I’m grateful for my family, my sobriety, god, doing my step work to keep my mind busy, and everyone on here to hold me accountable of my actions.
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I’m grateful that today I was near to the sea and could hear the crashing waves which soothed me a lot
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Welcome !!!
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Thank you very much !
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Good evening family,
I am grateful Nugget is home safe and sound with a voracious appetite.
I am grateful for the money I have been able to save by not drinking and using, thus able to pay cash for her surgery.
I am grateful for the Women’s meeting that is available on Zoom tonight, I am feeling a little “edgy” so it will probably be a good choice if I attend.
I am grateful that I can recognize that I need a meeting… before it becomes a problem. (Crazy right? When does this stuff change… it sort of happens over night i think. Not going to analyze it just going to enjoy it. 
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I am grateful for my dad and all the help he has given me over the last few days, there is never a moment that man doesn’t try to make my daughters and my life easier, he really is the best.
I am grateful for everyone’s gratitude lists as well, I find so much joy in reading where everyone else is in their lives and what they are grateful for.
Thanks for being a part of my recovery, this thread is a big part of it every day. 
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I’m grateful to God, thank you helping me make it to 16 months as of earlier today without any drugs, it feels like a miracle, for which I’m truly very grateful. I have worked hard to get here and it’s worth it. I’m grateful to God please help me rest well tonight so I can keep doing my best to help myself and others keep this non-drinking, non-drugging, non-smoking do the next right thing streak going. I’m grateful for all the love and support from my family. I’m grateful for all the gratitude on here and that I promote it and see some of you all do the same, that’s fantastic work my friends. I’m grateful that I attended a really great AA meeting tonight that wasn’t through the treatment center. I’m grateful for laughter, the best medicine. I’m grateful for music all kinds of music. I’m grateful that I got my schedule confirmed after my weekly covid test this morning. I’m grateful that I get to continue volunteer cooking dinner Tues. Wed. Thurs. and Sat. I’m grateful that there are 12 step meetings after dinner on Thurs and Sat that I help facilitate. All this continues to really help keep me busy, clean and sober. I’m grateful that the treatment center I do this for has agreed to give me a glowing reference and say that I have completed more than enough volunteer hours to qualify for a peer support position if I decide to complete the schooling portion.
God bless you all. 
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p.s. You are amazing so smile and breathe it feels good. Ya you!!
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I’m grateful for the rain the last few days and that everything turned so green so fast! I’m grateful it wasn’t raining when the dog girl and I went for our morning walk, and the birds were just giving it their all. Loud! And beautiful.
I’m grateful the covid cases are starting to go down here. I’m grateful to be working from home - not just because of the pandemic, but because it suits me more. I wish there didn’t have to be a pandemic to make this happen, but I’m glad I will have more time to work from home this summer.
I’m grateful for my pals that understand how much “me time” I need and that they don’t take it personally when I need it (even virtually - returning calls and texts and video chats, etc). I’m grateful I love my me time even more now that I’m not uncorking a bottle…
I’m grateful this weekend is a long weekend. A year ago, if you had told me I’d be heading into a long weekend sans vino and under continued restrictions, I’d have uncorked said bottle! 
And now I just can’t wait for it. My patio garden, a writing assignment, and the trails.
I’m grateful for another day, and that I’m gonna call it a day real soon. 
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Good evening all,
I’m grateful for humor provided by my kids- it really helps me shake off the mood of a stressful workday. I’m grateful for my lovely dogs, who always greet me so excitedly when I get home. I’m grateful to read of peoples days/ milestones- it reminds me that sobriety isn’t a destination but a journey. I’m grateful dog surgeries went well, and that there are people in the world making an effort to find gratitude.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
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Yipeeeee! Congrats, friend!
And huge congrats on all the exciting things going on: the cooking, the glowing reference, the potential for a peer support position. For all the support you give on this thread - I stand behind any glowing references, and I’m pretty sure the gratitroops would do the same!
