Today I am grateful for all I have! Sobriety, health, and family! I spent an hour on the elliptical this morning, which always makes me feel better.
I am grateful for this community! 
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Grateful for another sober day.
Grateful to get out for a walk with my daughter today, it was nice, itās a disused railway track so is just a long straight path, very busy today but we had a really nice chat.
Grateful I wrote to my other daughter, been meaning to for a while, she says she always likes getting letters from home.
Grateful I made a veggie lasagne for dinner, was tasty and thereās lots left for tomorrow.
Think Iām going to go back to morning gratitude, I think it sets me up for the day in a positive mood, bedtime gratitude is good but a bit wasted as I go to sleep straight after.
See you in the morning 
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Grateful for another sober day.
Grateful for being educated about scammers. Got a call and my bankās number came up on my caller ID. The guy claimed to be from the fraud department and said there were 2 zelle transactions totaling $3500. I immediately pulled up my app but didnāt see them (red flag). Then he tells me in order to reverse them, I have to create 2 identical transactions (red flag). My response wasā¦If your my bank, you have the ability to cancel them. He claims this is the process to cancel. Now Iām fuming so I pretend to play along. He gives me the email addresses and tells me to send. I said I did but theyāre pending approval and could take 24 hrs. He says ok Iāll call you back tomorrow. I then call my bank to report it and give them all the information. The next day, this scumbag calls me back and asks about the transactions. I lost my shit. Used a lot of fowl language and name calling. He hung up on me. I then reported it to the FTC. Nothing will be done but it felt good to lay in to that douche bag. Grateful for a clear mind to detect bullshit.
Grateful for hubby bringing me my vape and lunch to work Friday. I left so early, hadnāt had coffee yet and forgot both. The cafe at work is closed for remodeling and my boss is on a 10 screaming about everything. There was no way I could get thru a long day with no food or nicotine.
Grateful for early morning walks with doggo. Thereās not a soul in sight at 4:30. Iām grateful for the peace and quiet being one with nature.
Grateful hubby is making taco salad for dinner.
Grateful for all of you helping to keep me sober today.
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Wow. My bank scam was 2 Zelle transactions too a year or so ago 
and was was more vulnerable than you were and they almost got me. It was the first time I used Zelle and thought it was me. Until I said I need to talk to my financial advisor my wife has him on the other phone. No lie. Thats how far he got us. Then click. I felt so violated.
Iām grateful you gave that douche a few good choice words.
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Wow! Those scumbags! At least you didnāt follow through. Definitely a feeling of being violated.
My company is constantly educating us on all types of scams and I think thatās why I caught on so quick. We get random email tests for phishing attempts and if you donāt report it or you click on it, youāre mandated to take a scam class. A few of my coworkers failed. But Iāve always gotten the ācongratulations! You passed the testā message.
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Hey everyone.
What am I grateful for today?
A really old friend reaching out to me this morning. It had been years since we last spoke and it was really great to hear from them.
Books! I canāt describe how grateful I am for books!
The feeling of a fresh hair cut and beard trim!
YouTube videos that make me feel better about myself.
Did I mention books?
Linkin Parkās music!
And books!
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Happy Birthday @SoberWalker 
By the way: great age, I just turned 50 and always had in mind that the 50s are marvellous decade 
Iām grateful I took time on catching up on 34 posts 
What a bunch of grateful people here sharing and also having a good time! This thread rocks. Basta!
@Cjp My fantasy is running wild, thank you for taking us with you on your vaccation Iām so happy for you & hubby
@SFS I would be happy to see your gardening on the gardening thread! Gardening In Recovery - #1746 by erntedank
Iām grateful @Dazercat can see the stars. Iām grateful I can see the stars in their brightness at my farm Dear friend, Iām happy for you & wifey looking forward to the visit 
Iām so proud of you that you take your time and revisite your original moving plans. From my personal experience, this is a turning point where you get sorting out your needs and desires honestly. A process that takes time. Sometimes induced by patience, waiting and NOT forcing anything. For me, several times in my life my plans where not met and the then outcome was exactlx what I was searching for - without even knowing until the perfect setting unfold in front of me. Twice I heartfeltly gave up and later on ā¦
@lisa iām sad that Iām so far away. I would love to give you a hand with your boxes & storage. Iām differnt pro than @dazercat and I want to send you good vibes 
Today Iām grateful for chosen family. Iām the last one of my kind and itās fine. I have lifelong chosen family where Iām the 5th child. I have 7 nieces. Iām grateful that the the second daughter of my 1 year younger sister chose me to mentor & help her with a mandatory school paper they have to provide. Iām grateful we had the first session last summer and it was productive, met their criteria and gave my nice a mutually developed structure on how to proceed.
Iām grateful I was able to pick up this smart, wonderful young woman age 17 on friday at school when I went home from my chosen parenāts ruby annyversary.
