That’s me in my family. Dad’s crying again. I’m grateful I can wear that crown proudly 
My son inherited that gene too. I hope he wears it well.
I’m grateful Caroline hit 25 days. 
@Callie99
Way to Go!!
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I’m grateful for the guffaw I got from this! You’re hilarious Jené! 
And that the frost didn’t damage the mint one bit. I’m so super grateful that my mom texted this morning to say she and my dad were able to get their Moderna boosters! Big, big gratitude. I’m grateful my husband made us a frozen pizza last night when I just didn’t feel like making dinner. The guy doesn’t clean up after himself but he is good at feeding us at times! I’m grateful we talked about how these grey days are a bummer at times but mindfulness and some cheerful additions to the home can help. Brightly colored artwork and plants and bright lights help! I’m grateful for my amigos here who will accept a bit of Rosa venting at times. So grateful.
I am always grateful for my amigos here. 
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I’m grateful that I forgot what I had planned to do after spinning class this afternoon, which was to go to my old bar and see how my old drinking buddies were doing. I’m grateful that when I was home and remembered my plan I felt like, WTH I was going to do there anyway. See a lot of drinkers drinking on a Friday afternoon. Been there many many times and very grateful I don’t do that no more.
Grateful I’m in on this autumn night, having some good food I made myself (grateful my mum taught me how to do the basics), spending some time here, will be watching some stuff on TV and will be grateful to be in bed in time. As I have a job to go to tomorrow. For which I am grateful. As grateful as I am to all of you, both here on this grateful thread a son the forum as a whole, each and everyone on his own road but each and everyone contributing a bit to mine too. Many thanks and much love friends.
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Good afternoon family
I am grateful today is Friday.
I am grateful that I was able to celebrate a new friends 9 year cake last night.
I am grateful for reminders from dear friends that uncomfort is ok, that I will be ok.
I am grateful for friends who let me rant in their ear about things they probably don’t understand, but they allow space for my crazies to come out.
This in turn gives me a little peace.
I am grateful that today I have friends.
I am grateful for the time I spent with my sponsee today and the connection we have. I can see in her eyes when I am talking about something she relates to… she hits me with an “I love you.” and I love her too. I try to imagine what it would have been like for me at 17 to have had someone understand me, to have felt heard… it must feel amazing. I know it feels amazing now but at that age when life was so confusing, and shit was going down and adults sucked… I could have really used someone who had some experience, strength and hope. I am so, so, so grateful to have her in my life. I hope that we walk together for many more years growing with each other in recovery. 
I am grateful that I am open to loving others now. It is one part of being vulnerable that I have had shut down. I have gotten hurt easily before or my ego has been bruised by really loving friends and then not feeling included. If I am being honest though I would decline invitations a lot and I think people just got tired of me turning them down. It was a hard part of addiction for me… wanting to be included but the anxiety to get out of the house needed a bottle or two of wine to take care of it. I am grateful I don’t live like that anymore and that today I can be honest about where I am at. Instead of no-shows or breaking plans, I am a " I can’t commit to that this min but I will get back to you." kind of girl.
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I’m grateful to God for guiding me through another productive day while remaining clean and sober. I’m grateful for my family and all the love they continue to show me. I’m grateful for my friends and how they support, challenge and entertain me. I’m grateful that I have learned to humble myself and accept help in many areas of life now. I’m grateful that my sponsee called me during a very serious crisis today, and I did my best to support him, direct him to the big book and sent my love and prayers. I’m grateful that moment took me out of the self pity party I was sitting in. I’m grateful for the wonderful AA meeting I went to tonight, where I managed to just listen, which was different for me , but a good different. I’m grateful that the Nba is back on tv, that the Raptors won, sorry about your Celtivs @Dazercat 
I really love this game dating back to the eighties, dang I’m officially middle aged. I’m grateful for music, excersise and humor. I’m grateful for all you gratidudes, each and everyone.
God bless you all. 
&
p.s. You are a star, shine bright, this is your moment. Ya you!!
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I’m grateful for this day I had, a slower, putter-y kind of day at my desk and at home too, time to just exhale from the week. I’m grateful I could catch up and take stock of the weeks ahead (work has been busy!). I’m grateful that being sober makes it so much easier to plan ahead, keep up-to-speed with paperwork and things like that. So much better than when I was always in catch-up-mode with a wine glass in my hand.
