Is that cat woman Lee Ann Meriwether?
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Ah, this thread is always balm for the soul. Honest, sometimes gritty - as is life, but soothing nonetheless. So many words I can relate to!
Iām grateful for my new boundaries and schedule around work - going well but itās work! But worth it. Yes, @erntedank, I have very old patterns to unlearn too! Well said, friend.
Some testy conversations with people in my work world who, er, lack emotional regulation, but hey, thatās not in my control. Only my response to them is. Grateful I learn and fumble and learn how to uphold boundaries with compassion and kindness.
Grateful for the call from Momās home. To hear my Momās voice when she was more lucid and clear than she has been in a long time. Her real laugh. She wants to go home. To her Mom and Dadās. Can I drive her? But of course - theyāll be so happy to see you, Mom. 
Grateful I can be present. Like @Soberbillyās tears for his Maddi. We soberly bear witness to our loved ones lives. Grateful thereās still time.
Grateful for the blue jays darting around the path today. Honking geese, still. Cool fall weather. It is a world of miracles we live among, @Bootz - though I wanna see one of those bugs in real life!
Finally, grateful for these well said words too, on Day (I had to look!) 461.
Iām grateful for all of you.
Iām grateful for another day. 
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Iām grateful to God for lovingly guiding me and helping me abstain from my addictions one day at a time. Iām grateful for my family and that we had a nice Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday. Iām grateful for my friends on this forum and in real life. Iām grateful my sponsee came over today to start on step work. Iām grateful I saw a Dr. today about my back and got more medication and can hopefully go back to work friday, God willing. Iām grateful that I will listen to my body and stop pushing it because as much as I want to stay busy working, moving forward and be able to pay my bills, my health is more important. Iām grateful I passed eight months without drugs or booze a few days ago. Iām grateful the kitten and I are learning how to get along pretty easily and today is almost ten days as a little family. Hereās him right now pushing into my personal space.
And a few more to come because Iām grateful for him and that he seems to have stopped trying to run out the door everytime I come and go.
Iām grateful for music and creativity. Iām grateful for humor and laughter. Iām grateful for the twelve steps and traditions. Iām grateful my sister has been coming around and calling lots trying to codependantly take care of me and I have been able to do my best to maintain boundaries all while not trying to control everything. Iām grateful that this stuff is only as hard as I make it and I can continue to give it God as much as necessary.
May our higher powers give us courage.
p.s. You are crushing it. Ya you!!
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Grateful to see you Peace.
You too Brian.
I do hope you back is doing ok. I keep meaning to ask ya. But I been busy fighting a battle over here.
Beatrix use to have a smudge on her head just like Peace. And all of a sudden one day it was gone. It will be interest to watch your new family member grow. Iām grateful your not going to let up your guard securing that front door.
Rest easy friend.
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Today I am grateful that I didnāt give up on this app. I was about to uninstall it for many reasonsā¦ but this little community on here inspires me daily and I love doing this daily gratitude with you all. So I am keeping the app and I am grateful for my sobriety and for this community.
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Itās been a while since Iāve been diligent about checking in hereā¦thank you @M-be-free49 for the note
Iām grateful I read your post in the beginning of the thread, @Dazercat. I went to a dinner with friends last week, traveled to visit them and attend a concert. Booked a very nice dinner for all of us. Was concerned that they donāt know I donāt drink anymore. Didnāt want to get into it at that occasion - we had so little time together! Asked hubby to help me out and when the wine was poured, I had a glass poured for me, with no intent of drinking. I clinked glasses, smelled and put it to the side. Ordered a mocktail. Wondered āwhat if I took just a sip?ā. Realized that I took an accidental sip from someone elseās drink in the past (I really didnāt know it wasnāt my soda) and it was the start of a week long drinking festival. So I didnāt touch it this time.
But was tempted.
So here is my coming out clean to you guys. It was hard and I hope next time I have the wisdom to not put something tempting in front of me. After all this time, my sobriety is and will always be fragile.
I travel again tonight to visit some of the same
friends. Iām going to plan better this time, and check in here.
Iām grateful for all of you. Always
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Im greatful for my sobriety.
Im greatful for our collective sobriety.
Im greatful for hubby
Im greatful for my folks
Im greatful for perspective
Im greatful for signs im on the right path
Im greatful my favorite ladies aa meeting is tonight
Im greatful hubbys making dinner tonight
Im greatful boscoe had a sleepover at grandmas and grandpas
Im greatful my mom sends me pics of Boscoe living his best life playing with his cousins
Im greatful its almost the weekend
Im greatful i will get thru this stressful time
Im greatful people remind me to breathe, be in the now, and prayā¦i just wish i could do this on demand and have that peace
Im greatful i am surrendering. I acknowledge i cannot control how things playout at work. I can only do my best and hope those in leadership roles make wise decisions
Im greatful for a new day
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@chiron Iām sorry you are still dealing with health issues. I do know how frustrating and exhausting that all can be. Sending you healing vibes. How did it go with you hair appointment yesterday? Feeling good in your new cut? I too only come on this site for my social media fix. Stay away from engaging in others as they can become a dark hole. Glad that you are able to connect with us here and love when you share your cat pics Hope you have a wonderful day.
