Thanks @JazzyS - that article looks really helpful! Depression really is a bitch!
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Happy Birthday @Frazzetta 
Your pictures look beautiful!
@KarenKW Sending you hugs. Depression sucks. You are a wonderful, valuable and kind person 
Today Iām grateful for group therapy yesterday. It was intense. When I was home I got stuck at the TV and enjoyed a film I havenāt seen before. It was a compelling film which made me think even more. Iām grateful my living room is clear, no ex always sleeping on the couch. Deep gratitude paired with deep hurt and deep missing the loved person, not the alcoholic or the flaws that drove me crazy. Like always sleeping on the couch. Let go and let God.
Iām grateful I took it easy today, I was drained from yesterday and tomorrow an intense day is scheduled. Iām grateful for my big red furball purring so loud I can hear him across the room. Iām grateful for soup, itās soulfood. Iām grateful I talk with myself loudly about things that weigh heavy on my soul. It helps me to let them go over and over again. Iām ok with being tired of letting go sometimes. Progress and babysteps.
Iām grateful itās a long weekend. I plan a visit to the farmers market on saturday morning and already started to write down what I would like to buy. Iām grateful for fresh vegetable and all food.
Iām grateful to live in peace and freedom, with love in my life and gratitude in my heart, in this nice place I own and nobody can take away from me. Iām grateful I feel safe 
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I am also grateful. Just celebrated 60th birthday and 11 days sober. I am grateful I have a chance of a sober healthy future
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Welcome Tailee and happy 60th. Thatās a great age to start your sober journey. Well is has been for me. Iām grateful I found this app a few weeks before my 60th birthday 3 years ago. Iāve been very active on her. Very grateful every day on the gratitude thread. And Iām still sober, Alcohol free, clean, whatever you want to call it. And lovin 
it.
I hope to see you around.
Congratulations on your 11 days.
Thatās HUGE!
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Glad you found the Gratitude thread! This has been a game changer for me.
Congrats on 11 days my friend and a very happy 60th Birthday!
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Iām grateful for all the shit we got done today.
Iām grateful wifey and I got up at the butt crack this morning and got the dogs walked early so we could get Minnie to the vet by 8.
Iām grateful wife and I made a great team today.
Iām grateful we always make a great team. Especially when a pet is involved.
Iām grateful we are going to change up a couple of Minnieās meds to hopefully help with her doggy dementia anxiety. Iām grateful otherwise Minnie is looking great.
Iām grateful they did bloodwork.
Iām grateful we are going to try Xanax for the fucking dog 
Iām grateful for the stupid mistake I made online shopping and couldnāt wait to share it with wifey. We had a great laugh first thing this early am. Iām grateful Iām such a doofus. A fun doofus that can gratefully laugh at himself without much trouble.
Iām grateful my wife made it to bed last night.
Iām grateful we had a nice walk together after dog walk and vet and before a ton of errands and lunch.
Iām grateful I skipped my meeting today. Iām grateful today it was worth it.
Iām grateful wifey and I can laugh and joke how we are slowly turning into my parents 
Iām grateful we shared fun memories of old times in different houses in different towns in different states we have lived in. Iām grateful today I can find joy when my wife is drinking. Iām grateful today, I donāt care about yesterday or tomorrow.
Iām grateful for cool beautiful mountain weather.
Iām grateful weāll be hunkering down and spending a lot of time on this deck alone together with our pets hiding out from all the bloody tourists and making fun of the golfers. Sorry Brian. 
. But they are funny with their remote control golf bags on wheels that they donāt even have to push. And there will be a bar set up between the 12th and 13 hole by my house on MY TRAIL for crying out loud! Iām grateful the golfers can have fun as they like and it doesnāt bother me.
Iām grateful I recognize the distinct sound of a golf ball hitting a ponderosa .
Iām grateful I can meditate after this and or nap on my beautiful deck.
Iām grateful for no plans over the holiday weekend.
Iām grateful for Al-Anon.
Iām grateful for this app.
Iām grateful for our home thread.
Iām grateful for my wife.
Oh and just so I donāt leave you hanging @Soberbilly Iām grateful my rodent inspection showed the house and especially the crawl space still sealed and no sings to rodent activity or 
Weāre good. Oh and ya. The rodent inclusion is part of the pest control service added on to our contract to make sure they are indeed excluded. 
Iām grateful I have cats and if they hear anything Iāll know about about.
There are no rules for practicing gratitude, just as long as you do.
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Congratulations on you rocking your 40th birthday, and with out drinking or a hangover the next day. That is the best 
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Thank you so very much. Website had helped me already.
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Thank you . Good day today and hope you all have great days ahead
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You do what now? (Insert pied piper gif)
Grateful for humor, creativity, the sun and the rain, God, family, food, for the breath in my lungs, to be Canadian, warm water for showers, principles before personalities, sponsors, first responders, turtles and recovery.
p.s. If youāre not working on your recovery youāre working on a relapse. Ya you!!
Edit to add. Grateful for @Dan531 and @Dazercat my sober sports buddies as I watch the Nba playoffs
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Iām grateful for @Soberbillyās thoughtful, personal replies. And that thereās usually something to chortle about!
