Gratitude List. 5 things daily

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Today Im thankful for…

  1. Finally haveing a job with benefits and being able to go to the dentist.
  2. Accepting that feelings are not facts
  3. Its Friday
  4. The present moment
  5. Im so thankful Im not drunk or strung out today.
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I am so very grateful:

  1. For good food and a warm house.
  2. For my first positive sober visit with my Mom and siblings.
  3. For the Great British Baking Show.
  4. For a job that I love.
  5. For continued sobriety and a calm brain because of that. :heart:
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  1. Family. Where would I be without them.
  2. My sponsor. Accepting me no matter what.
  3. My body. After everything I have put it through.
  4. Water. Not available in parts of the world.
  5. My dogs. Unconditional love.
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Im glad your kitty returned! Whew!!

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Today…

  1. I did not wake up sick needing a drink
  2. My cat
  3. My familys health
  4. My job and the fact that I can still work after the insanity.
  5. Being able to look at my part in a things.
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Theres a very good chance he was watching you the whole time.

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Very grateful for:

  • cats that sleep where they want no matter what
  • great filling food
  • the opportunity tackle my love of food tomorrow night at a slimming club
  • fresh, cold water to drink
  • books! So many books, so little time!
    :hugs:
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Thankful for…

  1. New wiper blades.
  2. Paid storm day.
  3. A roof with a dry home attached.
  4. Positive self talk
  5. I was able to get a decent fare to see my kiddo in December.
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  1. Days off
  2. Good friends
  3. Restaurants, I’ve missed restaurants between Covid and sobriety
  4. My pair of brother kitties
  5. My husband
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Today Im thankful for…

  1. I am grateful that I am sober. I started savings acct for my daughters first car next year. That would never have happened drinking.
  2. The storms missed us.
  3. Its Friday.
  4. Sleeping in
  5. Quite
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Today I am grateful:

  1. To have gotten in for a medical test that was hard to get scheduled
  2. For the work inspiration I got at a conference today, starting to feel less burned out
  3. For the walk I took with my partner
  4. To be back in this community and for the support I’ve gotten here
  5. To snuggle with my cats
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Today…

  1. My daughters Mom
  2. The present
  3. So thankful Im not drunk/sick/broke
  4. Great weather to work outside
  5. My family
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I am grateful:

  1. That sobriety makes me trustworthy again.
  2. For paid time off.
  3. For beating down those “no one will know” thoughts. I would know if I drank and for the first time I am the one that matters in that scenario.
  4. For my husband and my kitties.
  5. For Jolly Ranchers and hot tea.
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Today, I am grateful for:

  1. Waking up and being alive.
  2. My family, friends & dog.
  3. Having a job, and being able to earn an income, albeit if it isn’t what I’m hoping to do long-term.
  4. Parkrun & being able to exercise.
  5. Hot cups of tea on a cold day & sitting by the logburner.
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I am grateful for

  • mindset shifts & letting go
  • inner child work
  • TS fam that didn’t let me disappear & isolate
  • a home surrounded by natural open spaces
  • changing seasons that remind me how humans are part of nature and how I can move with them instead of fighting against them
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Today’s gratitude:

  1. Long, deep sleep that inevitably comes after a few sleepless nights
  2. Wacky dreams that offer insight into mindset
  3. Autumn evenings with bonfires and bright moonrises, long conversations around the fiery glow
  4. Morning chill with bright sunshine on frosty foliage
  5. Delicious food and days spent with hands busy in the kitchen, all the smells and textures and tasting
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Today I am grateful for…

  1. Being able to slowdown and think before I act.
  2. My cat…she really helps me stay in the moment.
  3. Not waking up sick/drunk/broke/ashamed/guilty
  4. Being able to be in my daughters life
  5. Options
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Today…

  1. To be able to stop and think before I act.
  2. Doing my laundry beach front.
  3. Being able to move forward.
  4. Not being sick and miserable
  5. A roof and clothes.

My view from the laundromat

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Today…

  1. Waking up ready to face the day without dred and fear and guilt.
  2. My awesome daughter who just turned 16.
  3. The ability to think it through instead of being impulsive.
  4. The present.
  5. I say this one a lot but, sobriety opens up so many options.
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Today…

  1. For the ability to take care of business
  2. Recognizing whats fact and whats feeling
  3. My cat likes her new food
  4. Clean clothes
  5. A roof over my head
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