helped me get a better night’s sleep last night.
  5. This community.
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Today…

  1. Being a part of my daughter’s life.
  2. Not waking up sick needing a drink.
  3. Sitting and listening to the rain pound on the roof.
  4. Coffee
  5. Being more aware of negative self talk.
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  1. Grateful for my Clean Date: 02/21/2023

  2. Grateful for my new free 5G phone & free 2 months of “unlimited everything” service that my employment specialist got for me!

  3. Grateful for the stress-free (and I KNOW it will be 100% Clean) UA that I just took

  4. Grateful for the job I’ll start next month once the results of the aforementioned UA comes back!

  5. Grateful for this absolutely GORGEOUS Pacific Northwest day!

:v:t2::heart::metal:t2:

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I’m grateful today for

• the fact that I’m still here
• living in the country I live in although not everything may be perfect
• my curiosity
• healthy eyes
• the food I have

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Today I am grateful for:

  1. A good night sleep
    2 the week almost being over
  2. My sobriety
  3. This community
  4. My nice home
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Today I am grateful for:

  • satisfying food
  • yoga class and feeling some strength back
  • got a lot of todo’s done
  • got plans
  • got smiles
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  1. I am thankful to wake up and not be sick and on the hunt for my drug or a drink, another chance at life
  2. I am thankful for my children and family
  3. I am thankful for my fiance that’s in recovery also, we made out of pits of hell together :purple_heart:
  4. I am thankful to be in a sober living surrounded by women that are fighting the same battles that I am
  5. I am thankful to have a job
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Today I am grateful for:

  1. Graduating IOP
  2. Good cups of tea
  3. That stuffy noses aren’t forever
  4. The Rain
  5. Being present for my family
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Thursday gratitude’s

  • i’ve made it to 9 months sober from alcohol and weed
  • i no longer have to go to PT
  • my renters need to move out earlier than expected but its fall and it will nicer to work on the house in cooler weather (hopefully not much to do)
  • comedy that gave me so much joy last night while I couldn’t sleep
  • cooler weather on the horizon
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Congratulations @JazzyS :sunflower:on your sober time :upside_down_face:

I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I slept okay. Actually all week was okay.
I am very grateful that where I work in my company we are working as a team and not against each other.
I am grateful I am going to attend my women’s meeting tomorrow after 7 months :upside_down_face:
I am grateful I have enough.

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Thank you Franzi :pray::heart:

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