Congratulations on 2 years!
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Congratulations on 25 and 11 months!
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Huge congrats to @Pandita and @JazzyS ! Iām grateful for the inspiration and insight you provide.
Today Iām grateful for:
TS
A particular friend of mine who Iāve studied Buddhism with for a long time now. We live in rural area where there arenāt any groups to join, so we are a āsanghaā of two. She lives in a local village, I live further out in the countryside. She has also helped me with Al anon. Again, no local groups, so she has become my sponsor. Iām so grateful for her support!
Iām grateful I got out of the house yesterday evening and went with her to the local village art crawl. Visited studios and had treats, it was fun.
Iām grateful that before the event, I had an Al anon type visit with said friend and her husband who is an alcoholic in recovery as well. I am so grateful they understand what Iām going through with my husbandās addictions and are there for support when I need it.
Iām grateful for all of the folks here at TS. 
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Iām grateful for my 3 Y 11 M AFAF Sober and Clean! Fucking A!!
Iām grateful for my family. My pets. My wife. Not necessarily in that order 
My coffee.
Iām grateful we got wifeyās car back yesterday. Looks good. Maybe sheāll start driving it again.
Iām grateful for a good nights sleep.
Iām grateful for warm hoodies. And my yellow beanies.
Iām grateful for my chiropractor.
Iām grateful we got the cookies dropped off at the vet. Iām grateful we got our shit ton of errands done yesterday.
Iām grateful maybe it will be a clean up around here day.
Iām grateful for my health.
Iām grateful I get to exercise.
Iām grateful I donāt get to do laundry.
Iām grateful I have cooking skills and I get to cook for us. Iām grateful I donāt get to clean cat littler.
Iām grateful I get to wake up early with all my furry pals and I get to take care of them, even before coffee. Iām grateful they are worth it. Iām grateful the joy all my pets and even other peopleās pets or even pictures of pets and animals give me. Iām grateful for pet and animal videos on Twitter.
Iām grateful for my view.
Iām grateful I havenāt found a house in Cali yet. Iām grateful thereās no rush. Iām grateful to have patience with this as I like where I am right now.
Iām grateful for all the gratitude shared here by all of you.
āReflect upon your present blessingsāof which every man has manyānot on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.ā
Charles Dickens
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Good morning soberinies,
Im so very greatful forā¦
My sobriety
Hubbys sobriety
People with longterm sobriety, gives me hope
Celebrating every day we have sober
This place
Got my ass to the gym and kicked ass for 90min
Im greatful @JazzyS is leading the way and showing me its possible to live without nicotine
Treating myself to pumpkin spice overnight oatsā¦mmmmmm
Boscoe, poor guy might be getting sick bc hes not acting like himself
My folksā¦love em dearly
My brother in law is planning a surprise 40th for my sister
My brother in laws sobriety
My family
Everyones safety
Opportunities afforded us
Freedoms
Hope
Love
Growth
Self reflection
Saturdays
This awesome community and all ya gratitudes!
Peace and love as you experience this new day
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@Sunflower1 @Pattycake @Cjp 
Thank you so much. Love you all and this communityā¦we sure as hell can keep stacking up the addiction free days! 
@Cjp hugs to Boscoeā¦hope he starts to feel better soon 
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Fuckin Eh is right 
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Good morning my friends! Iām grateful for extra Saturday morning snoozes and snuggles. Iām grateful for lazy days and date plans. Iām grateful for these silly beasts and how much joy and love they bring me. Buster is so funny, like he still hasnāt figured out his caboose is connected to the engine. Heās like two people in a horse costume, with one in the back and one in the front 
Iām grateful heāll probably figure it out someday and Iām also grateful itās not today.
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Congratulations on your time as well!
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@Pandita @JazzyS @Dazercat and all others celebrating milestones: Congratulations 
Today Iām grateful I woke up well rested. I donāt know where the day disappeared but now itās bedtime 
I really donāt know what happened. Iām grateful I heated the furnace and the kitchen stove, the cats were so funny today, I proceeded with tidying up and Iām grateful and proud the kitchen is cleaned and cleared, it can stay like this as Iām leaving mid next week to bring the cats to my cityhome and catsitter. The logistics for organizing everything living at the countryside are challenging.
