Iām grateful to God for helping me try my best to do the next right thing and pray for help sleeping well tonight. Iām grateful that the cat is already asleep beside me. Iām grateful that I got to work eight hours, play nine holes of golf (maybe my best ever) and go to AA today. Iām grateful for the 12 steps.
God bless us all. 
& 
p.s. Youāre amazing. Ya you!!
Just got into a car accident. I am grateful i am alive and can borrow a car from my retired dad for a while.
Other people in my position would be in much worse shape. Not being able to get to work.
Havenāt been on here in ages, so thought Iād check in to mark my latest milestone:
Today I am grateful for:
~My son having boundaries and keeping himself safe
~Him having no interest in joining the crowds or partying
~Lunch with family
~Having options
~Trying new things
~Mardens
~No caffeine in several weeks
~Seeing my doctor & nutritionist this week
~Picking up my bonus child the same day
~Making plans for Grammaās 98th birthday next month
~Freedom. Peace. Serenity. Love.
~My pup loving his Memere so much that he stayed in her room all night last night 
Great topic! Gratitude lists are THE BEST and Iāve somewhat fallen out of the habit of making them, so Iām greatful (not grafitti, auto-correct) for stumbling onto this thread!
And for gratitude lists in general. I found them hard to do at first, because Iād so rarely practiced gratitude before recovery. I thought I literally had nothing good in my life, partly because gratitude would have contradicted my inner narrative of being the worldās biggest victim. I even found the word āgratitudeā triggering, because my mother often called me ungrateful as a child. People at meetings would say things like, āYou always have something to be greatful for, even just having air to breathe,ā and Iād think, āSo the world is such a bad place, i should feel lucky just to have air? Awesomeā¦ā
But i quickly got past all that, and before long i found i had a seemingly infinite number of good things in my life.
Letās seeā¦
Right at this moment Iām enjoying some delicious godiva chocolates, watching Community on Hulu, lieing on a good mattress, practicing restorative yoga and about to drive to work in my very own Toyota. (6 months ago i didnāt have a job, and until a month ago i didnāt have a car.)
My job is pretty awesome, my coworkers are cool, my health is good, i have a nice place to live, i have crystals hanging in my window, beaming rainbows all around my room, have a computer and a phone and a cat and 2 cool syblings and 3 baby nephews, i live in Florida where itās warm and beautiful year-round, God loves meā¦ i could go on and on, but like i said i have to get ready for work, so Iāll leave it there.
Thank you to everybody for making Talking Sober great! Have a miracle-filled day!
@LifeWarrior135 So grateful you are ok. 
@Spidey wow ..so cool to see your name pop in. Congratulations on your sober time. Thanks for sharing your milestone with us. Glad things are well in your neck of the woods 
@Reighn grateful that you found this threadā¦best place in the forum. I do find that the more gratitude you practice the. The easier it is to feel grateful. Itās also a great foundation to set up for those days that we find it hard to feel gratitude.
Monday morning gratefulness
I am so very grateful for good nightās sleep. Seems like I was restless and possibly in a wrestling match but I feel fairly alert and awake this morning
I am so very grateful for my lovely hot cuppa coffee to start the dayā:hot_beverage:
I am so very grateful for having my parents live so close and offering me space in their home while my brothers friend visits. I will need my peace and quiet lol
I am so very grateful for mobility and energy. I am grateful I donāt take these for granted
I am so very grateful for getting stuff sold on FB marketplace. Slow and steadyā¦things are moving.
I am so very grateful for having time and energy to look into selling things in Etsy or?? Will see if this is possible.
I am so very grateful for dropping off so many donations to salvation army and our crafty scrap box.
I am so very grateful for taking time to just veg out this weekend. My body needed it and I allowed it without any guilt. Got to watch some great movies
I am so very grateful for seeing that the temp and humidity may go down mid week. Something to look forward to.
I am so very grateful for my family, my faith, my Higher Power
I am so very grateful for this wonderful space and all you beautiful souls.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free dayā¦ sending you all so much love
Post 385 - im behind and will come back to catch up because i love sharing in your gratitudes
Good morning sober warriors
I am so very blessed and greatful this morning. Todays gratitude comes from a cove on a lake in northern minnesota
Im greatful for
The mallard hiding in this tall grass which reminds me of an old nintendo game Duck Hunt
Awaking with childlike energy after 3.5hrs of sleep. Im greatful i didnt pee in the tent and a cousin rented a portapotty
Im greatfull the duck just flew by and it was a baby
Im greatful i saw baby loons on the lake yesterday
Im greatful for good deep convos with family
Im greatful for campfires and the name gameā¦ even if it was a shit show of 25 people not paying attention,yelling, and 22 side conversations
Im greatful for smores. Hersheys and reeses. Im greatful i dont have to try my nieceās invention of ice cream on a smore
Im greatful for mother earth and how my connection brings me closer to my higher power
Im greatful for my cousins faith and love in her god which translates to a loving, caring energy for all
Im greatful hubby misses me and said heād drive up just to see me
Im greatful for the loon cry
Im greatful to have this amazing place and mostly amazing family
Im greatful Boscoes sitt we r sent me an update and photos this morning
Im greatful im sober and have a constant string of sparkling waters
Im greatful my cuz made me a virgin mojito with real mint
Im greatful im not scared to talk about alcoholism
I am greatful for recovery and my community
Such wonderful gratitudes. I am tiny bit jealous 
Whatās that thing in the air on the upper left of the picture? Balloon? Cometā:comet:? Starship? 
Chunky duck?
Gratitude for today.
I am grateful I am nicely tired now instead of being sleepy through the whole day as I used to be in the last weeks.
