Thanks!! The hibiscus is lovely, BTW. Makes me miss Hawaii!
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Something new is forming! A life that you really get to participate in instead of watch go by while you wrestle with the cycles of drinking… the anxiety, the drive to get it and manage it, and then try to recover from it. Sobriety brings the freedom to see the “rest of your life”. And while parts of that are hard, many many parts are amazing.
Thank you for sharing about your feathered visitors. It brightens my day too!
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It’s just after 4:30 in the morning on Saturday and I get to do my gratitude write!
I’m grateful to have another Saturday in which to express my gratitude for all that is going well in my life and all that I need to work on!
I’m grateful and excited to be leaving on a vacation today! It’s my favorite kind…. An up north woods cabin vacation!
So in a few hours the hubby and the dogs and I will load up our little truck and drive about 4 hours north. We get a cabin on water for the week! Kayaks, bicycles, tons of yummy food and a giant stack of library books. These are the vacations I really enjoy because I truly get to relax. And, I’ve been practicing.
I’m grateful to have the resources for this little journey.
I’m grateful to be sober and healthy so I can participate in this journey with a clear mind and a pretty healthy body.
I’m grateful to be in a happy marriage where time alone together away from home is something we enjoy.
I’m grateful that my hubby is sober and working his recovery too. We are each on our own journey, but we are able to do some of this together.
I’m grateful that I got nearly all my “summer to do” list done before this so that I feel good about really relaxing.
I’m grateful that I’m excited to go! Jumping up at 4:15 to do this!
I’m grateful for coffee.
I’m grateful that I participated a lot this week in the therapy that I started again. This is the first time I’m doing therapy in recovery. It was some intense work around childhood trauma. Dang! Feeling the feels! I’m grateful my therapist recognized that I was overwhelmed and helped walk me back out of that.
I’m grateful to be able to have some mind and heart space to work on that. I put myself back into therapy because of some pretty uncomfortable feelings I have toward my mom. I’m seeking peace. Always seeking peace.
I’m grateful to have made progress on some financial goals this week. Financial work and progress brings me peace because I feel safe when I understand what I have.
I’m grateful to be sober, to be really in my life, including the hard parts.
I’m grateful to be sober and have so many things in my life that I enjoy without drinking.
I’m grateful to be sober and up early on this Saturday morning with my coffee, my dogs, the birds singing and the eastern sky lighting up as the sunrise is coming.
I’m grateful for this community and all that you share here. I read a bit of it every day and I am grateful to learn from so many.
I wish you all peace! 
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@jbaldwin84 love how you are collecting the chips and associating your feelings and accomplishmentss with each milestone 
. Congratulations on 2+ months…glad to see you thriving in your journey
@Davina_Davis so beautiful. Love this flower. Wish the bloom would last longer lol. Growing up we always had a hibiscus tree in the house. They do well in doors too…maybe something you could try? Glad you got a lovely vacation in Hawaii…hope you are feeling fully regenerated 
@LAB have a wonderful vacation…sounds heavenly! Grateful for good caring therapists…glad you have someone helping you process things in a healthy way
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I’m grateful for this sober hangover free morning. The usual coffee, cat, and mantra for the beginning of my morning.
I’m grateful I’m up early enough to stop by the home thread. Get The Ol Burner out and go to the store and get fixins to make a fruit platter for the party.
I’m grateful the party day is finally here. I’m grateful it’s not my party and the way I would have done things doesn’t matter. I’m grateful I get to be Pop Pop and go with the flow. Even if it’s a choppy chaotic flow.
I’m grateful I can keep my “shoulds,” to my self. And there is a huge mine field of “Shoulds,” I’m easily navigating. I step in a “should,” every once and awhile but progress not perfection right?
I’m grateful I’m Pop Pop while the terrible 2’s posses my grandchild 
I’m grateful I had children when I was young. You know they’re a lot of work.
I’m grateful I got 2 cats on me now. A little difficult to hunt and peck but grateful 
I’m grateful the house is looking good. Not clean or anything. Looks like a bomb went off. I’m grateful that’s signs of a happy house with family. I’m grateful I do have one nice clean room that I can retreat to for morning coffee and evenings.
I’m grateful my son makes the best dad I’ve ever seen. I love him so much. I’m grateful we got another walk in together yesterday. I’m grateful I get to make him coffee in the morning.
“Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life.”
From the Sanskrit Salutation of the Dawn
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Congratulations on one year!!
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Congrats on the chip and the days!
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Good morning friends,
I’m grateful for a pretty good week at work. Busy but not killer. I’m grateful for the job offer my son got!! He starts on Tuesday. I’m grateful I get to celebrate my birthday today with my daughter, and my mom and sister and some shopping and sushi ( birthday was on Thursday). I’m grateful life is simpler since I quit drinking. I’m grateful I never have to make life that hard again. I’m grateful to read the homethread everyday and feel inspired and uplifted by all of you♥️
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I’m grateful for a good day and having a good walk despite not the best weather. I’m grateful for the guests I could have today from my neighboring country. It was really good to meet with them. I’m grateful for the tea they gave me- is a unique blend from their region of China and has a very smooth but unusual flavor so am really happy to try it!
