Congratulations on 9 months @desert_rose and @Dazercat Congratulations on 3 years!!
This is so phenomenal. This kind of recovery is really inspiring.
I am checking into some gratitude at work today because im refusing to give in to a bad mood and a bad day. Iām grateful to be earning money, and grateful to be earning the good feeling at the end of a hard day. Im grateful its been slow at work and great days are definitely harder to earn. Iām grateful Iām not giving in and going home. Im grateful ill be grateful when I get that paycheck. Thatās for sure. Iām grateful for the latest challenge thatās presented in my home. A girl from work moved into my clean and sober house, but was definitely not honest with me about the circumstances regarding the reasons she had to leave her last house. Its become painfully obvious that sheās not in recovery, and itās been a very good lesson for me in boundaries. Itās not my problem, and Iām actually pretty upset that he was dishonest and brought a bunch of drama my way. BUT Iām grateful that Iām getting enough health that I can obviously pull away from her and be true to myself and my recovery. Iāve been such a people pleaser this is new wiring for my brain and I can recognize that this can all be a strengthener for me. I initially just wanted it and her to go away, and while I still do, Iām grateful I can see a way to use this to strengthen my recovery instead of threatening it.
Iām grateful for the perspective this always gives me when I write out my gratitude. I very often think if I write this out in gratitude Iāll bet I get a clearer picture of how to proceed. And, gratefully, I have.
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I stepped back today and rested as my body required.
I am grateful my boss didnāt object to home office tomorrow.
I am grateful I have enough.
I am grateful I know myself better. Writing about it is helping me tremendously. Although I chew it up over and over again. Slowly integrating it. Slooooowly.
I am grateful I have only known peace.
I am grateful drinking is not an option.
I am grateful for some relaxing time today at work. I am getting better along with my colleague now that she has moved into another office. A healthy distance.
Withdraw sux. Headache from hell and crying on and off all day. Iām grateful I have a job that allows for me to stay home and rest, Iām grateful to feel my feelings no matter how difficult and I refuse to numb them. I am greatful that I found this group. I am grateful to be sober. Much love and hugs for all.
Iām glad your here.
This is a great thread.
Those first 10 days really suck.
Iām grateful I did a lot of crying, angry power walks, and a couple of long hot scaling crying showers daily to get me through it. And this app.
Hang in there Jenny.
We got your back. Let it out here whenever you feel like it.
I am grateful I slept in kinda. Until 6 am. I am āworkingā from home today and itās interesting how my body knows when to wake up without alarm. Or is it stress?
I am grateful to be sober. I donāt want to go back feeling like crap in the morning and setting myself right back to it in the afternoon. The same procedure as every fucking day.
I am grateful I have everything I need here for now.
I am grateful I have a job.
I am grateful for some good friends.
I am grateful tomorrow is a holiday.
Lunchtime check-in. Iām grateful Iām exhausted and tired from a morning full of finalizing things. Iām grateful it was not too emotional, the exhaustion comes mostly from my fucking period which showed up again yesterday with hell of cramps and pain which makes everything double tiring. Fuck menopausal rollercoaster, fuck this bleeding bullshit. Oh I will be GRATEFUL when itās over. Iām grateful I vented at the hormon rollercoaster thread. It helps to get the annoyance and frustration off my chest. Iāll be a human being again in 2 or 3 days
Iām grateful for little traffic because here are still school holidays. Itās nice when I have to drive criss-cross through town like today.
Iām grateful for sleep medication. I had bad nightmares last night, woke up twice and fell asleep again thanks to the meds. Otherwise I would be a complete wreck today (feeling like half-wrecked is enough in my opinion).
Iām grateful for masks, I hope they furthermore prevent me from the infections circulating on high level here. Iām grateful I wear a mask no matter how odd people look at me. My health comes first.
Good morning all,
Iām grateful I got to sleep in a bit because work starts a little later for me this morning. Iām grateful for the brisk weather weāve been having, and that Iāve been trying to make sure we get out into it ( especially my son who would hibernate like a bear if he could!) Iām grateful that my husband tried something new for his ongoing foot and leg pain and IT HELPED!! Iām grateful he got some relief, got some sleep, and generally got a lift in mood. Iām grateful for my family (warts and all right @Shaunda ). Iām grateful for coffee and sunshine.
Everyone have a wonderful day
Iām grateful for my bf, and that he makes me feel loved and supported. Iām grateful that he loves learning new things every day, and we never run out of things to talk about because we always have something new to share. Iām grateful that after 11 years I feel like Iām finally almost beginning to believe he might forever love me back, which considering he stuck with me through all my drunken shenanigans I guess should be worth some extra credit. Not terribly grateful for how long it takes me to process things and make decisions but I am grateful that I have the space I need to do that. Iām grateful that my anxiety has diminished enough that I am less likely to make decisions based in fear, be stuck in what Grandpa called āanalysis paralysisā, or to stay stuck where I am because Iām too afraid to try to change. Iām glad my depression has diminished enough to hope for improvement, to have the energy and will to make positive changes.