@i.cant.we.can Just slipped that in eh? 8 months is amazing Brian! Love the pictures of you and your kitty getting along so well
@sasxoxo I am so grateful that you did not delete the app also ā so grateful to have you here with us on this beautiful journey. Love seeing you flourish!
@desert_rose lovely to hear from you and always need this reminder of how fragile our sobriety is. I am grateful for this community because I am getting a daily reminder that even one sip can be the end of all that Iāve built. So grateful that you were able to keep clear of temptation. Have a great trip with your friends.
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Iām grateful for all my TS friends, your support and encouragement and shining examples of courage and resilience and vulnerability have been truly inspiring 
Iām grateful I got in a bike ride yesterday and ran into neighbors down the road and we had a nice conversation. I offered some vegetables from my garden and they said yes and I harvested them after my ride and biked to their place and delivered them. I am grateful to be more connected to neighbors out here in the country, where we all generally keep to ourselves.
Iām grateful for apple and cider season. Two orchards close by with many great varieties! Plus I can pick wild ones on the bike trail. Yum.
Iām grateful,the bat or mouse or whatever it was that was stuck in my wall has died, it was sad to hear it struggle and not be able to get it out. May it rest in peace. Iām grateful of this little reminder of impermanence.
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Happy Thursday morning to all you beautiful grateful souls!
I am so grateful that i allowed my body to do nothing yesterday even though i had a list of items to be done. I am grateful that the pain and other symptoms are far more manageable today and I may be able to chisel away at yesterdays to do list.
i am so grateful that my neighborās son is old enough now to mow the lawn - he learned over the summer and was gracious enough to mow my lawn for me yesterday. Grateful that it did not pour like it was planned.
I am so grateful that I am enjoying a hot cup of coffee this morning while at the kitchen table looking out to a crisp fall day. I was hoping to see some colorās changing but we seem to be a bit behind in this area.
I am so grateful that even if I canāt make it here to write out my gratitudeās - i do practice them in my head all day long (granted that some days are harder than others).
I am so grateful that I was able to speak with a friend on the phone last night. Grateful when we can be present for friends (especially when they are in need for a shoulder or ear).
I am so grateful for my family. Grateful for the support and love they dote on me daily. Gives me the energy and motivation to keep moving forward.
I am so grateful for meditation and prayer. Grateful that my daily practices help keep me focused and grateful.
I am so grateful that i know all this will pass and I will be living my best life soon enough. I am so grateful that I am experiencing all this now when i am young enough to cope with it and also when I have the immense support around me.
I am so grateful for this community and the support I receive everyday. SO amazing how we can find so much connection / love and human bonds over the internet. You guys ROCK! Thank you for being on this journey with me.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending you all so much love
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Lovely gratitude 
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Iām grateful to God for lovingly guiding me and helping me abstain from my addictions one moment at a time. Iām grateful for recovery literature, there is a lot of it. These following ones I feel compelled to share today as they spoke to me from a daily reader called Day by Day published by Hazelden.
Iām grateful Peace says hello @M-be-free49 and dog girl in the second pic and says you were right btw I gave my human the sad kitten eyes and cries and voila treats came out (thats right we speak un petit peu de francais here in Canada) Peace here still, my human is laying around at home alot lately claiming a sore back but I think he just wants to play with me and my abundance of kitten energy ALL the time. Hopefully your enjoying all those trail walks and the cooler weather. I went outside for the first time the other day and rode my humans back claws in, he says I was scaredy cat. What does he expect Iām small, young and edible to the big dog down the hall. Glad your not like that. Sincerly 
Iām grateful for humor, laughter, creativity and music. Iām grateful for the twelve steps and traditions. Iām grateful for prayer and meditation. Iām grateful for my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Iām grateful my sponsor is stopping by to visit in an hour. Iām grateful that I am not using my cane today but I have one if I need it. Iām grateful for a short phone call with Mom today.
May our higher powers grant us hope.
p.s. Donāt give up, it get better. Ya you!!
p.p.s. Havenāt seen @anon74766472 gratitude in a while hope you well
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Good day family. 
I am grateful for the gifts of recovery, I see them happen everyday. Sometimes they are subtle and then other times they take my breath away - today my breath was stolen. I am grateful for the chance to shed tears of gratitude for a sponsees hard work and dedication. I am grateful that she is being rewarded at work and recognized by others.
