Grateful for the Al-Anon Declaration
Let It Begin With Me.
When anyone, anywhere,
reaches out for help - let the hand of
Al-Anon and Alateen always be there, and
Let It Begin With Me.
You been doing your homework 
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Oh have a beautiful time in London, welcome to our gray -i meant great-city. Have fun. I’m grateful you are here as well.
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I’m grateful for this community. I hope your days build up again well for you.
Peace
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Enjoy your trip! That all sounds amazing, and it sounds like a lot. Take good care of yourself
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Thank you. Looking forward to it.
I’m grateful I got my 3 in 1 Patagonia jacket. Water resistant with a puffer liner. I’m prepared.
I’ll be wearing my yellow beanie. Keep an eye out
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Thank you Lab. Appreciate the support. It’s not Saturday again yet is it 
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Ha! No it’s not Saturday. I’m checking in and practicing gratitude that it is Tuesday and I have a long day. My anxiety is kicking in so I scroll here when that happens. And now I feel better.
Just thinking about Saturday helps! 
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What a lovely post! I’m happy for you and you will love Les Mis!!!
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Thank you Pc. Grateful you’re back.
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I’m grateful that I decided to add this thread to my daily morning routine, as I begin to reconstruct my life from the broken shambles it became from the last few years of cat-induced sleep deprivation. While it’s possible this may sound over-exaggerated and unkind to my cat, I assure you it is not–her constant rotating needs really were that disruptive, and I do care about her dearly or I would not have been willing to spend that much time and energy on her.
I digress… This thread has been a lovely addition to my early morning activities, taking a primary role right after feeding the afore mentioned kitty. I appreciate reading what others are grateful for, and this has also meant that as soon as I roll out of bed, I am considering what I am grateful for. I’m also grateful it has given me the motivation to return to this excellent forum–made excellent primarily due to the caring efforts of the moderators and its active members. I’m grateful for those who make this place what it is, and that there is a place on the Internet that I see worth the time and effort to engage.
@erntedank It is wonderful that you had the option to have your appointment over the phone instead of making the trip personally, and that your therapist was willing to engage with you in that way.
@Butterflymoonwoman I’m grateful to see you here in this thread and it has been such a wonderful thing to see how many days you have under your belt. I remember your struggle before that and you have come so far. Your past is never a complete waste if you choose to use it as a learning tool to create a better tomorrow.
@Dazercat I hope you have a great trip and that you have a place you feel comfortable boarding your sweet fur-babies. It is kind of wild that it has been almost four years, isn’t it?! Yes… the political environment at the time was genuinely toxic, and was the reason I stepped away from this forum for the first time. It was the best decision ever made to blacklist political content here. I also treasure our friendship and am grateful and so very happy to hear that our discussions were so useful to you.
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Good morning soberonies,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety
Got my ass to the gym
New size smaller gym clothes i treated myself to
My mom will pick Boscoe up this morning for grandma daycare
There was only one ounce of habanero beef jerky in the bag on the table which Boscoe ate while i was at the gym
Hubby gets to pursue his dream of being discovered this week
A sweet AA lady got me a pickle christmas ornament and told me “remember once youre a pickle you cant go back to being a cucumber” its a common phrase in the rooms about once you become addicted you are always addicted
Boscoe
Hubby
Got to have dinner with the folks last night
A productive day at work yesterday
Hope
Joy
Love
Patience
Surrender
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I’m grateful for delicious pastries! I’m grateful for a fun time decorating the tree with my man last night. I always get him an ornament for in his stocking and I write a romantic love pun on it, and it was fun for him to read each of them and crack up while we did our decorating. And it even snowed a nice gentle snow while we did it! I’m grateful to break down the things I want to accomplish, and make a list. I’m grateful for action steps in my holiday present crafting plan! (Here I do an enthusiastic karate kick, and imagine myself knocking anxiety paralysis on its stupid butt!)
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Tuesday morning gratitude’s…
I am grateful for another day breathing with clean air and not wheezing when i walk stairs
I am so grateful for my dentist appointment. @dazercat Grateful that now a days they don’t have you put a nasty paste for you to clench on for your mouth guard. They now use a wand and do a inner scan. This is fairly quick process but a bit uncomfortable and at times painful if they can’t get a clear image. Said i had a small mouth LOL - and all this time i thought otherwise.
I am so grateful that instead of a mouth guard i ended up getting 2 splints (one for upper and one for lower). This is new treatment for TMJ. So grateful that i did not get a surgery back when they told me it would be a good treatment. Apparently the surgeries failed and caused more damage in the long run. The mouth splints are called Silent Night - @Passerina_cyanea maybe ask your dentist about this and see if it could help with your TMJ. It is supposed to help bring the bottom jaw forward and relieve the tension on the joints and create space where the cushion / cartilage is missing.
I am so grateful that i didn’t get too hurt with my sisters comments this weekend. She mentioned that of course i have made it this far sober cause i am sick and am not socializing so it is easier. At first i said yeah, and then i stood up for myself and said nah — i am doing this sober thing and it is hard and i was always a alone drinker (social events were just a bonus) but i drank by myself to dull the pain and shut off my mind. So it is a huge deal and I am proud of myself. Grateful that she agreed and said she was portraying her trouble with not being able to quit
I am so grateful for my financial security. Grateful that these medical bills are no joke.
I am so grateful for my faith in my new treatment. Grateful that i had a bad dream where it seemed that i had given up and felt defeated – it was just a dream and i feel like i need to work on my positivity with more force.
I am so grateful that i got to talk with my cousin from England today. Grateful that her lovely voice always makes me smile.
