gleefan's daily gratitide
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- my gratitude practice, and the positivity that spirals from it
- SR & AA
- my sober friends
- my non-sober friends, who are pretty great too
- the gorgeous weather today
- realizing I'm taking wishy-washy approach to diet and exercise
- being nervous about my first day at a new job
- my anxiety & phobias. Today has been a "good" day, but for the previous few days I've been highly affected by it.
- my children
- my gratitude practice, and the positivity that spirals from it
- SR & AA
- my sober friends
- my non-sober friends, who are pretty great too
- the gorgeous weather today
- realizing I'm taking wishy-washy approach to diet and exercise
- being nervous about my first day at a new job
- my anxiety & phobias. Today has been a "good" day, but for the previous few days I've been highly affected by it.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- being more organized in the morning before the kids go to school
- crossfit for pushing me past my comfort zone
- my coach noticing my personal best during the workout today. I'm not able to do the fully prescribed workout, but him noticing my progress towards it lit up my morning.
- feeling uncomfortable receiving compliments
- my intuition telling me when a person feels unsafe
- my conflicted emotions over going back to work: nervous, hopeful, embarrassed, excited, nonvalued, and relieved to be downsized.
- my children
- being more organized in the morning before the kids go to school
- crossfit for pushing me past my comfort zone
- my coach noticing my personal best during the workout today. I'm not able to do the fully prescribed workout, but him noticing my progress towards it lit up my morning.
- feeling uncomfortable receiving compliments
- my intuition telling me when a person feels unsafe
- my conflicted emotions over going back to work: nervous, hopeful, embarrassed, excited, nonvalued, and relieved to be downsized.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- my job
- my new coworkers
- the trainer at the gym who took my heel pain seriously, took the initiative to offer me a bunch of exercises and stretches for my heel pain, and gave me lots of advice on how to help it mend. He gave me so much hope!
- wanting to think of a meaningful way to thank my trainers
- today's warm, dry weather
- sticking with my plan to work at engaging with my friends more frequently to ward off isolation and depression
- that I even have any friends
- learning to mean it when I ask, thy will be done.
- learning to quiet my mind by handing over my swirling thoughts to my higher power.
- coffee, but not too much coffee because that can be like using
- life
- hope
- my children
- my job
- my new coworkers
- the trainer at the gym who took my heel pain seriously, took the initiative to offer me a bunch of exercises and stretches for my heel pain, and gave me lots of advice on how to help it mend. He gave me so much hope!
- wanting to think of a meaningful way to thank my trainers
- today's warm, dry weather
- sticking with my plan to work at engaging with my friends more frequently to ward off isolation and depression
- that I even have any friends
- learning to mean it when I ask, thy will be done.
- learning to quiet my mind by handing over my swirling thoughts to my higher power.
- coffee, but not too much coffee because that can be like using
- life
- hope
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- having a job
- having pleasant coworkers who make it easier to handle the job's challenges
- opportunities to consider other career options
- painful heel therapy
- coffee
- anxiety disorder for its physical discomfort and the lessons it offers in humility
- aa
- sr
- friends for keeping life interesting
- giving and receiving love
- my children
- having a job
- having pleasant coworkers who make it easier to handle the job's challenges
- opportunities to consider other career options
- painful heel therapy
- coffee
- anxiety disorder for its physical discomfort and the lessons it offers in humility
- aa
- sr
- friends for keeping life interesting
- giving and receiving love
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- being truly present for the older one during his frustration with his homework assignment last night.
- all the opportunities that abound.
- being able to play my tape all the through rather than impulsively make decisions.
- listening to friends when they remind me to do that.
- making connections at aa.
- my children
- being truly present for the older one during his frustration with his homework assignment last night.
- all the opportunities that abound.
- being able to play my tape all the through rather than impulsively make decisions.
- listening to friends when they remind me to do that.
- making connections at aa.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- happiness, joy and freedom
- my AA sponsor, for her belief in the program and ability to show me how my alcoholism manifests itself in my life
- late summer nights with sweatshirts and blankets
- a drummer's voice
- my children
- happiness, joy and freedom
- my AA sponsor, for her belief in the program and ability to show me how my alcoholism manifests itself in my life
- late summer nights with sweatshirts and blankets
- a drummer's voice
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- my recovery
- fall weather
- learning to make myself my priority
- being recognized for doing a good job at work
- mishandling anger
- depression
- learning from all of it
- my children
- my recovery
- fall weather
- learning to make myself my priority
- being recognized for doing a good job at work
- mishandling anger
- depression
- learning from all of it
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- recovery
- friends
- laughter
- connecting with people around me
- offering help to a friend and meaning it, as evidenced by willingness to go out of my way expecting absolutely nothing in return. I used to do this all the time, but lost it over the past several years
- the great big hug given to me by a kind coworker
- putting forth my best effort at work and being recognized for my ability to do my job well, across all age groups.