Thanks Billy. It feels cold, itās uncomfortable, but itās true to me and itās what I must do. Not my problem, not my issue. Itās a real learning process.
Iām grateful I did a much better, satisfying job, cleaning half my floors, than the house cleaners I fired did.
Iām grateful my back only hurts a little and I can finish the other half today. Or tomorrow.
Iām grateful Alice just jumped on my lap purring loudly and seems to have forgiven me for stepping on her tail this morning.
Iām grateful I donāt wake up every morning to a blood curdling cat scream
Iām grateful for my coffee.
Iām grateful all my readings this month are on step one and the first tradition. And concept? Thereās concepts
Iām grateful for my Paths To Recovery book
Al-Anonās
Steps
Traditions
(And yes) Concepts.
Itās right there in the title.
Iām grateful last night I didnāt get a chance to share. Other people really needed to share.
Iām grateful for my life.
Iām grateful I hate leaving a meeting thinking I got no problems. #FUCKADDICTION
Iām grateful we all have our own stories.
Iām grateful for my wife.
Iām grateful for my recoveries.
Iām grateful I did what made me feel good yesterday and that was doing housecleaning and sacrificing my exercise routine.
Iām grateful Iāll be getting out of this cold and snow soon.
Iām grateful for the soothing sound of Alice purrs on my left and Minnie gentle snores on my right.
Iām grateful I canāt stop taking my wifeās inventory but I can recognize Iām doing it much sooner, almost immediately, these days and quite less often.
Iām grateful for you
Did you know.
By writing down the things you are grateful for, you start looking for more things to be grateful for.
ZenSational Living.
Thatās a fact!!
My sobriety
Getting my 8 month chip tonight
Hy hubby
The best F**in chicken stir fry ive made last night
Boscoe
My folks
Hot water
Sunshine
AA fellowship
TS fellowship
Checking in again with Miss Marple purring and tamping on me. Iām grateful for my lovely cats, for the old boy still playing tag with the youngsters, for their miowing communication, for the fun they have, for the many times they make me laugh, for the wonderful times we laze on the couch, me reading or watching something, them sleeping or getting snuggled.
Iām grateful I visited a friend I havenāt seen in a while. It was a deep and heartily talk. It made me sad that my ex hasnāt called him in months, he was his friend originally, theyāve been knowing each other for long. My friend is kind of sad too, but he told me that my ex came over to his place often and drank beer in the morning instead of coffee, they had some harsh arguments about this not being ok for him. God, Iām grateful I did not realize THIS because I would have thrown my ex out with a rocket in his ass. Calling me a lazy fat sod and lying to me when using my cars drunken. Sorry to say this but what a motherfucking liar my ex was I discover in retrospective insights on occasions like today. Iām again grateful the divorce is through, his energy left my life and me & cats are living at peace only taking care of ourselfs, not him anymore. May he find peace too - far away from me. And without my money.
Iām grateful the christmas break brought some strength back to me. I checked HALT when I came home, made a simple dinner and tea, watched the last episodes of the series I started around christmas, petted the cats and felt fine. I could let go of all the things mentionened above about my ex because: no longer my circus, no longer my monkey. Each time anger started I worked on letting go, it is only grief or hurt in disguise. Iām grateful for all the lessons I learned here on TS
Good God am I ever grateful I dont suffer with hangovers anymore. This flu is still kicking my ass with round two all last night.
I am grateful that another NA member was willing to fill my spot as panel leader at detox tonight.
I am grateful my sponsee is still going to go do her first panel even though I wont be there.
I am grateful for the 12 concepts of Narcotics Anonymous as they guide our service structure. I remember when I made my first personal NA literature order and I basically ordered one of everything. I ordered a Step Guide, a Traditions guide and this tiny little book called āThe twelve concepts of NA Serviceā.
I remember the literature chair chuckling at me and she said ānot many people have read thatā¦ā
I thought to myself " Im not many other peopleā¦"
This is the introduction paragraph of the bookā¦
I am grateful for these programs of recovery and for our predecessors who were open enough to manifest their vision.
I am grateful that my daughter is covered under her fathers medical.
I am grateful for pedialyte and gingerale.
I am grateful that flus dont last forever.
Iām grateful I was able to do a bit in my garden today, just tidying up and a bit of weeding. It was nice to get out.
We chose the house mostly because of its garden but over the years itās moved down the priority list. I am going to sort the garden this year. Itās lovely when its looked after.
Iām grateful I managed to do some jobs that I havenāt had time for - feels good that they are ticked off.
Iām grateful that drinking isnāt on my agenda, that it doesnāt take up my thinking. Grateful that I donāt have to nip to the shop every day, after Iāve argued with myself all day.
Iām grateful all that has gone
grateful for them warts and all. Got that right 
did.
