Hey Jazzy 
I’m grateful you shared. It’s always been helpful for me to leave it here with everyone else. I’m sorry you got that hate eating you up inside. It’s so uncomfortable. I find it very disturbing in myself when I feel that way sometimes. It’s taken me awhile to learn how to let go of such hate. I know it’s very unhealthy. I’m doing better at it. But there is still some I can’t. Or I guess I should say won’t let go of. Hopefully you can count down the days until your house guest leaves and maybe say a prayer for this person. A good cry always helps me too.
Big hugs.
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Thank you Eric!!! It was a lot better after having written it out and actually hitting send. Sending my feelings to all my TS friends and out into the universe. I do know that i cant control my emotions but can figure out how to deal with them in a healthy way.
In the past if my emotional struggles were with someone id be able to come home meditate/pray and release. Cant seem to do that when she (brothers toxic gf) is always around. I hate feeling trapped in my own space (i guess im the one trapping myself but its for my sanity cause i dont want to mingle with her anymore)
So many things she twists and flat out lies about. My brother does make her leave in the morning so that my parents can come fir meditation- so i do get some relief.
Thanks for reading/listening…i feel like i can be 100% myself here -as though if i hold back anything then im only hurting my recovery. You all get the good the bad and the ugly 
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Good morning sober fam,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety, 383.22 days free
Progress not perfection
A nice walk and talk with my pack last night
Tough convos are easier without booze
A comfy bed
A comfy couch
Hot coffee
The ability to work from home today
Skipped my morning workout, i wont beat myself up too much
My momma
My family
Payday
AA fellowship
Ts community
We got this. One day at a time.
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Good morning friends,
I’m grateful we got some thunderstorms last night, and the world looks fresh and green this morning. I’m grateful I am off from work today, and I have 2 job interviews. I’m grateful to admit that I’m nervous. I’m grateful that when I feel nervous now ( or feel anything let’s be real) my first thought isn’t I need a drink. I’m grateful for blue skies with some rain clouds lurking, sunshine, and a cool breeze. I’m grateful for love and forgiveness and for possibilities.
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I’m grateful I slept through the night 
I’m grateful I got an extra hour this morning 
I’m grateful when I got up around 6, did my pet feeding chores and coffee and meditation and readings I looked at my iPad and saw it was only a little after 6. I must of got up at 5 
I’m grateful after my 17 minute Moon Mantra 
Om Chandraya Namaha I still got hot coffee. I’m grateful for my Ember coffee cup again 
I’m grateful for a wonderful day yesterday.
I’m grateful I can count on Mavy to nibble on my hand when I’m using the RO to get water for my coffee. Sometimes it’s more than a nibble 
I’m grateful Daisy raises her head to let me smooch 
the top of her head in the morning while she’s on the kitchen island waiting for me to feed her. No bites 
I’m grateful for Alice my little meditation buddy this morning.
I’m again grateful for my extra hour of quiet time this morning. It’s awesome.
I’m grateful I now have Mavy on my lap for gratitude. I’m grateful for my cat addiction.
I’m grateful for the bumper sticker I saw yesterday.
Rescue 
Love
Repeat.
I’m grateful for the new Al-Anon meeting I went to yesterday. I’m grateful I eventually spoke up as it was a birthday meeting. I’m grateful they gave me a 1 year chip.
I’m grateful to share my story with you all.
I’m grateful for beautiful sunny mornings that turn into cloudy rainy afternoons.
I’m grateful we had a good time at the movies yesterday.
I’m grateful for another day in my life, whatever it brings.
I’m grateful the last few days I’m learning I’d rather walk with me chanting on the trails once and awhile instead of having music playing. I’m grateful I’m learning to be with me and my thoughts without always wanting or needing to have music on for a distraction. I’m grateful I owe that all to the power of Mantra. And my recovery work.
I’m grateful surrender isn’t a one time thing and I get to do it whenever I need or want too.
“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to to find happiness - it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”
Brene Brown
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Awe - Happy Birthday - hope you celebrate 
Yeah to the 1 year chip!
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Thanks Jazzy.
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Good luck on the interviews.
I hope you, ya you, like them.
I’m grateful that first thought isn’t a drink too.
