I’m grateful to God for helping me through today. I’m grateful for recovery, including mine. I’m grateful for All my family, friends,TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful that I have long believed that life is uncertain, so just for today, I will try my best to enjoy the people, places and things were I am, right now. I’m grateful for daily readings, prayer and meditation. I’m grateful for music and creativity. I’m grateful that when someone needs help, I try my best and that I have learned to ask for help when I’m the one in need.
God bless you all. &
p.s. Don’t forget to smile and breathe, it feels good. Ya you!!
Thank you very much for sharing this, the video is a great message of humility and tolerance.
Many blessings for you, for all, a lot of strength for our internal wars and strength for our impotence from external wars.
Yesterday I was very focused on work and I stayed up very late working, the obsessive workaholic in me was present, I forgot to make my gratitude list yesterday, although I give thanks in the prayer of food before eating, and I try to pray every day before going to sleep I want to make this a daily habit, so today I am double grateful
Yesterday and today I am grateful for another day of life, clean and sober, in gratitude to everything around me.
Yesterday and today I am grateful to be friends again with an old friend, to resume our talks and discover that we motivate each other
Yesterday and today I am grateful that I added one more day eating healthy and doing sports.
Yesterday and today I am grateful that I have been able to keep my spirits stable and my mind is not so negative.
Yesterday and today I am grateful for feeling useful, for using my creative gifts in positive things that I am passionate about.
+Yesterday and today I am grateful for the love of my family for not forgetting to write to my mom that I love her and for giving dad a kiss on the forehead before coming home.
Yesterday and today I am grateful that I am learning to grow up, be independent and take charge of myself despite my age not feeling like a loser for not having done it before.
Yesterday and today I am grateful that I have a clean bed, a roof to rest on, and healthy food on my table.
Today I am grateful that it rained for many hours, the day was gray and cold and I was able to spend the whole morning at home enjoying it.
Today I am thankful that I return to my gratitude list, and learn from the gratitude lists of others. thanks to everyone.
Thank you. I’m grateful I’m not drinking my way through this sadness. I’m grateful my dad-in-law will be in his home, surrounded by those who love him, when the time comes to go.
Congratulations on your 150 days! I’m so happy for you.
For feeling these f***ing feelings after 8 years of being totally numb.
For losing 5.6lbs this week, my new diet seems to be working.
For my sponsor and his sponsor.
For the blue sky and bright sunshine today.
For my landlord initially trying to sell the property with me in it as a tenant so me and the cats can stay here. (It took me a year to find somewhere that let me have my cats.)
For fresh air.
For CA and everyone I’ve met in the fellowship.
For not obsessively and compulsively buying and using more and more drugs throughout the night instead of sleeping.
For not waking up with debilitating anxiety whilst waiting for a dealer to wake up.
For not feeling like my skin is crawling.
For not hating myself when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
For not being alone with this fight anymore.
Thank you.
@Callie99 massive congrats on 150 days @ShesGotMoxie I’m sorry you’re going through this. Sending strength and love
This morning I’m grateful for an interesting observation: I iron. That might sound weard, but I normally don’t, haven’t touched an iron in years. Every fundamental change in my life was accompanied in its early phase by the desire to iron the laundry. Brings order into my chaotic brain. Well, seems some changes settle in at last
I’m grateful to no longer mis-manage my emotions because sometimes mine lie and get me out of order.
Grateful to recalibrate my intentions and refocus who I AM.
Grateful for this quiet time each morning as I enjoy my coffee, my music and my blanket that my mother made for me.
Grateful to have two parents, 80s, madly in love and so welcoming these days
Grateful that my oldest son’s dad allows me the platform to write to him. Unsure if he even reads them but I write him letters and I see that someone is reading them.
Grateful that my ex-husband , although an asshole and verbally abusive to me , is a loving and sober, good dad to our three youngest.
Grateful I have this platform to empty what’s needed and go about my day
Congrats on all of you who’ve hit milestones. Because we all have. Day one, day 90, day 1200… They are all beautiful miracles.
Today i am thankful to hit 100 days porn free. i’m thankful that ‘brainwashing’ has no hold on me, pulling me back to my addiction, destroying me. No more. I am Free.
I’m thankful my parents are still alive. I’m thankful my boys are still babies, they make me so happy. I’m thankful for my god Jehovah. I’m thankful for my beautiful wife, whos been loving me for 22 years now. Have a wonderful day everyone.
