Grateful I made it to my destination last night, didn’t know I was driving into a semi-blizzard.
Grateful my hotel is nicer than I thought it would be.
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Good morning sober fam,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety!
625 free from weed and alcohol
5.5 months free from vaping
Progress not perfection
Slept in today, now to not beat myself up for taking a rest day
Time with hubby
Got our gym flooring down
My mom will pick Boscoe up today
Sunshine
A job i love
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I am grateful that my daughter returned safely home from an out of town trip, and both of my kids are home safe in their beds. I am grateful that my car has a full tank of gas so I won’t have to stop in the cold and refuel on my way to work this AM
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Best looking gratitude ever 
Grateful I checked in.
Grateful you’re here TF 
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I’m grateful for insight timer.
I’m grateful I paid for plus so I can listen to my affirmations meditation on my walk.
I’m grateful I can adjust my morning routine when I have a cat, Alice, on my lap.
I’d be really grateful if she got up so I could P 
I’m grateful for a good nights sleep.
I’m grateful for no headache last couple of days.
I’m grateful for a nice dinner out last night.
I’m grateful my wife and my grown up children are alive and addiction didn’t/hasn’t killed them. Last couple of Al-Anon meetings……… 
some people are waking up without their son or brother Fucking brutal man The horrible reality is addiction kills. Stay in the fight folks. Stay in the fight. You’re worth it. And your family loves you, no matter how bad it is or you are or have been. They don’t want you dead.
Sorry…….
I’m grateful I get to have my therapy appointment today. I’m grateful we get to take Benson to the vet today. I’m grateful I get to cook a nice stew for dinner. I’m grateful I get to go to my in person home group tonight. I’m grateful there’s no football today. I’m grateful I get to walk Benson. I’m grateful I get to finish this up. I’m grateful I have great bladder control 
I’m grateful I might have to give Alice the boot in a minute.
I’m grateful to be in this fight for our lives and our freedom.
What consumes your mind controls your life. Practice gratitude.
Just some meme I saw 
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Yes – so grateful for this too. Love my chats with mum
AHHH love – big hugs to you my friend. Absolutely nothing to feel ridiculous about. You are shedding parts of your old life and finding the new you and I do hope that you find someone to compliment the new life that you are building for yourself. People_hugging:
@pandita Way to go granny! Iron lady for sure 
Love that you are taking Taekwondo… I do hope to get back into martial arts one day! Alternating with ice and heat helped me with the sore muscles.
@tragicfarinelli SOOO damn adorable – loved this heart shaped pic of your kitties on our gratitude thread.
@passerina_cyanea Grateful you made your destination too. 
Winter driving gives me so much anxiety.
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Tuesday morning gratitude’s …
SO very grateful to be alive on this beautiful morning. Grateful for a decent night’s sleep and waking up before my alarm.
I am so grateful that i shoved blankets and large pillows along the windows and doorway in the basement. It has been brutally cold in the basement and even the space heater couldn’t warm up the space. Thankfully i realized that we had a bit of a draft along the windows and door. So much nicer now.
I am so grateful that i was able to go and spend my morning time with mom and get my cleanse done.
I am so grateful that i was able to scream and cry and it helped get out some of my frustration. I am grateful that i will not let my excessive swelling (especially my hands and feet) and heightened symptoms get me down. It is a gorgeous sunny day and i am working on finding the positivity today.
I am grateful that for now my fatigue is low so i can be awake and alert to take on this magnificent day.
I am so grateful that i will take my mom to her treatment today. Grateful to see that we are exchanging positive energy when we are together and keep each other feeling light and airy. All will be well
I am so grateful that i took time to tidy up my closet - its not large enough to keep my winter and summer clothes so i was able make room and organize accordingly as my ocd was getting the best of me.
I am so grateful for comedy - watched a funny (crude but funny) comedian last night - had me in stiches. May re-watch some old stuff today to activate my funny bone.
I am so grateful for my family. Grateful that i can be myself 100% around them. Grateful for their love and support.
I am so grateful that i am able to return my massage gun - i haven’t had a chance to use it yet but read many bad reviews and am not taking the chance.
I am so grateful for the “just for fun” threads. Love that i can come to TS for good advice, to share my journey, to vent or to just have fun and find great distractions.