I’m grateful to be 100 days sober!! I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to share some about my struggle with alcohol with my guests. It was an encouraging conversation. I’m grateful for my dogs and that I could have a longer time to play with them today.
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I am grateful to be sober and back on track with a new plan. I will never stop trying.
I am grateful for modern medicine and for doctor’s that are kind caring souls.
I am grateful to know that anxiety and caffeine create a shit storm for me that leads into dangerous territory.
I am grateful for hospice care and for all of the nurses that continue to help my mom/family.
I am grateful for my sig otha and proud of him as he is approaching his 1 year mark of sobriety.
I am grateful to be here with everyone paying attention to the positive aspects of life even when things get tough 
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After yesterday’s abysmal mood downer including acting out with overeating I am so very grateful today my mood improved significantly. It even got better through the day. As did the weather. I suspect my mood swings are related to weather changes. I’ve always been sensitive to these changes but since perimenopause started all of that got onto a completely new level. Olympic dimensions.
I also am very grateful I felt so much better today around eating and food. I went back to mindful eating and felt far less out of control or stressed about it.
Today was taking care of stuff day and I am grateful I managed to get everything done I set out to do. I like keeping my IT-tools in ship shape so they work as expected when I am in the midst of work. I also am grateful for all my plants and taking care of them today.
I finally decided what to do with my suddenly free time at the beginning of next month. I am grateful I could make the decision today. Also grateful visiting my family is going to be a no hassle thing. I don’t have to book anything in advance. Just make a few calls, get on the train, and that’s that. I am looking forward to going back to the places of my childhood, visiting relatives and all that. Grateful I have this opportunity.
Had a really nicely challenging yoga session today. Very grateful I could get through it and feel my body exert itself. I love this feeling.
Grateful for the short nap I took, and the beautiful movie I saw today. Also grateful I can just hop on my bike and I’m at the cinema in 10min.
Grateful for meds for my daughter’s migraine. Grateful she does not have to suffer too much from the pain.
Grateful for this day, this life, and going to bed soon 
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Today I’m grateful of being sober for 5 days. It ain’t much but it’s better than nothing. Baby steps… I’m also grateful that I’m still healthy after using alcohol and drugs over 20 years (I’m 44 yrs old). Grateful that Jesus and God are so fully in my life. Grateful for this community. Grateful of pursuing my dreams after my head clears out from the fog. Grateful that I have three wonderful kids. Grateful that I’m alive.
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I am grateful for a day off today. I’m grateful I spent the first half of my day off reading, relaxing and petting my snoozing cats. I will spend the second half of the day/night at a party.
I’m grateful that I made big elaborate cooking plans for said party but blew them off in favor of relaxing. I’m grateful my friends will understand when I dump store bought items into my own Tupperware and then (probably) immediately out myself by telling them they aren’t homemade. 
I am grateful for a car that works and a house that shelters me from this 100+ degree heat. I’m grateful for a cooler packed with bubbly water to take to my party.
I’m grateful I know better than to try to straighten my hair for the party, this humidity in Midwest USA is no joke.
I’m grateful for dangly earrings and continued sobriety.
I’m grateful I have a place to put these thoughts before I go out. Even 2 1/2 years sober there is always a twinge of anxiety about a party where there will be lots of people and lots of alcohol. I was usually the drunkest one at the end of these parties back in the day. I’m grateful that won’t be me tonight. Love y’all.
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So proud of you!!!
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Just taking a second to amend this statement. In our 100+ Midwestern heat my 18 year old car smelled like fire as I drove it onto the interstate. I got off quickly and turned the car around. Once I got home I lifted the hood, checked the oil and added a quart as she was a little low. Then I bailed on my party.
Part of me thinks I over-reacted and part of me is just grateful to be home in my safe quiet house. Maybe I chickened out because I was headed into a large party or maybe I saved my own life there. Either way, still alive, still sober. 
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Thanks, and Happy Birthday too!!!
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Aww,thanks, friend!! Glad to be sharing this journey with you!
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I’m grateful this evening for
Rain. I won’t have to water the garden tomorrow.
TS and all you wonderful people.
Keeping my cats company during thunderstorms, one is very afraid, and hides under the bed, the other just hangs out with me on top of the bed.
The split pea soup my hubs made tonight, and the blueberry buckle I made for dessert.
Playing my dulcimer.
listening to 
whenever I want to on my Bluetooth headphones.
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Grateful for
-Going to an afternoon party and seeing drinking for what it really is. Boring.
-Realizing how stupid drinking because I was bored was
-A slow, quiet dinner shift
-Getting out before 9pm
-Knowing it’s worth stopping to smell the roses
-Educating myself on house centipedes to quell my fear of them and learning they’re harmless so if I happen to cross paths with the giant one that just scurried out the bathroom door and disappeared into my carpet again, I’ll be fine 
-My cat that specializes in hunting insects
-My other cat who takes care of mice
-Not seeing a mouse in my house in almost a year
-Feeling okay with where I’m at today
-Looking forward to getting enough sleep
-You guys
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