- my children
- recovery
- friends
- laughter
- connecting with people around me
- offering help to a friend and meaning it, as evidenced by willingness to go out of my way expecting absolutely nothing in return. I used to do this all the time, but lost it over the past several years
- the great big hug given to me by a kind coworker
- putting forth my best effort at work and being recognized for my ability to do my job well, across all age groups.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- my coworkers, who I look forward to seeing every day, which I so deeply appreciate after last year's toxic work enviornment.
- the clarity I'm finding in my personal life from working with my sponsor.
- the discomfort resulting from the clarity.
- not seeking to numb the discomfort. I don't want to waste any more time feeling miserable. My discomfort is propelling me towards acting upon my higher power's will, towards happy destiny. Thy will not mine be done.
- my higher power for waiting for the right moment to introduce my sponsor into my life. There's something extremely familiar about her. And me to her. We both feel something spiritual is at work.
- my friends in recovery and outside recovery.
- the AA chapter "Acceptance Was The Answer"
- anxiety attacks
- my children
- my coworkers, who I look forward to seeing every day, which I so deeply appreciate after last year's toxic work enviornment.
- the clarity I'm finding in my personal life from working with my sponsor.
- the discomfort resulting from the clarity.
- not seeking to numb the discomfort. I don't want to waste any more time feeling miserable. My discomfort is propelling me towards acting upon my higher power's will, towards happy destiny. Thy will not mine be done.
- my higher power for waiting for the right moment to introduce my sponsor into my life. There's something extremely familiar about her. And me to her. We both feel something spiritual is at work.
- my friends in recovery and outside recovery.
- the AA chapter "Acceptance Was The Answer"
- anxiety attacks
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- treating my mental health issue
- sobriety
- understanding how to be guided by my higher power
- realizing that h is emotionally abusive
- understanding how to detach
- finding happiness, joy and freedom during difficult circumstances.
- my children
- treating my mental health issue
- sobriety
- understanding how to be guided by my higher power
- realizing that h is emotionally abusive
- understanding how to detach
- finding happiness, joy and freedom during difficult circumstances.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- 7 months sobriety
- SR and AA
- sobriety becoming everyday life instead of a climb
- wonderful friends
- raisin bread
- my job, which is turning out to be enjoyable
- anxiety meds, which make it possible to work through symptoms
- living happy, joyous and free more and more
- my children
- 7 months sobriety
- SR and AA
- sobriety becoming everyday life instead of a climb
- wonderful friends
- raisin bread
- my job, which is turning out to be enjoyable
- anxiety meds, which make it possible to work through symptoms
- living happy, joyous and free more and more
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- my job
- clarity and resolve
- that the cream will rise to the top if I stop stirring the pot and that healthy behaviors will be victorious when I stop stirring addiction and isms into the mix.
- everyday atonement
- the possibility for every day to be beautiful because I'm sober.
- my children
- my job
- clarity and resolve
- that the cream will rise to the top if I stop stirring the pot and that healthy behaviors will be victorious when I stop stirring addiction and isms into the mix.
- everyday atonement
- the possibility for every day to be beautiful because I'm sober.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- the possibilities today holds
- being directed to rely on my HP to weather the bumps
- but being reminded that it takes action to live the life I want
- my job for being a very peaceful place to land while I'm in transition.
- AA
- SR
- sobriety
- my children
- the possibilities today holds
- being directed to rely on my HP to weather the bumps
- but being reminded that it takes action to live the life I want
- my job for being a very peaceful place to land while I'm in transition.
- AA
- SR
- sobriety
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I am thankful for ....
- my children
- sobriety
- the wisdom gained during my struggle to get through the weekends
- new opportunities
- being able to approach new opportunities with a sober perspective
- learning to be assertive
- becoming a person of action instead of just the idea man.
- my children
- sobriety
- the wisdom gained during my struggle to get through the weekends
- new opportunities
- being able to approach new opportunities with a sober perspective
- learning to be assertive
- becoming a person of action instead of just the idea man.
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I am thankful for ...
- my children
- working on the steps with my sponsor
- my emerging faith
- striving for authenticity via rigorous honesty
- the rewards of giving & receiving love
- healing my mind and spirit in sobriety
- hope
- my children
- working on the steps with my sponsor
- my emerging faith
- striving for authenticity via rigorous honesty
- the rewards of giving & receiving love
- healing my mind and spirit in sobriety
- hope
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I'm thankful for ...
- my children
- finding answers to questions I didn't know I was asking
- being patient with myself in recovery
- time off to clear my mind before my new career adventure
- the ability to bring all my sober living tools to my new job
- my children
- finding answers to questions I didn't know I was asking
- being patient with myself in recovery
- time off to clear my mind before my new career adventure
- the ability to bring all my sober living tools to my new job
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