I’m grateful to have told my sister about my struggles with alcohol, the battles I was fighting alone and the feeling that I would hope if I just drank enough I might not wake up so I wouldn’t have to continue doing it the next night. Funny how it starts with something you love to then become something that controls you, something that wants to push and end you and I hated every drink I drank like I was being forced but I couldn’t stop.
Iam grateful for her knowing, I feel like it can’t hurt me again now someone else knows what it was doing to me. I can’t let her down. I’m grateful for her support always. Thankyou sis X
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It’s very hard to feel everything. I think I just broke up with my boyfriend of one plus year. He doesn’t understand.
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Im so fricken greatful. Im greatful for happy gratitude tears. Im greatful for my evolving gratitude practice. This shit actually works!! @Dazercat glad you point newbies to the home thread. Im greatful i had a good day. Im greatful i could have a positive outlook today. Im greatful i could be a levelheaded sounding board for my coworker. Im greatful for AA. Im greatful for the desperation nearly 10 months ago. Im greatful so fucking greatful.
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I’m grateful for the restful weekend I had. Grateful that I can enjoy rest now. The in-between of sleeping and doing. I think I mostly tended to work, sleep, and fit as much other “doing” as I could in-between the work and sleep, in the before time. Or I would drink. More like and I would drink. But drinking didn’t turn out to be restful. I’m grateful for indulgent rest now.
I’m grateful to learn acceptance in new areas, surprising ways.
I’m grateful I am adaptable and changed up my travels plans this week. Too cold and those roads are a shitshow. I’m grateful to keep learning the difference between “disappointing people” and people being disappointed. Not the same. And besides, no one was disappointed by the change in plans, by me looking out for my safety and needs.
I’m grateful for text chats with colleagues that make me laugh throughout the day.
I’m grateful for hot tea, my bed soon, and tucking in sober.
I’m grateful for another day. 
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I’m grateful to God thank you for helping me stay clean and sober today. I’m grateful this day is over. It was another emotional roller coaster of a day. I’m grateful I went to three meetings, two AA, one CA, a recovery support group and a 40 minute (good, bad and hard) session with a counsellor from the local treatment center who I first met in 2007. I am grateful we have developed a level of trust that it encourages me to be open and honest. I am grateful she is one of the people who can tell me the hard things I need to hear and I actually listen, even when I don’t want to. I am grateful I went off on what I am sure some peole thought it was too long and preachy rant of a share at the last meeting of the day. I am usually mindful of that kind of thing but the spirit was moving me and I had been shortening and editing my shares lately so others could have time. I guess I may have felt entitiled in that moment. I am not perfect. I know I deliver a message when I share like that and some people don’t. Maybe that is me being judgmental again or egotistical but thats ok with me. If I need to appologize and work on it I will. I am only human. My sponsor looked more than ok with it and didn’t say anything. Someone said, nice to see yout back. I am not back though, there is no going back, there is only forward. The new traumas and dramas I put myself through the last six months I am not the same man. I am not some drastictly different person but everyday and everyone is a little different each day, in my opinion, even if we don’t notice it. I am grateful my last T4 came in today so I can do taxes and get some financial stuff off my plate. If my return is enough I may treat myself to a new phone. I have had this one since 2017. I am grateful for
my family, friends, TS and the grati-dudes. I am grateful the session I had helped get more off my plate and to not look for work yet.
God bless you al 
&
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Hi sober family,. Grateful for this fellowship here . TY Lordy, enjoyed recuperating on long w/e.
Grateful for enough energy to get through busy first day back at work.
Grateful for test of insomnia waking 3:30 am means more time for coffee and meditation, in your time Lord the test will ease, yes. In the meantime soldier on in sobriety.
day 9 AFnicotine is off my radar almost completely 
Ty Angels for being noble ones shining the guiding light, so so grateful
Love to family near and far, friends for life
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I know I say this often : I can not put into words how much this community means to me I usually say something like the energy and power of us all being here together is such a beautiful thing, but I’m going to try to put it into words.
What we all share here, out sobriety, relapses we share all of ourselves here and show eachother such love and care and encouragement from a place in our hearts where we really do care about eachother wellbeing.
Iv never had what id once called you all strangers be so kind and understanding and to be the ones who held my hand, gave me strength and guided me through my sober journey, allowing me to be that person for others here too.
You are here for all the bad days and all the good too, we are all more than just a bunch of people trying to stay sober, we bring so much more here to share with eachother and it’s an energy and a powerful thing that as I said I can’t put in to words, but you all are not strangers you are important people in my life even though we have never met face to face you know more about me and have shared yourselves with me and everyone here more than people and family in my face to face life and that means so much. My son is also a big caring important person who I am truly grateful for.
I just needed to let you all know that today I’m full of gratitude that I found you all, that you all excepted me just how I was and for who I have become.
Every morning I wake up and I am grateful that you are all the people I look forward to sharing moments of my life with. The most important parts of my life, I’m grateful you give time especially when it’s a dark moment.