I am so grateful for my HP. Grateful for my meditation and prayer practices which help me feel positive and grounded. Grateful that the power of gratitude helps reroute the brain - routes it into happy and positive thoughts
I am so grateful for music and comedy. Grateful for deep breathing and massages. Grateful for being able to walk to keep me active.
I am so grateful for my connections here and my virtual friends. You guys are amazing. 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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I am grateful to exist.
I am grateful to be alive.
I am grateful to be conscious.
I am grateful to be sober right now.
I am grateful for you lot.
I am grateful for family (despite most of their distance away).
I am grateful for nature.
I am grateful for hiking.
I am grateful for swimming.
I am grateful for love in all it’s forms.
I am grateful for good food.
I am grateful for my investment into my potential.
I am grateful for time.
I am grateful for hopes & dreams.
I am grateful I know my goals in this life.
I am grateful to be grateful.
Have a wonderful day 
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Good morning sober fam,
Im so very greatful for…
My sobriety, my day count brings me comfort but i dont rely on the counter as much
Hubby just called from Cali and i told him im doing gratitude and he told me to call him back…he gets me and he knows this is an important practice
In love with my hubby
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Boscoe didnt wreck the house when i went to the gym this am
Burned 500cal at the gym. Go me!
Had a good day yesterday
Hope to have a good day today
I like our neighborhood
I have lots to do this weekend
My tattoo idea is coming together…gotta make my pitch to the artist sunday 
Gonna call hubby back
We are blessed. I realize it more after flexing my gratitude muscles.
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I am grateful for this great urge to “de-cutter” I’ve been feeling recently. Things have sort of accumulated over the past seven-ish years that my life has gone awry. Not, like, Hoarders 
levels of accumulation 
, but more than enough for me. If it doesn’t have a place, then it clearly needs to go.
@JazzyS I hope this mouth guard works for you and grateful you have this new option to try! I have had “double jaw” (mandible and maxilla) surgery, had my mouth “wired” shut for a month, “eaten” out of a syringe during that time, and had to learn how to rechew all over again. If you can avoid it, that is great, because it is a doozy of a recovery.
Also grateful you didn’t get too hurt by your sister’s comments. It sounds like you really stood up for yourself and your efforts; not letting them be minimized by her personal issues. Excellent work!
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Good morning.
I am grateful for my breath.
I am grateful for humility, and I am grateful that I am finding more comfortability in giving and recieving.
I am grateful for my journey; its ups and downs, darkness and light. I am grateful for the influence my life has on others story and theirs on mine.
I am grateful for revelations, especially ones I have already had before. Re-revelations? I am grateful for my therapist, when she reitterates something I have said to her in different words I think. “Yah, I already knew that.” 
I am grateful for insight timer and Sez Kristensen, damn she is good. I have had that meditation that I posted on my personal thread on repeat. Its almost violating, how personal it gets. I could have written it myself.
I am grateful I am not the only person to have felt the way I feel, to be going through what I am going through and to be reaching where I reach.
I am grateful for my spousal support and for my exhusband who has never missed a payment. There are many character traits I could rake him across hot coals for but paying alimony late isnt one of them. I am grateful he found some sense of responsibility there.
I am grateful that this Saturday will be the last market I participate in for 2023. I had been scheduled for one more but my kiddo will have all her wisdom teeth pulled on the 15th so I cancelled. I am grateful she was booked into the hospital for that.
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Thanks friend - i do feel great for standing up for myself.
I am sorry that you had to deal with the oral surgery and went through all of that. My aunt had the TMJ surgery when i was a pre teen and it was hell for her too. I remember the months of wired mouth and to this day she can’t open her mouth wide and it is painful. This is why i was opted to not get the surgery myself. I do hope you are jaw has fully healed.
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Today I’m grateful I experienced again that the universe serves things at the right time and everything will fall into place. No big deals. I’m grateful for ordinary things turning out fine. I’m grateful for bringing catstuff to my cityhome. I’m grateful a pal cancelled tomorrow’s invitation for a mutual friend’s birthday due to feeling sick. I already mentioned my diet restrictions and that I would leave early. Allthough I would love to see all the people again it’s easier and more comfortable to stay home tomorrow.
I’m grateful I cooked soup today and enjoyed lots of tea. I’m grateful I ran some errands after the psychiatrist appointment in the morning. I’m grateful I napped after lunch and just hung around on the couch for the rest of the afternoon.
I’m grateful I found peace and relief in prayers today. I’m grateful I’m kind to myself and present. I feel the limited energy I have and I’m grateful I can handle it without being overwhelmed or stressed. Just for today. ODAAT
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I’m grateful for my mother.
I’m grateful how she instilled my love for musicals.
I’m grateful for my tears.
I’m grateful I got to see the amazingly wonderful intense production of Tina. About the life of Tina Turner.
I’m just so grateful how truly amazing it was.
I’m grateful I had a nice short visit with my sister who happen to be here but flying home today. I’m grateful we met at Buckingham Palace and walked over to my hotel for breakfast and she got to meet her………. Is that a grand niece 
Norma and my DIL.
I’m grateful I get to be in my favorite country for this little Christmas extravaganza and let Norma’s schedule run the show.
I’m grateful I get to put my head on my pillow sober tonight and I’m not calling room service at almost 1 am for more booze because I just can’t get enough.
I’m grateful as long as I don’t have that first one I’m Golden.
I’ll be future tripping the gratitude now; hopefully I can get to sleep.
I’m grateful I can power through jet lag and lack of sleep without getting trashed.
Things musicals taught me. No matter
how many trials you face, or how bad the future looks, stay true to yourself
and it will be okay.
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