Thank you! You’re a bless. I’m here if you ever need anything. God bless you.
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I’m reading such a sense of peace and acceptance and self love in your post! This makes me so happy 
Recovery can be damn difficult somedays but it can also be pure joy and happiness, genuineness, and freedom! I’m so glad ur here and have another clean and sober day under ur belt hugs
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Hi 
I’m grateful my Rue is back home with me.
I’m grateful I got to take her around the block.
I’m grateful she got to hang out with her buddy George while I recovered.
I’m grateful he tuckered her out and she’s snoring loudly beside me.
I’m grateful she has left about ten percent of the bed for me to lay on. She’s a tall girl.
I’m grateful she is like a little heater keeping me warm.
I’m grateful I got to drink coffee out of my new pink mug this morning.
I’m grateful for @Bootz gratitude. You show such grace under difficult times. It’s really beautiful to read and learn from.
I am also grateful for Eric’s yellow beanie.
I’m grateful for hot baths and yummy bath salts 
I’m grateful I have left over pasta waiting for me.
I’m grateful I got to sit on my porch and watch the sunset. We have the prettiest sunsets here. The colors reminded me of a meditation I did yesterday. I said aloud “I am loved”. Something that I didn’t believe or forgot or lost sight of at some point. Reminded me of Bootz mantra, “Dear God I thank You for this day.”
My other one is “Just keep swimming” that was my hiking mantra when on big inclines. Stolen from Dori on Finding Nemo.
I’m grateful for life. I’m grateful that I’m learning how to do things differently. I’m learning to just be. I’m grateful that my sober days just keep growing. SO many of my friends are doing “dry January”. I’m grateful that’s not me anymore. That I’d be back drinking half way through January, laughing about my failed attempt. But knowing inside that I had a problem. I’m grateful I can be supportive to my friends who do want to drink less/ stop drinking. I’m grateful I live in such a beautiful place. I’m grateful for you all. You are loved. 
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7 full nights sober! I am very grateful for that.
I’m grateful that I’m finally being honest with myself and others. This isn’t “dry January”. This isn’t “not drinking to lose weight”. This isn’t “can’t drink cause I’m on medication”. This is sobriety because I’m an alcoholic. Phew.
I’m grateful for the beautiful pots that came for my plant shop.
I’m grateful for my new linen sheets that are the most comfortable things ever and help so much with menopausal night sweats. Lol
I’m grateful for sour patch kids because holy crap I crave sugar hard the first couple of weeks after I quit drinking.
I’m grateful for this group and all the amazing support.
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Hi All, grateful for being clean and sober.
Thankful to be free from strong substances.
Thankful for the 12 steps and the 16 steps that I’d like to embrace.
Grateful for abundance and the Tao.
Greatful for our fellowship
Let’s enjoy another 24
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Late gratitude today…I’m grateful for a productive day working together with my partner on putting Christmas away completely and much more organized this year with new dedicated totes. I’m grateful I have a giant load of cardboard to take to recycling (where things used to be stored) and our stuff is more safely stored, finally. I’m grateful we work together so well as a team on projects like this and that the house rearranging and reorganizing is feeling good so far. Still some more to do, but making great strides in clearing clutter, finding/creating dedicated homes for stuff, and making the most of our tiny home.
I’m grateful that we decided to have a dinner to remember our buddy Chucho tonight, and we fed Miss Lupe some tasty steak scraps in honor of him. I can’t believe it’s been a year without him. We told stories and laughed and shed a few tears, too. It was lovely. I’m grateful my husband is sentimental like me and we can share these emotional moments together and embrace all the feels that come up without shame or embarrassment.
I’m grateful that the full day and hearty meal has us both fading fast and we’re in bed - he’s fast asleep and I’m next. I’m grateful to be cozy and warm with our space heater running and I’m looking forward to a good night’s rest.
Grateful for my TS amigos, as always.
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I am grateful to be sober. 1162 day without alcohol and now amazing 8 days without diet coke. I am grateful I talked myself out of 1 bottle BC it’s Saturday and once a week is okay. I am grateful I let others comments about what i need to let go or not, influence myself less.
