I am grateful that tonight is my last night of work and then I am heading into a weekend of catching up on chores, cooking, getting outside, and relaxing with some movies and candles.
I am gratedul for this weather… 70s and no humidity with the sun shining, beautiful time of year.
I am grateful that I am learning to be more compassionate towards coworkers who I may consider to be ‘difficult’. We are all fighting our own battles.
I am grateful for the groups that I attended at treatment this week. I am greatful for 2218 the oldest Alano in Minnesota. I am greatful I got my CPAP today. Im also greatful my laundry will be done in 25 mins so I can use the CPAP.
I’m grateful to God for guiding me safely and lovingly through another day, clean and sober. I’m grateful for my recovery and all its blessings and challenges. I’m grateful for all my family, friends TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful that during my walk home it started to rain and I got completely soaked and didn’t care in the least. I thought about how some of us had mentioned it is a reminder of being a kid and it made me feel alive. I’m grateful I was able to take a warm shower once I got home. I’m grateful to be safe in bed ready to watch a little Netflix, then prayers, mediataion and bed. I’m grateful the group I chose to attend this afternoon ended up being a Wayner Dyer video.
God bless you all. &
p.s. You are awesome, keep up the good work. Ya you!!
Good evening all,
I’m grateful it’s the weekend! I’m grateful to have nothing much planned, so I will find stuff to do. I’m grateful for the beautiful weather we are having. I’m grateful for my family. I’m grateful for you guys.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
Super duper grateful it’s the weekend. It was short week but a longggg one.
Grateful that when things don’t go quite as I planned, I’m more aware that I still have choices and options, in how I choose to respond. This helps me not feel all tossed about by things out of my control - 'cause when I start feeling like that, I start building cases against others. Or in the before time, reaching for the corkscrew…
I’m grateful I feel more content, level-headed and even-keeled. Thank you, recovery.
Grateful for the mild, cool temperatures and sunset walks with the dog girl, for the beautiful crisp evenings. Grateful I can enjoy them.
Grateful for the meme posted around here, something about 9pm being the new midnight. I’m definitely going with that one tonight.
Grateful for all you gratidudes, there’s no question.
Learning this too and I don’t like it. I am feeling a little willful around letting go when I have realized it’s not mine to take care of. I have always fought for the underdog, or stood up for people when they haven’t had the strength to stand up for themselves. I believe this is a good character trait but sometimes it sees me into a sesspool of anger and resentment towards others. I start passing judgement, and taking peoples inventory when infact I really need to just check my own shit and breathe. I am not in the middle of a war anymore, I do not have to keep my body in fight mode to survive and am I ever grateful for that!!!
I am grateful that I have been able to lasso my negative characteristics ( also know as defects) before they create chaos in my life and the lives of others around me. I will be straight up though… its been rather close. I am feeling some pretty heavy dis-ease at my core. Grateful I have so many tools at my disposal to help me, help myself. I seem to have come to the bottom of my tool box though which tells me I need more tools. I am grateful that I can recognize that I am coming up on 2 years clean and that of course I need new shit!!! Time for some new shit Stella your addict is getting used to this old stuff. SO grateful I have so much therapy in my future that will be lots of new shit… grateful I have lots of new ideas to fill my spirit, grateful for the book study I am doing, grateful I put my name forward to speak at schools, hospitals and jails.
I’m just grateful.
Oh and I’m really grateful that Eric is having such an awesome time with his family. And that he loves Kelly even if he looks at her through a fork sometimes.
So…… late night gratitude
Gosh you think my morning gratitude list is long
I’m grateful for so many things today. I’m grateful I didn’t do my gratitude list in the morning for once and I was pretty darn grateful about so much shit all day long.
Grateful for my son and his wife.
I’m grateful I finally saw his house in Dallas.
Grateful to meet Bogey and Dash the 2 Boxers. Well I knew Bogey. But it’s so much more fun that way.
I’m grateful I don’t have a 50 pound Boxer puppy.
I’m grateful I made it through the step mom in laws dinner sober. And her family members that happened to pop in.
I’m grateful I’m just as uncomfortable visiting these people whether I’m drinking or not drinking. So not drinking makes sense. I just don’t fit in with high society people.
I’m grateful the fish was good @Its_me_Stella good enough.
