Iām grateful for Allah, without him none of this would be possible for me.
Iām grateful for my parents, they are my biggest supporters in life. Iām grateful for my mother who is the anchor of our family.
Iām grateful for this day of Christmas Eve, to start my own family traditions.
Iām grateful for the joyous attitude and excitement my children bring to the holidays.
Iām grateful that my wife is supporting and understanding of the trials and tribulations that come with this change of life.
Iām grateful that I understand sobriety is more than just not drinking. Itās an entire change of mind, personality, thinking, believing and acting. Itās a new way of life that needs to be learned like a toddler learning to walk.
Iām grateful that Iāve recognized that for the last couple of days, I havenāt been putting in the needed effort into my recovery. My mind, body and spirituality are feeling the consequences of my lack of action.
Iām grateful that my YouTube page is on fire. Woke up to 3000+ views with 400+ hours viewed in the last 12 hours.
Today is my day, just as much as itās yours! Make the day what you want it to be and enjoy!
Today Iām grateful for:
~Bringing gifts yesterday to others
~Thinking of others
~Showing up exactly as I am today & being good with that
~Getting some of the best hugs from my favorite people yesterday
~Gramma being SO happy to see us
~Her having a great day
~Dates with just us two
~Having shopping easy together even on these crazy busy days
~Having fun & no stress from either of us
~Christmas Eve as thatās when Iāve always celebrated Christmas
~Having acceptance & being good with things not going according to our original plan. Sometimes the best laid plans need to change!
~The ability to be flexible, thanks to my program of recovery
That I was smart enough to take today and Friday off work and knew I needed a break, and that I can go at my own pace to get ready for Christmas tomorrow.
That my kids are happy with what they have and are okay without a ton of presents
We can keep our time at my parentsā short tonight and celebrate with our own traditions tomorrow
My parents 88 and 89 are healthy and having us over for dinner tonight
My friends in the program and out
My sponsor
My job that pays the bills and consulting work that covers extra things, like expensive vet bills for Cori this year and replacing my sonās broken computer
That consulting keeps my confidence level up that I can do this on my own without bosses bossing. I really enjoy that aspect of it.
That I can spend time on other things besides work for a few days. Maybe cook a Christmas slow pot roast or bake some cookies. Weāll see.
That I got a good movie tip from the Netflix, Prime etc thread and am looking forward to watching it
I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I had a good day today. I didnāt miss anything.
I am glad my brother called me and we had a short chat with my mother. I made the right decision for me.
I am grateful I have enough.
Christmas Eve gratitude.
Today Iām grateful for a white christmas! yes, we got snow, a lot! it has been ages since the last white christmas. very grateful for the white beauty of nature
Iām grateful my big dog got to play in the snow a lot today. Grateful for fenced areas to let the dog run free and the driveway to reach them safely. Iām grateful for the one who made that possible: Me. Iām grateful Iām part of my christmas gratitude.
Iām grateful the youngsters settle in well, they already roam around the house, carefully and a bit shy. Missi cat stopped hissing
Iām grateful for beautiful lights around the house and festive decorations. My soul feels light.
Iām grateful for candles and essential oils.
Iām grateful for christmas wishes and pictures shared. God bless the modern easy ways to stay connected and share. Iām grateful the only person I talked to today was my widowed friend M, like every day. I like the silence of the christmas season and even more the silence that snow brings. iām grateful texting and sharing pictures is a great way to stay in touch
Sending peace and kindness to all who are having a hard or sad time
ODAAT
Yes!! Love this Jene. So very grateful for you and your healing
OOOH those sound lovely! Iām heading over Can help you wrap lol
@cjp 1333 is a super cool number! Way to go on leading a AA meeting (one youāve only been to once before - thatās awesome girl!)
Literally just went there to get inspiration for tonightās watch ā enjoy your time off - you deserve it
@Puzzled Grateful you were able to have a chat with brother and mom but be safe in your own space and able to enjoy this day your way
Wednesday gratefulness
I am so very grateful today ā¦ My heart is open and calmā¦
A packed day that I was able to handle without any issues even though I was expecting to do nothing at all
Got to spend some time with mom and have an amazing chat. We all are working on bettering ourselves and being more positive and the changes are visible. It really does help when you arenāt the only one trying to be positive in your circle - that shit is contagious and grows faster when everyone is working on the same goal
Trying a new dish tonight for my first time and it turned out fantastic.
Picked up my Clearly Canadian sparkling drinks cause I needed something fancy. LOL
The first time in my entire life that I am living in a home with 0 alcohol, 0 cigarettes and 0 weed!!! WOW - I am loving it. I was able to run errands for my parents today. Was available for my brother when he needed me
Ice face roller - OMG - I love it! Was in my freezer forever at my brothers place and never used it. Now its my new favorite thing
My Higher Power
My beautiful caring and supportive family - love that we got to do a siblings chat with my BIL today
This community and all of YOU
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love
Grateful that my plan for Christmas is to tell people exactly what I have thought about them on the Holiday. No sadness, no missing, but gratitude in a super spiritually and true way. Does everyone get it on Christmas? Doesnāt matter. Everyoneās positive and negative touch has been huge over the last couple years - but itās not nearly as important as decades of happiness.
My baby brother (half - but I donāt really feel that) was born on Christmas Day. I love him and tell him HB every year. For the last two years - no response - by phone, text, FB, LinkedIn, NOWHERE - but I am still grateful for him our relationship over the years AND for ALL the happy Birthdays he and I have spent together. 35 out of 37 isnāt so bad.