Iām grateful that I was able to accompany, help, discuss a highly interesting paper with her. Iām grateful she reached out for formal fumbling and Iām grateful she was happy to watch me doing. 35 years of experience in fumbling word, citation, and heck - Iām out of training and really lazy to my previous standards - but it was sufficient to fix that bullshit stuff of writing a paper in MSWord.
Iām grateful I enabled my nice to focus on content and let the writing and fumbling to me. Iām grateful that Iām capable to dictation of a 17 year old. Iām just typing hell faster than she can think. What a wonderful experience of working together! Iām deeply grateful that I was able to be of service
Iām grateful of the joy we shared this weekend. Iām grateful for the special bond with this child of my sister. Iām grateful my sister is grateful forthis bond too (4 daughters, sheās widowed, her husband died 2022).
I donāt have words for the last 4 days. Iām so blessed to be the 5th child of a huge family and we love us dearly. My second parents had their 40th anniversary thursday. It was such a lovely get together. Iām deeply heartfelt grateful for beong part of this family. Itās the only family thatās left. Iām grateful that Iāll always have family. Thatās a blessing I canāt express.
Iām grateful Iām blessed. Iām grateful for all my blessings. Iām grateful that I cherish the wonderful loved people in my life, friends near & afar, chosen family, special people with a weird relationship. Iām grateful I know and live thatās that counts.
Iām grateful I spent 1 thought on my ex after the celebration on thursday. Iām grateful that Iām alone. I would not have been able to provide what my niece needed from me if he was still around. Iām deeply grateful that Iāve come a long way towards my genuine ME
Dear @JazzyS Thank you so much dear friend 
Hoping you are good, health issues are in range and you enjoy coffe with mom & family time. I thought about a PM but to be honest I want to put it here: You are one of my heroes conquering life ODAAT. Just want to say thank you for being here and being there
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This is beautiful to read! Special bonds with that younger generation are hard to come by these days. You are so kind and thoughtful to give her your full attention this weekend. Iām sure she appreciates your mentorship.
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@michelle Congrats on your 4 months girl! OMG!!! Iām so jealous and in love ā what an absolute best day for you. I love these ladies ā one of my favorite shows! Sorry to see the series end.
@soberwalker Happy Belated Birthday Claudia ā so glad that you enjoyed your special day. Love that you are grateful that you look how you look ā wow ā that is a profound statement. You are beautiful inside and out and I am grateful that you feel it too 
@mrfantastik welcome to the gratitude thread Marty! Absolutely the best thread on TS. Looking forward to your grateful shares
@cjp Love that you are making the absolute best and most out of your well deserved vacation. AA meetings might be hard to come by in some areas āknow that we are here if you should need support. Keep keeping on CJ! 
@soberbilly So lovely to see you active on the gratitude thread my sober buddy. So excited for you momās birthday and all the family getting together 
@sfs Welcome to the community SFS ā so grateful to see you with us on the gratitude thread. Yummyness from your garden ā so much healthy foods to enjoy
SUPER exciting and we need loads of pics of Norma and the meow meows ā my heart is fluttering just imagining all the fun!
@lisa07 OMG what a scumbag! I so loathe scammers. Grateful that you saw through his bs and had the satisfaction to lay into him. Assmunch thought he could do a follow up call ā WTF ā the balls on him. Rest easy knowing he did not pull one over on you.
@erntedank You brought tears to my eyes love ā thank you for your kind words and I am just as grateful for your friendship! So grateful that you have a loving chosen family and that you will always have family around ā this truly is a blessing 
I had a wonderful day with my mom today!
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She did, she was overly grateful and had a hard time to accept that CONTENT is her achievement and and I really, honestly, only was a discussion partner, did some quick research ( 30 years professionell with accounts to all university databases gets results quick) and fumbled Word (35 years professionell is still hell lot quicker than an untrained 17 year old can be with a magic wand TBH itās hard to keep up with me although Iāve been out of shape and business for 15+ years) and that I can type as quick as I think. She was talking, we were discussing, I typed simultanously and she read it, claimed changes and will rewrite passages that I just summarized during discussion.
I feel so blessed and Iām grateful over the moon that we can work together in mutual respect, in mutual learning and that my skills are valuable to develop her personell approach and develop her skills.
To be honest: At 17 you doesnāt have to deal with formal non accompanied bullshit from school paired with: how to tame MSWord with no instructions (no training available) and formal full-load. Thatās ridiculous and causes friction, trauma and destroys self-confidence in a vulnerable agegroup.
Iām deeply grateful she teached herself the basics (showed her last summer and encouraged her to use tutorials, some of them I provided to start with). Iām grateful she learns by watching a lot.
Iām grateful she just soaks up what Iām doing when I fumble. Iām grateful I always ask if she wants to understand and do it by herself or if I just fumble & she watches. This smartass young woman knows hell good whatās nececessary for her and what to skip to be fumbled by me.
Iām so grateful for this smart, lovely girl and I feel humble that we have a very special relationship. Itās a gift from life
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Sunday night gratefulness with all you beautiful souls!
