Morning Gratitude ~ Part 44
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Grateful for some time and space to be on SR and tune into gratitude.
Grateful for a really nice SO, and quality time with him. Grateful for a fun night at the movies.
Grateful for good conversations with my mom and brother yesterday, and a nice text from my stepdad. Always grateful for my supportive family.
Grateful for time for yoga, meditate, journal, to go with in....sometimes I feel stressed, about how I'm not working enough, I don't have enough going on I my life, enough responsibility for someone my age...but honestly, I'm grateful for this quiet time. Time to focus on my recovery. Last year I was working 6 days a week, 7am-6pm, abusing amphetamines, abusing everything, especially myself...now I'm sober, I don't drink anymore, I'm healthy...i realize how grateful I am for this time. All my material needs are met (I volunteer 25 hours a week for room and board, I have money from my tax return from the bank) and I'm trying to feel confidence that one sober day at a time I will move forward to more responsibility, with consistent daily sober actions. The grass isn't always greener, I need to feel grateful and make the best use of this "down time" to focus on recovery, wellness, etc. It's good to take time to appreciate it. And when I do have a real job with real responsibilities and plenty to do in the future, I will remember to honor and feel grateful for that, because I will remember when I didn't have those things and how it felt. Now I have the gift of time.
Grateful for another sober day. Grateful that my free time is not spent drunk, high, hungover, or obsessing about drugs.
Grateful for a really nice SO, and quality time with him. Grateful for a fun night at the movies.
Grateful for good conversations with my mom and brother yesterday, and a nice text from my stepdad. Always grateful for my supportive family.
Grateful for time for yoga, meditate, journal, to go with in....sometimes I feel stressed, about how I'm not working enough, I don't have enough going on I my life, enough responsibility for someone my age...but honestly, I'm grateful for this quiet time. Time to focus on my recovery. Last year I was working 6 days a week, 7am-6pm, abusing amphetamines, abusing everything, especially myself...now I'm sober, I don't drink anymore, I'm healthy...i realize how grateful I am for this time. All my material needs are met (I volunteer 25 hours a week for room and board, I have money from my tax return from the bank) and I'm trying to feel confidence that one sober day at a time I will move forward to more responsibility, with consistent daily sober actions. The grass isn't always greener, I need to feel grateful and make the best use of this "down time" to focus on recovery, wellness, etc. It's good to take time to appreciate it. And when I do have a real job with real responsibilities and plenty to do in the future, I will remember to honor and feel grateful for that, because I will remember when I didn't have those things and how it felt. Now I have the gift of time.
Grateful for another sober day. Grateful that my free time is not spent drunk, high, hungover, or obsessing about drugs.
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Grateful that Marcher13 is living in recovery at age 59. Grateful that I have been in recovery since age 54, and I am still sober at age 82. 
Grateful that I still have choices at age 82 to take care of short comings that are handed to me by my ism.
Grateful to know that if what I am doing is not getting me what I want then I don't need to do it.
Grateful for every day above ground.
Grateful that I still have choices at age 82 to take care of short comings that are handed to me by my ism.
Grateful to know that if what I am doing is not getting me what I want then I don't need to do it.
Grateful for every day above ground.
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Location: East Coast, The States
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Grateful today is my wonderful brother's 61st birthday.
Grateful my Dad is getting another MRI for his pain.
Grateful I have my NYC trip pretty much planned. Taking the train, staying on Lexington, going to a show, then the next day some street fairs, The Russian Tea Room, and a show at The Lincoln Center. My daughter is so excited, as am I. It is quite a cost but it will pay dividends for our mental health. And traveling is much less expensive when I don't have all those martini bills anyway. Lol
Grateful for another sunrise.
Grateful my Dad is getting another MRI for his pain.
Grateful I have my NYC trip pretty much planned. Taking the train, staying on Lexington, going to a show, then the next day some street fairs, The Russian Tea Room, and a show at The Lincoln Center. My daughter is so excited, as am I. It is quite a cost but it will pay dividends for our mental health. And traveling is much less expensive when I don't have all those martini bills anyway. Lol
Grateful for another sunrise.
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Dorset, England
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Grateful to have posted on the wrong thread (again) - it means I get to post double the amount of gratitude! 
Grateful to be fighting addiction and not giving in to it
Grateful that the eye of the storm is deep inside me even though the hurricane's raging in my head! It's giving me a glimpse of true freedom xx
Grateful to be fighting addiction and not giving in to it
Grateful that the eye of the storm is deep inside me even though the hurricane's raging in my head! It's giving me a glimpse of true freedom xx
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New York City Holiday
EQ your post took my alcoholic mind back to my first trip in 1940, then too many trips and too many stories for this old man to handle. I was drunk most of the time.
I do remember a great sober trip in 1993 when I went to see my Granddaughter perform the role of Little Cosette in Les Miz. She was 8 years young.
We sat in the 8th row center aisle of the Imperial Theater and tears streamed down my face as she sang Castle on a Cloud.
I have been to many broadway shows but they all pale by comparison to that one, so please forgive this old man for bragging while I applaud EQ for doing the next right thing in recovery for the family afterwards. I pray that you have a really great time.
I do remember a great sober trip in 1993 when I went to see my Granddaughter perform the role of Little Cosette in Les Miz. She was 8 years young.
We sat in the 8th row center aisle of the Imperial Theater and tears streamed down my face as she sang Castle on a Cloud.
I have been to many broadway shows but they all pale by comparison to that one, so please forgive this old man for bragging while I applaud EQ for doing the next right thing in recovery for the family afterwards. I pray that you have a really great time.
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Grateful that I found & was able to retrieve my phone from among the innards of the couch.
Grateful for some warmth and affection in the morning.
Grateful that these days I don't have to drink before a couple of people stop by for coffee.
Grateful for some warmth and affection in the morning.
Grateful that these days I don't have to drink before a couple of people stop by for coffee.
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