I’m grateful Gus’ baby shower was a success.
I’m grateful for the help I got from wifey and my niece/daughter and baby momma. I’m grateful to be out of the baby shower business. The next one’s “a sprinkle.” . I’m grateful it was so much easier for me to go through it sober. I’m grateful I saw other people chomping at the bit that couldn’t wait to get a glass of poison. I’m grateful that isn’t me anymore. I’m grateful for the pomegranate green ice tea I had there for me. I’m grateful it was headache and hangover free even though I might have had too much of it.
I’m grateful I admit I’m powerless over alcohol.
I’m grateful I admit I’m powerless over other people.
I’m grateful for the extra hour of sleep last night. Mine was sober.
I’m grateful it really is easier for me to visit with people I haven’t seen for 5-10 years at a gathering when I’m calm and sober. I’m grateful I don’t care if I can remember their names or who they are married too. How could I? I never see them.
I’m grateful it’s over.
I’m grateful for room service coffee. And fresh squeezed Cali grapefruit juice. And a beautiful Mountain View.
I’m grateful I saw my nieces yesterday and my sister-in-law. Again, Much easier sober. We only see family at gatherings like this or weddings. Or funerals. I’m grateful it wasn’t a funeral. No reason. Just don’t live near anyone. I’m grateful they are so grown up and gorgeous. I’m grateful I actually recognized them .
I’m grateful my sister didn’t come. She’s sick. I’m grateful she didn’t come anyway.
I’m grateful I got another trip up the PCH and back today but this time our Austin friends will join us and have lunch. I’m grateful when they drink they only have ONE . Sometimes they don’t even finish their drink. . I’m grateful I don’t even wish I could drink like that. I know I use to alway be mad and wish I could drink like a Normie. I’m grateful I don’t drink or wish I could drink like a Normie.
I’m grateful to share my uninsightful friends and family gatherings and travel with you all.
Your ability to see beauty and possibility is proportionate to the level in which you embrace gratitude.
Dr Steve Maraboli
Exactly! That’s how I felt last night. I didn’t know people well enough to be part of the crowd so was making small talk and running out of ideas. I just was watching the clock until I could go to bed.
I’ve said now, no more parties
My sobriety, 180+ days free from weed and alcohol
My husbands sobriety
An extra hour of sleep
Being productive on the weekends
Not waking up feeling like shit on monday morning
Or saturday or sunday or insert day
No more hangovers
I sweat less
Seeing a fellow AA at the grocery store and getting joy at our common bond at personal growth thru recovery
Being able to buy whatever groceries we need for the week
Boscoe and the joy we both get from him getting treats
Everyone here doing their best at recovery.
Much love and light to my fellow sober brothers and sisters.
Missed a few days. Today I’m grateful for chicken soup. For my funny cats. That I prepared all the condolence letters to post it tomorrow. For a nice dinner with friends yesterday. For my wood stove. Grateful for grieving. For crying. For a talk with my husband, made some points a bit clearer for me. Grateful for naps, I need rest. Grateful my house becomes organized for the funeral step by step. It’s ok to pause or call it a day when I’ve no energy left.
Good morning sober friends from a very foggy morning down under
I am grateful for my early mornings where I read through new threads and posts, reply and write my own posts.
I am grateful for another sober day and waking clear headed on Day 42 of sobriety.
I am grateful that the baby shower I organised for my best friend on the weekend went perfectly and she had a beautiful day.
I am grateful that I got through the day without drinking despite how tempted I was by the availability of alcohol. I did not take a bottle of wine from the unattended fridge and sneak out to my car to drink it like I wanted to do. There was nothing to stop me from doing it but me. And I am grateful that I chose not to.
I am grateful for being able to work my first Sunday morning shift not hungover from the night before. I love working clear headed!
I am grateful for the friends I am meeting for lunch today who are old colleagues from my previous workplace. I am grateful that they still keep in touch and know about my sobriety and are so proud of me.
I am so grateful for Sally my Drug and Alcohol therapist who is coming to visit me every monday which is today! I am grateful for her guidance, support and encouragement.
I am grateful for the love of my husband, children and friends. They are always there cheering me on and wanting me to succeed.
I am grateful for the TS community. You guys keep me from feeling alone in this journey and have taught me true strength. I am so grateful i found you.
I am grateful that i made the decision to get sober. I am proud of the hard work I continue to put in everyday.
I would this reply but have maxed out my quota for the next 6 hours . Thats what happens when so many people write the most wonderful and insightful things! I appreciate your words so much. It makes me feel lovely to be seen as a positive contributor. It is a quality I admire in others and strive to be also. I also love the sense of belonging that comes from being part of this community
Thank you so much. I’m very grateful for your positive shares and connecting with this community. you have motivated me to look into these guided meditations you talk about. I’ve never tired anything like that . Do you find them on YouTube ? Anything you recommend? I see the ram dass a lot in your post … I will look that up !!
I’m grateful for you. Thank you for making me feel part of the community. I’m proud of you and your commitment to your recovery is motivating. Grateful your here
Today I am grateful for being sane, having a roof over my head, friends in sobriety, higher power, unity, open mindedness, and willingness. When I was in my addictions none of these things were in my life. Now I have a chance to have some real happiness and clarity. Thank you to all the people on here! Stay clean and healthy!