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Good luck for your job interviews 
fingers crossed 
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@Sunflower1 Oh I do love the smell and look of everything after a good thunderstorm. Glad you are enjoying that today. Good luck on your job interviews 
Happy FRIDAY to all my sober friends – what a beautiful day
I am grateful that I still feel hope and love even among feeling lost and down. it’s really a healthy mix of emotions 
All good as long as i keep my sanity.
I am grateful for taking time out to go and pick out my subscription sunglasses. This year I buckled and got my eyes checked and although not horrible they are deteriorating so I purchased a set of reading glasses and also got a set of driving glasses (these just help with night time glare). Well with the sun shining more now that the weather is breaking I figured I should get sunglasses so that I can easily read while sitting outdoors 
I am so grateful for the lovely bowl of oatmeal my mom had ready for me this morning after my delivery with ground up cardamom and fennel and some pumpkin seeds - 
I am so grateful that I am getting my work done and not letting the amount of work affect me – just chipping away slowly.
I am so grateful that I have been mediating and praying all day and feeling a sense of calmness (i hope it lasts)
I am so grateful that my fleeting thought to have a drink this morning was not followed through with action. I am still sober!
I am so grateful for the power of laughter – I am turning on my fav comedian now and going to laugh and work! release all this stupid negativity in my heart
I am so grateful for my higher power - oh ever so grateful!
I am so damn grateful for all of you and this community / site - My friends and saviors.
Sending you much love - have a wonderful sober day 
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I am so grateful to be at a womens retreat of narcotics anonymous. I am grateful to be dedicating a weekend of my attention to my recovery. Grateful to be here with 428 days of continuous sobriety, miracles do happen. Im grateful for an opportunity to overcome my social anxiety (lol as im holed up by myself doing an online gratitude list) but seriously…
Im grateful we had a new woman move into our house and grateful to be inspired by her.
Grateful for the wondrous beauty that is out here in Mazama, Washington. What amazing things recvovery holds for us.
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I’m grateful to God for guiding me through another day clean and sober. I’m grateful for my family, friends,TS and the gratidudes. I’m grateful for all the congratulations on hitting triple digits. I’m grateful I have a job interview at the local Unilever and Breyer’s factory next week. I’m grateful I applied for the two year social service worker program at my colllege appointment today for the September, January and May terms. This way if I am not ready and need to defer it’s already in place. I’m grateful they paid the $110 application cost for me, very cool. I’m grateful while there I also signed up for a free computer course to prepare. I’m grateful I am home safe in my comfy bed. I’m grateful that in the morning I’m off to an NA convention. I’m grateful for prayer and meditation. I’m grateful for humor and laughter. I’m grateful for music and creativity. I’m grateful for the twelve steps.
May our higher powers give us hope.
p.s. You are totally amazing. Ya you!!
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Morning,
I’m grateful to be here.
I’m grateful for choices, some people don’t have choices in life, I’m grateful for mine.
I’m grateful I haven’t had alcohol thoughts for days now, I don’t mean cravings, I mean just a thought popping in.
I’m grateful for a beautiful day just starting 
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Morning gratitude 
I must say I am so grateful for a post i came across yesterday.
When I had 8 years sober one morning the cravings stopped being so mental and there. I actually woke up and deep in my bones didn’t want to drink anymore. It was like a switch clicked and I finally got it… Finally wasn’t thinking about it I really didn’t want it, I felt and seen how better my life was without it.
I think around year 2 it happened.
Iv have been waiting this time around to feel this kick in… Wondering if it even will. And I am so grateful for the first time properly and deeply … just for a moment I read a post here and I felt it. I felt that feeling that actually I don’t think I do ever want to drink again, I am happy without it. Grafeful to have that moment where I felt this because I know it will stick, I know it’s there, I know it’s coming.
Like I’m stuck in a bubble full of my drinking thoughts and delusions it brings. My mind daily floating in this bubble feeling all the drinking thoughts and just for a moment my head poked out that bubble and seen the life outside of it. That I can live happily outside this bubble. I don’t have to stay stuck in it…
Grateful Rita is really recovering very well.
Grateful I started my beginners jogging this morning hoping to one day be able to run properly.
Grateful for all the positive lifestyle changes I have already made.
Grateful for my plans to turn the garden into a peaceful mediation/calm and safe space for me this summer.
Grateful I know this summer my sobriety is at risk if I don’t implement plans now to help myself.
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Good morning!