I am grateful to have a warm home, the cats are fed. I am grateful that the net on the balcony resisted the wind so far.
I am grateful my friend hugged me yesterday. I stood in the kitchen afterwards and realized it just there that it was not me hugging her but her initialising it.
I am grateful for a nice afternoon having coffee and going to the cinema.
I am grateful for all I have. I have to look below me to remind me how lucky I am being born here at this time.
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Today I am gratefull for:
- waking up hangover free
- not feeling guilty about yesterday
- being healthy
- my injury is healing slowly and steady
- still can keep my promise with my daily running challenge
- being a free man
Thank you 
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Grateful that we are surviving financially as a family during a terrible pandemic (nearly 2 years now)
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I am grateful for another glorious weekend with the grands. We played an epic game of monopoly that lasted 2 days and we laughed and laughed. We baked bread and biscotti then made 2 crockpots of bbq ribs. We delivered ribs and bread with the grands when it was time for them to go home so my kids who worked all weekend wouldn’t have to cook supper.
I am grateful for smell of baking bread and how good it is buttered warm from the oven.
I am grateful for the extra energy I have being sober that allows me to be more giving.
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I’m grateful for my sobriety. I’m grateful for being off of work today. I’m grateful for excellent benifits making my upcoming surgery and recovery as easy as possible. I’m grateful for this place.
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Grateful for this free trauma conference. The booster has really unexpectedly kicked my butt and it’s given me something to focus on while in bed.
Today’s interviews are focused on collective & intergenerational trauma, how trauma causes us not to trust, polyvagal theory, & most helpful for me recovering from sexual assault. Today’s topics have also helped me rethink some dynamics I have with a loved one in addiction. I’m grateful for @Dazercat for creating the Are you affected by a loved one/addict thread I am processing.
The real trauma of the past is not the past, the real trauma of the past is how we reenact the past in the present. So the way that you relate to yourself emotionally now, yes the origin is in the past but the suffering is now because you are recreating it moment to moment, day to day. When you change you, those around you have to find a way to change within that, and that is the most powerful way of influencing.
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I’m grateful @Ceeds just did their gratitude and it’s easy for me to find the thread right at the top this morning. Welcome to the gratitude club.
I’m grateful I was so happy yesterday.
I’m grateful, to continue to learn, I cannot chase a feeling. Although I keep trying. Nothings wrong. I just felt pretty dang happy yesterday morning continuing through the day. Not feeling it presently.
I’m grateful I can now feel. And those feelings don’t include the hangover, headache, and misery I use to feel every morning.
I’m grateful I had a nice 2 year celebration finally with my daughter. I showed her my coin 
. She was pretty happy for me. I’m grateful she tested negative and didn’t get too sick but she stills feel tired. I’m grateful for her humor.
I’m grateful she designed, and sold a tee shirt on line. I’m grateful she found something she is passionate about. This art business she creates on her iPad, I just don’t understand, but really try hard to get it and get her to explain it to me.
I’m grateful I got such a beautiful cool daughter.
I’m grateful my wife and I stayed up late and watched music videos on YouTube from the 80’s mostly and the 90’s it brought back some fun memories.
I’m grateful I did 2 meditation challenges yesterday of 32 minutes. And after the second one at the beach I’m grateful I just walked home with no tunes in my head. Just me and the world around me walking home peacefully.
I’m so grateful for music.
I’m grateful for humor.
I’m grateful for my cats and dog.
I’m grateful for the nice dinner I had last night.
I’m grateful for Pastrami.
I’m grateful for this app.
I’m grateful for all the gratidudes.
I’m grateful for Kate Bush.
I just know that something good is gonna happen
I don’t know when
But just saying it could even make it happen
Cloudbusting
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I’m grateful Jessica has
@PlantLady19
I’m grateful @Ceeds shout out to remind me to use my thread today. I was going to. But that doesn’t mean I will. I need to use it more.
I’m grateful to scroll up and see Rue on the gratitude list. Hi buddy. 