I’m grateful for the small road trip I’ll take this weekend, for the chance to go say goodbye to a dear relative who is passing away. I’m grateful I can do this and be sober for it, grateful I can let myself feel my emotions, that I don’t need to numb them.
I’m grateful I trust myself to stay alone in a hotel and know I’ll wake up sober the next morning. That still feels pretty new… Grateful I will be looking for a decent coffee. This has made me giggle before, when I get all rage-y and curmudgeonly (thank you for the word, @EarnIt!) about no coffee, and I’m reminded how I used to get about ice and no corkscrew or forever room service, etc etc. So grateful those days are done.
I’m grateful for all the posts on here, all you gratidudes. All of your days. All of our days.
Just like today. I’m grateful for another day.
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I am grateful for a chance to try today. I am grateful that after missing a couple days this week
on here I get to catch up on your post. I am so grateful that a crappy week wasn’t so bad. I’m grateful that I stayed motivated and have been to the gym 4 of the last 6 days and will go Saturday and Sunday.
I am grateful that I’m safe where I am. I am grateful that my feelings aren’t always comfortable but I am accepting them and learning to be Genuine.
So grateful for all of you
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I’m grateful I haven’t given up hope all this time… What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger! Grateful to have faith in myself, grateful to care, grateful to know better, grateful to be confident in my long-term success. Grateful to be back at day 4 and thinking what next?
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Grateful for Sober Time and the amazing people here. Fighting and sharing.
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Today I am grateful for a hangover free morning with time for coffee and reflection before work. I am grateful for love and all of the different ways it shows up. It may be in a text from my close friend giving me her whereabouts for the day “just because,” or a wink from my 80 year old neighbor followed by “you’re a good girl” (I’m 44, but really do need to need that sometimes), or my son asking to go with me to walk the dogs. As Hugh Grant so eloquently said, “Love actually is everywhere.” I am grateful for the job that pays, so I will be grateful to work on a Saturday even though it doesn’t leave much time for “puttering” and I, too, love to putter. I am grateful that today should be a bit lighter workwise allowing me a chance to organize my calendar and to-do’s, appointments, etc…something I love almost as much as puttering.
Today I am grateful that my intention will be to find and write down all of the times/places/experiences where I sense love. I’ll start with being right here, on this app, on this thread. We may not know each other IRL, but there is love here, I just know it. Have great days y’all!!
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Feeling grateful to wake up feeling great without a hangover on my 102nd sober Saturday in a row.
I don’t get normal weekends. I work when the ocean is nice.
Sometimes, I work so much that I lose track of the days of the week. Its been Windy. and I’ve had a few days off.
Drunken sailor me would be on a four day bender. Not eating good and feeling like shit by now. Id keep going until I had to be on the boat, then the hangover would begin. The shakes, the hot/cold sweats. Sometimes, Id feel like I was going to have a stroke. Id swear I would never do that to myself again, only to do it again, and again.
I’m grateful I don’t do that any more.
I’m grateful that I have become comfortable in recovery. Comfortable in my own skin.
A drink feels far away today. Im grateful for that.
As I walked past our mile long beer aisle across from the dairy and meat section of the grocery store yesterday. I noticed there was zero attraction. This is pretty new. I often miss my favorite beers a little when I see them. I felt nothing.
I feel an inner peace. This is also new. I like it!
Whenever I visit this thread, it reminds me to listen to this.
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I’m grateful Minnie seems to be her old hackley, barking, prancing around for breakfast self this morning. I’m grateful she never licked or scratched her surgery areas and never needed a cone.
I’m grateful I had such a great talk with my wife yesterday about so many things. Especially how important my sobriety is and how much I fucking love it 
And sometimes it’s difficult for me because I have no one to talk to about it irl.
Thank you TS for being here for me.
I’m grateful to God for 2 of my 4 readings that really hit the spot again. You nailed it again Big Guy 
I’m grateful to realize God is up there giving me exactly what I need.
I’m grateful we settled on Christmas plans and us going out to Cali for Christmas and our future for the new year. I’d be real grateful God if you weren’t having a big belly laugh about it up there. 