I am grateful today for my clean house and a fridge full of healthy food. If how your surroundings look is a reflection of the state of your mind, for me it also works the other way around. I’ve been feeling a lot calmer and accomplished, now that I cleaned and provided for myself. I am grateful for the chats with friends and family and a good book to read. I am grateful for another past sober weekend without cravings. Have a good start into the new week gratidudes
I know it’s important to practice gratitude so even though I feel like crap, here goes:
I’m grateful I was finally able to get to sleep last night after a horrible evening.
I’m grateful for Advil and coffee to help the constant headache.
I’m grateful that my work schedule can be as flexible as I need it to be and can probably take a couple days off if I need to.
I am grateful for a weekend that flew by, filled with so much awesomeness. I’ve missed having my kids all up in my space so much. I’m grateful that I now feel like my house is my home. Grateful only my kids seem to be able to do that. Grateful for their love and their graciousness. I’m sure this group understands when one feels undeserving of someone’s continued love. Grateful for it all the more.
Grateful that my heart is full to bursting this morning as I leave my room for work and I can still feel their amazing energy. Grateful for this second chance at life, with the people I love so, so, much.
My cup is overflowing with gratitude. Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety, 190 days FREE
A fulfilling and productive weekend
Coffee with Boscoe
I get to listen to my new cd today
The ability to read and comprehend
A gift from a sober sister in route
I dont have the sunday/monday dread as much
No hangovers
A stable, somewhat normal brain
The many possibilities recovery brings
Everyone here.
I’m grateful for Lobby Coffee
I’m grateful those margaritas with a floater looked great last night. I’m grateful I didn’t want one. I’m grateful I know that would have lead to 2 or 3. Then we would have gone to the beautiful hotel bar here for I don’t know how many. Then we would have destroyed the mini bar for sure.
Therefore, I’m grateful for a great nights sleep. So what if I went to bed at 9am. I’m grateful to be old and sober going to bed to read at 9 and getting up at 6. It feels so fucking GREAT! I’m grateful I feel proud every single morning I wake up sober and hangover free. Im going to step in a “should.” And say, you should feel proud too waking up hangover free and sober whether it’s day 1 or day 10,001!! I’m grateful I don’t think that’s ever going to get old.
I’m grateful my niece got off with out any issues and made it back to Austin yesterday. I’m grateful my Austin friends came with us for the ride to SBA and we had a nice lunch in Monticito. I’m grateful I can do all this driving and lunching out and dinners and safely drive everyone with out even thinking about it! I’m grateful I don’t have to plan how many I can or should have to drink so I can still drive.
I’m grateful we are socked in with thick clouds over the mountains that I can see from my window.
I’m grateful for my wife.
I’m grateful for my daughter.
I’m grateful for my SIL.
I’m grateful she has a beautiful house and home.
I’m grateful the nursery she set up and picked out looks beautiful. I’m grateful she decorated her home so wonderfully and there’s pics thoughtfully placed around the house of my side of the family. Pics of her grandparents (my parents) and her great grandparents (my grandparents). I think there’s even a great great grandparent pic somewhere. I’m grateful that stuff and those really old pics warmed my heart. I’m grateful for the miracle of recovery. I’m grateful she’s come a long long way
I’m grateful I know I’m powerless over alcohol.
I’m grateful I know I’m powerless over people.
I’m grateful most family and friends will be gone today and we can visit with just the 4 of us before we go home Tuesday.
I’m grateful for TS and especially this home group thread
“For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.”
Charlotte Brontë
Day 139
I’m grateful to know I have a problem and stay away from alcohol. For so long would act like I didn’t have a problem, I am just so grateful to be self aware. I’m grateful for the peace I have in my mind and heart. Every day sober I feel more and more peace. I’m grateful to have this day!
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I manage my way on the yoga mat in morning more days than not. It really changes my day.
I am grateful I did my workout as planned. I even felt a bit of a flow in the burpees. How crazy is this.
I am grateful that I don’t focus too much on my body atm.
I am grateful I saw the question in Jess’ thread about which part of my body I’d have to thank and appreciate more (I hope that’s about my thing @anon9289869 ). Well, I have to be kind to my belly. It supports my cannulas for insulin injections since 1997 now and there are tiny scars everywhere. I surely have lots of fat deposits there due to fucking insulin. But I am grateful that most of the sites still work. What if not. So I am grateful.
I am grateful there is a online yoga stream later and I am looking forward to this.
I am grateful I have enough.
I’m so grateful for my partner and our life and home together. I’m grateful for a wonderful weekend with him. I’m grateful my mom has friends to spend time with her and help her share the burden of her grief. I’m grateful to have gone to bed sober and awoke clearheaded (ish) and feeling a bit more like myself.
. I’m grateful it was so much easier for me to go through it sober. I’m grateful I saw other people chomping at the bit that couldn’t wait to get a glass of poison. I’m grateful that isn’t me anymore. I’m grateful for the pomegranate green ice tea I had there for me. I’m grateful it was headache and hangover free even though I might have had too much of it.
. Sometimes they don’t even finish their drink. 
