Morning Gratitude ~ Part 91
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Hevyn, that was funny! Daisy - we now expect a unique artistic creation from you at every post please!
Aly - so glad you're headache free at last.
Fearless - also envious of your waves. That view sounds wonderful. Might pass on the gulls, though. I'm temporarily on a fast from all animal, wildlife and bird noises!
Grateful to be back home after quite a long day's travelling which included a couple of hours in a car, four on trains and three on a plane.
Grateful that the train/plane delays weren't so bad that I missed any connections.
Very thankful not to have had a glass of wine on the plane. The woman next to me ordered a mini bottle of English sparkling wine and as I watched it being handed over, just before the cabin steward turned to me, I really had a moment, not least because that would have been my drink of choice back in the day. Anyway I didn't and that was in large part because I've joined this forum. I realised I would have felt devastated not to be able to able to post today, as normal.
See above. Grateful that your combined virtual presence got me out of a potential moment of insanity!
Grateful for a sunny morning here in London.
Tuesday beckons and I hope it's a good day for all.
Aly - so glad you're headache free at last.
Fearless - also envious of your waves. That view sounds wonderful. Might pass on the gulls, though. I'm temporarily on a fast from all animal, wildlife and bird noises!
Grateful to be back home after quite a long day's travelling which included a couple of hours in a car, four on trains and three on a plane.
Grateful that the train/plane delays weren't so bad that I missed any connections.
Very thankful not to have had a glass of wine on the plane. The woman next to me ordered a mini bottle of English sparkling wine and as I watched it being handed over, just before the cabin steward turned to me, I really had a moment, not least because that would have been my drink of choice back in the day. Anyway I didn't and that was in large part because I've joined this forum. I realised I would have felt devastated not to be able to able to post today, as normal.
See above. Grateful that your combined virtual presence got me out of a potential moment of insanity!
Grateful for a sunny morning here in London.
Tuesday beckons and I hope it's a good day for all.
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Grateful to hear about Rose triumphing over her temptation! What a perfect description of how this forum has helped.
Grateful for Daisy’s special post and the ensuing traffic about it.
Grateful to be up to make lunches for the first day of school and not being hungover in any kind of way. May not be a smooth morning (or maybe it will—firsts tend to go a little better than the succession of days). But at least I don’t have a hangover to hold me back.
Grateful to feel pretty calm in general.
Grateful for all of you and wish I had more time to stay!
Grateful for Daisy’s special post and the ensuing traffic about it.
Grateful to be up to make lunches for the first day of school and not being hungover in any kind of way. May not be a smooth morning (or maybe it will—firsts tend to go a little better than the succession of days). But at least I don’t have a hangover to hold me back.
Grateful to feel pretty calm in general.
Grateful for all of you and wish I had more time to stay!
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Grateful for my CBT group this morning.
Grateful to be up early.
Grateful to send prayers to Rusty. Hope you are well.
Grateful for my blessings which include all of you.
Rose, so grateful for your inspiring post and how this thread helped you. Gratitude and the people here are one of my strongest tools. ♥♥♥
Grateful to be up early.
Grateful to send prayers to Rusty. Hope you are well.
Grateful for my blessings which include all of you.
Rose, so grateful for your inspiring post and how this thread helped you. Gratitude and the people here are one of my strongest tools. ♥♥♥
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Rose - I also agree about the thread. For some reason I would never allow myself to be dishonest here at SR. Odd, because I didn't mind being deceitful back when I was drinking. I somehow justified it. Not here!
Grateful for all of you & your witty, wise commentary.
Grateful to be busy today. Just had a minute to stop in and be grateful.
Grateful for all of you & your witty, wise commentary.
Grateful to be busy today. Just had a minute to stop in and be grateful.
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All - thank you so much for your empathy/understanding over my sudden urge to drink a bit of poison (for me) on Monday night and change my life in the most destructive way possible. I'd never have thought back in June when I looked at this thread just out of curiosity that your combined support could wield so much fabulous influence! Thank you.
Numblady - fingers crossed for the first day back at school and more importantly the ensuing days.
