Gratitude list - how many things to list?

[Doublelifelad]

Hey all!

Hope youre all well and sober. Love this forum. Helps me so much. Im a 33 year old lad from the UK, just wondering can someone put me in the right direction regarding gratitude lists? I want to do one every night at the of my day. How many things do i list?

Many thanks,

Sam

[Mno]

Hi Sam! There’s quite some gratitude threads around on this forum, this one is the most active, so I’d say have a look and read around there. Should give you plenty of ideas. And maybe start sharing your gratitude there too.

Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #6

Grateful it’s Saturday Grateful for soft furry bodies on the bed demanding cuddles Grateful for purrs Grateful for another sober Friday Grateful I’m trying to be easier on my lack of activity Grateful to do some useful stuff today Grateful to be able to turn the news off Grateful to know that life prevails

I wouldn’t say there’s a fixed number of things to be grateful for, although i do know of a ‘five things to be grateful for’ thread around here as well. Have a great sober day friend!

Gratitude List. 5 things daily

I had this dream that I had starting drinking again. I had gone back into detox and everything. When I woke up I was so relieved. I started thinking of my gratitude list and thought I would share some. I try and do this in the morning when I wake up. Also when I am having trouble sleeping, it helps when I think of things I’m grateful for and just how things could be so different if I didnt put that shit down. Yall have a great Friday and be safe. I’m super grateful I dont have to wake up sic…

[Doublelifelad]

Thank you very much!

[Misokatsu]

I also think around 5 is a good number. I used to do 10 a day for my sponsor, and they start getting automatic which is not good. 5 allows to to have some variety between days depending on what happened that day.

[RosaCanDo]

I agree. I’ve also read research that suggests people get the most benefit from journaling about gratitude when they expand on at least one item rather than just make a bullet pointed list. Writing even a few sentences about why they are grateful for that particular thing. I journal about 5 items daily, but don’t force the number explicitly.