I’m grateful to God thank you helping me make it home safe after a long day. I’m grateful that I have quiet time alone to get down some of my daily gratitude. I’m grateful that I can admit today sucked as did last night but it’s ok I still stayed clean and sober and lived up to all my commitments. I’m grateful that I got home checked the mail and see that I have proper Identification with the right address now. It’s the first time in over a decade that I have valid I.d., dang was my life ever unmanageable and still gets overwhelming as I try to fix it. I’m grateful for supports (family /gratidudes /friends /consellors) and a higher power to help. I’m grateful for the twelve steps.
God bless you all. &
p.s. Feeling like I’m burning out and nobody cares or notices. Not giving up, you shouldn’t either. Ya you!!
Glad you are sober throughout your medical stuff as well as your body benefits from quality sleep and a clear head to help you to be your healthiest self!!! Also glad you have the 4-legged supporters to keep the stress at bay! Take good care.
I’m grateful today is a new day, different than yesterday.
I’m grateful bad days don’t last forever, and that I don’t have to try to avoid or escape them by pouring a full glass. I did give myself a “permission slip” to just have a bad day yesterday, and then I turned an after-dinner nap into bedtime (didn’t even check in!). I’m grateful I can still notice good things in a bad day.
I’m grateful that even though this week is gonna be a doozy (on all kinds of fronts), it’s already wednesday and I have something good planned each day after I’ve gotten through the yuck. (Tonight - fave zoom yoga class! And some reading. And earlier to bed all week.)
I’m grateful for the dog girl, for her super calm presence - unless she’s decided it’s walk time a little earlier than usual - and then I’m grateful for her goofy energy.
I’m grateful for the little shoots that pop through the soil like magic - some of them the day after I planted them! Miracles abound.
I’m grateful to be sober, for all the support to be and stay sober, for the gratidudes, and for TS too.
I’m grateful to God I do not drink.
I’m grateful to God I don’t depend on booze.
Grateful for my espresso roast coffee
Grateful to have a dog to the right of me and a dog to the left of me.
I’m grateful when Maverick cuddles up with me in the morning either in the crook on my armpit or my neck. He’s the best alarm clock ever.
I’m grateful for a very warm, 70 plus degrees and sunny day yesterday.
I’m grateful for our very long phone call with our friends in Austin yesterday.
I’m grateful maybe they can come for a visit.
I’m grateful I get to walk to the Y and workout and walk back home.
I’m grateful I figured out my Apple TV app so I could watch Ted Lasso which came highly recommended by my daughter.
I’m grateful for my family.
I’m grateful for my TS family.
Today, I just want to thank God for the gift of life. No request, no complaints, just thankful to be alive.
Lessons Learned In Life .com
I’m grateful to God for the strength to keep going even when I’m tired, stressed and anxious. I’m grateful to God please help me stay clean and sober and be my best self just for today. I’m grateful that I have some decent recovery days behind me to use as a guide through tough times, did it before can do it again. My addict thinking tries to get that defeated thinking going and to give up. Giving up got me nowhere. I’m grateful for my family and really want a hug from any of them, reality sucks sometime when I think about but… that’s ok… my irrational thinking involves expecting every day or situation to be good and there i go trying to control everything. let it go and let God. All of it is easier said than done and I’m sounding like a cliche machine Lol
God bless you all. Sending prayers and hugs. &
p.s. You are amazing just the way you are. Ya you!!
I’m grateful that you have this too. I wish I had some wise words for you, but I don’t. Sometimes things just suck. But it won’t stay that way. I hope you know how much you matter here, and are appreciated for your input.
I’m grateful that I got a workout in today even though I REALLY didn’t want to. I’m grateful for all of my Gratidudes.
Everyone take care of yourselves tonite.
thanks so much @M-be-free49 and @Sunflower1 no wise words are needed just support like you give. grateful for each and every gratidude. God bless you all. &
So grateful for a sober, sunny day. I have had a lot of reminders recently that no matter what stressful, difficult events in life are inevitable and arming myself with a toolbox of options that do not include alcohol is a smart way to stay strong and manage. Thanks to all of you who share amazing ideas and reminders of the tools we need to proceed. Enjoy your days!!
Grateful for the sun shining, supportive family, a job to earn money, a nice house to live in, a nice car, my health and my family’s health. Grateful we can send my daughter to treatment for mental health and that she’s getting better. Grateful for clarity of mind that comes from sobriety, waking up feeling well and not hungover and dreading the day.
I’m grateful to God I’m hangover free and sober this morning.
I’m grateful to God I don’t drink or depend on booze.
I’m grateful my teeth naturally seem whiter, especially after this last cleaning, because I haven’t soaked them in Cabernet for 511 days.
