I’m grateful my brother got my mother into this stupid game I play because now when she calls and leaves me ungodly long messages they are about this game and not about her complaining, asking for something, or overall dumping her personal negativity on me (for the most part). Also this is mostly what we talk about on the phone now, for which I am grateful because of the same reasons. It does bring its own set of annoyances and problems (as she is not now, nor was she ever, a gamer in any form of the word; and frankly she sucks at this game and often needs help), but these are easier to deal with.
@Tragicfarinelli That isn’t silly at all. It seems to me that you deeply desire a way to alleviate the suffering you feel in your life. I think it is natural for us to hope that there is something that can help us, even if logically we know something in our thinking is slightly flawed.
I personally feel that sometimes unintended harm is done when people tell us to “just be grateful” for what we have in response to our suffering. Of course remembering to be grateful is helpful in some ways, but just because we are depressed, suffering because of some external circumstance, etc., doesn’t mean we aren’t grateful for other things. These two things can be true at the same time. Neither lives in a vacuum.
I think it’s simply human nature to compare ourselves with others because we are tribal beings. You aren’t less smart for doing so–you are simply human.
My sobriety
My determination
Boscoes companionship
Boscoes so smart and handsome
My relationship with my parents
Hubbys having a good time in cali
Hubby comes home monday
Coffee
Healthy food
Money to pay the bills
Hulu and roku
Indoor heating
Ability to get therapy
My health
Love
Electricity
A good workout
Leftovers
All of you and this wonderful place
Good morning friends,
I’m grateful for sober Saturday mornings too @LAB! They never get old. I’m grateful to be getting ready to go for a walk, grateful my body lets me move. I’m grateful for money for groceries. I’m grateful to be making plans to hangout with my sister this afternoon. I’m grateful for books and podcasts to help me through my feelings. I’m grateful doing gratitude helps put things into perspective. I’m grateful there’s always something to be grateful for, even if you borrow it from your fellow Gratidudes/dudettes.
I’m grateful that we got out the escape room today with twelve minutes to spare.
However I slipped in the rain and went absolute tits up on a busy road, so now I have a skinned ankle, bruised thigh and elbow and hand. I’m grateful I didn’t hit my head.
I’m grateful people offered me help rather 5han just falling about laughing.
I’m grateful I didn’t break anything. The last time I properly fell was drunk down the tube steps several years ago and I broke a bone in my elbow and didn’t notice until the blood started dripping out my coat sleeve.
I’m not normally that clumsy, it’s very embarrassing
I am really grateful the important people are listening to me. In hospital because of an issue I am still experiencing and they want to send me home. I expressed my concern with intelligence and they are keeping me 1 more day for a few more tests. Hallelujah!
Saturday night gratitude’s
I am so grateful that @Tragicfarinelli is ok. I too am super clumsy. My brother often jokes that i should be walking around in a bubble. So grateful that you did not do any damage
I am so grateful that @tailee17 stood her ground and got the doctors to listen to her concerns. I do hope everything is okay with you my friend. Sending you love and comfort.
I am so grateful that my family called me today for a favor and i was able to do it.
I am so grateful that my old tenants finally picked up 2.5 months of mail today. Geez! now they want me to forward the incoming WTF – not happening. Grateful that i am not getting all knotted over this.
I am so grateful that 2 days ago my realtor called and has found a tenant for me. Everything checks out and she is looking to move in on Tuesday. Feels like a good sign - the universe sending me a lovely birthday present.
I am so grateful for my family… will spend some time with parents and brother tomorrow. We are restarting our shared prayer / meditation time and then will have some family time
I am so grateful for healthy food. So grateful for easy to prep meals.
I am so grateful for the warm days we have been experiencing. Seems like it is going to drop by 20 degrees tomorrow but will be in 40’s for Tuesday. I will take it - no snow in sight
I am so grateful for catching the sunset today… i would rarely catch them in the summer so the one good thing about the winter shorter days is that i get to catch more sunsets… not i got to work on that sunrise
I am so grateful for a slight thought to drink that came in a split of a second and left just as quickly - no danger here. I am determined to see my 1 year
I am so grateful for this community. Grateful to have this space to vent / share and to connect with my friends.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day - sending so much love
I’m grateful to God for guiding me and helping me abstain from my addictions, just for today. I’m grateful my parents came to visit at my place today then we met my sister at a restaurant and stopped by her place to see my brother in law and their Christmas decorations. I’m grateful I got some suggestions for gifts I can get them all and that I can afford to do that. I’m grateful for prayer and meditation. I’m grateful for Disney+ and the variety it offers, cartoons, sports documentaries, marvel, star wars, national geographic. I’m grateful for all of you and the variety TS offers too. I’m grateful that maybe someday I can afford to start taking vacations and make some real life connections with some of you. Be it at a meeting, a park, coffee shop, I love reading and seeing those photos of this community doing that sort of stuff. I’m grateful for prayer and meditation and how it keeps me connected, centerd and humble. I’m grateful for service work that helps me to remember things I may otherwise forget. I’m grateful that eric and stella are almost at four years, chiron is over two years and myself and jazzy closing in on a year, as I just passed ten months two days ago. I’m grateful my sponsor is home for another week before he goes back to one of his Florida properties. I’m grateful I have the weekend off and I get to go to Church in the morning. I’m grateful my kitten is getting big and that he is pirring away on my lap. I’m grateful I can hear the rain and intoxicated people arguing outside in it and that’s not me anymore. I’m grateful for humor and that the twelve steps keep us from suicide and the twelve traditions keep us from homicide.
