That allot lol
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I am grateful that God gave me another chance
I am grateful that you all still love me after I fell
I am do grateful my sophomore daughter just got into the u
I do apologize for being gone
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Iām grateful to God thank you for guiding me through a productive clean and sober day. Iām grateful for my recovery with all its blessings and challenges. Iām grateful for All my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Iām grateful that I am finally laying down in my new bed (it seems comfy) in my new apartment. Iām grateful that I am sore after moving and organizing all day but itās managable. Iām grateful that I got to see my parents and sister as they helped/watched me move in. Iām grateful for remembering to use the serenity prayer numerous times today. Iām grateful that I got to see a few friends that I hadnāt seen in years. Iām grateful that I made it to an NA meeting. Iām grateful for music and creativity. Iām grateful my phone has data so I can stay connected and entertained until I get internet and/or cable next week. Iām grateful that @Dazercat got to use the master bedroom finally. Iām grateful your al- anon has kept you going and I will remind you to go back this Sundayā¦ wink wink nudge nudge . Iām grateful for humor and laughter. Iām grateful for plans to meet a friend for coffee in the a.m. Iām grateful this apartment is brand spanking new, never used, has that new smell, I canāt wait to try the new stove and oven, microwave, toaster, kettle, wow so much new Lol Iām grateful this day is over even though it was a pretty great day, I am exhausted.
God bless you all. 
& 
p.s. You are a star, shine bright. Ya you!!
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Iām grateful you finally got to move in.
Love the new home smell.
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Iām grateful that this holiday just feels like another day. It used to be a good excuse to step up my "party " game. Iām grateful to reflect on how it didnāt make it funner.
Itās my 18 year anniversary of moving here. I was 18 months sober. I left the big city to find a more peaceful life. I had a toxic relationship to make it not as peaceful as I hoped for. I started a business that was stressful. I got distracted from my original intentions of moving here.
Iām grateful to reflect on that today with clarity of mind.
I have made huge progress towards my original goal. My lack of peace is still created within my mind. Itās getting better. Iām grateful.
Iām grateful I started my day with an AA meeting. Itās a big book study. I happened to start going at the beginning of the book a couple of weeks ago. Iām grateful to listen to other people and how they relate to the reading. Iām grateful to share mine.
Itās a very diverse group of people and there is a ton of good sobriety in that room. Iām grateful to be a part of it.
Iām grateful I have no desire to drink this Friday night!
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Grateful for the one singular best friend Iāve had since 10th grade. Weāre each otherās only friend. Iām hard to be around. I love her dearly, I call her my wife and Iāve been remembering her steadfastness as a friend lately. Iām not alone and have people. I donāt have to be alone. I forgot that for so long.
Remembering her, we made plans for Monday and Iām going to be a better friend and return her great friendship patience with gratitude and give friendship with meaning
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Good morning all,
Iām grateful for all the wonderful things on here- Iāll never remember them all from the week, but reading them brought me joy! Congrats on 8 months @Callie99 , glad you got moved into the new place @I.cant.We.can , 12 years of recovery is amazing @Its_me_Stella, Good morning @Dazercat, Iām so grateful the Alanon meetings have brought you some peace!
Iām grateful for my family. Iām grateful for pictures of my parents travels- itās great to get a picture of somewhere beautiful when your trudging along at work! Iām grateful for coffee. Iām grateful for little steps that I took to prepare for a busy work week, it made a huge difference to me! Iām grateful that stress at work doesnāt make me think of drinking anymore- Iām not sure when that happened, but Iām very grateful it did. Iām grateful there are no plans for today. Iām grateful there is still goodness in the world- Iām going to try to take @ShesGotMoxie words to heart and focus on trying to create positivity and love where I can so I wonāt get overwhelmed with the ugliness that is out there.
Iām grateful for you guys, and this thread. Everyone have a wonderful day
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Iām grateful to see Mariana on the gratitude thread.
@mamador it works if you work it and I know youāre worth it 
Iām grateful to be doing gratitude first thing this morning. Well, after all my feedings and Whizzy 
chores.
Iām grateful I get to sit on my deck and see the sun come up and itās nice and desert cool outside.
Iām grateful there is absolutely nothing on my schedule housewise or Alicewise today. Iām grateful everything I do today can be my choice. Like doing my gratitude first. Iām grateful Iām doing it now because I have plenty of time. I can read my devotionals later. Iām grateful I consider my gratitude work. In a good way. Itās not to be rushed. Iām grateful I know itās a very important tool in life and especially in recovery.
Iām grateful to be thinking about Brian waking up in his new apartment that no one has ever lived in before. Youāve come a long way buddy.
Iām grateful for this cloudy morning blocking the sun keeping it cooler outside.
Iām grateful the dogs are having a nice bark fest at 6 am. Iām grateful Minnie looks so spritely and loveable in the morning.
Iām grateful for all my different 30 or 40 minute walks in my hood. Itās such a nicely planned community. Iām grateful Iām truly blessed. Iām grateful this has been maybe the quickest smoothest move Iāve ever done. Things have really clicked the last 3 weeks.