Grateful for Aly's blessings
Grateful to be up and doing early since I have a full day of toddler care ahead
Grateful to have caught up with a couple of good friends yesterday
Grateful for this calm, peaceful (so far) and sunny morning
Grateful I didn't succumb to buying a ridiculously expensive and totally unnecessary new item of clothing yesterday.
Weekend not far away now. Hope everyone's Wednesday is a positive one.
Numblady - fingers crossed for the first day back at school and more importantly the ensuing days.
Grateful for Aly's blessings
Grateful to be up and doing early since I have a full day of toddler care ahead
Grateful to have caught up with a couple of good friends yesterday
Grateful for this calm, peaceful (so far) and sunny morning
Grateful I didn't succumb to buying a ridiculously expensive and totally unnecessary new item of clothing yesterday.
Weekend not far away now. Hope everyone's Wednesday is a positive one.
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Grateful we got through the first day of school relatively unscathed.
Grateful for the kindness of friends (or in this case acquaintances who treated us like friends) who are taking my son to school so he doesn’t have to be alone.
Grateful for waking up early (even if I don’t actually feel awake).
Grateful I was able to work some last night and make a bit of progress.
Grateful to have lunches made and for time to do yoga.
Grateful for Pinterest so I can aspire to be a better lunch maker and plannner!
Grateful for this sweet, safe space with my SR friends.
Grateful for the kindness of friends (or in this case acquaintances who treated us like friends) who are taking my son to school so he doesn’t have to be alone.
Grateful for waking up early (even if I don’t actually feel awake).
Grateful I was able to work some last night and make a bit of progress.
Grateful to have lunches made and for time to do yoga.
Grateful for Pinterest so I can aspire to be a better lunch maker and plannner!
Grateful for this sweet, safe space with my SR friends.
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Ha ha. thanks ladies re my cryptic message from the other morning.
Rose, I think you're expecting a bit much there
Day 2 is a good place to be Jj2518, well done.
I hope the 1st day back at school went well Numblady, my crazy's don't go back for another 2 weeks yet.
Grateful to be sober, always so grateful for that.
Grateful that the sun has made an appearance.
Grateful that my live in g.son has gone to his granddads for a few hours.
Grateful to be home alone and not have the slightest inkling of an urge to drink.
Grateful my daughter's cat is so pleased to see me when I go to feed her whilst my daughter is on holiday.
Grateful Rose didn't have a glass of wine on the plane. You'd have been so disappointed in yourself if you had have had one Rose. This place keeps me on the straight and narrow too. Its good to be able to be open and honest about how we feel though.
Grateful to see Jj2518 here.
Grateful for lovely Aly's grats.
Grateful to you all for being a big part of my journey. xxx
Rose, I think you're expecting a bit much there
Day 2 is a good place to be Jj2518, well done.
I hope the 1st day back at school went well Numblady, my crazy's don't go back for another 2 weeks yet.
Grateful to be sober, always so grateful for that.
Grateful that the sun has made an appearance.
Grateful that my live in g.son has gone to his granddads for a few hours.
Grateful to be home alone and not have the slightest inkling of an urge to drink.
Grateful my daughter's cat is so pleased to see me when I go to feed her whilst my daughter is on holiday.
Grateful Rose didn't have a glass of wine on the plane. You'd have been so disappointed in yourself if you had have had one Rose. This place keeps me on the straight and narrow too. Its good to be able to be open and honest about how we feel though.
Grateful to see Jj2518 here.
Grateful for lovely Aly's grats.
Grateful to you all for being a big part of my journey. xxx
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Aly, glad your headache is gone. I think that was a couple days ago, so hope it has stayed gone!
Dj, congrats on another day sober
Always love the animated posts, Daisy
Numblady, so glad for a good first day of school. My sonny boy starts tomorrow
Rose, glad you thought it through and didn’t have that drink. So glad this forum helps you in this way. I think a lot of us here feel the same. When I had relapses in the past, they were usually linked to feeling alone - either because I felt I was the only one not drinking, or because I was otherwise alone in my thoughts or experiences (such as parenting) and feeling judged. After feeling so disconnected, I had felt my sobriety didn’t really matter and no one cared anyway. Sad to think about that. Knowing that was not the case and feeling connection after being part of this forum and specifically this thread, has made such a big difference for me. I also wonder about that lady on the train having her drink. It may have looked pleasant on the surface but no one knows what she was feeling inside and if there was some sort of aftermath. Could she have been having the start of her own relapse? Who knows? But my own experience and hearing of others has made me see this side of drinking.
