Rusty Zipper

glad to hear you went to a meeting miss

were not the boogieman! lol

JackDsMissus

hehe thank you yes no boogiemen!

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I appreciate Rusty checking in
I appreciate getting my not so lil one anymore to school ontime despite being mega sore from yesterdays run.
I appreciate having free time
I appreciate YouTube and it's insane next video suggestions which never fails to keep me entertained
I appreciate Sober Recovery and getting to know other members
I appreciate the gorgeous sunrise and sunset today and being on the road at just the right times to catch a glimpse of them
I appreciate that we can now order our groceries online and have them delivered right to our door!
I appreciate that my groceries will be delivered right to my door any minute now
I appreciate my step-dad who popped round for a coffee and a chat this morning. I appreciate that he treats me like his own and that he enjoys my company
I appreciate being sober now for 24 days (seems longer!)
I appreciate being able to appreciate even when I'm a bit sleepy and lazy

JackDsMissus

1. Up earlier than usual today!
2. Clear blue sky and warm red sun
3. Yearly gas check out of the way
4. Lovely meeting today and went for coffee afterwards, feels good!
5. My cute house to come home to and its mostly clean and tidy too.
6. Watched an intense recovery documentary just now that sured up my feeling that I don't ever want to drink again.
7. Oh yes, 25 days sober! Pretty chuffed with myself about that.
8. Aching a lot less today and can contemplate another run tomorrow.
9. Cash in the bank and all needs are met.
10. About to make some baked potatoes with cheese and ham for me and the not so little one anymore to eat whilst watching some Friends.
11. My new boots that have arrived, they're rather dapper!
12. Also, ordered a new laptop because this one sounds like an aeroplane coming into land.
13. Having more than enough to appreciate (I could go on and on believe me )

Opivotal

Keep up the great work, JDM!!

JackDsMissus

I am grateful for Opivotal, Rusty & Emme for checking in and reading my ramblings

I am grateful that I rememberd to be grateful before going to bed.

I am grateful to get through a bit of a grumpy day sober!

I am grateful for 27 days.

I am grateful to the 12 step subforum, the folks down have been stellar in their support of a newbie trying to find their way

I am grateful for the TONS of Recovery Material available out there

I am grateful for my ability to hyper focus (ok the real word would be obsess) on subjects for long periods of time. I learn so much at a rapid pace.

I am grateful that its the last school run of the week in the morning

I am grateful that my house is warm when its frosty outside

I am grateful that I did my tax return (4 days before the deadline... hey beats 1 hour before the deadline, not saying who did that once but it was me)

I am grateful to you, yes you who stumbles across this page years from now in search of answers, help or hope. I would also be grateful if you could look at my last post and if I am not still posting hunt me down and kick my azz. Unless it's like 3017 and then maybe just thank this post in my memory. Unless, we figured out how to extend life expectancy by then in which case do the azz kicking thing. Unless...

I am grateful that I know when to stop typing

Opivotal

Love your gratitude posts, JDM!

Rusty Zipper

love the tax return miss

i'm do'n a back & forth get'n er done as we speak!

JackDsMissus

• Rusty getting the old tax return done
• 4 solid weeks sober
• lovely long lie in
• winter sun cascading through the blinds promising that well being is abound
• poetic lines like that ^ coming out of my fingertips when I've only been awake a couple hours
• money in the bank and more on the way
• my daughter laying around in her onesie, I love her company so much <3
• the kettle, how its willing to serve me at anytime of the day with just a click of the switch
• my new friends from AA who have messaged me over the last few days just asking how I am.
• going shopping shortly and then for some Nandos which is probably up there on my fave food list
• I can wear my new boots and do my make up and feel like a yummy mummy hehe
• plans for another mile run around the gorgeous lake tommorrow (couldn't make plans like that when drinking)

JackDsMissus

Forcing myself to be grateful today, feeling a little blah! But here goes:

*I have 30 days sober
* Got daughter to school on time
* My little house is clean and warm
* Ate pretty well today
* Sober Recovery success stories, even managed to find Rusty's! Who knew you were quite the rock star Rusty
* On top of my bills
* Found something which I've been looking for - for days
* Nearly a new month, soon be Spring and light nights again
* Brute Force Gratitude works, look at me go now

Opivotal

Congratulations on 30 days, JDM!!

Cara39

A 30 day twin here! Love this thread JDM, you're doing great

Rusty Zipper

awe shucks missy!

congrats on your 30 days!