Iām grateful I aired the house twice today. Iām grateful the snowfall was sooooo beautiful. Iām grateful I didnāt give a fuck about things I have to do downtown and stayed home. Iām grateful my late mumās house runs on automatic heating for 1,5 hours / day and I really do hope it is enough to keep the water pipes from freezing. forecast tomorrow is -14 degrees celsius. so I have to drive over and check the heating and temperature in the morning. iiieeeks.
Iām grateful I made a beautiful Advent arrangement today. I rarely have an Advent wreath and this year I decided to make a nice arrangement with a beewax candle. Posted it on the holiday decorations thread.
Iām grateful Iām mostly done with laundry. Tomorrow the bathroom rugs are the last machine before christmas. Iām grateful I got ALL the blankets, linen, rugs, pillows and covers washed before christmasš Yes, I give myself a pat on the back.
Iām grateful I did a bit of officework today too. Well, Iām grateful now I see where the day has gone ā¦
Grateful to go to bed sober. ODAAT
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I relapsed, starting over. Gratitude for waking up. One day at a time.
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Iām grateful to God and I pray for his healing light to help save and guide me to do the right thing, if that is his will, and to keep my darkness at bay.
Iām grateful for music that I dance to, laught at, scream from, cry to, attempt to write, sing along with, meditate too and sometimes turn off.
Iām grateful for recovery meetings, treatment centers, churches, educational facilities, apps like TS all that try to help people.
Iām very grateful to be a part of this gratitude home thread, sometimes post and read a whole lot, sometimes a little. Itās value to me and yours (ya yours) over the past four years is immeasurable.
Iām grateful for my clean safe place and that I get to share it with my kitten Peace now, or maybe he shareās it with me 
Iām grateful for acceptance, awareness and accountability.
May our higher powers grant us freedom from addiction, just for today.
p.s. You are completely amazing. Ya you!!
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Thank you for sharing this and congratulations that is a HUGE milestone!! I also was able to get sober with some firm guidance from a therapist, who basically said that it didnāt matter what else we tried, nothing was working because I was still drinking. So why not try not doing that? And because I trusted her completely I was able to. She probably saved my life and I was able to bring my daily anxiety from a 9 to a 1-2 most days with tools that I still use to this day. I miss her! So my gratitude today is for her 
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I am grateful that my exās disease is turning out to be more manageable for him and proving my worst fears wrong. I am still working on my own anxiety and ableism and trying to overcome my fear of caretaking because everyone needs it eventually, and itās not a good reason to keep people at arms length.
I am grateful that I have a doctor appointment on Wednesday because my jaw hurts so much and I am maxed out on Tylenol and I canāt keep going much longer like this. I feel like itās karma for my above issues. I am grateful to be gaining understanding of what a chronic and debilitating consition is like.
I am grateful for my family friend who helped raise me and just passed away. I am grateful that I visited her last year at her new home and that she showed me photos and told me stories all about her family and her life. I am grateful to have been raised by a community of strong, smart women, even if they are a bit much.
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Do tell more about these pumpkin spice overnight oats! I have all the ingredients for OO and a PS version sounds heavenly.
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Good morning friends,
Iām grateful for reminders that life doesnāt have to be perfectly organized and put together to be beautiful. Iām grateful that we all went to see the new Godzilla movie last night because my son is such a fan. It was fun to go out in the evening, and he LOVED the movie! Iām grateful that my daughter didnāt say anything negative about it haha! Iām grateful that today I will get to visit my younger brother and his fiancĆ©, and celebrate them at a family get together. Iām grateful that I know it will be awkward and very out of my comfort zone (donāt know her family well, and their vibe is waaaay different than mine), but I will enjoy it the best I can and try to find humor in the awkwardness. Iām grateful my brother found love . Iām grateful for the simple things I have, a safe and loving home, enough food, a milk frother to make my morning coffee a little fancy. Iām grateful for the homethread and all of youā:heart:
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Iām grateful that today is a rest day, as far as exercise goes, as I woke to my 6am alarm, turned it off, and promptly fell back to sleep for another hour. 
This means that my furry geriatric goddess was more grateful for my appearance, seeing as how her food was an hour late (or maybe she was less grateful and more angry at my insignificant customer service ).
Also grateful for chocolate scented candles. Thank you, Halloween, for prompting my local market to purchase these for sale during your season. Iām also grateful some went on clearance after the holiday so I could afford to buy more than the one indulgence.
@JazzyS 11 months! You are a true champion!