Deserto, I am so sorry for the loss of your friend, and your losses in general this year. I can imagine how heavy your heart must be now. Sending you a big hug!
Thinking about RZ
Grateful that even though I still feel nauseous, it is less than yesterday. I’m also feeling emotional and anxious, and have no idea why. If I was not at this age and this stage of life, I would be sure I was pregnant! Perhaps it’s the hormone changes that come with later in life. I’m going to look into acupuncture and natural supplements to see if it could help. Not going on the HRT wagon!
Grateful husband is taking little ms Daisy to get her booster shot this morning
Grateful for the cuteness of my cats. They love snuggling in the suitcases whenever we come home from vacation and haven’t unpacked yet.
Grateful sonny boy has a play date today
Grateful that even though I’m on vacation and know I shouldn’t, I can do a little bit of work so that I’m not completely overwhelmed when returning officially on Monday
Grateful for each one of you and going through this crazy life sober
Dj, congrats on another day sober
Always love the animated posts, Daisy
Numblady, so glad for a good first day of school. My sonny boy starts tomorrow
Rose, glad you thought it through and didn’t have that drink. So glad this forum helps you in this way. I think a lot of us here feel the same. When I had relapses in the past, they were usually linked to feeling alone - either because I felt I was the only one not drinking, or because I was otherwise alone in my thoughts or experiences (such as parenting) and feeling judged. After feeling so disconnected, I had felt my sobriety didn’t really matter and no one cared anyway. Sad to think about that. Knowing that was not the case and feeling connection after being part of this forum and specifically this thread, has made such a big difference for me. I also wonder about that lady on the train having her drink. It may have looked pleasant on the surface but no one knows what she was feeling inside and if there was some sort of aftermath. Could she have been having the start of her own relapse? Who knows? But my own experience and hearing of others has made me see this side of drinking.
Deserto, I am so sorry for the loss of your friend, and your losses in general this year. I can imagine how heavy your heart must be now. Sending you a big hug!
Thinking about RZ
Grateful that even though I still feel nauseous, it is less than yesterday. I’m also feeling emotional and anxious, and have no idea why. If I was not at this age and this stage of life, I would be sure I was pregnant! Perhaps it’s the hormone changes that come with later in life. I’m going to look into acupuncture and natural supplements to see if it could help. Not going on the HRT wagon!
Grateful husband is taking little ms Daisy to get her booster shot this morning
Grateful for the cuteness of my cats. They love snuggling in the suitcases whenever we come home from vacation and haven’t unpacked yet.
Grateful sonny boy has a play date today
Grateful that even though I’m on vacation and know I shouldn’t, I can do a little bit of work so that I’m not completely overwhelmed when returning officially on Monday
Grateful for each one of you and going through this crazy life sober
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Grateful to be volunteering at ARF's thrift store this morning. The people who volunteer there are so, so nice. It's not as fun as the shelter, but I am grateful to be around nice, fun people.
Grateful for a couple of cool days, now it's hot again and we probably won't get many coolish spells until after Sept. It can get hot in this part of the Bay Area microclimates.
Grateful for all of you and thank you, Daisy! ♥ Rusty you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Have a wonderful, grateful day everyone! ♥♥♥
Grateful for a couple of cool days, now it's hot again and we probably won't get many coolish spells until after Sept. It can get hot in this part of the Bay Area microclimates.
Grateful for all of you and thank you, Daisy! ♥ Rusty you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Have a wonderful, grateful day everyone! ♥♥♥
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Fearless, I hope the nausea passes
Grateful least got her licence renewed.
Deserto, so sorry for the loss of your friend.
Grateful for the positiveness and sharing and love of the Grat Pack
Grateful for another sober day.
Grateful least got her licence renewed.
Deserto, so sorry for the loss of your friend.
Grateful for the positiveness and sharing and love of the Grat Pack
Grateful for another sober day.
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