I am so grateful that i have been medication free (except an occasional Aleve or Midol - which has been 2 months also) for over 1 year. Grateful to see @Chiron doing so well without caffeine and being able to eliminate her meds. The side effects are way worse my friend - so sorry that you are dealing with this too. Takes a while to get the meds lingering effects out of our bodies too. Sending you big hugs as i know it is not easy.
I am so grateful for my meditation and prayer practices. Grateful that i know i need to work on these more as i do find when i am not doing well physically i forget to call on my HP. I am so grateful that i know the connection with my HP will bring me peace and keep me grounded - just need to keep working on it.
I am so grateful for you all - starting my day with a smile!
Wishing you all a wonderful addiction free day - stay warm and safe my sober warriors.
Sending you all so much love
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Thank you. 
My daily gratitude will be mixed in with my reply to you.
I used to have a daily caffeine intake of around 1600mg–which obviously I worked up to or I would have died 
Caffeine allowed me to abuse opioids and other sedative drugs, and directly led to a comparatively smaller period of time in which I abused Methamphetamine and Adderall–because at a certain point, you simply cannot consume more caffeine and get the desired results, no matter your tolerance. 2000mg was where I drew the line.
It’s been a very long road of slowly phasing out my emotional attachment to the sources of caffeine I used, and I feel very grateful for all the changes I’ve made over time to set myself up for long term success in this area. I do have an uptick in anxiety, panic attacks, and nightmares with the reduction of the two medications, but getting better sleep helps with the fortitude to deal with these life-long issues and they’re offset by not having the negative side effects from caffeine. For me, in my life, it is a goal of great importance to be free of all medications, no matter how benign. It’s definitely a personal goal and not one I impose on anyone else.
Definitely one thing at a time! There have been some studies that have shown that you can only really handle two life changes at one time, even if they’re positive changes, before getting overwhelmed. You are doing great on your alcohol sobriety! In time you’ll be ready for the next challenge. I’m grateful you’re part of this forum!
@Pandita I’m happy to hear your gran is doing better!
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I am grateful today for finally falling asleep last night after endlessly tossing and turning, and for enough sleep to start the day in an OK mood.
My child had a free day today and climbed into bed with me. We cuddled and watched the sun rise slowly behind the winter clouds. I am very happy to have experienced this morning.
I have managed to solve a mathematical/algorithmical problem I have bin tinkering around with, and am very proud of myself and very grateful for this chance to challenge myself and find a solution. Empowerment!
The streets today were too icy and slippery to take the bike for my grocery shopping and I went on foot. It was a good walk in wonderful sunny winter weather. I am grateful I could do this. For the body and health, for the infrastructure making this possible, for the time and energy I had.
In the afternoon I dove into the endless hole of internet research on game development for a game I have an idea for. That was some fun. I am grateful I can spend my time making up and creating stuff I love.
I did my yoga practice later. It was emotionally challenging. But I have learned on this journey of recovery and discovery to breathe through difficult emotions. I am grateful for this lesson and my new emotional stability that made this possible today.
My child came home and shared some sad news with me. I am sorry for her grief, but I am also very grateful I can be there for her, sane and not under the influence, grateful she trusts me and shares.
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Hi,
Today I’m grateful for my job, it’s flexible and local. I moan about it but really I’m fairly happy with it.
I’m grateful to be back on track with my fitness & healthy eating. It’s helped to have a goal, albeit a long term goal, to work towards. I feel so much better, physically and mentally, when I’m looking after myself.
I’m grateful to have just found 3 local pilates classes to choose from. I’ve never done it before, I have this feeling I’ll be so bad, I’m not too stretchy atm. I’ll hide at the back I think.
Grateful for log burners, double glazing and central heating 
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I’m grateful I took a tip from @Dazercat and called the hotel and requested all alcohol be removed from our room before we arrive tomorrow. I’m grateful I had no shame in telling them we’re in recovery. I’m grateful they happily obliged and even offered an early check in which I accepted. I did tell them to leave the sweet treats though. Lol! No alcohol in the room at the 2nd hotel, so no worries there.
I’m grateful all the snow and ice is coming to an end. I’m grateful I made it safely to work and back home. Hopefully, it won’t cause any flight delays tomorrow.
I’m grateful to be escaping these freezing temps for a few days. More snow expected while we’re away but it will warm up when we get back.
I’m grateful for all of you helping to keep me sober today.