JackDsMissus

<3 Cara, Opivotal and Rusty <3
<3 A very sober January <3
<3 Insights and creative solutions <3
<3 Knowing myself that little bit more everyday <3
<3 Lush hot baths <3
<3 Good food and soft drinks <3
<3 Friends re-runs - still funny to me <3
<3 Going to bed before midnight <3
<3 Meeting to look forward to tomorrow <3

JackDsMissus

Going to bed before midnight (I have 4 minutes... quickkk )

Got a sponsor! So can start working through the steps <3

Lovely lazy afternoon

Good meal this evening with daughter

House is clean, I'm keeping on top of it this week

Ordering a Hi-Vis Jacket so I can run in the evenings (must be getting serious!)

It's actually getting lighter in the evenings now so won't need the jacket that long ^

Reading a really good book on how to heal emotional pains from childhood, makes me realize how much healing I've already done

Getting my nails done tomorrow

Great chat with my bestie today, lots of ideas for future

Excited about going into February sober and implementing more and more good habits into my life

Sober Recovery because it's just the best online community for recovery out there

Everyone who reads my gratitude journal because they've obviously got impeccable taste

JackDsMissus

Late but better than never gratitude entry

SR members really helping me sort my head out with something that's been bugging me for a while

Taking action on the something that's been bugging me for a while ^

Implementing some of the strategies from the good book I mentioned yesterday

Having a coffee with my sis, mum and little bro this afternoon

Went for a moonlit drive with daughter this evening just because we can

A lush hot bath, love it when I get the temperature just right so I don't need to add anymore hot for the duration

Run planned for tomorrow evening with running buddy

Being alive

Rusty Zipper

forgot to mention missy

good news on the sponsor!

now, May the Fourth Be With You! lol

JackDsMissus

Dear Source,

I am so grateful for that long restorative sleep that I not long since woke up from, I really love that I am seeing the benefits from remaining sober and really feel that it's possible that I can continue down this path for as long as I live.

I am so happy that I can always come to this website and there's always friendly and helpful people to interact with. I'd love if you could bless them and sprinkle a little magic into their day so that they too feel this wonderful comforting state of appreciation.

I know that this is a beautiful world and I know this more deeply when I look for moments to praise which come easily, if we explore the rich and inspiringly complex tapestry of the environment around us. We only need step outside to feel the breeze on our face and the sun in the sky, whether hidden or exposed. It's light always available to each and everyone of us.

I thank you for these words and this moment, this very NOW which is all we have but it is enough. I look forward to all that is coming and appreciate all that has gone. I embrace all that I am, all that I was and all that I can be. I let go of what I cannot change and I am grateful for the creative solutions to that which I can. I love that with some introspection I can indeed know the difference.

There's so much we can find to adore that it seems well being is the natural order of things. I am so relieved to know that it is only our perspectives that make it not so. It is satisfying to reach a place where we can choose to feel better, to know that we have the power to feel better if we choose, to understand that we are the driving force behind our lives. I am empowered to know that I can direct my life. I am eternally grateful that you allowed me the opportunity to see it.

In the name of all things good.

Amen.

JackDsMissus

I am grateful for another long sleep ahead of a new week of school runs

I am grateful that this is the last week before half term

I am grateful that I am 36 days sober and feeling confident

I am grateful that it was a beautiful winters day, with blue sky and a bright sun

I am grateful for my mothers Sunday dinner

I am grateful to have seen my nieces today, they get that little bit more grown everytime I see them and will no longer fit on my knee soon enough!

I am grateful that my house is clean and warm

I am grateful that there is plenty of food in my cupboards

I am grateful that I got two big loads of laundry done and it's drying nicely on the airer and radiators

I am grateful that I have had a good meeting with myself, sounds strange but I try to do this every week if I can. Sit down and assess all the different subject areas such as health, money, social life, home etc... I'll review where I am at and what needs to be done to get where I want to be.

I am grateful that I've lots of free time this evening to bathe and read

I am grateful that I am aware I need to keep posting on Sober Recovery to keep strong in my sober recovery. I've fallen away when i thought I was "healed" several times only to come up short. Well, this time I know I need to do something different and come hell or high water, I'm doing it.

JackDsMissus

Sober sober sober!
Had 11 hours sleep!
Up before the sun and the birds!
Grateful before the stars have even gone out!
Posting on SR before I've even got out of bed!
Fantastic meeting yesterday!
Spoke to my lovely sponsor yesterday!
Got a new clean slate of a day to fill today!
Feeling pretty nifty!
All is well and getting weller!
Exclamation marks!!!!

JackDsMissus

School run navigated and in good time
Good breakfast
Inspiring meeting
Coffee with fellowship ladies
Relaxing afternoon
Caught up with a friend online
Yummy healthy dinner
Watched some friends with daughter
In bed nice and early
Sober