Today I’m grateful for luck. For the little things that brighten up the day. For a good talk with my mum. For the anger that made me confront my husband with his lamenting over things he has to do on his own - I’m not his nanny nor his secretary. For my playful, entertaining cats. For a massage. For early to bed with tea, book and cats 
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Same. My favorite memories, as a kid, are when we would do “old-fashioned” Christmas. I didn’t know at the time that it was because my mother couldn’t afford gifts. We hung knitted stockings or our own socks and in the morning we would find a coin, a piece of fruit, some nuts, a tiny chocolate and something homemade. I wanted to do this for my own kids. Alas, my ex had far different plans and would often spend thousands. We still have many gifts that were never used. That’s crazy.
I have instituted Thriftmas in this house. We get as many of our family gifts second hand or re-gifted, with the exception of PJs. Hilarity often ensues. This year both kids drive, so they can really get creative.
My mother never follows the rules and always brings a bunch of new stuff we’ll never use, don’t like, or have no interest in. It’s probably guilt from the years she couldn’t afford things. I’d take the fruit and the nuts over the material junk any day.
Edit to add: She still can’t afford things. I am trying to tame my anger and resentment when she buys a bunch of crap. I know it’s based on her own anger/fears/resentment. It’s hard. We need to investigate that over in the other thread about people who “use” in our lives.
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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful that I had enough sober days before the last starts/stops that I am not suffering the normal first week symptoms.
I am grateful for English toffee. I have always loved it and I am not a candy lover. Something about English toffee w/ a cup of black coffee.
I am grateful for a gal named Becky, who led a TLC meeting this morning talking about the difference between dry and sober. It was nice to hear someone talk about it, rather than just read about it.
I am grateful for the share on that same meeting. The speaker’s story was so close to my own.
I am grateful to be inside a warm house on a freaking frigid blustery day. Thpt.
I am grateful for the curry I made this morning. The kind of spicy heat that hurts but tastes so good you can’t stop eating.
I am grateful I made my bed.
I am grateful for comfy pjs and slippers.
I am grateful for quit lit.
I am grateful to my PFLAG friends, who will cry with me, offer me tools, advice, counsel.
I am grateful to Veterans.
I am grateful for you.
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Grateful for 96 days sober. I’ve been going to meetings 30 miles from my house to avoid people I work with or care for (self absorbed much). Grateful I saw yesterday that for me to stay sober … meetings, meetings, meetings, and the closer the better. Grateful to be spending this freaky Friday sober and heading to a new meeting at the Methodist church down the road. Nervous but better than waking up tomorrow drunk, hungover, both.
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Today I’m grateful for the gift of our friend, Scott. My husband and I have known him since we first moved here, so about 14-1/2 years. In all that time, he’s never once called me by my name. He’s always called me “Trouble”. It used to annoy me, but now I love him for that.
Scott is a mountain of a man with a booming voice and presence. He can be belligerent, obnoxious, rude, and quite the ass at times. I’ve also seen strength, good humor, kindness, consideration, a giving heart, helpfulness to others, and more… so much more. He’s been sober for over 28 years, and he’s always encouraged my youngest son to quit drinking. I love him for that, too.
I could write a book, telling you about the goodness in this man, but I won’t. My husband and I went to visit him in the hospital today for what will be the last time. My husband is broken. I am broken. So I’m looking back on these past 14-1/2 years and making a list of all the things about Scott that I’m grateful for. It’s gonna take me a while, and that’s ok. 
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Hi everyone! Today I am grateful for:
- busy but not too stressful day at work.
- for being able to work from home and watch the seasons change in my garden, the birds and squirrels playing and squabbling over food. That’s heaven to me!
- for having a hair appointment booked for tomorrow. I don’t really enjoy sitting there for so long, I’ve never been the kind of girl that enjoys being pampered, I always feel a bit uncomfortable. But my hair is an absolute mess, I look like a badger and something has to be done about the grey hair before Christmas so off I must go!
- for knowing that I will see my dad this weekend when he comes over.
- for snoring cats that love belly rubs.
- for good sleep and great podcasts.
- for the hilarious Owl Kitty videos on YouTube. Check them out if you love cats!
- for looking forward to spending Christmas with my folks this year. They have been trapped in alone since this whole Covid nonsense kicked off and I can’t wait to spend some quality time with them and get on each other’s nerves!
Happy sober Friday gratitroops!
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@ShesGotMoxie I’m so sorry to hear your sad news about your good friend. I really love your attitude about it though and your list of gratitudes. My thoughts are with you. Xx
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Thank you, Fran. 
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I am grateful to be sober and hangover free.
I am grateful to have heat, water, food, and a car to drive to work.
I am grateful for my job and to work in a profession with a steady outlook for employment.
I am grateful for my cats and for all of the love and comfort they provide daily.
I am grateful for my sponsor and for her advice and knowledge.
I am grateful that I get to exercise soon and that I get to be here with all of you via the internet on this app. 
" In a world where we can be anything, be kind."
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I’m sorry about your friend, Scott, Carolyn. What a great message you have shared with us.
May God be with Scott and his family and you and your husband to find strength and peace from all this. 
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Today was really fucking super hard. This trip was.
At times today, I planned I would have a drink at the airport, where I am now. How could I not? I’ve earned it. It’s day 501. I don’t want any congrats. I want to sit there, like an adult, sipping my wine and putting the events of the last 4-5 days into semi-rational thought. Instead I’m sitting by the gate with my café americano and perrier, posting to you guys about my raw and real feelings and trying not to cry like a child.
I’m grateful I didn’t order a drink, just a coffee and a water. Close call averted – thank you Gdudes.
I’m grateful I got to see my dear mom.
