I am so grateful being sober. Another day, another morning hangover free.
I am grateful that I am not young in these times. I am grateful that when we went for a coffee or so some 20 years ago we usually had full attention from the other one at the table. We didn’t have to share it with millions of other things, more important things.
I am grateful I got a train earlier back home from my appointment at the doctors. I will see.
I am grateful that tomorrow I will have a stress free morning as the girls will be castrated and I will only go to work after 10 am or so. Stressful day for them but they don’t know yet.
Thankful my husband has decided to cut out alcohol for this week at least. It’s his first night off tonight in a long time and he’s feeling good about it. Never seen a man drink so much tea in my life. Proud of him.
Thankful my sugar cravings are lessening. Was developing a worrying addiction to Colin the Caterpillar gummy sweets that I’m pleased to report has (mostly) gone.
Thankful for my beautiful kids. They make my world go round.
Thankful for coffee.
Thankful tomorrow is Friday. Excited for a joy-filled, alcohol-free weekend watching Halloween films with the kids and hanging with my man. Might even try to drag everyone to church on Sunday.
Hope everyone has a great one.
Hi everyone I am so grateful for my three children my Mom and sister and my ex-wife.
I am grateful for all of you. And you can be grateful I won’t ramble like I always do. Time for some sleep.
What a wonderful moment with your kids! So precious and a great inquiry if we think about it. I’m glad others were there to enjoy as well. You are so right about the extraordinary love we feel for our kids…Definitely nothing like it.
I always thought I was very present with my son, especially since he is my only and I have him half the time (share custody), so I thought I emphasized the quality time. Then I stopped drinking. I realized that wasn’t actually the cade. Now it’s different. I can see a difference on his face and our conversations are different, enhanced, more in depth. It’s amazing. He’s 16 so I am treasuring each opportunity.
I’m glad you are here and have joined this community!
Acupuncture helped my grand-aunt with her migraines. She didn’t have acupuncture until her 40’s, but she never had another migraine after that. I wish you all the best.
P.S. Fall camping is my favorite, too. Y’all have fun!
Good evening all,
I’m grateful for dinner with my parents and my Granny. I’m grateful for all the little things that I got done around here today- I feel like I accomplished something! I’m grateful to be sober and able to reason through hard feelings a little better than I used to. I’m grateful to have to only work one day this week, then off for the weekend! I’m grateful to see all the gratitude here.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
I’m grateful to God thank you for lovingly guiding me through another day clean and sober. I’m grateful for all my family and that I got to message with Mom today and confirm a time for Saturday. I’m grateful for the relief I got from typing out some of my story and sharing more of it at an in person meeting earlier today. I’m grateful I accomplished getting the house cleaned and laundry done today. I’m grateful for the councellor that is helping me apply for college and is willing to help keep it simple, got started today and scheduled more appointments over the next few weeks. I’m grateful I went into my housemates room today and got him to call detox and throw out his bottles. I’m grateful and tired after a busy ass productive day, amazing what we can get done when we stay focused, clean and sober. I’m grateful that I tried to get a local doctor as well today and that didn’t work yet because I can’t figure out the email tech part so I will have to humbly ask one of the counsellor’s at the treatment center to help I guess. I’m grateful I made time for a nice shower and a good 4 km walk while singing along to some Frank Sinatra, country, classic rock, dance music even some angry Rap as suggested by @Dazercat… I’m grateful for all of you gratidudes and your shares, gems like what does God eat, and being grateful for having enough @anon74766472
God bless you all. &
Grateful this longgggg week is coming to an end tomorrow!
Grateful this week has been so productive, even if long. I’m very grateful for my new rockstar colleagues, how eager they are, how receptive and open to training. I’m super grateful for my recovery. If I wasn’t sober, I would not be able to let go and hand over some of these reins. I’d still be trying to control it all, would think I was the only one who can do it all. Then I’d either earn reward drinks or open a bottle to escape the mental prison of failure I’d trapped myself in. Super fucked, M. Oh but wait, that’s the old M
Grateful tomorrow this is the last week I work a full week. Fridays off after this! More time for the balanced life, for yoga, for the dog girl. And Fridays are my not-to-be-messed-with writing day! Scary but a good scary to indulge this.
Grateful my course started this week too. I had to take an option in another writing genre so I picked poetry. Why not? We had the first webinar and it was a blast. I’m pretty sure all our poems sucked but the instructor is awesome and made it safe and fun and now we all think we are the bomb.
Grateful it’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend and I have so much to be grateful for.
Grateful of course for all of you gratidudes, just as I’m grateful for another day.
Grateful for a lazy Friday morning before I bring the cats to the vet and then head to work.
Grateful for my friend pointing out to me that I will grow with new situations, new problems, challenges. They won’t fall all of a sudden over me. It often felt like that when I was still drinking. Att at once, all of a sudden, so deep into the problems that no one could reach me in my thoughts and worries.
Grateful being sober. Grateful my cats like to cuddle as much as I do. Sometimes I admit I grab them and overcuddle them. I hope they don’t mind. Overstepping kitties boundaries, I plead guilty and work on being better.
Grateful they are clean, don’t scratch the wallpaper, don’t distroy the furniture except for what I said: okay, go for the stools.
Grateful I find it easier to let go of toxic thoughts.
Grateful for this peaceful thread and all of you being here.
I’m grateful for my friend Franzi who lately seems to say what I am thinking and what I need to hear just when I need to hear it. I also used to feel this way, and I am grateful for the reminder that I’ve come so far from that point.
