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I am thankful for
- not drinking
- not being able to keep count of the days
- identifying as an alcoholic, for the access it gives me to recovery tools
- the book Codependent No More, for helping me understand myself
- Courage2's insightful advice about my current condition
- the book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life for teaching me a way to analyze my dream state
- my job
- not drinking
- not being able to keep count of the days
- identifying as an alcoholic, for the access it gives me to recovery tools
- the book Codependent No More, for helping me understand myself
- Courage2's insightful advice about my current condition
- the book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life for teaching me a way to analyze my dream state
- my job
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Originally Posted by gleefan 
I am thankful for
- not drinking
- not being able to keep count of the days
- identifying as an alcoholic, for the access it gives me to recovery tools
- the book Codependent No More, for helping me understand myself
- Courage2's insightful advice about my current condition
- the book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life for teaching me a way to analyze my dream state
- my job
- not drinking
- not being able to keep count of the days
- identifying as an alcoholic, for the access it gives me to recovery tools
- the book Codependent No More, for helping me understand myself
- Courage2's insightful advice about my current condition
- the book Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life for teaching me a way to analyze my dream state
- my job
Good going, glee; love your post and thread.
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Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
But it is 80 days, right?!!
Good going, glee; love your post and thread.
Good going, glee; love your post and thread.
i am grateful for not keeping count of the years as well
i gave that up many many years ago as they dont matter really its only today i have to stay sober
i well remember a girl who wanted with all her heart to stay sober for a year she did all the meetings she could shared her excitement as the year got closer and closer
guess what she did to celebrate her year sober ?
correct if you answered she went out and had a drink to celebrate lol well what else could she do after reaching such a milestone ?
thankfully she is back on the road of recovery again but it shown me something
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Initially I thought I'd use this thread to keep track for myself, but I truly have to scroll up to the previous post to see which number day I'm on. I'm terrible at math and mental calculations.
Thanks Desypete for reminding me of the dark side of focusing on the number of sober days accumulated rather than the journey.
I'm thankful for
- my lousy math skills.
- for the story Desypete shared on this thread
- for my friend SoberLeigh for her compassion, concern and interest.
Thanks Desypete for reminding me of the dark side of focusing on the number of sober days accumulated rather than the journey.
I'm thankful for
- my lousy math skills.
- for the story Desypete shared on this thread
- for my friend SoberLeigh for her compassion, concern and interest.
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Today I'm thankful for
- being alcohol free
- sobriety for many thing in particular for the inner strength it is affording me to deal with with a workplace situation that I find challenging.
- my sense of humor
- my 9 year old for stopping to hug me before leaving for school
- my 7 year old for getting dressed in appropriate school clothes this morning.
- my husband, who went to work late, then followed me into my work parking lot just to say "bye, have a good day."
- being alcohol free
- sobriety for many thing in particular for the inner strength it is affording me to deal with with a workplace situation that I find challenging.
- my sense of humor
- my 9 year old for stopping to hug me before leaving for school
- my 7 year old for getting dressed in appropriate school clothes this morning.
- my husband, who went to work late, then followed me into my work parking lot just to say "bye, have a good day."
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Originally Posted by gleefan
Today I'm thankful for
- being alcohol free
- sobriety for many thing in particular for the inner strength it is affording me to deal with with a workplace situation that I find challenging.
- my sense of humor
- my 9 year old for stopping to hug me before leaving for school
- my 7 year old for getting dressed in appropriate school clothes this morning.
- my husband, who went to work late, then followed me into my work parking lot just to say "bye, have a good day."
- being alcohol free
- sobriety for many thing in particular for the inner strength it is affording me to deal with with a workplace situation that I find challenging.
- my sense of humor
- my 9 year old for stopping to hug me before leaving for school
- my 7 year old for getting dressed in appropriate school clothes this morning.
- my husband, who went to work late, then followed me into my work parking lot just to say "bye, have a good day."
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Having a sense of humor makes life bearable.
I'll admit that I count days- to me it's a reminder of what I've accomplished and how far I've come. It shows me that I can do anything if I take it one day at a time, those days will add up. I read on here somewhere that it's more important to make the days count than to count the days and I agree with that too.
I'll admit that I count days- to me it's a reminder of what I've accomplished and how far I've come. It shows me that I can do anything if I take it one day at a time, those days will add up. I read on here somewhere that it's more important to make the days count than to count the days and I agree with that too.
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SL & DG - I so enjoy seeing you checking in on me here. It makes me feel flattered and valued.
Today I am thankful....
- for being alcohol free
- for the roof over my head and food to eat
- for my job, for affording me a way to get out of my head
- for SR for the support and tips on how to keep moving forward
- for realigning my daily routine to meet my newly recognized values.
- for today's Language of Letting Go meditation about self love:
"By not liking ourselves, we may be perpetuating the discounting, neglect, or abuse we received in childhood from the important people in our life. We didn't like what happened then, but find ourselves copying those who mistreated us by treating ourselves poorly.
"We can stop the pattern. We can begin giving ourselves the loving, respectful treatment we deserve.
"Instead of criticizing ourselves, we can tell ourselves we performed well enough.
"We can wake up in the morning and tell ourselves we deserve a good day.
"We can make a commitment to take good care of ourselves throughout the day.
"We can recognize that were deserving of love. We can do loving things for ourselves.
"We can love other people and let them love us."
Today I am thankful....
- for being alcohol free
- for the roof over my head and food to eat
- for my job, for affording me a way to get out of my head
- for SR for the support and tips on how to keep moving forward
- for realigning my daily routine to meet my newly recognized values.