WHOLY MOLY Batman - this thread is on fire! So grateful to have come here and noticed that i had 45 unread posts! So grateful to see so many people practicing the beautiful art of gratitude.
I am so grateful for a wonderful Sunday which went nothing as planned. I had originally planned to spend the day relaxing - knitting and working on a puzzle - possibly taking a nap. NAH. Grateful that i started the day with my coffee and mom time. Grateful that i was able to run some quick errands and then return for a lovely brunch (my mom made me a lovely meal that i have been dreaming about for over 11 months - grateful that i could enjoy gluten).
I am so grateful that i sat with my dad this morning and got all his documents for taxes sorted out. Grateful that i did this without getting angry or impatient.
I am so grateful that i went on a slow 1 hour walk with my mom. Grateful that it was a gorgeous sunny day and I did not need a jacket.
I am so grateful that my mom asked if i could go into work with her so that we did not disturb my dad. Grateful that i had nothing planned so off we went - grateful to have gotten things ready and in order at the restaurant for next week and ran a few more errands on the way home. Grateful it was a wonderful day with mom!
I am so grateful that i have my consultation with the surgeon tomorrow. Grateful that with a help of a friend, i know some questions that i need to ask. Grateful that i am feeling less worried about the possibility of having a full hysterectomy. Just hoping that it does not delay my surgery date by too much.
I am so grateful that i have my head MRI scheduled for Tuesday morning. Grateful that i may get answers to the non stop headaches. Grateful that i feel confident that 2024 is the year for answers.
I am so grateful that my parents are going to Canada on Tuesday. Grateful that iāve asked them to pick up ketchup ā grateful that Heinz in Canada does not use sugar or sugar replacements in their ketchup
I am so grateful for my HP and how i feel so connected to Him. Grateful for my meditation and prayer practices. Grateful for my calmness and serenity. Grateful that i feel at ease.
I am so grateful that i was able to complete month end accounting last night. Grateful that i found a huge mistake and will be able to take care of it at the bank tomorrow. Grateful that this bankers mistake did not cause any major problems and was caught in time.
I am so grateful that i am home safe and warm! Hoping to have a restful evening. Had issues with my mouth guard last night as it was pinching my upper lip and kept me from sleeping. Hoping that i have fixed the issue 
I am so grateful for TS-- this community has become my family and i love you all so very much. Canāt believe that it will be year tomorrow since i joined forces with you beautiful souls. How time flies.
Wishing you all a wonderful addiction free day / evening! Sending you all so much love
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Happy birthday @SoberWalker 
@Cjp Iām so glad you are enjoying your holiday, you havd been looking forward to it for a while, it sounds like such an adventureš
Iām grateful for my hubby, who has helped bring some order to the house this weekend. The mess and piles of laundry is getting embarrassing, but I canāt do anything at the moment.
Iām grateful hubby accompanied me for a short dog walk. My first time out with the dog in over 2 weeks. I even managed to get a photo for the cloud thread. Iām grateful for the constantly changing artwork that is the sky 
Iām grateful for my sobriety and for all the gratitudes on here to read.
AFAF ODAAT
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OOOH i love em all and the signatures too
some bad ass woman right there!
I have no doubt ā grateful that you got to meet them! Love the signature āthanks for liking me (a little bit)ā OMG ā right a little bit ā i frickin love ya! 
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Omg she was so coolā¦cuz i hated Kelly Lou & told her that at first
i didnt even like her (kate box) we laughed so hard but she stole my heart. She is funny AF thats why so wrote thanks for liking me a little bit. I told her next i would bring a picture of her smiling. Her laughter is infectious. You cant NoT love her!!
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I am sooooo grateful for you sharing this experience with me. So grateful that i am about to start the show again. I do love these woman and yeah - the love / hate relationship with some characters was strong.
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I always forget something to be grateful for.
Iām grateful to read about every kind of relationship that Iām reading here.
To be honest: Iām envious and happy at the same time.
Iām grateful to read about people going along with their partners, in shape & setting.
Iām envious because my exhusband up to date never sensed a problem, not in our relationship, not in his alcoholism.
Iām grateful that I can borrow gratitude from you all when Iām lost in this particular personal setting.
Iām grateful for all the partnership happiness, gratitude and difficulties that are shared. Maybe this post belongs to the loved ones thread too.Are you affected by a loved one whoās an addict? - #1479 by erntedank
Thank you all for sharing, there are days where it means the world to me to read that relationships are steady
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Im watching again too. I have loved the show forever but they have never came anywhere near me. So they came to Nashvilleā¦Im like 3 hours away. I HAD TO GO! When would i ever get to meet 3 Aussies & Danielle from New Zealand. They were so so down to earth. I dont think American actors ever do stuff like thisā¦are you in the states?
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WHOA you are in Nashville?? Are you kidding me - for some reason i just assumed this was taking place in Australia! Damn - i am sorry for de-railing this threadā¦ i am in Michigan and am in awe.
in an effort to not re-rail the thread
I am so very grateful that i finally got all the work i had planned for tomorrow done tonight so a little more productivity in the books
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