May our higher powers allow us healthy connections.
p.s. Don’t forget to smile and breathe it feels good and looks great on you. Ya you!!
I’m grateful for another British morning weather and all I love it. Like a duck
I’m grateful my headache is probably from too much sugar. But the Black Forest cake was soooo worth it. I’m grateful for coffee an Advil. That ought to fix me up. I’m grateful to read some of y’all’s gratitude as I am so busy, blessed and grateful to be on this trip.
I’m grateful for more coffee.
Cheers y’all.
Today I am grateful for my health
To have the support of a community and my family
To have my children present in my life
To be able to sleep
For my roof
My food
For clean body and mind
For clarity and focus
For a new chance every day to be the man I know I should
To have hated every second of relapse and to have not enjoyed it and carried on
For everything I’ve learned about my self and the nature of my own monkey mind I used to misunderstand
For my real friends
I’m grateful to visit friends who always have an amazing food spread and well thought out trivia games.
I’m grateful I didn’t go too crazy on said food spread
I’m grateful for my partner, that we can be independent but still a team.
I am grateful for the long hours of deep sleep I’ve been getting in the last several weeks. This morning my alarm woke me in the middle of a dream cycle–the second day in a row this has happened–which has made rolling myself out of bed a little more difficult than normal, but also highlights the deeper levels of sleep I’ve been getting over a longer period of time, which is good. One day I will finally wake up feeling rested rather than like I can sleep for another ten hours, but today is not that day. I am grateful, however, that I can see the light at the end of the sleep-deprived tunnel.
@Tragicfarinelli I’m glad you’re okay! Falling can be a serious thing! @tailee17 I hope they are able to find the source of the issues you are experiencing and glad that they listened to you. Health problems are exhausting enough without people disregarding or waving off your concerns. @JazzyS Was yesterday your birthday? Did I miss it??
@I.cant.We.can congrats on your ten months! You’re almost at a whole year! Great work! @Dazercat omg… Black Forest cake…
My sobriety
A good nights rest
Woke up rested and hitting the chores hard
Progress on my weightloss journey
Smallerclothes are fitting!
Cleaned out 1 closet!
Boscoe my buddy
Hubby my love
Sunshine
Sobriety friendships
AA
Love
Hope
Peace
I’m grateful for all the posts I read on this thread. I’m grateful for each and every one of you and your different styles of expressing gratitude. Your contributions are all very inspirational.
I’m grateful for the creativity of words this group of gratidudes and gratidudettes have to offer. My latest favorite is soberonies. Thank you for that one @Cjp.
I’m grateful for an unusually warm day here in the northeastern USA even though it’s raining (55f or 12c). If only all the winter days were this warm, I’d be in my glory.
I’m grateful I survived another work holiday party. I’m grateful I used my tools when the addict mind tried taking over. I’m grateful I left when I did and didn’t take part in the shit show that ensued at the after party. I’m grateful the scolding email sent out by management the next day was not geared towards me or my actions. I’m grateful I can walk in that office with my head held high. It will be interesting to see how this plays out as others return this week.
I’m grateful for my ladies AA meeting Saturday nights followed by dinner. I’ll take a night out being surrounded by a bunch of sober women, laughing and having a good time, over a drunk work event any day. I honestly couldn’t say that a few years ago.
I’m grateful I agreed to be a speaker last minute at this past Friday nights AA meeting. I’m more grateful the person with the key to the hall didn’t show up and it was cancelled. It was suggested we hold the meeting in the parking lot but it was too cold. I’m grateful I got off easy this time but I have a feeling I’ll be asked to speak at the next one.
I’m grateful 4th quarter is coming to an end and we can breathe again. I’m still in a super fast pace work mode and finding it a challenge to slow down and work less hours, but it will come.