- for today's Language of Letting Go meditation about self love:
"By not liking ourselves, we may be perpetuating the discounting, neglect, or abuse we received in childhood from the important people in our life. We didn't like what happened then, but find ourselves copying those who mistreated us by treating ourselves poorly.
"We can stop the pattern. We can begin giving ourselves the loving, respectful treatment we deserve.
"Instead of criticizing ourselves, we can tell ourselves we performed well enough.
"We can wake up in the morning and tell ourselves we deserve a good day.
"We can make a commitment to take good care of ourselves throughout the day.
"We can recognize that were deserving of love. We can do loving things for ourselves.
"We can love other people and let them love us."
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Today I am thankful....
- for an unexpected breakthrough about a self defeating behavior with work and surrender to end it.
- for my husband for his advice about work
- for sobriety for opening me up to listening to an opposing opinion to mine.
- for my children
- for sr for being the place where I can work it out.
- for an unexpected breakthrough about a self defeating behavior with work and surrender to end it.
- for my husband for his advice about work
- for sobriety for opening me up to listening to an opposing opinion to mine.
- for my children
- for sr for being the place where I can work it out.
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Today I am thankful for ...
- being an alcoholic
- sr
- my family
- sunshine
- black coffee
- my home
- being out amongst the normies
- my emotional growth in sobriety
- The Language of Letting Go, whose meditation today resonates with me: "Frequently, the solution comes when we let go enough to live our life, return to our routine, and stop obsessing about the problem."
- being an alcoholic
- sr
- my family
- sunshine
- black coffee
- my home
- being out amongst the normies
- my emotional growth in sobriety
- The Language of Letting Go, whose meditation today resonates with me: "Frequently, the solution comes when we let go enough to live our life, return to our routine, and stop obsessing about the problem."
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Today I am thankful for....
- being an alcoholic in recovery
- courage2's link to an osteopath's article describing the diagnosis of "soul sickness"
- SR
- my family
- learning the possibility of seeing malaise and depression as a starting point rather than an end point, as an impetus to change rather than a place to stay stuck.
- being an alcoholic in recovery
- courage2's link to an osteopath's article describing the diagnosis of "soul sickness"
- SR
- my family
- learning the possibility of seeing malaise and depression as a starting point rather than an end point, as an impetus to change rather than a place to stay stuck.
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Originally Posted by gleefan
Today I am thankful for....
- being an alcoholic in recovery
- courage2's link to an osteopath's article describing the diagnosis of "soul sickness"
- SR
- my family
- learning the possibility of seeing malaise and depression as a starting point rather than an end point, as an impetus to change rather than a place to stay stuck.
- being an alcoholic in recovery
- courage2's link to an osteopath's article describing the diagnosis of "soul sickness"
- SR
- my family
- learning the possibility of seeing malaise and depression as a starting point rather than an end point, as an impetus to change rather than a place to stay stuck.
I am grateful for gleefan's gratitude thread which sent me trolling for courage2's link to the article on "soul sickness"; absolutely great article. Thanks, glee and courage2.
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Today I am thankful for...
- being alcohol free
- recovery
- time for contemplation.
- ACoA steps thread for the lens it gives me into my emotions, relationships, and habits I have today. I thought I had dealt with my lousy childhood in therapy years ago, but the truth is that trauma doesn't go away. I'm optimistic that the steps will show me how to manage all the big feelings that remain from my early pain.
- my family.
- sobriety for the peace, focus, and presence that it allows when I'm with my children.
- SR
- being alcohol free
- recovery
- time for contemplation.
- ACoA steps thread for the lens it gives me into my emotions, relationships, and habits I have today. I thought I had dealt with my lousy childhood in therapy years ago, but the truth is that trauma doesn't go away. I'm optimistic that the steps will show me how to manage all the big feelings that remain from my early pain.
- my family.
- sobriety for the peace, focus, and presence that it allows when I'm with my children.
- SR
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Good morning! Today I am thankful for
- today
- my family
- being alcohol free
- my job. It challenges me to grow emotionally, because it's run unprofessionally by supervisors who play favorites and create dissention among the staff. Today we have a staff meeting where we will be negotiating how to create a fair and equitable chain of command.
- for sobriety for giving me a clear head.
- for the ACOA steps and the self awareness they are granting me in my role in my relationships.
- today
- my family
- being alcohol free
- my job. It challenges me to grow emotionally, because it's run unprofessionally by supervisors who play favorites and create dissention among the staff. Today we have a staff meeting where we will be negotiating how to create a fair and equitable chain of command.
- for sobriety for giving me a clear head.
- for the ACOA steps and the self awareness they are granting me in my role in my relationships.
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Originally Posted by gleefan
Good morning! Today I am thankful for
- today
- my family
- being alcohol free
- my job. It challenges me to grow emotionally, because it's run unprofessionally by supervisors who play favorites and create dissention among the staff. Today we have a staff meeting where we will be negotiating how to create a fair and equitable chain of command.
- for sobriety for giving me a clear head.
- for the ACOA steps and the self awareness they are granting me in my role in my relationships.
- today
- my family
- being alcohol free
- my job. It challenges me to grow emotionally, because it's run unprofessionally by supervisors who play favorites and create dissention among the staff. Today we have a staff meeting where we will be negotiating how to create a fair and equitable chain of command.
- for sobriety for giving me a clear head.
- for the ACOA steps and the self awareness they are granting me in my role in my relationships.
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