Every evening I look forward to seeing how you all are, and throughout our day I know you all have my back, If you didn’t already know I have your s too.
I’m grateful your all here, I’m grateful I am here, I’m grateful for TS.
You are all a big part of my life thank you 
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I’m grateful that i have the abilty to support myself and my son financially. We have a home of our own and everything we need.
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Good morning grateful friends.
I’m grateful for another day sober.
I’m grateful for better sleep last night.
I’m grateful my bf made coffee this morning.
I’m grateful I see my doctor this afternoon.
Grateful for another day.
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This is what i needed to hear today. Thank you
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Good morning sober fam,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety, counting down to 300 days saturday
My hubby, hes awesome
Boscoe
A wonderful day yesterday
No using dreams
Boscoe goes for his annual checkup tonight
Sunshine
Countdown to spring
Less depression
A wonderful AA meeting last night
My parents and our relationship
Progress not perfection
One day at a time
The simple slogans of AA which remind me to keep it simple
All of you!
Lean in
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I’m grateful to God please take the wheel today and help keep me clean and sober.
I’m grateful for All my family, friends, TS and the grati-dudes. I’m grateful for halt even though I am angry, lonely and tired and I’ve only been up an hour and a half. I’m grateful I have made breakfast, done the dishes, made my bed, said my prayers, sent out texts, read a couple of the daily readings and was thinking about gratitude and all you beautiful souls.
God bless you all. &
p.s. It works if you work it, so do the work. Ya you!!
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I’m grateful for every little golden nugget I get at a meeting.
I’m grateful I get to take what I want and leave the rest.
I’m grateful for the minor occasional cross talk at the Tuesday meeting. Or was/is it direction from a veteran? I’m grateful it made me uncomfortable. I’m grateful the minor bit of cross talk made 
sense.
I’m grateful I noticed my feelings were a bit hurt. But it made sense. I’m grateful I get to go back next Tuesday. Happily 
I’m grateful for the new Al-Anon book, “Opening our Hearts, Transforming our Losses.” Well, new to me. I see it 2007.
I’m grateful to learn, not only do I have a broken heart 
but I have grief and loss. No wonder my mind is all fucked up and dominated by my constant thoughts of my loved ones constant drinking. I’m grateful to realize some of my hopes and dreams for my Bronze years are slowly dying. I’m grateful I know Al-Anon and I know me and I’ll learn from this. I don’t know what. I’m grateful I don’t have to do anything about it today.
I’m grateful when I get overwhelmed with recovery tools and not sure how I’m going to manage them all, I can go back and work on OFDAAT
Guess what the fucking “F” stands for
I’m grateful I can even take it One Fucking Hour At A Time.
I’m grateful I noticed I failed at OFDAAT yesterday. I was so angry at myself. I was doing so good until 3 pm. Stirred up a hornets nest.
I grateful God will guide me to stay in OFDAAT. Just like I let him/her guide me into the house last night after my meeting.
I’m grateful I got out of the car. Said God. You go in first. I’ll stand here and deep breathe for a bit. And ya know what? It worked. Yes it did!! And it’s a good thing too. 
I’m grateful my shares make me feel GOOD
We need a surrender emojis. I guess the white flag will do.
”Sometimes, it’s not the times you decide to fight, but the times you decide to surrender, that make
all the difference.”
Sissy Gavrilaki
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Grateful for my life, financial security in a job I like with people that are good. Grateful for a home filled with warmth, love and snuggling. Grateful for a family and friends who are all kind, supportive, non-judgmental and funny. Grateful for this body and the aches and pains that remind me that I’m working hard to get stronger every day. Grateful for a full belly, a full heart, and a calm mind.
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Maybe this guy! 
He seems to know a thing or two about surrender, or so 
suggests…
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Thank you Lord for another day thank you for the rain because without the rain nothing can grow… 
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Welcome Louis.
I’m grateful for the rain too.
I’m glad you found us.
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Hi 
I’m grateful to be here. I have so much to be grateful for, but today I’m grateful that I’m listening to myself & that I am acting from a place of love 
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I’m grateful to be clean
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I’m grateful for you my friend. And grateful for the Polar Bear. I’m grateful I read the whole article. I’m grateful I savored it with tears in my eyes. I never knew. I wish I could change my avatar
I’m grateful I love the Zoo. Or at least I use to like going to the Zoo. I don’t like the idea of caged animals anymore. Anyway. I’m grateful I remembered the time I saw a polar bear at the zoo. And of all the animals he looked the least happy. He was struggling it was very sad. I guess he didn’t want to adapt to the San Antonio Zoo. Sorry 
I’m grateful I want to be a Polar bear now.
I will save and treasure that article. 
there might be a new in the Twitterverse.
Thanks again dear M.
It’s just the story I needed.
So freakin cute 
My new spirit animal.
I never had one before.
I’m grateful it’s about time hey? 
Edit @M-be-free49
Just realized I’m sitting here in my favorite marshmallow (white) cashmere hoodie.
That’s got to mean something.
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