I’m grateful I feel like I’m making the transition from the Dad in charge and driving everyone around and making plans and being in charge. To the Dad who lets his boy drive him around and I’ll sit in the back seat with my wife and just try to go with the flow. And let them take me to lunch or out to dinner or make plans. I’m grateful it’s ok if they suck at making plans.
I’m just grateful to see my boy.
I’m grateful you guys are here 24/7 and I can come in late for my gratitude. You didn’t think I was actually going to miss a day did ya.
I’m grateful I kept it short and I’m not crying.
The struggle ends when gratitude begins.
Neale Donald Walsch
Grateful i am sober and trying not to lose my temper.
Grateful Dora is eating again. (sidenote: now Paula won’t eat ) so if anyone is asking : on an average they are doing okayish.
Grateful I have a long weekend ahead of me.
Grateful I said okay to watching James Bond tonight.
Really grateful for this shout out, Jen. It means a lot to me. I have been coming in to read fairly regularly, I just haven’t been posting.
Since I’m here…
I am so unbelievably grateful for my sobriety. It gets better and better every day. I feel healthier and healthier every day. My mind feels clearer and clearer every day. My self loathing diminishes more and more each day.
Grateful that I have started jogging (!) with a good friend of mine. This was utterly impossible a year ago. I was on a one way trip to old age and ultimately death, or so I thought. I finally understand the expression ‘a new lease of life’. I keep catching myself wondering if this is all a dream. Things just can not have improved so much in ten short months.
Grateful that you guys are all still here sharing your gratitude. Despite not sharing mine recently, it gives me comfort to know that you are all here.
That felt good…
This morning I am grateful for a decent sleep, albeit not my longest stretch, due simply to work and family commitments. I am grateful Leroy’s xray amd sedation is complete and we can move toward figuring out how to help him. I am grateful for my time with my son and his gf yesterday - still driving them to and from when it is too late for them to drive for their age and it still does not get old. They were talking last night in the back seat and he said his dad and step mom had used some of his gas in his car last week because he had to drive them home from somewhere b/c they (dad/SM) were drunk. His gf grunted disapprovingly and my son didn’t sound happy about it. He is still a new driver. So, there is that. Like I said, I am still glad to be available and sober to take them where they need to be.
I am grateful for the full fridge and pantry allowing for a lot of home cooked meals in the coming week as well as the supplies to complete several home projects. I am grateful for the time working g at tue nursery today although it is a it more than I said I was available for. I’ll get over it. I am grateful for the slightly cooler weather this weekend, and will never be grateful for mosquitoes…that is where I draw the line. Time for them to move along, now.
As always, I am grateful for you all and TS and the ability to share. Glad to hear about the CPAP @TripnMN and quick hello to @Singtone.
Today I am grateful for 35 days of sobriety! a Dr. who gets me, children who never stopped loving me, a daughter who is healing from addiction and trauma with me an ex- husband who after 25 years if marriage and 25 years of divorce to this day remains a person I can always trust and count on and am so blessed to call my friend!!!
Today I’m grateful that when I woke up sobbing from an awful nightmare and feeling like I got hit by a dump truck (I better not be getting sick!) my husband immediately asked what was wrong and offered to hold me. I was so upset I didn’t even want that but I’m so grateful he rubbed my back until I calmed down. I’m grateful that the dream offered a bit of insight while being utterly unrealistic and bizarre so that I know something is up in my psyche but it manifested in something very not true to life - that was a relief when I could recognize it. I’m grateful that after a cup of tea I’m feeling better and don’t think we’ll have to cancel our camping trip. I’m grateful if I really wasn’t feeling well my husband would not hesitate to cancel our trip and would not make me feel guilty or bad in any way - he is a kind soul and loves me very much. I am so grateful we can still try and go camping and if I really am not feeling well we can go home anytime since the campground is less than an hour away (but I really want to get this last camping trip in before it gets too cold!). I’m grateful for the lovely day I had yesterday, busy with chores and yard work that had me moving my body and getting a good sweat in and heart thumping. I am grateful my body is allowing me to be physical and I’m feeling more fit and healthy lately. I’m grateful to have been able to be of service to a couple of people who are struggling with their addictions or just life things and offer support and information outside of TS. I’m grateful I have people to lean on when I need support, too. Im so grateful for some kitty love from the shop cats at the Ace Hardware and Garden Center yesterday! They were a balm to the spirit. And I’m grateful my friend in Tucson found her lost cat after 39 days missing!!! Im grateful @anon74766472 Franzi and the girls are getting through their difficult time and Paula seems to be doing better and will surely be as good as new soon. Im grateful @Singtone Tony is doing great, it sounds like, and I’m grateful you joined us for gratitude today! And @Irisees919 Margaret I’m also grateful it’s almost time to take down the temporary magnet screen curtain on my back door and the mosquitos and flies are dwindling. I haven’t seen a mosquito in a while but these dang flies just won’t throw in the towel yet!