I’m grateful that it’s been a good week and that my efforts in multiple areas have paid off, especially in my personal exploration and evaluation sorts of areas. Lots of communication with my therapist (so glad I get unlimited texting with her!), journaling, valuable conversations with my guy, chats with my parents and a couple friends, and plenty (but not too much!) time on TS. I am grateful I pared down my social media to just the people I really want to keep in contact with and unfriended/disconnected from the superfluous a few weeks back, and that I went the next step and finally turned off notifications for many of the apps on my phone - it has made ALL the difference to my mental wellness and focus. I am grateful my husband offered a really heartfelt apology last night and took responsibility for a lot of things, in my opinion for too much, and I told him so, but I was able to express my gratitude to him for acknowledging his part in some conflicts lately. I am so grateful for my husband, my best friend, and that we can continue to grow together through change and challenges. I am grateful for the flash rain shower that I woke up to this morning and that I got out of bed a half hour early to have some peaceful silence alone in my house listening to the rain and smelling the fresh breeze - those moments are magic.
This morning I am grateful for a gorgeous night of sleep and feeling like a sober champ this morning. I am grateful to attend a different type of recovery meeting tomorrow night in a nearby city. I have a lot to learn. I am grateful for Colorado Gives Back on Spotify- found it this morning and it will certainly be a regular in the rotation. I am grateful my son’s gf’s parents are allowing her to go with us to a football game at my college. Pretty sure that will be the highlight of 2021 for me! It was a very important place for me and I can’t wait to experience the school with them now that they are teens. I am grateful for my closest friend and our daily chats. I am grateful the rain will cease today amd we can enjoy a bit of sunshine over the weekend. Grateful to be taking my mom to Asheville on Sunday for some dining and shopping. I am grateful for this practice and to be able to come back to these things when I am not feeling great or want to drink. All this could be gone in a snap if I drink.
Sixty-one days sober and am grateful for my woman’s group meeting last night and that I went to bed sober. I’m grateful I’m about to start step five. I’m grateful that I went to a yoga class the other night instead of drinking. I’m a super beginner but it was fun. I’m actually happy to be heading into my work stretch and feel grateful for my job and that I won’t be hungover tonight for my shift. Grateful for this new day to chose to not drink.
I’m grateful that I got through the week after my first slip in 3 years.
I’m grateful that I’ve taken some time to reflect and been in a position to take some time for me.
I’m grateful that I’m feeling calmer in my mind generally then I have in some time now.
I’m grateful that even though I argued with my wife about moving a desk to the guest room because the office is depressing, dark and closed in, I did not act like a idiot by resorting to name calling or storming off in a mood!
I’m grateful that I’m about to take my kids to martial arts class.
I’m grateful to be able to share my thoughts and feelings with people that understand the pain and suffering of addiction.
I’m grateful to God please help me be better today than I was yesterday and to remain clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery. I’m grateful for all my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful that I rested well. I’m grateful for my health and my famlies health. I’m grateful for warm showers. I’m grateful for music, exercise and laughter. I’m grateful for the twelve steps and the principles they instill, it is a better life.
God bless you all. &
I am grateful God woke me up this morning clean and sober. I am grateful for my health. I am grateful for my home. I am grateful for fall. I am grateful for my neighbors. I am grateful for my roommate. I am grateful for life and all it’s blessings!
I’m grateful Brian just did his gratitude so it was easy for me to find it at the top.
I’m grateful to God I. DON’T. DRINK.
I’m grateful my daughter and SIL made the 8 hour drive safely and we had such a nice afternoon on the deck with a fire in the fireplace just chatting away. And me without my booze. No big deal if I’m the only one not drinking. I like it!
Grateful for the nice sushi dinner we had.
And grateful my daughter pick a stinker of a movie that we enjoyed and laughed through even though it wasn’t a comedy.
I’m grateful the coffee came out well since I’m not use to making more than for just me.
And here comes Minnie to say hello to all the gratidudes.
I’m grateful for the cute fun chatter in my kitchen nook of the 2 kids having a nice morning.
Grateful I can still do my shit over here in my chair with Benson on my lap by the fire.
I’m grateful I didn’t pass out on the couch last night. Ya, that was a little bit of a dig. Maybe I can get that out here and be done with it.
I’m grateful, and thanks to TS, and sharing on here I am learning to focus more on my sobriety, instead of someone else’s drinking. That reminder comes in very handy.
I’m grateful the kids just complimented my Guatemalan rocket fuel.
I’m grateful for y’all.
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
I’m so grateful for this beauty I’m surrounded by. I’m grateful for Autumn and the blaze of colors it brings. I love where I live, and when I’m feeling emotionally yucky, I only have to step outside my front door to see how fortunate and blessed I am. I’m grateful that Nature affects me this way.
I’m grateful for my kids (all grown now) and my husband. The boys aren’t fully aware of my sobriety journey, but the girls have been rocks, checking on me daily. I’m so glad they don’t treat me with kid gloves, and they still share the joys and pains of their daily lives with me. It makes me happy to know I still have a lot to offer them.
I’m grateful for this community, which I’ve come to think of as my village. Y’all are a huge factor in my staying sober and being able to deal with the stuff that a clear mind is bringing to me. Much love to each of you.
I am grateful being sober. Especially tonight as I am very stressed for the cats after the anaesthesia.
I try to let it go. Not pushing it away. Articulate it, let others share their experiences and that will calm me.
Grateful I made a slight first step in postponing my visit home and told my mother. Am unsettled about her reaction. My ever ongoing issue and having to work on. Now, feeling better. It’s okay that I was wrong planning going home shortly after the castration. It is not the end of the world. And Dora and Paula are far more important to me than the visit. I am sorry.
Grateful it’s the weekend and the weather forecast is fine.
Proud of him.
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No big deal if I’m the only one not drinking. I like it!