I’m so grateful to be sober on this beautiful Saturday morning in southern Wisconsin!
The birds are singing and the plants and trees are all busting out in big green growth. I’m grateful to be alive and healthy enough to really enjoy life these days.
I’m grateful that last Sunday was Mother’s Day and I got to host dinner for my mother and with my son and husband. I’m grateful that I was not anxious and am so much more comfortable in my sobriety than I was last year.
I’m grateful my guests chose not to bring alcohol. That’s a big step for all of us.
Im grateful that I had a very good week of teaching and that summer break is coming quickly!
I’m grateful that I woke up on my own at 4 am each day this week and swam in the pool. I got a new distance record for the week and not only do I feel good from the endorphins but my whole body aches too! Ha! I’m hoping to become the old woman who swims a mile a day. Why? Because that is cool people! Come on! Who wouldn’t want to be that strong?
I’m grateful my brother is finding his way in the early days of detoxing from opiates and committing to sobriety. I’m grateful he has figured out how to attend 12 step meetings and is embracing the teaching. Im not gonna lie, it is exhausting to be a support person to him. But I’m also proud to be able to teach him some of what I’ve learned and continue to learn.
I’m grateful that it is Saturday and I can just enjoy my home and my husband today. An extremely high energy extroverted friend of ours invited himself and his wife over for dinner today. Im going to find a socially acceptable way to say no to this. Im learning more about boundaries and how to preserve the quiet time that both hubby and I need for peace of mind and good mental health. We will have more time soon to share with these friends, just not today. This is a big step for me. I’m grateful to be strong enough to do it!
I’m grateful for my beautiful old front porch and my comfortable chair and my library books and coffee this morning.
I’m grateful to have found this beautiful community of sober people and I appreciate everything that I learn here every day.
I wish you the best today!
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Oh my goodness yes. This is one of the hardest things to learn. Why do we let what others do bother us so much?
And why does that type of thinking become as obsessive as cravings?
There is something in humans that is so much about control I think.
I’m grateful to be working on this too. In fact I’ve been working on that a lot longer than my sobriety.
So much Re teaching to do to myself.
Peace!
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Way to go!!!
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Good morning sober fam,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety, 384.22 days free
I like waking early on the weekends
My hubby
Boscoe
An AA picnic today
Todays a new day, yesterday my mind was rough
This place and all the wonderful people
Sunshine
Hot Coffee
I get to go grocery shopping
My new ear piercing is healing
New adventures await
Much love to you all. Your love and support is amazing
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I’m grateful I figured out this morning that my clock is an hour fast and that’s why I got up too early yesterday. 
I’m grateful I’m not crazy.
I’m grateful Minnie came in because Daisy was chasing her this morning at 4 or 5 and that’s when I saw my clock was an hour faster than my wife’s. Grateful we went back to sleep after kicking the cat out.
I’m grateful that even though I woke up thinking about the active alcoholic in my life I thought about Abraham Lincoln in our Just For Today’s readings. We are as happy as we make up our minds to be. Usually I’m like Fuck you Abe! I hate that reading 
. I’m grateful that is exactly what I’m going to do today. I’m grateful I found that book mark and read it. I’m grateful I put on Misterwives Decide To Be Happy 
I’m grateful the rest of my Al-Anon playlist is cheering me up.
I’m grateful I see Mavy’s face squashed up against the fireplace stone.
I’m grateful for all the rain yesterday.
I’m currently grateful for Kate Bush Cloudbusting.
I’m grateful for Ted Lasso.
I’m grateful for electricity.
I’m grateful when we lost electricity the other day they fixed it much sooner than they predicted. I’m grateful for indoor plumbing.
I’m grateful for all the other comforts I take for granted.
I’m grateful for fresh ground hot black Guatemalan coffee.
I’m grateful if I want to be happy I got to get out there and make it happen. Today that’s going to be on me.
I’m grateful for the ice pack I’m sitting on for my back. I’m grateful it’s only a minor ache.
I’m grateful @Twizzlers has me thinking about planting some Coleus around here. I’m grateful I can do it in remembrance of my sister. She loved those Painted Nettles
I’m grateful for the ones I’ve loved and lost.
Grateful for y’all.
Let’s go be Fucken Sober Happy 
“Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present-oriented.”
Sonja Lyubomirsky
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