I’m grateful to be sober.
I’m grateful to be up waiting for coffee to be delivered and not having to do any pet chores.
I’m grateful to be able to stay at a swank hotel.
I’m grateful to get my gratitude in on time in the morning. I really like my routine.
I’m grateful to remember not to worry about how the wife feels or basically try and control a situation around how she might feel. What about me? I get to feel my feelings. How dare I try to control the surroundings, to make sure, in this case, my wife, feels good or doesn’t feel good. First of all it’s exhausting. Second of all it isn’t good for me and my sobriety. And most of all where to I get off trying to control how some one feels or doesn’t feel. That must be some kind of super power I think I have right there. I’m grateful I want to protect my wife to make sure she is happy. But I’m grateful I can’t protect how anyone feels no matter how hard I try. This is huge for me.
I’m grateful for room service.
I’m grateful for room service coffee. And OJ.
I’m grateful the kennel sent pics of my babies. Mavy is a ham.
I’m just so fuckin grateful I’m sober. This would have been a brutal hangover morning for sure.
I’m grateful I’m going to try not to be a stick in the mud old fart when my lovely DIL wants to play games or carve pumpkins or wants to sneak her mom and dad over to see us. And if all that shit drives wifey crazy so be it. Those are her feelings not mine.
I’m grateful for all you sober gratidudes on this thread.
I’m going to be Joe Cool Sober Snoopy.
Grateful I got up early today, grateful I did my workout at the gym (90 minutes of spinning, grateful I can do that). Grateful I don’t have anything else to do today but be at home, be at ease, be here, read some, watch some TV, cuddle with Luna.
I’m grateful to FB for showing me this pic I took and shared three years ago. Grateful to the girls showing me one of the main purposes of life. Grateful this is the view from my balcony today too. Not always happy with yelling children in front of my house but still it’s nice to have this little playground there at my little square. Grateful I get to live where I live. I’m lucky and I know it.
I’m grateful for my sobriety. Grateful to all of you who help me so much to stay sober. Grateful you give me the chance to help all of you a little bit to stay sober. One day at a time. Love.
Fuuuuuuk.
More gratitude needed.
I grateful my son and DIL just totally changed plans and I don’t give a shit . No I don’t.
But why do people ask what you want to do. Say ok. Plan it. Then text the next morning totally changing plans to something I know wifey is going to hate. And I’m not crazy about it either. Holy Shit!!
The timing is uncanny.
I’m grateful for a warm house on cold Autumn mornings. We’ve had temps in the low 20’s the past couple days. The low this morning was 16°!
I’m grateful that Eric @Dazercat is getting to visit with his son. Two years is a long time to go without seeing him. I’m happy they’re both sober, because the memories are going to be lovely to look back on.
I’m grateful that I got out of the house yesterday to go buy groceries. It’s a struggle to be around other people, but when I’m capable of keeping my focus on my list and thinking about the meals I’m going to prepare, it’s easier to block everyone else out. I still always breathe easier once I’m out the door.
I’m grateful for my husband, even though he pisses me off to no end some days. He’s having a hard time relinquishing some of the control he became accustomed to having while I was drinking. “Yes, I put the dark chocolate baking chips in the damn cart. Would you like me to add about a dozen more bags?”
I’m grateful the books I ordered came in yesterday. I can’t remember who suggested “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog”, but thank you. I’m looking forward to that one.
I hope y’all have a beautiful day. Much love to you all
I’m grateful for the focus I have recently acquired. Grateful to be able to take a beautiful walk with our Bernese. (Even though he has no focus on me trying to train him). Grateful I was able to get an appointment for our senior kitty on Tuesday (many vets are not taking new patients, I talked to one yesterday that was - 4 months out). Grateful for music on demand! I remember when the only option was listening to the AM radio with the cassette player ready to hit record. (Yep, just aged myself there!)
On to the rest of my 15th sober day! Hope your day is amazing.
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) so if anyone is asking : on an average they are doing okayish.
. No I don’t.