Had a good work morning, grateful for a good prototyping session.
Grateful for the appointment I had with my daughterās therapist. I can see progress coming there.
Had a really good nap in the afternoon, and a good rowing session after. Grateful for rest and exercise.
Some quality time with my husband. Always something to be grateful for.
Managed to get some stuff off my todo list.
Sleepy now. Going to read a bit and then bed time. Very grateful my nights are boring and uneventful these days again and not full of panic and dread as they used to be only a few months ago.
Sleep tight sober friends 
Thats a buoy on the powerline so boats know not to come in for a landing
Monday gratitude.
Iām grateful otherās gratitude lists make me smile, nod and grateful. Iām grateful for our community here 
Today Iām grateful for fake it till you make it. My body and brain are still in relaxing sleepy mode but Iām grateful I found a good balance between doing stuff and resting today. Iām grateful a friend gave me figs, her fig tree is overloaded this year. They are tasty and I love figs
Iām grateful for my best excuse to end a call: my dog needs a poo walk. Iām grateful for awareness when a call is too much or takes too long, for my inner boundaries to nicely step away and end it and for absolutely no guilt to use my beloved dog as excuse. Itās not even a fib, he always sits beside me when Iām on the phone, gets petted and farts as he pleases 
Iām grateful for the reminder how repetitive and me me me centered drunken people are. Thatās tiring and boring.
Iām grateful the universe delivers things always at the right time. Iām grateful the Schnaps I distilled 10 years ago from our fruits will leave my cellar and be donated to a carnival club. Iām pretty good in making Schnaps, I learned it many years ago. But my ex was the one who wanted a distillery on our farm. Now itās my farm, I never drank Schnaps, I will not install a distillery (I prefer preserving and making juice from the fruit harvest) so Iām glad the remains of Schnaps found some use. And I get free space in the store room 
Iām grateful a friendās husband will step in for me at an event in August I have to cancel. I would love to go but itās too complicated without dogsitter at home and the dog is not ready for a dogsitter yet.
Iām grateful I ask the universe for help and sooner or later a solution shows up
Iām grateful for 2 naps today, very relaxing.
Iām grateful for leftovers, very yummi.
Iām grateful for my zoo, very cuddly and funny.
Iām grateful I donāt give a fuck what others think about me.
Iām grateful for rubber boots.
ODAAT 
Grateful for this dude in a SMART Recovery meeting giving me good advice on staying sober when my life goes through a low point 
Today Iām grateful for:
~The ability to ask for help
~Knowing it isnāt something I should be ashamed of today, itās actually a gift
~Having a nice afternoon out with his mom & my pup
~Having empathy
~Open hearts
~My friends
~Thin blankets
~Only 5 full working days left total until vacation begins at the end of next week
~Checking in on some sober sisters yesterday
~Knowing we are never in it alone
~My HP
~Chats with my momma
~Love. Always love.
You doing ok? @john_connor1337
Good morning sober warriors,
This mornings gratitude comes from the northern woods in my favorite spot, ok 1 of my favorite spots a little after sunrise
I am so very thankful for
1185 days free
Im greatful my cousin will celebrate 1 year sober next week
This amazing place thats in the family, i pray the siblings dont let money and resentment divide them
Sunrises and sunsets
Pontoon rides
Swiming with my family
My dad jumped off the pontoon and swam with us
Quiet, boy the chaos wears on me with little sleep
I took an extra day off to rest and recover before going back to work
Lily pads
Kayack rides
Mother nature
Im still booze and nicotine free
Im living in my values
Calm waters
Thanks yeah Im doing great right now 
I just meant for like preparing me for what to do if life happens to go through a low point. Currently everything is going well so itās easy for me to stay sober at the moment
Today Im grateful I no longer need alcohol to cope with daily life.
Im grateful for looking after myself when it comes to my mental health.
Im grateful for my HP guiding me in my life
Oh good to hear. Just checking on ya
Iām grateful that I can pray for strength to carry me through the good and bad times. Iām grateful that I slept well last night, woke up without an alarm, hangover. pain, shame, cravings or the cat poking at or crying at me. Iām grateful for the noon till nine shift that gives me more time to enjoying a healthy morning of prayers, meditation, breakfast and a AA meeting before work. Iām grateful for my sponsor, sponsees, family, friends and gratidudes,also known as being greatful for connections. Iām grateful for music, humor and laughter
God bless us all
p.s. Smile and dance like no ones watching. Ya you!!
Todayās gratitude.
For my consistent morning meeting. My mornings are very difficult physically and emotionally. The metting, its structure with meditation, reading, sharing, the people there always make a great start into the day.
For my renewed ability to do yoga in the morning. My nervous system is on board and it feels sooooo good to be moving again like that.
For the banter and laughter with my Sangha friends about silly nonsense.
For the work done, the creative input and output. For the help of others, for the tools available to me, for the energy and mental clarity.
For meds that make my daughterās migraines less awful.
For biking to the grocery store. For all that makes it possible for me to get onto my bike, ride down to the store, enjoy the weather, the fresh air, the people around me.
For doing the groceries with my daughter together, for bonding in sweet ways.
For good food, for access to really good quality produce and other ingridients.
For naps. How I love my afternoon naps.
For coffee and the ability to tollerate it again.
For many things done or projects moved forward. For the momentum that kept me going today.
For my wonderful yoga teachers, for todayās session, for movement, flow, breathwork, meditation. For exercising on my balcony, outside in the fresh air, under the open sky.
For reflective practices lihe this one. For a really great day.
For the sleep that is soon to be mine. For the anticipation of tomorrow and life