Maybe one day when things go back to normal we can all meet at Graticamp and you can be our Camp Cook? 
ps 16 months of working your recovery every day looks mighty fine on you… ya you!
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@freeasabird welcome! TS is a wonderful place to find support and community- and this thread is the best one!
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Congratulations on your 16 months Brian. And all the great things that are in your future because you are clean and sober. And just an all around great guy with so many talents.
Good for you.
I’m grateful to read this before I call it a night.
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Grateful to wake up sober. Grateful for no anxiety related to alcohol. Grateful to have some quality time with my kids and husband. Grateful for a healthy and happy family. Grateful for still having a job. Grateful for making plans in my life again. Just grateful to be alive 
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Congratulations on 16 months @I.cant.We.can and the work you are doing to be of service to others.
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Today I am grateful that my knee Is height quickly and I can start swimming, but most importantly that I can function normally and continue enjoying my sober days. I am most grateful for the 30 sober days I have just had and how meaningful they have been, this encouraging another 30 to come…or at least one for now. Thanks to all of you and your gratitudes. It helps so much each day!!
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I’m grateful for a quiet, early, morning. I’m grateful I can take some time at the front of the day to ready myself - I hope it will be a quiet day at my desk, but if not, I won’t get too rattled when I think back to these morning moments.
I’m grateful for the chance to look critically and objectively at my life - at what’s working and what isn’t, what’s in my control to change and what isn’t, and start making tweaks now. Even just little things. Better than getting frustrated or simply going along with things - all while keeping my wine glass within reach…
I’m grateful it’s summer. Sort of summer! Summer season, let’s say. It always feels like some kind of enchanted miracle to see those leaves pop out.
I’m grateful for the dog girl, making her disgruntled noises close by me… might have to finish this list in my head as we head out earlier for our morning wake-up walk. 
I’m grateful for another day.
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Oh really. You will have to let me know how you get on. I’m just up to chapter 4. Take it steady!
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I’m grateful to God I don’t drink.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
I’m grateful I’m not hungover this morning. Especially after last nights dinner out. We had a res and they were very late seating us. Dinner took over 3 hours 
. I don’t usually do good with those lengthy dinners. It was great visiting with my daughter and SIL for all that time. But I usually would have done some major damage on cocktails and wine. They give you the whole full shaker glass and set it on the table for ya. Really nice presentation. My wife and SIL had their shaker glass and sugared rimmed cocktail glass that they kept filling. And it really looked great! But I don’t drink anymore. Nope! No I don’t! I had 2 very large bottles of San Peligrino water and it was a perfect vintage for my steak. Not too dry not to sweet. And I’m very grateful I was very calm and just sat back and had a great time.
Who the fuck knew?
I’m grateful I didn’t eat all my steak and I’ll have a nice steak sandwich for lunch tomorrow. That would not have happened if I had been drinking. Inhibition shields would have been lowered and I would have polished it all off. And I didn’t even order their famous Butter Cake. @M-be-free49 can you make a butter cake for my next milestone? They are so good. I’ll send you the recipe.
I’m grateful I’m not in a meat coma hangover right now just trying to survive.
I’m grateful I’m not a drinker.
I’m grateful I don’t miss it.
I’m grateful to be here in Santa Monica.
I’m grateful I get to see my chiropractor here. I like him better than my Flagstaff guy. I think he just does a better job and a bit more personable and we just text for appointments.
I’m grateful I got a workout in at the Y yesterday.
I’m grateful for all the birds outside my windows making all different noises.
Grateful for y’all.
The day I became free of alcohol was the day that I fully understood and embraced the truth that I would not be giving anything up by not drinking.
Liz Hemingway
“I need to stop drinking”
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Congratulations on your one month Margaret. 
That’s a real big one!! 
So happy for you. It’s great to have you here. You’re so worth it.
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Thank you so much Eric!! I cannot express how helpful you guys and TS has been through this first month - so inspiring!
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