Glad you’re home 
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I am grateful for this, too, and I’m beginning to make more space in my day for quiet so that I can be with my thoughts and practice quieting my mind, getting Zen with activities like walking meditation or laundry/dishes/tidying meditation, etc. It’s good practice.
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Today I’m grateful to be alive.
I’m grateful for not giving up on life.
I’m grateful for my friend Dee who kept me company last night and watched movies and ate popcorn.
I’m struggling hard but grateful that I’m learning more about myself everyday.
I’m grateful for being sober.
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Today I am grateful that my partner has been sober for a week for his dry January and that he has remarked on how good he is feeling. I think it will be a good reset for him and it makes me happy to see. I’m grateful that I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in recent memory and woke up feeling great. I’m grateful for texts with my Mami and Papi today, Mami and I sharing our coloring pages with each other and Papi and I exchanging movie and tv suggestions (he and I have similar tastes in the darker stuff like crime dramas and thrillers and neither of us has anyone who’ll watch it with us). I’m grateful my guy will accompany me out on this frigid day to the hardware store to pick up some items and I’ll get to peruse the houseplant section for an early birthday present (if I’m lucky!). I’m really grateful for the ladies who work in that section because they have a lot of expertise and they’re all a part of that local plant lovers/exchange Facebook group I’m in.
I’m grateful tomorrow starts another week where I can continue to get my daily routines back in shape and that I’ll be adding daily walks on the treadmill after excavating it from the holiday pile that it was hidden beneath for the last several weeks. Gonna get after it!
Always grateful for my amigos here.
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Today I’m grateful for being day 6 AF. I’m grateful for feeling OK today and not suffering. I’m grateful for the warm welcome when posting on this app whereas before I was a secretive lurker who relapsed often.
I’m grateful for lots of other things too unrelated to my sober journey but staying focused on this for now so I don’t forget how big my problem was in the first place.
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I’m grateful that I don’t sit with the sadness anymore… I meditate with it, I take a walk with it, I get some chores done with it, I do my reading and writing with it. The one thing I’m grateful I don’t do is drink with it.
I’m grateful that I don’t look outside myself for approval. I had to think on this one for a while, but I came to the conclusion that I value and appreciate myself just because. I admit that I’m not always kind to myself, but I’m working on that.
I’m grateful for the snow we got. I’m grateful for my snowshoes. I’m grateful for the way tree branches hold snow so carefully. I love the beauty of that.
I’m grateful that when I’m low, nature lifts me higher. I’m grateful for mountains, rivers, trees, and fresh air. I’m grateful for the feelings I have when I rest near flowing streams. I’m grateful for the few waterfalls that haven’t frozen solid. I’m grateful that after moving 17 times I finally found a place I love to be.
I’m grateful that I’m not numb from drinking anymore. It’s hard some days. But I’m still grateful that I’m giving myself this gift.
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I am grateful that I have two book studies, and a meal out with friends to look forward to today.
I am grateful for the Big Book study that has started on the forum. I have been wanting to go through this piece of literature for over a year. Very grateful for this.
I am grateful for the beautiful sunny day we have been blessed with today. The temp is still low but its nice to see some blue skies!!!
I am grateful for the bowl of oatmeal I just ate and the warm feeling it has left in my body and the energy it will provide me with.
I am grateful for the conversation I had with a loved one today. I practiced a skill called “Half smiling, willing hands” which is a distress tolerance skill. This posture keeps you relaxed and communicates with your brain that you are ok. It allowed me to stay calm during a possibly triggering conversation.
I am grateful for therapy and having the opportunity to take this a second time. It is alot to learn in one go…
I am grateful that my dogs are figuring out their new dynamic together and it looks like a rather fun one.
I am grateful for my life today, that I am not plagued with self hate from the moment I open my eyes every morning, that I can look at myself in the mirror today and feel acceptance around the reflection I see.
I am grateful that I know in my core today that what I see in the mirror is not my truth. That my body dysmorphia is extreme. It can be so confusing and it takes some time to register but I do know it today and that is progress.
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