I’m grateful my bloodwork came back good. Everything in an acceptable range.
I’m grateful I got through the day yesterday without having to take a nap.
I’m grateful I went to the beach alone. This is HUGE for me. My wife and I never do anything along. But since she’s going to be drinking wine in the afternoon and probably taking a nap. I just got in the car and drove to the beach and just sat there soberly contemplating all of life’s mysteries . Actually I just sat in the sand with an oldies playlist on and did nothing. Boy was that fun.
I’m grateful for Amazon. I ordered a small beach folding chair. One of the short ones and it will be here Friday. I’m too big of a stiffy to sit on the ground or the floor.
I’m grateful I’m a pretty good cook. Thanks Dad.
I’m grateful I’m very sensitive. Thanks Mom.
I’m grateful my daughter and Son-in-law got their moles removed yesterday and they seem well.
I’m grateful I know the importance of seeing my dermatologist and getting mole checks twice a year. It can literally save your life. Hint hint. Nudge nudge.
I’m grateful I got my workout in yesterday and today is a power walking day and I can listen to the big book on audio for the first half of my power walk. I’m on the personal stories part and I just find it fascinating.
I’m grateful for all the troops here of gratitude and TS.
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
Thornton Wilder
I’m grateful to God please help me be better today than I was yesterday and to stay clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for all my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful for the twelve steps and meetings. I’m grateful for music. I’m grateful that I can take some time and just enjoy Disney+ just cause. I’m grateful that it’s sunny out.
God bless you all. &
Grateful for being more mindful. Which is hurting some times. Being more aware of how our society produced by media is meant to work. It is making me think and I don’t want to follow and fit into this. Never wanted but only being sober enables me to feel somehow okay about it.
Grateful that the sun finally came out.
Grateful the wind calmed down.
Grateful for a good talk with a good friend.
Grateful that atm I seem okay. Calm. Being fine and not too hard on myself. Grateful reading honest shares here, are helping me to focus and find another piece in the puzzle.
Good morning family.
Today I am grateful for the wisdom I find in other addicts on this forum.
I am grateful that I am humble enough to listen and learn.
I am grateful that I am willing and vulnerable to ask for guidance when I feel scared, confused or lost.
I am grateful for my shepherds and the way they awkwardly stand between the vacuum and I because they want me to vacuum them.
I am grateful for the sun showers currently happening and the rainbow that is out there somewhere but I just can’t see it.
I am grateful for being gifted “the pause” and the amazing value behind it.
I am grateful for my higher power and the energy she fills me with every breath I take.
I am grateful that it is Thursday and that means tomorrow is Fri-yay!!!
I’m grateful for laughter at work- I’m glad we can laugh at ourselves( usually) to overcome days where we are grouchy with each other. I’m grateful I only have one more day of work, then a long weekend. I’m grateful I don’t have any anxiety about the long weekend and if I will drink too much, because I don’t drink. I’m grateful for the prospect of early morning walks/ bike rides and small projects around the house.
I’m grateful for this thread and all of you guys. It’s usually the first place I visit and the last. It can be hard but I’m grateful we are here, choosing to find gratitude.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
That is a main shelter at work I am grateful for. Laughing wholeheartedly, with some colleagues it’s possible.
Grateful for three days off and next week again only 4 day week. Let’s see if I can take Friday off.
Grateful for a short talk with a friend of my old meeting I don’t longer go to. Finally, yeah Germany is always a bit behind, digial whaaat?, want to work on online meetings. Other than AA of course. I am happy to get involved and let’s see.
Today I am grateful for a Friday morning with no hangover and to wake up and read all of the amazing gratitudes of the gratidudes. We do all have so much to be thankful for. I am thankful that my mom will have the surgery she needs for her wrist and for the caregivers that will be able to help her when we get her back home. I am grateful for the paycheck I receive today that won’t be muddied by alcohol purchases. I am grateful for talks with my 3 closest friends this week that are authentic, loving, and truly supportive of one another. Always grateful for TS and the incredible minds that use it!
I’ve missed you gratidudes! Today I’m grateful for my family, especially my little brother who was my first best friend. Excited to get to know his baby girl and grateful I love and am good with children of all ages. I’m grateful for my husband and Miss Lupe who are holding down the fort at home, and that he has a companion in her so as not to be alone. I’m grateful it’s only a 45 min drive between my parents’ house and my brother’s place on easy roads. I’m grateful for the day of rest we all had yesterday after our drive and that even though I’m not sleeping well, I feel a-okay. I’m so grateful for recovery and all the lessons I am learning for how to live my best life.
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. Actually I just sat in the sand with an oldies playlist on and did nothing. Boy was that fun.