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Damn, you came a long way, respect Chiron. I hope the anxiety, panick attacks and nightmares will decrease over time. I’m impressed by your fighters mentality
My anxiety was mostly due to drinking. But I still have a uneasy feeling not having oxazepam in my purse anymore, scared not to have a pill ready in case of a panick attick. We are in different situations, but I also want to be able to cope with it without meds.
Sobriety comes first, but yes, the nicotine will be next (I say while I’m chewing on a nic gum) 
Appreciate your posts always, grateful to have you here too! 
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I am so grateful for my sobriety and recovery. I feel like my brain is mine again, without the constant addictive voice and thoughts that took up so much space. My brain and my thoughts and my coping strategies are not perfect, but there is progress.
AFAF ODAAT
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Oh, I’m grateful to see so many more grati-cats!
I’m grateful the temps have warmed up a bit. Got up to -20C! (-4F). Damn near spring. Opened my window for a bit. Had a longer walk with the dog girl. She was raring to go, like a young dog again. I’m grateful we are an adaptable bunch, hey Gratidudes?
I’m grateful I’m keeping my work/life balance stuff in check pretty well this year. Screen time, sleep schedule, stuff like that.
Grateful I don’t drink. Grateful for the chuckles to myself when one by one, on work calls, people confess their January has gone damp. Not laughing at them, but at my relief that I’ve stopped trying.
I’m grateful for the delish soup I made last night without going to the store. Grateful for leftovers today. Tomorrow I gotta get some food in the frig. Grateful my car will start. Grateful for money in the bank.
Grateful I am showing up to life, my life. Grateful I can face tougher emotions and take care of myself better through them. How did Joseph Campbell put it?
I will participate in the game. It is a wonderful, wonderful opera - except that it hurts.
I’m grateful for all of the stuff too that doesn’t hurt, naturally, 'cause there’s a lot of that too.
I’m grateful for all of you.
I’m grateful for another day. 
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Grateful for my current home. I am not sure what to do about missing rent but I will figure it out. Grateful that timing really twisted me around, helped by thoughts about sobriety and tendency.
Grateful my 20-year old played games with me last night. This has been so rare and felt like older days.
Grateful to take on self-employment over trying a new employer. My body is feeling some issues. Their idea to quit on me, for me to quit on them, really big and super tough. 
Damn I have a lot of branded stuff. Pshsshshsh.
Grateful for most of you in this place.
This will get better. It will.
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Feeling some gratitude today.
For TS and all you fine people.
For snow outside to play in, now if it would just get a little warmer…
For my two cats.
For hot showers.
For our wood stove.
For restful sleep.
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Good morning good buddies! The past couple days I’ve been thinking about how grateful I am to be as lucky as I’ve been. Sort of a “there but for the grace of God” vibe. I’m grateful that even when things were pretty bad, somehow they didn’t get worse, and maybe not as worse as I deserved. I’m grateful each day when I wake up I don’t have to figure out what stupid terrible things I did the night before, and I’m grateful that I’m not going to do those things today either. I’m grateful for my dogs, even the one that snatched a little bag of sugar donuts from the Chinese restaurant off the kitchen counter and ate them all, including the wax paper bag (except one small clscrap that served as evidence of his misdeeds) and then ran around like a caffeinated toddler all night. I’m grateful for my life, literally and figuratively and I’m grateful it’s better than it was, better than it could have been and maybe even better than I deserve, and I’m grateful I work everyday to make sure I do deserve it.
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I am grateful for this app today. I am grateful for 20 days AF. I am grateful for hot tea, and garlic stuffed olives
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I’m grateful to be emotionally divorced from my family and their issues. I am willing to listen, give advice, and I will help if I can and if it is warranted, but I am very grateful that I was able to become emotionally strong and healthy enough to be able to distance myself from these people. I’m also grateful I live hundreds of miles away from them.
I’m also grateful I slept comparatively well last night and that it only took about an hour to fall asleep rather than four.
@naomi We each have our own paths, that’s for sure. I definitely understand the fear of letting go of a medication that I’ve had to rely on. Sometimes making incremental changes is the best and more long lasting way to go. As long as we are making steps forward, we will get where we want to go eventually.
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I am greatful for my sobriety.
I am greatful i got on the treadmill for 50min today. I havent done that in years!
I am greatful for my body
I am greatful its above zero and sunny
I am greatful i can work from home
I am greatful i have 13 days if needed to lose more weight to meet my weightloss goal
I am greatful for hubby and boscoe
I am greatful for time with the folks
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