DG's Gratitude Thread ... Part 2
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- 616 days no cigs, 518 no alcohol-- 17 months!!, and 416 no weed
- Recovery friends
- Continuing to expand on my recovery toolbox
- A new week ahead
- Waking up early
- Looking forward to fall
- Those rare bad times that remind me how much better my life is overall now. I used to feel bad so much of the time. Now, it hits me like a ton of bricks when I do feel bad, but that is because I have so much further to fall now. And I bounce right back up.
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- 624 days no cigs, 526 no alcohol and 424 no weed
- recovery friends
- getting my old car fixed up and ready to sell. I am thankful for little things I am learning how to do in the process. I've learned how to wax a car, the battery was dead and I actually jumped it by myself (well, with phone help from C- I'm thankful for him too!).
- continuing to grow in my recovery
- a rainy day
- coffee
- good books
- peace and serenity in my life
- leftovers waiting to be eaten for lunch
- Having great customers
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- being clean and sober
- recovery lit
- a fire in the backyard last night
- looking forward to a busy weekend
- having an amazing life and being really fortunate to have a house, car and everything else I need
- good music
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- Having hit 1.5 years without alcohol a couple of days ago
- Finding an AA meeting where I feel comfortable
- looking forward to an upcoming business trip and actually planning ahead so that more of the little details are taken care of.
- A gorgeous fall day
- Plans to get the house all nice and clean today so I don't leave anything messy while I am away on my trip.
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Today I am thankful for:
- Being clean and sober
- Going to the open bar event at my work conference the last couple of nights and noticing how much easier it was than last year. I reallly didn't stress about it at all, just drank my coke and water and found people to talk to.
- I had a really good conference and made some great connections. But I am so thankful that it is over! It was good to see everybody, but it's a relief when it's all done.
- Oh yeah, I almost forgot: cats and drums. (I'd move them to the top of the list, but my tablet always has issues if I try editing posts at all. Plus I'm on the road, so I don't get to see either my cats or my drums today.)
- Recovery friends
- Having the day off and looking forward to a great weekend. I have a small cabin booked in the mountains, so it should be a really great place to stay.
- Coffee. I'm loving my little travel-sized french press. In the past, I always left it at home and brought Starbucks instant coffee because I thought it was easier. But the french press is almost as easy and it makes such better coffee. I don't know why I never brought it before.
- Having a really great job and continuing to grow and learn because of it.
- Seeing how continual effort over the years pays off- I can remember my first year setting up a vendor's booth at this conference, I had no idea what I was doing. But now, I have slowly built up experience. Plus, I now have a collection of stuff with our logo on it, a ********** to run on the monitor on our table, flyers, etc. Set-up was so easy this year just pulling stuff out of my box from last year.
- Seeing how much I have to be grateful for. I have such a rich, amazing life. I m so fortunate to have all the opportunities that I do.
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for
- cats and drums
- being clean and sober
- A nice front porch
- a nice hot cup of coffee
- sleeping in late this morning
- the limerick thread
- the weekend
- eating pizza last night
- SR
- continuing to grow in my recovery
- reminding myself that some things are temporary
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- 667 days no cigs, 569 no alcohol and 467 no weed
- having recovery behaviors to fall back on
- recovery friends
- being more financially responsible and having recently searched out better deals for my internet and cell service
- being able to turn the day around if I choose to do so
- Did I mention cats? Last night, for once, both of my cats snuggled up in bed with me. Normally one of my cats is a bit of a bully and will chase the other cat away. Bully cat is also generally more interested in taking a bath by my head than snuggling.
- Learning more about myself and how to really communicate with others.
- A beautiful fall day
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Today I am thankful for:
- cats and drums
- 668 days no cigs, 570 no alcohol and 468 no weed
- having a productive day yesterday
- having a lot of projects going on at work. It can feel a bit overwhelming at times, but the good news is that I'm not looking for more work.
- One day/one thing at a time. It did wonders for me in early recovery and it still does wonders for me now.
- I never watched the last season of Breaking Bad when it came out, so I started watching from the first season yesterday. I notice myself picking up on so many more details and making more connections now that I am watching it clean and sober. And I'm really enjoying it.
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