Iām grateful I chortled last night when I read about @Dazercatās packrats. I remember that post on the check-in thread! But go easy on yourselfā¦ you included the pics of the trucks outside your house, remember? It did kind of look like a budget horror film. 
Iām grateful one of my meetings was cancelled today. I did not get enough sleep last night, and I was super overwhelmed today for that and other reasons. Iām grateful Iām getting better at being compassionate towards myself when I get overwhelmed, instead of adding to the angst by beating myself up. No sense in that.
Iām grateful to recognize I gotta go back to gratitude basics. Itās a great antidote to the overwhelm. Iām grateful for my comfy little home. Iām grateful for the leaves rustling in the trees on the dog girlās and my walks. Iām so grateful for the dog girl. Iām grateful for my job and the opportunity to work on my relationship to work. Iām grateful for easy healthy meals and the desire to take care of myself. Iām grateful for the nice phone chat with a pal tonight. Iām grateful the weekend is coming up and Iām grateful I have a relaxing one planned.
Iām grateful for my recovery. Iām grateful for all the support here and elsewhere.
Iām grateful for another day. 
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Oh! And Iām so proud of how @Frazzetta spent her 40th bday sober and loving life! Happy Birthday, you beautiful gratidude with the beautiful jewelry!
Iām also super proud of how @erntedank has faced the first year without her mum or her ex. 
My 40th bday and my divorce were both, er, wine-infusedā¦ but Iām grateful those days are done and that we celebrate each others joys and sorrows the only way there is: sober and grateful!
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Ooopsie 
Signs. I donāt spell good.
Iām dying over here.
Thinking youāre thinking Iām singing to rats. 
Edit
Nov 28 2020 11 months sober.
@M-be-free49
You remembered
Iām grateful I so enjoyed looking for those photos M.
Iām grateful Sobriety won that day.
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A very happy birthday @Frazzetta and a great start in to a new and exciting year of life! Same goes to you, @tailee17.
I am grateful for the totally unexpected chortle that bubbled up when I saw the pics of the rodent terminator truck - they are hilarious. Like a disney nightmare. Thank you for sharing this again @Dazercat
I am grateful my initial rage when I discovered some prankster stole all the valves from ALL the bikes in my street turned into a tiny bit admiration, someone would actually go through all the effort for a joke. Its still super annoying, but no major harm done.
I am grateful my coffee tastes delicious this morning and the sun is shining. I am grateful for knowledge and hope and curiosity. I am grateful for lighthearted laughter and a beautiful weekend coming up. I am grateful I get the chance to draw some new boundaries and show people around me how I want to be treated.
Have a great one everyone
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Congratulations and thank you for the work you do. Have a restful moment before you take on more!
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Morning friends,
Still struggling. But grateful for another day sober.
Grateful I have a massage scheduled for after work today.
Grateful yesterdayās migraine seems to be mostly better.
Grateful for my morning coffee.
Grateful itās Friday and a long weekend coming up.
Grateful the Celtics won last night. Although I fell asleep by halftime.
Grateful for all of you.
Depression lies.
OFDAAT
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Good morning gratitude crew,
Im so very greatful forā¦
My sobriety, 390 days free which seems like forever and not that long at the same time
Boscoe and his cuteness
Hubby and our love
Im off work until next Tuesday. Im greatful i dont dread free time as much as in early sobriety
I get to grocery shopping todayā¦supermarket sweep that bitch lol
My mom
My family
I have money to pay the bills
I have enough
Progress not perfection
Keeping true to heathy eating
Getting an oil change todayā¦they have a massage chair
Sunshine
Kindness
Hope
All of you folks!
Peace and joy to you all
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Thankful for 141 days today! For whatever reason at lunch yesterday I caught a craving but I focused on my thoughts and did what I always do, remind myself of who I was when I drank and why I quit in the first place. I am preparing myself to quit chewing tobacco. I have been putting it off because I really wanted to focus on my sobriety from alcohol first so Iām a little nervous about it but I want to do it soon! Iāve got almost 5 months free from alcohol so Iām feeling ready to kick my other habit to the curb.
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@Dazercat and @I.cant.We.can thankyou for making me laugh today ā totally hear the pied piper playing the tune and Eric singing to an army of ratsā¦.Thank goodness the area is still sealed and not signs of rats! BTW ā that car is something else.
Happy Friday my sober friends ā made it through this week
I am so grateful for another day to work on my healing
I am so grateful that I am able to really work the āmind over matterā saying and am working on letting things go as if it doesnāt matter
I am so grateful that yesterday was a harsh day pain wise and started out that way but I am working on not letting it get to me ā the mediation is working
I am so grateful that my parents came over for morning meditation. Brother is still being aloof and it is a bit hurtful but whatever āwill work through these feelings.
I am so grateful that I am realizing that next week will be super crazy and I have to prepare mentally for the 2 events. My sister will be helping out for the Sunday event as it is an insane day.
I am so grateful that I am going to pack the car with the 80% of items needed for the event next week now so that I donāt feel pressure during the week.
I am so grateful that I can rely on my higher power and call on āhimā whenever (havenāt stopped calling on āhimā so hopefully itās not obsessive
I am so grateful that you all are here with me on this journey. Grateful for each and every one of you and this TS site.
Have a wonderful Friday ā sending much love
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