It will take time but I will send something to the Step Mom about years past and her part there. She has been super tough on me for the last couple. Despite many attempts to get her to read some TBI things, clearly she hasnāt and has changed both my Fatherās and Brotherās response to everything - IMO.
There are a few people in this group who tend to keep me ticking, regardless of how I am feeling. So grateful for that, too.
I just want to delete the whole post. My mind says, āThatās not positive.ā But damn people - living and thinking and processing is DAMN POSITIVE.
Today was a new day of traditions. I had a short work day and we were all excited to what we had planned for the evening.
I am grateful we had a wonderful time out from movies to dinner to drive to and from home along with coming home to baking cookies for santa and having our secret santa. It was really an amazing quality time with my own little family. Secret santa was probably my favourite part as we all got to see how each person thought of the other and how they shopped. It was super cute, each kid got a parent and each parent got a kid.
I am grateful for having this time around a sober husband, for him to be present with us and in these moments. I am very grateful the kids get to enjoy all of this with him present as well. I couldnāt be happier with his progress so far. I am grateful he has kept his foot down on this journey and I am here for the long run.
I am grateful that we will go set the gifts out and all have a good night sleep to wake up with the kids and see their faces excited!
Grateful for:
460 days alcohol and hangover free
8 days til we pick up my Dad and sisterās new puppy, Emma
Family
My sig other and his humor, support, and commitment to staying sober
My fur children
A steady paycheck and a home
Having Christmas day off
Meditation
Inner stillness and peace
No longer having fomo about going out to bars and restaurants
Music and exercise
A chance to improve
To be here with everyone
I am grateful for your fights, your supports, your tolerances, your patiences, your authenticities.
To some, thank you for your great energies, involvements, and empathies. It feels so good!
To others, thank you for sharing your despairs, which, believe me, are higher forms of all the critics that are made or inside. They are as much hopes and deep convictions.
Since Iāve joined this forum, thereās one thing Iāve come to integrate: my discomforts, when I have them, are not failures. Each time, they are proof that my brain is changing camp. Me, an addict like you, without addictive behaviors. Thatās the good camp.
Itās Christmas morning and Christmas Eve was magical.
Iām grateful my family started our own tradition. It was absolutely amazing.
Iām grateful that everyone has fun with the activities and the food was amazing.
Iām grateful for all the smiles on my kids faces. The happiness they had melted my heart. Iām grateful that I got to experience this.
Iām grateful my cousin reached out to me and told me the Christmas party we usually attend was boring without me. Itās nice to be valued and remembered.
Itās too early here, Iām going to try and get some more sleep before the kids wake up excited for all the magic of Christmas morning!
Today Iām grateful for:
~Handmade presents and SO much love!
~Dreams of my dad to show heās still present
~Not getting as much snow as others did
~Getting to stay inside while the Mr. cleans up the snow
~My doctors office and being there so I could get my meds before they closed for the rest of the week to take them on time
~Lunch with my boy & his lady
~People reaching out to share their spiritual experiences with me
~A different Christmas Eve than originally planned, change is ok!
~Getting the kids wrapping done
~A chill night at home with just us last night
~Hot tubs in the winter
~Living in the beautiful area we are in
~A full heart
Iām grateful for the help my daughter gave yesterday getting the house cleaned to have guests today .
Iām grateful for a bit of quiet time with coffee and nothing but the tree lights and electric fireplace on this morning before everyone gets up and others arrive
Im grateful the sound of poor Stubbs heaving woke me up in time to get him off the bed before he was sick.
Iām grateful he seems to fine now
Iām grateful people continue to come to my house for gatherings even though I donāt allow booze anymore.
Iām grateful to be fortunate enough to provide our children with gifts .
Iām grateful to be fortunate enough to afford the food for todayās gathering
Im grateful I wonāt be a sloppy drunken mess by dinner this year
Iām grateful hosting gives me a kitchen to escape to whenever I need a moment. There is always something I can claim needs to be checked on or another snack I can go bring out
Iām grateful to be sober
Iām grateful for this wonderful community and everyone in it
3y7m24days free from weed and alcohol
2y4m24days free from nicotine
Family and quality time
Laughter
Prayer and meditation
Changes in routine
Being neuro spicy
The new shoes my niece got me
Gratitude
My mobility and skills
Familys health
Bored games
Iām grateful I enjoy my cozy home so much, the decorations and lights, the outlook on the deck where the rosmary is covered with snow. Iām grateful I spend a lot of time outside to give my big dog a lot of snow experience. It wonāt last long and he is soooo excited
Iām grateful the young cats settle in well, every day a bit less shy and a bit more curious.
Iām grateful Missi cat wanted a lot of mummy time today. I fell asleep each time.
Iām grateful I work on not being snappy when Iām tired and Iām constantly tired these days. Snow is wonderful but exhausting, Iām no longer used to it. I need specific snow routines for several tasks and must work on that next year. Wasnāt needed since I built the new farmhouse. Progress, not perfection
Iām grateful I keep it simple. I feel that I slide into hibernation mode like every year this time between the years. Iām grateful I remember the note to self: Get started soon next year, not mid of march (to my excuse, my hand surgery was end of january this year and I adopted my dog begin of march after walking him daily for 5 weeks). So I hopefully will listen to myself and crawl out of my bearcave after Epiphany. Until then Iām grateful for eat, sleep, cuddle the pets
ODAAT
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Can help you wrap lol
Today is a good day to thank you. 
he loved his gift too, though I regretted it being squeaky after 5 minutes but he was having a blast, so grateful for that 