@Dazercat 3Y / 11M!! You are also a true champion! Itās amazing to think so much time has gone by. I remember many of your early milestones and Iām genuinely happy for you! So close to 4Y! FUCK YEAAAAH! LETāS GOOOOO BAAAYBEEE~~!
@erntedank Being well rested is a great blessing!
@Ana20 Iām grateful you have not let your relapse overtake your will to continue on. You can do this.
@Passerina_cyanea I hope you will be able to find out what is ailing your jaw in such a way that it can be attended to quickly in order to have relief from your pain. I can greatly sympathize with this because of jaw related issues Iāve dealt with.
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Iām grateful for family, specifically my sisters. Weāre not close in distance at all but weāre close in our hearts. Iām grateful for technology that keeps our closeness. Iām grateful I answered my phone when the one sister called very early yesterday morning to tell me her daughter passed away (looks like it was heart related, autopsy today). She was only 47 and leaves behind a 12 year old son. Iām grateful she went on a girls family cruise trip a few weeks ago and enjoyed her remaining days. Grateful she decorated her house like the Griswoldās (Christmas is her favorite holiday) before her passing. She lit up so many lives and will be sorely missed. Iām grateful my sobriety has given me my feelings back and Iām grateful for ugly crying.
Iām grateful Iām feeling better health wise. I woke up Friday morning to the room spinning. I had to hold the walls to get to the bathroom. I thought it would pass and had hubby drive me to work. Unfortunately, it got worse and I couldnāt keep my head up. Thought it was low blood pressure but nothing I did would relieve it. Grateful hubby came back to get me, took me home and tucked me into bed, instead of the ER. Probably an inner ear thing because I feel fine now. Grateful for hubbyās concern even though it can be overwhelming. Heās afraid of losing me, especially now after my nieceās untimely death. Iām grateful for his love.
Maybe a reminder from my HP of how I felt in active addiction. Feeling dizzy and nauseous every single day/ night was the norm. Grateful I no longer live that way of life.
Iām grateful I enjoyed a night out Thursday at a play with my AA lady friends and my daughter. It was an awesome performance of the little mermaid at a local college. Grateful my daughter brought the ladies some joy in addition to the performance.
Iām grateful 4th quarter is coming to an end at work. Itās been extremely stressful. Grateful my boss was sincerely concerned Friday for my well-being because Iām never sick (her words).
Grateful for each and everyone of you helping to keep me sober daily.
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Good morning soberinoes,
Im so very greatful forā¦
My drive and determination
Closer to my weightloss goalā¦8.4weeks countdown
Got some time with hubby b4 i drove him to the airport
Got to the airport on time!
Engineers who time streetlights to keep traffic moving
Showed up at the gym even when i didnt wanna
A productive sunday, gone are the wasted hungover sundays!
I get to make my favorite lunch
Boscoes here to protect me while hubbys away lol
My folks can help watch Boscoe while im at work
A better mood
Peace and love
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Today Iām grateful I did all the morning chores and headed off downtown to check heating at all my places. Itās still strange and overwhelming that my late mumās house is empty and Iām the only one left to take care. Iām grateful everything is ok, all houses are tempered as we are expecting below zero all day and double digits at night for the next week.
Iām grateful for my reliable car.
Iām grateful I texted a friend where I was and when I was home safe again. Itās such a gift to have caring people who will act when you donāt check in. I cried because this was something my ex was always reliable. He called me and worried when I was unexpectedly not showing up or calling. Iām grateful I rarely forgot to call, I miss this part of his heartfelt caring on days like today.
Iām grateful I stocked up on firewood. Iām grateful for a warm and cozy house.
Iām grateful for the Advent arrangement and the christmas decoration I already put up Holiday decorations 2023 - #77 by erntedank It is so beautiful to sit in silence when it gets from bright sunshine into darkness and watch it. Iām grateful the house is mostly neat and tidy. It brings peace to my soul.
Iām grateful for my hillarious cats. They are adorable fluffballs with temper and attitude. I love them to pieces.
Iām grateful I visited my friend at the hospital. We took a nice walk and visited the hospital church. It was wunderful to hear her sing in the empty church. I felt deeply touched. Iām grateful I donāt break down anymore when something touches me deeply. Iām grateful I can let go. Most times.
Iām grateful itās Advent and I wish everyone including myself a peaceful time. Even my ex. ODAAT
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