Thank you Alison.
I, grateful for you and I admire your strength and courage and willingness to fight with our God by your side every day. I’m glad you’re here.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
Psalm 34:5
After the shock of the morning has settled I am coming back for more gratitude too.
I am grateful for Eric and all that he teaches me without even being aware.
I am grateful for Cam’s courage today and the joy seeing his face filled me with.
I am grateful for Lyric and Nuggie their fun personalities, deep belly snores and cold wet noses.
I am grateful to feel safe today.
I am grateful that I am not afraid for my child.
I am grateful that I know where I will be sleeping tonight and most likely tomorrow night too.
I am grateful for multiple views on every situation.
I am grateful that I do not need to speak as much anymore, that I am very comfortable just listening.
“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear approaching thunder that one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more”.
Anne Frank
I have been avoiding the news the past few months. I wanted to form my own thoughts. I felt powerless in a world that I couldn’t rationalize. Powerless in a world that seemed to be not created for the human spirit.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE in large bold letters burn into my eyes. Powerless again. I feel suffocated. Unable to rationalize such unexplainable evil in such a beautiful world. I have never been one to plaster my thoughts or beliefs on social media. Or to even really use social media at all. Today I remembered an interview I had watched a while ago with Maya Angelou called I am Human that I wanted to share. It made me think about humanity and darkness. That we as humans get to choose how we respond. In every dark time in my life I’ve gone through, the kindness of others has pulled me through to the otherside. Humans gave me strength when I felt I had none. In a time of uncertainty, war, fear, disagreement I hope we are able to use our energy for good. For the positive. That kindness can make us feel powerful again in such an unsettled world. We are human. My heart goes out to everyone overseas. I hope for a kinder world one day.
Today I’m grateful for the kindness of others.
Me too, I want to add:
I am grateful to not numb myself with alcohol though I drank diet coke.
I am grateful I reached out to friends and family and we talked a bit.
I am grateful for yoga.
I am grateful I found my favourite series online as it’s not on tV due to obvious reasons tonight. It’s called Bergdoktor. I love it. Nature, personal problems, mountains.
I’m grateful that I seem to miss pretty everything: rumble on TS, horrornews on TV, even forecasted intense wind - no wind today here 
I’m grateful I live in my little bubble and leave most of the world outside. I’ve had my fair share of drama and no need for more, regardless what.
I’m grateful for this day.
I’m grateful I am sober.
I’m grateful I am loved.
I’m grateful for my family.
I’m grateful we are safe right now.
I’m grateful for compassion and empathy.
I’m grateful for my dad-in-law.
I’m grateful that even though it’s painful sometimes, I love hard. I always have and I always will.
I am grateful I am still sober. It feels like the negative emotions of this world are wearing me down. Wave after wave of despair and horror crashing onto the sandy shore that is me. I want to stand firm and resolute against it but I’m just frail grains of broken flotsam. I’m weary to the bone from the onslaught but I’m still standing.
I’m grateful my nerves have eased from this morning.
I’m grateful we have the news off.
I’m grateful for beautiful humans who check in on me here.
I’m grateful I’m so lucky to have found such wonderful, caring, strong, brave, amazing people.
I’m grateful for all the sober leg sock selfies of @Its_me_Stella doggies. I’m grateful they brought a smile to my face. I’m grateful for late night laughs with you.
I’m grateful for @Dazercat note that I woke up to today. Thank you for sharing all of your good news with me 
I’m grateful for @ShesGotMoxie. My older soul sister. I love your kind, empathetic heart. Thank you for reaching out today. I’m so sorry about your dad in-law. I’m grateful your husband has you to lean on. That you can lean on one another.
I’m grateful that I didn’t get drunk today to push down feelings that washed over me today. I’m grateful I was able to name what I was feeling. Powerless. Overwhelmed. Scared. And that I arrived in a better place because of it. Kindness will be my strength.
I’m grateful my family is safe. I’m grateful I don’t fear for my safety tonight. I’m grateful for humanity. I’m grateful I have a community here to lean on, especially on days like today.
I’m grateful for 150 sober days today.
Congratulations on your 150 days Callie
You’re killing it!!
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. 
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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 
good night, just for today I have not consumed.
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 waking up alive and sober.
For 29 days clean.
For a good Zoom meeting last night.
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.
Stay blessed beloveds.
Love Never Fails
1 Corinthians 13:8
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.
congratulations!!! now there’s some
Good news I can embraced
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.
