Happy New Year lovely humans
A lot has changed inside me this past year. Iāve never been afraid of change. Living all over the country or new jobs. Iāve had lots. I spent a lot of time changing things hoping Iād hit the magic combination. The one that would finally make me happy and whole. The missing puzzle piece. NYC/college student. San Fran/ manager of an artsy coffee shop. Denver/ manger of a really fun brunch place. These were my identifiers. This city, this job were the change I needed. Turns out none of that was the case. I drank lots filling the void and hurt that each new place, job, partner filled temporally.
September of 2021 was the last drink I had and finally I decided to change something. Not where I was geographically located or what my
job was. I decided to change my habits. Starting with just one. That was 461 days ago as of today
During that time I have changed lots of habits. I started doing things that showed myself love. I processed years and years of childhood trauma. Of my own mistakes. Then one by one, in my own time, I began to forgive them all. Iām still working on it but each time it feels like I am new. Lighter. On the first day of 2023 I do not feel stuck. Or lost. For the first time that I can remember in my adult life- I feel home.
I am grateful for this community and that itās filled with people who share their lives and challenges. Iām grateful for the possibility and magic in every day. I am grateful for life, just as is, with all its imperfections and beauty. I am grateful for how far Iāve come. That right here is exactly where I belong. I am grateful
Happy 2023
Iām grateful my 40 days of listing ten different gratitudes or whatever the hell I was doing is over. I think I nailed it! Iām grateful that exercise made me think so hard my waking hours about what I could list that I was grateful for and not repeat anything. Iām grateful I came up with so many different things to be grateful for and half of them probably didnāt make the list.
Iām grateful that exercise made me feel even more grateful and more āPresent,ā during the day.
I donāt even think I mentioned how grateful I am for Insight Timer.
The size 16 Keen Clogs that showed up in the mail fit perfectly and so did my New Keen boats. I mean boots .
Im grateful I got happy feet. Thatās almost better than going to a meeting.
Im really grateful and excited about my New Years devotional plan. Excited and grateful I finished my 2 daily readers and I get to pick a new daily reading devotional plan. And Iām grateful I got a really good exciting plan for 2023 mornings.
Im grateful I can go back to just being grateful for my coffee. My coffee that stays hot for 80 minutes Or a cat on my lap. Or the Ol Burner! Or like right now I can be grateful my lap is unencumbered.
Im grateful for the pelting rain on my kitchen skylight. We are suppose to get up to 20 inches of snow. But right now it could be flooding rain. The weather, just like alcohol and the people dearest to me in my life, I have no control over. None! Zero! Zip! Nada! And Iām gratefully learning itās actually better that way.
Iām grateful for Al-Anon and Iām grateful for you Ya you! If Brian isnāt gonna say it @I.cant.We.can Then Iām stealing it!
Happy 2023. Letās be grateful for the good things that are coming!!
One year. One year ago I woke up with my last hangover. One year ago I woke up knowing I wasnāt drinking anymore. I knew I was going to stay sober so Iām not surprised to be here but Iām also really freaking surprised, and I think this group of people are the only ones who can actually understand that. Lol
I am grateful for this app and this thread. I stepped away after the first few months of my sobriety, not because I had a problem with it but because itās going to take a much longer time for me to learn how to continue to do the things that are good for me on a regular basis.
Iām grateful for communities like this I have found. I think about many of you in this thread on at least a weekly basis and realize I probably should look for an in person thing because Iām wanting to expand my sober life with others who understand.
Iām grateful for my husband. We have had a hard year but we have managed to stay a team and he has been so amazingly supportive about my sobriety and introspective of his own.
Iām grateful for my Plant Shop. The financial stress has been incredible and nearly impossible to deal with at times but I think I may finally be at the point where I feel like it was worth it. I have worked so hard and learned so much, I truly feel like a different person than I did when I opened. My CC companies will never talk to me again but I am grateful that I donāt really care about that in light of everything else and Iām grateful that all the hard work seems to be paying off. Iām also grateful for all of the people I have met this year, itās been amazing.
Iām grateful to have finally not broken a promise I made to myself.
Iām grateful for feeling like I can focus on other goals now that Iāve made it to one year. Iām also grateful for knowing that even if I go another year without any major goals accomplished, itās ok.
Iām grateful for @Dazercat telling me about sober living and that I found a chip I like and I hope it gets back in stock soon so I can order it.