I’m grateful I’m sober and I can be flexible and realize it is truly ODAAT.
I’m grateful for such a great sober beautiful day yesterday. Even though I had to get through some lows the last few days. The sober high was so freaking high yesterday. I’m afraid I’ll be chasing it, but won’t ever get it again. Dang feelings.
I guess I’m grateful to learn you can’t chase a feeling.
I’ve know that. Feelings just come. And go. And I’m grateful I will just let that happen now that I’m sober.
I’m grateful the window cleaners came the other day.
I’m grateful if I don’t feel like cooking dinner, like last night, my wife won’t either. So we’ll go out to eat.
I’m grateful for Benson on my lap.
I’m grateful for beautiful fall weather.
I’m grateful for my wonderful kids and their spouses.
I’m grateful for you all.
Denial of pain only drives the pain deeper.
Believing in myself.
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I am grateful that I rode the wave yesterday. There is no doubt that all the mental work I have been putting in helped that happen.
I am grateful that my kiddo made it safe to work on the first “dark morning drive.” Though, I did get in the car and start that way when I didn’t get the “Made it” text. The text came before I made it out of the driveway.
I am grateful for “We are the Luckiest” and the accompanying community and meetings. If you ever want to know about my psyche, go ahead and read that book. I am pretty sure our brains are melded. The experiences are different but the base issues causing it are spookily similar.
I am grateful to have been reintroduced to box-breathing, 4 count inhale, 4 count hold, 4 count exhale. It can really get you through any kind of moment or just get you centered, slow you down a sec.
I am grateful that my kiddo is having friends over for a movie tonight and I don’t have to worry about “maintaining.”
And as always, I am grateful to you TS friends and to this thread.
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I am grateful being sober.
I am grateful being sober and tired. I had an online seminar all day and despite of doing nothing I am so exhausted. I realised later that there was only decaf in the house so, here I am one day on decaf and I figure tomorrow will be hard. Grateful that headache hasn’t kicked in.
Grateful for my purring cats.
Hopefully I won’t be too lazy to do some yoga before dinner in some time.
Edit: I am so grateful i still do yoga and get more curious and open minded about new teachers. I found a new one which seems nice and challenging. Everyone set another focus and I get to learn a lot.
Grateful I attended the seminar today despite the good weather. Some years ago addictive thinking would have won dragging me outside in the sun, I have to, I have to move.
Grateful for my flat and that the sun is deeper in spring and autumn warming my living room quite well.
Grateful the girls are doing just fine.
Happy and proud of myself that I mailed my boos and asked him to sit separately from Tuesday till Friday. At least I asked. Maybe he will find a room or I’ll sit in the resting room.
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Good morning family.
I am grateful that I woke up to the sound of rain at 6 am without being resentful, which I have been in the past, I quietly enjoyed the sound and drifted back off until 9!!!
I am grateful that most days my pain is a 5/10 now so when it is bad like yesterday and today I can really be thankful it’s not always like this anymore.
I am grateful my plants seem to be loving their new soil although I think my house is a bit cold for them, time for a fire today.
I am grateful to be heading out for a visit with a friend today, I am going to take over her couch and cuddle her dog.
I am grateful for books and the perfect way that the start my day.
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This. Loving this and feel the same. It’s a weight off!
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I’m grateful that though I’m feeling rushed today and fighting the grumpy feeling I’ve had for a couple few days now I can still find things to feel grateful for. Every dang day. I’m grateful that the hard frost we got last night has solved my tomato problem and I can pick the remaining fruits. I’m grateful to see beauty even in the plants that got hit by frost, that they will nourish the compost and help bring life again next season. I’m grateful for a phone call with my Mami this morning. I’m grateful I can come back to this thread to catch up on my reading later.
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I’m grateful for the food I cooked yesterday, giving me a great meal tonight. Grateful I’m home, warm, fed, listening to my fav radio station https://stubru.be. Grateful to Amber playing some wicked dance tunes tonight. Grateful for music in general, I don’t think I could live life without it. It’s such a huge comfort.
Always grateful to you here, my grateful sober and clean friends. Grateful for one day at a time and doing it together. Grateful I’m not alone. grateful I can feel the love. Grateful I can give some love too.
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