That doesn’t sound weird at all. I like to iron clothes, too. The motions you go through when ironing are therapeutic and meditative. And bonus… you get the wrinkles out.
I think the universe is telling me something…
Yesterday morning I posted on here about how gratitude has been hard. Then, at an AA meeting last night, the topic was gratitude. Haha. I guess I’ll listen to the universe.
But in all seriousness, since I started thinking about gratitude, I’ve been more aware of all the things I have to be grateful for.
I have a beautiful apartment, a good job, and I’m surrounded by friends both old and new.
I am safe and warm. I am comfortable. I’m really fortunate to have these needs met when there are many who do not.
An “attitude of gratitude” is important for recovery so I am grateful for this thread and the daily reminders from everyone who posts on here.
I’m grateful Alice Lee is on my lap purring with a piece of my blanket in her mouth and tamping on her Daddy. I’m grateful she’s not pacing around the house going in and out of the littler box. I’m grateful maybe the antibiotics are finally kicking in again. I’m grateful if my whole day revolves around the health of one of my pets I know they are worth it and what else have I got to do? I’m grateful we can always be proactive and drop everything when need be. I’m grateful maybe we miss out on a few things because we are so tied to our pets but I’m grateful for their love and that’s what makes me happy currently.
I’m grateful for my new Pilates instructor the fitness center hired. She’s a Laker Girl . I’m grateful grateful she showed me pics of her and Kobe and her and Jack Nicholson. And we both love the Celtic Laker rivalry. I’m grateful maybe I can figure out how to get a few extra training sessions before busy season. I’m grateful she has a different perspective on the reformer. Open mind Eric. Open mind
I’m grateful the coffee has kicked in and could be taking care of my slight headache this morning.
I’m grateful for the sunshine. It really does a number on the ice and snow melting it even when it’s way below freezing. I’m grateful I loved the look of the fresh fallen snow yesterday in the bright sunshine. I’m grateful neither one of us fell on our ass. But there was a lot of slipping.
I’m grateful I can hear Alice purring on my left now in her heated bed and Minnie (not snoring like a linebacker ) but softly snoring on the couch. I’m grateful my wife got the meds down Alice and she’s still in her bed purring after.
I’m grateful the roads should be clear enough and we can go out to lunch today. If Alice let’s us. I’m grateful I got my boot cut jeans ready to go so I can wear my boots with them and not look like a doofus.
I’m grateful I never have to do laundry and knew said jeans were clean and hanging up ready to go. I’m grateful I never have to clean little boxes or scoop the yard. Or pill the cat. Or make the bed. I’m grateful I have it pretty pretty good.
I’m grateful I know it’s weigh in day and I have not walked or exercised much this week and I won’t be bothered if my weight is up a little. I’m grateful I know I just feel better all around when I can power walk and exercise and when the roads aren’t icy I know I’ll be all over it again.
I’m grateful to be amping up my meditation practice. Good morning Twinsie . Funny you pop up on my gratitude for meditation I just love that doll face avatar popping up. You make me smile
I’m grateful for y’all.
Let’s get another today all together.
I’m grateful to be planning travel again for the summer. Travel humbles us and makes you realize your way is not the only way.
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I’m grateful for happy memories to look back on. Something I learned from nature is to celebrate life, so that’s what I’m going to do.
I’m grateful for my house. It truly is my sanctuary. I’m grateful for the rec/guest room upstairs, because it’s the only room in the house that’s carpeted. I lay on the floor and listen to music, and it’s just a calm room to be in.
I’m grateful for my children. I used to think our relationships were no different than the next parent-child’s, but I was wrong. We have something unique. I’ve learned from many years of having/being the Kool-Aid house, that what we have is special. I’m grateful for the kids’ friends who share their confidences, their love, and their insights. I’ve been honorary mom to many young people over the years, and I’m grateful for them all. I’m grateful I’ve always had the means to feed them and sometimes shelter them.
I’m grateful for the snow outside. The storm has passed, but it left such beauty in its wake.
I’m grateful that I stopped watching and reading the news many years ago. I’ve learned to do what I’m able to make a difference with what’s right in front of me. I’m glad I don’t beat myself up over it anymore. Some people have seen it as calloused and uncaring, but it’s the total opposite. I care too much, and that is harmful, and even devastating, for me. My heart will always hurt when I feel that echoing hum of pain in the world, but I’m only one person. I’m grateful I realize that and do what I can to make a difference in my own little spot on earth.
