Morning Gratitude Part 21
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Better place than where I came from
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Today I'm just grateful to be grateful. So many years of discontent, anger and confusion. God has truly blessed me to be able to see what there is in life to be grateful for. And if you open your eyes and heart gratitude is right around every corner today.
Hope everyone has a blessed day! xoxoxo
Hope everyone has a blessed day! xoxoxo
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Albany NY
Posts: 1,212
Grateful for the sense of purpose I am experiencing today.
Grateful for the knowledge I can handle things one day at a time (or one step, or one yard at a time). I don't HAVE to be overwhelmed
Grateful to know and to have experienced over the years that one foot in front of the other is the way to live, with the full understanding that the outcome is not up to me.
Have a good one, all......
Grateful for the knowledge I can handle things one day at a time (or one step, or one yard at a time). I don't HAVE to be overwhelmed
Grateful to know and to have experienced over the years that one foot in front of the other is the way to live, with the full understanding that the outcome is not up to me.
Have a good one, all......
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SoCal
Posts: 4,488
Grateful for 9 hours of sleep last night and the cup of strong Yorkshire tea that I am now drinking. Grateful that I realized how tired I was yesterday and that I allowed myself to turn off the alarm clock last night so I could sleep in a bit this morning. It is a joy to wake up naturally instead of to an alarm clock.
Eternally Grateful 4/25/08
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 212
Good morning! I'm sure grateful for the opportunity to share with you great folks and share our gratitude. Grateful for a great night's sleep. Grateful that I don't have to struggle with sleep deprivation and anxiety anymore. Grateful for a good bowl of Cheerios too!
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 20,458
Good morning gratties!
grateful for another sober morning to add to my collection...kind of like my garden rock wall...each rock works to cement the others to keep the dirt from leaking out (like my brains and common sense).
grateful for getting an additonal 1/2 hour of sleep last night...6 hours is the most i have been able to sleep in a week...it is not optimal, but much better than the 4-5....and it is solid sleep, not waking up every 45 mins. and no nightmares last night...i usually blow them off as they are not scary-scary, but it's nice to not have or remember them too.
grateful for some nice weather and a busy day planned...both with work and other chores....laughably, i am too busy with doing things to even think about sitting and drinking...how about that????
grateful that i stopped the dog from destroying my bathroom items that are sitting in the front bedroom...the ear flusher bulb was too tempting for him...but it is a small casualty!
grateful for another sober morning to add to my collection...kind of like my garden rock wall...each rock works to cement the others to keep the dirt from leaking out (like my brains and common sense).
grateful for getting an additonal 1/2 hour of sleep last night...6 hours is the most i have been able to sleep in a week...it is not optimal, but much better than the 4-5....and it is solid sleep, not waking up every 45 mins. and no nightmares last night...i usually blow them off as they are not scary-scary, but it's nice to not have or remember them too.
grateful for some nice weather and a busy day planned...both with work and other chores....laughably, i am too busy with doing things to even think about sitting and drinking...how about that????
grateful that i stopped the dog from destroying my bathroom items that are sitting in the front bedroom...the ear flusher bulb was too tempting for him...but it is a small casualty!
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 3,413
Grateful this morning for many things...
That I have no anxiety -- this seems to be more the norm each morning/day -- love it.
That I have no desire to drink -- in fact, the thought turns my stomach -- really it does.
That I have no solid commitments -- but have a lot planned.
I am going to hit some garage sales later today... around here, Thursday afternoon/evening is a huge day for sales - love going to them.
Grateful to look forward to the work I have planned for my business.
Can't believe it is already Thursday... have a super sober day everyone!
That I have no anxiety -- this seems to be more the norm each morning/day -- love it.
That I have no desire to drink -- in fact, the thought turns my stomach -- really it does.
That I have no solid commitments -- but have a lot planned.
I am going to hit some garage sales later today... around here, Thursday afternoon/evening is a huge day for sales - love going to them.
Grateful to look forward to the work I have planned for my business.
Can't believe it is already Thursday... have a super sober day everyone!
April 18, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,117
Hi everyone! Grateful to read your posts this morning.
Grateful for a big, open day. Grateful to feel like every day matters, and grateful to know life is long and I will never feel trapped the way I did before as long as my recovery is active.
Grateful for a big, open day. Grateful to feel like every day matters, and grateful to know life is long and I will never feel trapped the way I did before as long as my recovery is active.
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Albany NY
Posts: 1,212
I have to remark on how these gratitude posts have helped me. I am the grumpiest, most negative person when I roll out of bed, and have always been. Always struggle with mornings. Family has a nickname for it - they call me FrankenFrannie until I wake up fully. It is fantastic to read your gratitude posts and find it turns my mind to awake mode quicker than any amount of coffee can, and pointing in the right direction. Thank you much, all.
So, I'll start by saying I'm grateful to SR and those who take the time to post here.
And for coffee...
Have a great day, all......
So, I'll start by saying I'm grateful to SR and those who take the time to post here.
And for coffee...
Have a great day, all......
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 573
Grateful sobriety helps me be more open-minded and less dogmatic about my opinions
Grateful for my backyard where I can relax with my coffee and tea in the mornings
Grateful for being able to set goals and start baby-steps towards achieving them...there was a time when I was such a driven and focused person but years of daily drinking all but killed that natural motivation and now I'm s.l.o.w.l.y. getting it back. I read somewhere that if most alcoholics take a really hard look at themselves they can see that the turning point from basic happiness to unhappiness coincides with when drinking took priority over everything else and that was totally the case for me. But I digress...
A great grateful day to all
Grateful for my backyard where I can relax with my coffee and tea in the mornings
Grateful for being able to set goals and start baby-steps towards achieving them...there was a time when I was such a driven and focused person but years of daily drinking all but killed that natural motivation and now I'm s.l.o.w.l.y. getting it back. I read somewhere that if most alcoholics take a really hard look at themselves they can see that the turning point from basic happiness to unhappiness coincides with when drinking took priority over everything else and that was totally the case for me. But I digress...
A great grateful day to all
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