Morning Gratitude ~ Part 93
 

New Thread Continues From Here. :)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...t-92-a-25.html

Grateful to hear Rusty’s treatments are working.

I am a cancer survivor; you will be one, too. :)

Thank you, dear Opi. :)
Trying to catch up with everyone - miss a day & we miss many grats! Everything you say is important to me. :yup:
Zip - Again, I'm so very thankful for your good news. :hug:
Pouncer - grateful you survived that ordeal.
Deserto - Contentment is the new wild & crazy? ;) Very happy to hear of your nice time with new lady - I was wondering what was going on. :)
Grateful for the colorful leaves still hanging on - & bright sun to illuminate them.
Grateful to begin an exercise program - been talking about it for a long time. Nothing too strenuous though. :tongue:
Grateful to have repaired the relationships that were on shaky ground when I drank.
Grateful that I don't feel as old as I thought I would at this age.
Grateful to know that no matter what goes on in the world, SR and Morning Grats will always be here.

Welcome to the grat pack, Lilly! 🙂 I am grateful that you are giving gratitude a go. Hope it helps.

Mags, I love hedgehogs. They are adorable.
Hev, go girl! Gosh, I am going to have to do the same, just ramping up my walks would help a lot! I really admire your success in fighting probably one of my hardest battles. I thought it was hard when I was younger, but, yes, it gets harder to lose as you get older. You are doing great. So proud of my darling one.
Grateful to be getting my flu shot today.
My "THANKS" button doesn't seem to be working very well. So if I missed thanking anyone, my apologies. I tried! ♥
Grateful for all of you so much. Feeling a little low today so absolutely grateful for this thread. Love to all. ♥♥♥

Thank you Opi! :tyou

Thanks, Opi!
Just checking in quick. Busy morning. Discovered shattered window in the living room. Landscaper accepted responsibility since a rock was ejected from the lawnmower and hit it yesterday. Grateful he took responsibility, grateful it’s not worse, grateful for a helpful contractor and glass company.
I’ll catch up on reading all your posts later. Love you all and have a grateful day!

Welcome to the grat pack Lilly! :grouphug:

Yes, Lily. Congrats on your ten months! Yay! :grouphug:

Thanks for the new thread, Opi!

Grateful for all of the mods here at SR. I'm a mod in a FB group, so I know what a thankless task it can be at times.

Grateful that my co-worker/friend got done with his heart tests yesterday. Hoping that they can now give him the proper treatment.

Grateful for another day sober.

Thanks Opi

Grateful I don’t drink
Grateful I don’t work.
Grateful for Epsom Salts in my bath
Grateful it’s nearly Friday for my hospital appointment.
Grateful for all you you, you’re so inspiriting. :grouphug:

Welcome and congrats LostLily!
Daisy, your daughter’s friend’s situation sounds very challenging. Makes me even more grateful for my health.

Grateful for thoughtful people. In particular, grateful that some members of my team did something that made someone who needed it feel loved.
Grateful for my work family and to be able to laugh off some of the absurdity together.
Grateful November can’t last forever (it’s going to be brutal at work).
Grateful for a delicious and much needed coffee yesterday.
Grateful my daughter now has her own little morning routine she created.
Grateful my sitter couldn’t come tonight. It felt too hectic to go out tonight after being away from my kids 2 nights in a row (and going out again on Friday because some good friends are getting married).
Grateful for restful sleep.
Grateful for this group and all new and old members.

Grateful for 10 days sober.
Grateful my kids have a half day today.
Grateful for some quiet time with a big mug of hibiscus tea.
Grateful my oldest so has a new phone, it's been rough with him not having one the past week and a half.
Grateful for everything my hubby does for our family.
Grateful for a little one's bday in our family.
Grateful for my morning devotion.

Thank you for the new thread, Opi!

Unfortunately I am pressed for time today, but know that I've read and I am grateful for each and everyone one of you and your uplifting grat posts!

Grateful to have won the battle with my binge thoughts last night and being down another pound this morning - felt like a reward for staying strong and not giving into the negative thoughts with negative behaviour.
Grateful to be managing my workload and professional challenges with as much grace and strength as I can muster.
Grateful to be sober, always.
Grateful for some sweet moments with my horse last night.

Take care, lovely grats.

Grateful to wake up sober. :) Grateful for a long walk with Billie. :)

Thank you Opi for the new thread.

Good afternoon (late check in for me) Grat pack chums, old and new.

Lilly - So very well done on 10 months. That's definitely no mere bagatelle. I hope you're feeling a bit more upbeat today. Hate it when depression strikes. Know it will go and hopefully sooner rather thanlater.