I’m grateful I get to go home. I’m grateful it feels so much like home.
I’m grateful I can to turn to you guys with my whining and sadness, when I feel like I should just get a grip. Problem is, whenever I used to tell myself to do that, I just ended up gripping the corkscrew and a bottomless glass. Never took away my sadness for long…
I’m grateful I have so much to look forward to, to healthily counterbalance the hard things in life. I’m grateful I got to see some pals when I was here, grateful that I’m looking forward to seeing new pals I’ve made at home, grateful to connect with new and old pals over zoom. I’m grateful skiing starts up soon, that the yoga studio is open still.
I’m gonna go board now.
I’m grateful for another day. 
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I’m so sorry, Carolyn. What a beautiful and touching exercise you are undertaking for and about your friend. What a tribute to a life well-lived.
You have a grace and a strength about you, to feel your feelings, that I always draw from your posts. So grateful for you.
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Thanks so much to both of you. Your kind hearts bring me to tears. This is so hard, and I’m so sad. It’s comforting to know that y’all care.
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I am grateful that @ShesGotMoxie has a good way to deal with her grief born out of so much caring and love. I am so sorry about your friend. Glad you were able to see him. May he be at peace.
@M-be-free49 hope you are tucked in at home. What a hard, hard day for you … and day 501. It is okay to cry like a child… that is hurt and love talking/crying. Grateful you feel so at home at your own home and will find comfort there and with your friends.
I am grateful for the good hearts in the world that are able to feel… and love … and care… and sadly, also hurt.
Grateful for all of you.
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Hello all.
I’m really grateful for all of your posts today. They have really helped to clarify something in my mind.
I did an excellent suicide prevention course in work recently, which has given me some great new tools. Thinking about @M-be-free49 at that gate teetering between two extremes of sobriety and not. There is a third state in the middle of all of that which is ‘I’m not quite sure’, and the trick is to not do anything that you can’t take back when you’re in that place. In suicide prevention, I learned that it is essential to find a reason why someone may want to live, thus putting them in the not quite sure region. From there we can move onto ‘let’s not do anything rash for now’ and maybe make a decision when we are 100% certain. It applies to so many things. Thanks for helping me to see that.
Grateful that it’s a Saturday and that the work week from hell is over.
Grateful for everyone in my life that I care about. That includes a lot of people in here.
Have a great day, all.
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I’m grateful to be sober odaat
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I’m grateful to God I didn’t drink yesterday.
I’m grateful to God I’m not drinking today.
I’m grateful to God I’m probably not drinking tomorrow.
I’m grateful I don’t have hangovers anymore.
I’m grateful for memes.
Especially the one that said. “Hangovers are the way you body tells you, “You’re An Idiot!””
I’m grateful I’m no longer an idiot.
I’m grateful my gratitude list starts right when I wake up in the morning. And when I’m here writing it out most of the stuff that I thought about doesn’t even make this list.
I’m grateful Daisy beat me to my chair this morning and is eating well and she’s doing great! Back to her old self. I’m grateful I didn’t panic and freak out. She gave us quite a scare 2 years ago November when she stopped eating for a couple of days. And that can be very bad for a cat. Fatty liver disease. The vet never did find out what caused it.
I’m grateful I’m not going to worry about her next FELV vaccine next month. I’m grateful I’ve learned not to borrow trouble that may never come my way.
I’m grateful she rescued me New Year’s Eve 2017 out of the Colorado snow and freezing temperatures. I’m grateful she’s claimed me. I’ve never had a cat like that. And sometimes it drives the wife crazy 
so there’s that devilish extra bonus 
I’m grateful my back doesn’t hurt much this morning after doing another 30 minutes of cutting back plants and yard work.
I’m grateful I got my Pilates instructor today.
I’ve been very unmotivated and cranky and pissy this week and I’m grateful that will pass as soon as I get out power walking again Monday. Sometimes I forget, since I hurt my little toe and I can’t walk it can greatly affect my attitude. That should be on the HALT list. HALTE. E, for have you been able to exercise?
I’m grateful I get to prattle on with my gratitude here with you all. It makes a difference and I’m worth it and you better believe y’all are worth it.
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s a spark that lights the fire of joy in your soul.
Amy Colette
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Good morning all,
I’m grateful for this beautiful morning and the nice cool weather. I’m grateful to feel calm and peaceful. @ShesGotMoxie, I’m sorry about your friend, I think you are handling it beautifully, @M-be-free49, what a rough day. I hope you slept well and feel better today. I’m grateful for all the Gratidudes showing me how to get through hard things, how to find happiness in the little things, how to have an open heart and mind. @Dazercat i really like your quote today. I’m grateful for this thread, which really is the most helpful one for me.
Im grateful to be able to take my daughter shopping for her birthday today. Im grateful that my kids are happy and healthy.
Everyone have a wonderful day
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Grateful for this 97th day sober. Grateful for my home group meeting this morning where I learned of two beachside meetings; one of which is at the beach access in front of my house!! Went and they were having a “sober Saturday sunrise pancake breakfast meeting”! So grateful for all the new sober faces that welcomed me with no judgement, questions … just kindness and sincerity. Goodness, what a gift. For today my sobriety depends me.
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Wow 
Look at God putting the right people, in the right place, at the right time, and giving you exactly what you need. I’m so grateful to read this. I love it when this happens. That would be such a great meeting to go to. Congrats on 97. 
Thanks @Sunflower1 out of all the gratitude quotes that I’m still finding. I thought that one was so spot on. And like I wasn’t just going through the motion of posting gratitude quotes. I actually felt the spark of happiness grow into a flame as I was writing my list. Happy birthday to your little sunflower sprout. Have a gorgeous day with her.
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