I’m grateful for connection here, grateful that I can quietly send strength and love to those who are frightened or suffering. I’m grateful to know that although it’s a very small part to play, it’s my part. I love you all.
I am grateful that I was there to validate my mom’s feelings when she was crying over the news.
I am grateful that when my dad said to her " don’t be so stupid" I was able to take 5 long deep breaths, wait until I felt calm enough and then direct my attention to my mom instead of him. " I am sad too, I don’t think your feelings are stupid."
I am grateful that the longer I am sober the more I understand how much I was actually damaged in my childhood. I guess I thought it was “amazing” because I didn’t know any different. Don’t get me wrong my parents love me very much, everyone has fucking issues though.
I am grateful that I dont feel fatally flawed anymore. That there are definite reasons I started using when I was so young, and I get it now.
I am grateful for the member that came back again to my homegroup last night. Same member that was coming back on Tuesday. It’s these addicts that are haunting reminders of those obsessive thoughts and uncontrolable urges. I am so grateful for her.
I am grateful that the old " here let me open a text message with you" trick worked again and we texted back and forth for an hour after the meeting. I get that they need to learn to reach out, and i let them, but I just try to make it a little more comfortable.
I am grateful that we have the same DOC, I invited her to meet me at a meeting tomorrow I hope she comes.
I am grateful for my new morning ritual of taking my coffee to the beach to watch the sunrise. I need to find peace amid this chaos or the insanity will creep back in.
I’m grateful I’m naming my feelings. I’m grateful that I’m able to clearly express myself most days.
I’m grateful that I’m able to calm my anxiety with breathing and picturing that I am a small light inside of a human vessel. As I breathe I picture the light ( me) glowing- and my anxiety starts to fade. Strange I know. Thank meditation for that mindset.
I’m grateful that I’m not stuck in an endless cycle of drinking and bars. I do feel envious of my friends sometimes. I’m happy that they have one another to hang out with, but I do miss spending time with them.
I’m grateful that I’ve felt my ego and my addict flaring up a bit the past few days and that I’m aware enough to feel it and see it. I’m grateful its led me to check in more frequently here
I’m grateful that I have a beautiful life. I’m grateful that I imagine my life and myself down the road and I’m sober. I’m grateful that I’m not alone on this journey. I’m grateful that when negative emotions well up, I know that they too, connect me with others. I’m grateful that I’m strong enough to feel my way through them. I’m grateful that I know recovery isn’t a straight line. It’s work. That if I go to bed sober, I win.
I’m grateful to God for another productive day. I’m grateful for my recovery from drugs and alcohol, over 25 months strong. I’m grateful to be cigarette free for about 15 months. I’m grateful to finally be taking the next step in my journey, I am slowly recovering from gambling, almost four days now, it’s been a struggle, was thinking about wanting to try and win some money playing poker while walking home. My whole life was a gamble, from a certain perspective, for a long time, 30 years. I’m grateful for music. I’m grateful my parents are coming for lunch on Sunday. I’m grateful for daily readings and that I got a new one to add to my routine recently. I’m grateful for prayer and meditation.
God bless you all. &
Hello humble friends full of gratitude, my ritual before starting my list is to read your gratitude list, they motivate me a lot.
Today I’m thankful for the fresh shower I just took after my double effort in my sport routine, today I didn’t eat so healthy, I had a lot of regret but I was motivated in my routine today I saw what I can achieve, I’m thankful for my effort .
Today I am grateful to be lying in a clean bed under a calm and optimistic roof.
Today I am thankful for finding the money that I misplaced in the afternoon. I thought I dropped it on the way to work.
Today I am grateful for writing to mom thanking her for all that she cares about me and I am happy that I have overcome resentments with my father.
Today I am grateful for my new pen that I bought, a long time ago the drugs took away my motivations, today I did it again, although the pen is for the work of my steps, I will buy another one when I can.
Today I am grateful for having a deep conversation with a friend, motivating us both spiritually and forming a team to persevere.
Today I am grateful to God that everything I have achieved while sober is due to his love and the prayers of a mother, I am grateful to be alive and motivated.
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I’m grateful I’m not drinking my way through this sadness. I’m grateful my dad-in-law will be in his home, surrounded by those who love him, when the time comes to go. 
(It took me a year to find somewhere that let me have my cats.)
, is a loving and sober, good dad to our three youngest.
congratulations!!! 
) but softly snoring on the couch. I’m grateful my wife got the meds down Alice and she’s still in her bed purring after.