Daisy - that is such devastating news about your daughter's friend, the more so because she is so young. Let's hope her little girls, just by their very presence, can work their own special magic to speed her recovery.

Hev/Aly - I've ramped up my walks this last couple of weeks. Given that walking is the one exercise I really enjoy I felt it was the way to go. To be clear, the ramping up just means I've gone from strolling to a kind-of brisk walking.

Numblady - same thoughts as you on November (and February come to that). Hope ,you're right that it can't last forever. I suppose it just feels like it does!

Citrus - happy bday to the little one in your family!

NewChapter - a pound down and a binge dealt with. Very well done. That's the way to do it.

Pouncer - So glad you survived. My husband did too. I am so grateful to be able to say I know many people who have survived cancer.

And on the subject of health, fingers crossed for your co-worker, FBL.

Grateful to have been able to do a bit of ramped up walking, both today and yesterday. Totally rubbish weather here, especially today, which is just non-stop heavy rain so I had to get myself motivated..
Thankful to have the time to do a few nice things, including visiting the Anthony Gormley exhibition at the Royal Academy and going to the theatre this evening. Don't know if Anthony Gormley is known much outside the UK but he's famous here for doing statues of large cast iron standing men, including 100 of them who are located on beach in Merseyside facing the sea. Very striking, as was the exhibition.
Thankful to have had only one pastry over the last two days. That's a breakthrough for me! Shame the weekend is about to arrive when I'm sure it'll be a different story.

Until tomorrow.

Mags, I always put epsom salt in my bath too! Good luck with your appointment
Deserto, thanks for the update. I’ve been married over twenty years and it’s more wild and crazy than ever. Lol. Slight exaggeration
Hev, I can relate to the comment on getting older. In my early fifties and I feel and sometimes even think I look better than I was in my twenties. I’m definitely more in shape. I also feel so much better about myself inside. Of course, much of that is due to no longer drinking
Lily, good to see you here. Congrats!
Citrus, congrats on ten days!
FBL, grateful for all you do in the recovery community here and elsewhere
Aly, I hope your mood lifts
NCJ, me too on the work challenges
Grateful for everyone else here who I am thinking of

Grateful for firefighters
Grateful it’s Thursday and taking tomorrow off for a school fundraiser

thanks for the new part o[e

grateful yesterdays chemo went well

and more grateful i had the oommpphh to sit in on four tunes at the boat club last night

Grateful to be here

Grateful for the new thread.

Congrats Lily! Fearless LOL.

Grateful for three fun weekends of travel coming up. Look out Hollywood, here I come.

Citrus congrats on your 10 days! It is good to see you around this thread again!
Rusty, hope the chemo went as well as can be expected, but I am SO happy for you that you got to sit in drumming on 4 songs. How awesome for an awesome person. Prayers. :hug:
Grateful I finally got my flu shot yesterday.
Grateful to be going to lunch with my mom. I hope it's a nice one. She had a stroke a few years ago and she at first was so nice. Now, after some time has gone by, she can be really difficult sometimes. I know it is brain damage, she had an annyurism (spelled that one wrong!) that burst and was cauterized at the same time. I try really hard to have patience with her. I do love her. I know, even though our relationship has been challenging at times, I hope she's around for a long time.
Grateful for all the lovely grats this morning and seeing all my friends. So grateful for all of you! ♥

Aly - Thanks for the encouragement - I haven't actually started yet ;) but I am determined to.
Hoping you enjoy your lunch with mom.
Lilly - It's wonderful to have you join us - you aren't lost, you're here with people who understand. :hug:
Citrus - Very proud of you for that 10 days - we know how hard it is.
Zip - Cheering and praying for you - always.
Deserto - H-wood will be fun - enjoy yourself immensely. :)
Fearless - I'm way older ;) but feel as you do - so much better than I did when younger/drinking.
Rose - Anthony Gormley - I saw his 'Event Horizon' exhibit years ago. Sculptures of men (some standing on high rises) in New York City. A bit controversial at first because people mistook them for jumpers - but it was magnificent.
Yes, strolling to brisk walking. :) No trotting or jogging for Hev. :tongue:
Grateful for the bright sun.
Grateful for all the birds that stayed behind while some migrated.
Grateful the insects are gone until spring.
Grateful for online bargains, encouraging me to begin Christmas shopping - but kind of miss the trecks to the mall.
Grateful for your humor, courage, & optimism.

Grateful to have the energy and ambition to take Billie for a long walk to the store. :)

Grateful it's Friday
Grateful for coffee and water
Grateful for a good raincoat

Hi lyddie

Rusty - way to go with the drumming. And I'm thankful for you that the chemo is out of the way for this week.