Iām grateful Iām basically happy.
Iām grateful the things I have make me happy. It might be superficial but Iām sober and thatās making me most happy.
Iām grateful I found a way to donate flowers to the victims of the massacre. Iām grateful I wanted to do it. I thought it was pointless. What goods it gonna do? Iām grateful I didnāt over think it. I just did it. Iām grateful I might do it again today.
ā¦ Donāt it always seem to go
That you donāt know what youāve got till itās gone
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
(Ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop, ooh, bop-bop-bop-bop)
Joni Mitchell
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Hi,
Today Iām grateful for a dog walk in the field next to our house. The farmer doesnāt use it so it is like a wild meadow, itās gorgeous. The grass is almost up to my shoulders in places and there are more buttercups than Iāve ever seen. I even saw my first dragonfly of the year. I couldnāt see my huge dog at times, he disappeared! The sun was shining, the birds were singing, it was beautiful.
Iām also grateful that I am home alone so will be able to avoid the football 
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Thank you for painting such a beautiful picture with your words. It makes me smile. 
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That writing on a fear list is exactly what I needed to hear following the last 2 monthsā¦.thatās epic and thank you. Did a fear list and love creative ways to sit with experiences and this really brought it home for me 
.
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Hi everyone 
Iām grateful for this morningās Tonglen meditation. Itās a good practice for when Iām feeling helpless about the pain in our world.
Iām grateful for a late night of great conversations with Keely and her boyfriend. We ended with talking about ego and whether we should subscribe to the teachings of annihilating ego, or should we take a more radical stance and embrace it with compassion. Iām grateful for conversations that cause me to think more deeply.
Iām grateful my husband will be here this afternoon. After this many years together, itās good to have a day or so away from each other. I think we begin to dehumanize each other somewhat when we spend every waking minute together. Iām grateful for this time apart to think about how much I love him.
Iām grateful the weather is nice and weāre about to walk down to the river. Iām grateful I know the flowing water will wash my spirit clean. I need this.
Much love to yāall
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Thanks so much! I forget sometimes the fact that listing out loud, and sometimes in my head, the things Iām grateful for makes a very real difference every time I do.
Iām still learning to shift from a very negative mindset and this thread would be good to visit more often I think
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I am grateful we live on a planet that offers us boundless beauty to visually feast upon. There is darkness brought about by events and the actions of those who emotionally live in a dark place, and itās easy to be swept away by the flood of sadness, fear, pain, and all manner of emotions that are depressed into that heavy brick which can rest on our hearts.
But this place, our universal home, offers a way to step away from the constant flood of human events placed before us through our electronic devices, and to remember that when everything seems dark and ugly, that there is beauty, that there is peace, and that there are many humans in this world who perform acts of love and kindness every day, sometimes of grand proportions. And yet we are never made aware of them.
So Iām grateful for this planetary splendor because we can step away from what someone else has decided we need to see and the predictable emotional response it will bring about, and feel a sense of calm in our hearts that we can take back with us into the darkness that has infected human society, and be inspired to become the type of person we hope humanity as a group can become.
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This gratitude thread or gratitude practice has totally retrained my brain the last 876 days. Iāve woken up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and thought about what Iām going to put on my gratitude list in the morning.
ODAAT.
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Thisā¦
Its what gets me through all of the sticky parts of life that I can not make sense of. That just are not mine to make sense of. This is all I can do, this is what the serenity prayer has taught me.
When I accept the things I can not change I am not accepting the actual disgusting act that has happened or is happening. I am accepting my powerlessness over other people, places and things.
The courage to change the things I can. This is how Tonglen helps me and the people around me. It takes courage to sit in meditation and face those painful, sometimes evil energies so that I can send back love.
The wisdom to know the difference. Finally surrendering to the fact that I will never ever be able to change anything with anger, fear, resentment, or control. Finally understanding the only way out of anything is loveā¦being able to let go.
Thatās the wisdom for me.
I am grateful for Tonglen too.
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Ahhhhhā¦
I am grateful that I can go off on a tangent like that and not worry about being judged.
I am grateful that I can be long winded to Carolyn and not have to worry about her thinking Iām a weirdo.
I am grateful I am among my people.
I am grateful that the first half of my Saturday was filled with yoga and NA.
I am grateful the sun is shining today.
I am grateful that I feel content.
I am grateful for my breath.
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So greatful today
I love this thread and the prompt to share with you gratidudes.
27.5 days free from weed and alcohol
Im greatful i woke up early and was able to fall back asleep. Im greatful i tackled the dishes first thing, they were piling up. Im great for a hot sunny summer day. Im greatful for central airconditioningā¦my hubby and Boscoe. Im greatful for my new favorite zoom AA meeting. Im greatful for everyones shares and the realization that admitting we are powerless against our DOC takes strength and is not a weakness. So greatful for everyone sharing their struggles and successes. Im gonna have a good sober day i hope you do too!
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