And finally Iām just grateful to be alive, remembering my moms one year sober party and knowing how proud she would be of me today. She was sober for almost 5 years when she died and was a wonderful example of what not to do and then what to do. I miss her a lot today. I should have seen that coming but it seems to be hitting me like a ton of bricks right now. Iām grateful for that too. Sometimes itās such a gift to get gutted about someone who has been gone a long time because it reminds how much love you had in your life from them.
I love this @Dazercat i would heart it but ran out. I cant believe its already been 40 days of your 10 unique gratitudes. I look forward every morning to your checkins and gratitude. Have a happy and healthy new year my friend
Awā¦ thank you
It was close enough to 40. I remember it was before thanksgiving and I was too lazy to do the math. January 1 seemed close enough.
Blessings to you in 2023
All my blessings, seen and unseen
My sobriety, 8 months free from weed and alcohol
My husband and his love and support
Boscoe, my son who so badly needs a haircut
Not only surviving but enjoying my first new years eve sober in many moons
My full heart
My joyful mind
Insight timer meditations
Our upcoming guided meditation to set our intentions for the year - hubbys coming too!
Spiritual progress
My healthy family
Better mental health
Motivation to improve my health
Each and every one of you times a million
AA and the twelve steps
This community
Good morning and Happy New Year!
Iām grateful, like so many of us, that I found this place. Stumbled onto it by accident, although in hindsight I think I was guided here by my higher power because I needed you all. Iām grateful to have a place to look for help, answers, fellowship, support, and love. Iām grateful for making a life worth living. Iām grateful I donāt feel like I need to blur the strong feelings anymore. Iām grateful that gratitude has become so important in my life. Iām grateful that I can try to show to others how gratitude can help. Iām grateful I didnāt even try to stay up until midnight, I was able to sleep through the fireworks, and I woke up early feeling good. Iām grateful I got to do a little bit of jogging with my son. Iām grateful we both feel great now. Iām grateful for love and forgiveness.
Everyone have a wonderful day
Congratulations on your year of freedom Jessica.
Beautiful share
Iām so happy for you and that you stopped by to celebrate.
Blessings for you in 2023
I am so grateful for a brand new year. 2022 was an incredible year for me and I am just going to carry that positivity with me into 2023.
I am grateful for NA and the people who dedicate their service work to activities. I am grateful for the NYE party that we had last night, for the full room of miracles I was a part of ringing in the new year. I am grateful to have had three of my sponsees with me showing them we dont need dope to have a blast. I am grateful I can still party like a rockstar and it only takes one Monster energy drink instead of copious amounts of drugs.
I am grateful for my HP, and how it guides me. I am grateful that all it takes to boost someones confidence is a little gentle coaxing. I am grateful that I get to share all of my gifts with the world and that when I give myself I get back in ten fold.
I am grateful that I am learning how to protect my energy better and boundaries feel more comfortable. I am grateful for crystal grids, singing bowls, yoga and meditation.
I am grateful for the Gita.
I never used to make New Years resolutions for the same reason I have never had other goals. Fear of failure. I am not afraid anymore, so this year I am making a resolution. 2023 will be about more connection; connection with others, connection with the universe and connection with myself. I wish you all a blessed year.
I am grateful for knowing Jesus Christ and the gift of Faith.
I am grateful for all the pain and suffering because I have met true friends and how I need to change
Congratulations on your 9 months Anna. What a spectacular sunset pic. And what a spectacular accomplishment on your 9 months of freedom.
You are
Happy NY
Thank you so much @Dazercat@Soberbilly@Cjp@Twizzlersā¦I was reflecting on this milestone yesterday, grateful for every day since April 1st, 2022. Itās not something I talk about with friends and family or expect any recognition. Youāve been part of my journey for long enough to know that I live in a place where I shouldnāt have had access to alcohol to begin with. So when I not only had access to endless bottles and but also developed a dependency, to dig myself out of it was not easy.
It started with me realizing that I HAD to dig myself out of it. I HAD to put in the hard work, find out what worked for ME in this instance, and work on it one day at a time. I was and am responsible for my sobriety. I donāt expect anyone in real life to acknowledge it, much less congratulate me.
That saidā¦it feels incredible to have your kudosā¦because you KNOW what this is like. You are my recovery tribe. I may not know you all in person, but I feel like I know your struggles, your personalities, a bit of whatās in your hearts and soulsā¦Itās a very important connection to me.
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Or a cat on my lap. Or the Ol Burner! Or like right now I can be grateful my lap is unencumbered.
Ya you! 
If Brian isnāt gonna say it 