Aly - hope that lunch with your mum went well or at lesst that it wasn't too difficult.

Hev/Fearless - I too am knocking on. Would that it was otherwise. But it is definitely true that I feel - and I think, look - better than I ever did in my last few driving years. Not a high bar of course, but still...

Austerities - with you on the raincoat. I thought it was a bit rash of me to buy an expensive new waterproof coat (given that I'm knocking on!) but I was so wrong. Rain and more rain here. And more forecast for the next few days.

Fearless - wild and crazy? Yes, lol!

Grateful for a busy sociable day yesterday, in between bursts of rain. Met a friend for breakfast in The Wolseley which is next to the Ritz Hotel in London and quite swanky. Scrambled egg, however, no better than my own.
Grateful that the production of Death of a Salesman that I saw in the evening was very impressive. You'd think an Arthur Miller play written over 50 years ago might not resonate with modern audiences but In fact the theatre was packed with predominantly young people. Not quite so grateful that it lasted just over 3 hours. That's a stretch when you're in the less than comfortable seats in an old London theatre.
Thankful I've done many inevitable and seemingly endless boring household things already this week and that I'm waiting for a grocery delivery. Anybody's guess what strange sized stuff I'll have ordered but at least no need to go out food shopping today.
Grateful of course to be sober and connecting with the lovely Grat pack. I noticed yesterday evening btw that my exotic sounding but not exotic tasting non-alcoholic fruit drink cost more than a glass of wine! Cheek.

Nice to have the weekend to look to, especially for the workers.

Good morning, lovely Grats.

Grateful to have had time with my horse last night, even if it wasn't our best lesson performance-wise.
Grateful to be sober.
Grateful to have learned skills to deal with my anxiety and to be putting them to good use.
Grateful for my lovely, wonderful husband.
Grateful for my warm home as the months turn wintery.

Grateful Least had a long walk with Billie.
Grateful Rose is ramping up the walking, which is certainly not easy to do when the weather doesn't exactly motivate - I hope you are enjoying those endorphins! The exhibition sounds interesting as does the theatre production. I go to the theatre once or twice a year with my dad and we're always on the lookout for good plays.
Grateful for Fearless' comments about her marriage - this gives me hope for a long and exciting life with my husband. LOL. Enjoy the fundraiser today!
Grateful RZ had the ooommph and sat in on 4 songs, amazing. so glad that chemo went as well as can be, also. Thank you for the earlier explanation of your job and the book project - I am an avid reader and have been obsessed with reading and books since I was a child. It is my ambition to write a novel someday (fiction). What a cool job!
Grateful Lyddie is here - welcome Lyddie! (or welcome back? I am pretty new to the grat thread!)
Grateful Deserto has some fun travel coming up - enjoy!
Grateful Aly is spending quality time with her mom. It is very complex to reconcile certain feelings in the situations like you have described, and it sounds like you are doing such a wonderful job as a daughter to care and be kind for your mom and have grace in managing the challenges presented by her health issues.
Grateful Hev has has time to start Christmas shopping, I haven't even thought about it yet!
Grateful Austerities has a good raincoat - the value of such should never be underestimated!

Grateful to all of you!! Have a wonderful day :grouphug:

Grateful for RZ’s successful chemo and his oomph.
Grateful we had a huge rain storm last night but didn’t lose power or experience flooding (in the not grateful part i found this out because I was on a work call at 9 p.m. and one person had power outage and another had flooding).
Grateful for my daughter’s sweet joke last night. It was a variation of a joke about the jerk store calling and them being all out of you. Only she said the super mom store called and they were all out of me. Did this whole little thing where she pretended a phone was ringing and held her hand to her face as though she was talking on a phone.
Grateful my son’s soccer game got canceled. They got to play for approximately one minute before the sky opened and the ref called the game off. It made for a much less frenetic night.
Grateful my brutal day yesterday helped me sleep very heavily.
Grateful I canceled the babysitter last night and was just home.
Grateful for grocery delivery.
Grateful to be here.

Grateful that I'm allowed to pop into these threads whenever the mood strikes. :)
Grateful that I slept through my dogs' barking last night.
Grateful it's Friday.
Grateful for early mornings in the office.
Grateful to be sober and able to deal with life on its own terms.
Grateful for my kids.
:)

Grateful I'm leaving for the 'big city' in a few minutes - the usual Walmart, Dollar Store, Tractor Supply, etc. :) Quite the adventure.
Grateful to have time to stop in and wish you all a special Friday. :grouphug: