Gratitude – July 29

I tried to post this earlier...really, I did.  No internet connection at home.  Ugh.  What did people do before wi-fi? Anyway, today I want to express my gratitude for my sobriety and everything that helps me stay sober.  I believe, with all of my heart, that if I hadn't gotten sober, I would've died, either …

Gratitude – July 26

Today I am conscious of my treasures, I have had a truly lovely day full of them. Here is my gratitude list for today: This morning a good friend of mine had an art show to sell some of her work.  She's a very talented abstract painter and I have coveted her beautiful work for …

Gratitude – July 23

Happy Wednesday!  It was a good day today, with much to be grateful for.  It was much like yesterday, and the day before, uneventful, no drama and, really kind of predictable.  I really appreciate looking for, and finding, things to be grateful for on uneventful days.  It takes more careful observation throughout the day and …

Gratitude – July 21

My Monday was a completely unremarkable day.  I went to work and it was a normal day; there were no deadlines, no disasters, no fires to put out.  After work at home, there was no drama, no tasks that needed immediate attention, no errands to run, no phone calls to return.  It was an uneventful …

Gratitude – July 20

  Last night our friends who recently relapsed came over for dinner.  They have a few days of new sobriety under their belts and we thought that it might be nice for them to get out of the house and away from the guilt and shame they were feeling.  We spent several hours talking about …

Gratitude – July 18

This was an extremely busy week for me.  When I wasn't working I was either sleeping, or wishing I was sleeping.  But now, the weekend is here, and for that, I am very grateful!!  I am looking forward to catching up on my blog reading, doing some writing, and otherwise taking it easy (well except …

Gratitude – July 16

I am grateful to be sober every day, but the last couple of days has me thinking about it a lot more than I usually do.  Austin and I have some friends, a married couple, that we know through the program.  They are both early in sobriety, and trying to start a new life of …

Gratitude – July 14

It should come as no surprise that I didn't get to my gratitude post yesterday.  It was a 12 hour work day for me, and it was crazy busy.  But that doesn't mean that I wasn't mindful about the things that I am grateful for, it means I was just too tired at the end …

Gratitude – July 13

I am finding that to be more and more true.  When I think about all of the things that I have to be grateful for, I am much happier.  Today, like all the days before it, was full of gratitude worthy moments for me. Austin and I went grocery shopping.  It seems like it's been …

Gratitude – July 12

I'm late with this post.  It's Sunday morning, and I should've written this last night, but, oh well...the day got away from me. Yesterday was a lazy day.  I spent time watching TV, napping, and then in the evening, I went and had coffee with a friend that I hadn't seen for a couple of …