I was up and out of the house so early today to the hospital for blood work. I am grateful to have had an appointment so that I didnt have to wait. I am grateful that it only took a few minutes and that I was able to get my first morning coffee before I headed home. Kind of grateful for the pounding headache that I have to remind me to reduce my caffeine intakeā¦ i will work on that one.
Feeling a bit blah today so I am grateful to be able to be of service tonight and open my homegroup. Hoping that everything runs smoothly as this is the first time I have opened this meeting place. Grateful to have had a run through and grateful to know ahead of time that the key is a testy mofo. I will arrive serene.
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Keep the app . Read and post anytime you need to be uplifted 
one day at a time
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Iām happy to see Brian and Peace 
So lovely!
Awww Em, you make me smile. Itās good to know we are not alone unlearning really old patterns 
Stay with us @Sasxoxo I like to read your sharings and your presence 
Today Iām grateful I took time to share about yesterday on the loved ones thread. Are you affected by a loved one whoās an addict? - #1191 by erntedank Thanks @Pattycake for your lovely answer. Iām grateful for all the kindness I receive in my life, online and IRL. Iām grateful Iām kind to myself. Itās not always easy when the codependent monster strikes again. So far everything is fine, Iām just very very tired from dealing with this emotional turmoil. Thank God not mentally, only physically. Iām grateful I hear my bed calling me.
Iām grateful I tackled another big task successfully today. I coupled the dump body to the tractor. Alone. Jesus what a fumbling around 
Iām super proud of me and next time it will take half the time
Iām grateful I made yummi, healthy lunch and have leftovers for tomorrow. Iām grateful I stuck to my plans and boundaries today, it feels good. I feel like I do care for me in a healthy way allthough emotions are messed up a bit. Iām grateful I feel comfy and stable again now in the evening. Iām grateful for HALT. Dinner was a gamechanger for my mindset today, I obviously was really hungry without noticing it.
Iām grateful I woke up clearheaded and go to bed clearheaded. The feeling of needing a clear, calm head, heart and soul is intense these days. Iām grateful I get enough sleep and rest
Iām grateful for my lovely, purring, snuggling, playing, curious cats. They are the sunshine in my life.
Iām grateful the ex and I are civil and get along well. Iām grateful there is progress in sight on this fucking stone wall as he may use the vehicles again.
Iām grateful for all the blessings in my life. ODAAT
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Iām grateful for another sober day.
Iām grateful for a crisp, sunny early morning dog walk with signs of autumn everywhere.
Iām grateful for conkers.
Iām grateful we have nearly finished our house conversion, 8 loooong years in the making and finally thereās light at the end of the tunnel.
Iām grateful for outdoor work today, that I could be and feel useful after a week of feeling like a burden.
Iām grateful my daughter has started her new school and never has to go back to a place where bullying was not acted upon and she was let down by people who were meant to support her.
Iām grateful I found out after our meeting a few weeks ago that the school is being investigated and that this might stop other children going through the same thing.
Iām grateful I have been smiling today, boy that feels good
Iām grateful for this life.
Iām grateful for all of you and having caught up today on so many gratitudes.
AFAF ODAAT
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Damn - i am so grateful for this too! SO grateful that your daughter is well and no longer having to deal with such bullying (NASTY PEOPLE - OLD / YOUNG)
You have been missed my friend - I am glad to see you back on the Gratitude thread. Sounds like you have been dealing with something - hope you are better now. I am sure you ae not a burden love
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Thank you for thinking of me Brian @I.cant.We.can
I post on the other gratitude thread often as itās less overwhelming for me
I am grateful for uninterrupted sleep until 7 am. No idea when this was the last time. I sleep better in my home city. Donāt tell my mom.
I am grateful we had a nice day at the zoo yesterday.
I am grateful to be sober and I have no intentions to change this.
I am grateful I donāt have to commute by public transport. I have no clue what happened while I was in France but it is awful and it wonāt get better in the next years.
I am grateful I have enough.
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Good morning sober fam,
Im praying for all of my fellow addicts who are suffering.
Im so very greatful forā¦
My sobriety, 530 days free from weed and alcohol
73 days free from vaping
A safe space in the rooms of aa to celebrate sobriety
This amazing community
My hubby and Boscoeā¦i think theyre pretty great
Feeling less stressed this am. Circumstances at work havent changed but ive been able to surrender and let go of outcomes atleast yesterday and hopefully for today
Its friday!
Looking forward to a restful weekend
Time with family
Mental health improving and the patience to reassess day by day
God winks
My aa homegroup
Love
Hope
Determination
Peace and love
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