Hi Carolyn, I must have missed it as well. Congratulations on 11 months. That deserves a gif from my new toy! 
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Itās a surprise party
Well I guess not any more 
@maxwell
@Shaunda
Weāre waiting
CāMon Moxie weāre all waiting for ya.
@ShesGotMoxie
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Good day.
I am grateful for Norma Jo and her perfect little face, she has brought multiple smiles to me over the last couple of days. I have been feeling quiteā¦ letās say āreceptiveā to other peopleās negativity. I am grateful that I have been able to put up a shield of positivity around me based solely on gratitude. I had a running script of gratitude happening during my meditation, it was unintentional but it definitely kept my mind from wandering. I had a fall last Friday and really hurt my wrist which then forced me to skip a week of yoga. My addict, (Ego, wounded self whatever you want to call it) didnāt like that, no it did not, but I listened to my body, my heart and did what was best for me. Today was my first day back and I still could not fully participate. I spent a lot of time redirecting my messy thoughts down from my wounded self to the calmness of my wisdom during childās pose as the class would go on without me. Letting go of Ego, ālet go, let godā, The Divine lives within us ā¦ the more I read, meditate, and live clean the more pieces go together. This is an infinite puzzle we call life and everyday I seem to put a little bit more together and can see a clearer picture, I am grateful for this. I am grateful for the deep meditative states I can reach at times, not always. I am grateful for fresh fruit and vegetables, for peanut butter and nut milk. I am grateful for some spare time today to do some more step work.
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Iām grateful for late afternoon gratitude.
Iām struggling over here. Not my sobriety. My sobriety is very very strong. Iām struggling with an Al-Anon ism relapse.
First off (this could be long. I really need this.) first off, Iām grateful for whoever penned this as their Home Group. I canāt remember who 
. But Iām thinking it sounds like an M ism or a Bootzy ism.
Iām grateful this really is my home group.
āToto, I was here all the time 
I just didnāt know it.ā 
Iām grateful for my home group of gratidudes.
Iām grateful for Norma Jo.
You all are grateful TS doesnāt let me do videos. Trust me. There would be some baby spam spread out all over the place.
Im grateful Iām feeling better already.
Im grateful Iām not on a 2 day bender because of a grand baby and a travel day. Im grateful I donāt have to think of a reason to drink today either.
We. Donāt. Do. That. Anymore.
Im grateful for the are you affected by a loved one whoās an addict thread. Iāll be headed over there next . Iām grateful because of my gratitude here I probably wonāt be as angry or sad over there.
Im grateful I have no inkling to want to drink.
Im grateful I can always cry and meditate instead.
Or do gratidude. Or visit the H. A. L. T. Thread.
Iām grateful I can remove myself from āthe situation.ā
Iām grateful I have so many fucking blessings in my life. So many. Too many. But there is one I just canāt seem to have. Not today anyway. Just for today I will count all my other blessing and try to make them enough.
Im grateful Iām not an asshole. At least I donāt think I am. BTW that was not directed at my Al-Anon qualifier. It just seems Iām surrounded by assholes where I live. Iām grateful I can just try and keep my side of the street clean. Itās really about all I can do
Im grateful we got Alice into the new vet who boards our pets for our trips. And we have a plan for her subcutaneous fluids. Alice can be a littleā¦ā¦ bitchyā¦ ā¦. When at the vet. Actually sheās horrible and has a red star by her name
Im grateful I feel better. So Iām grateful I think thatās enough. Currently.
Im so happy for this Home Group of G-Dudes.
āThe struggle ends when gratitude begins.ā
Neale Donald Walsch
Edit. The struggle might not end but it sure does ease up a little.
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@Sunflower1 I believe is the one who penned us as their āhome groupā it couldāve been more than 1 person though.
Iām also grateful youāre not an asshole! 
And Iām happy you feel better . When you said this was going to be a long one, I will admit, I scrolled down before I started reading to see how long. 
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Hi everyone 
Thanks for the 11 months congrats! @Dazercat @I.cant.We.can @Shaunda @maxwell I appreciate yāall. 
Iām grateful for a day with the chicklets. I gave and received soooo many hugs today!
Iām grateful for being able to honestly put myself in another personās shoes. Looking back at me from the outside helps me become a better person.
Iām grateful for clean water to drink. I never want to take that for granted. Iām grateful for healthy food, clothes to wear, and a solid house to live in. Iām grateful I have all I need.
Iām grateful for the rainy days ahead. Our little spot on earth needs it. Iām grateful my tomato and pepper plants are coming along nicely. The growing season may be short here, but Iām grateful to have one. 
Iām grateful for laughter. Iām grateful to know I am loved by a few people very dear to me. Love and laughterā¦ I wish everyone had some of both every day.
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Good evening all,
Iām grateful I got to see a beautiful sunrise on the drive to work this morning. Iām grateful work didnāt suck, and I didnāt have to reason my way through angry thoughts. Iām grateful to be making my gratitude while swinging on my new porch swing which I love ( even if I am sweating my ass off out here 
). Iām grateful that I can tell my husband has been really struggling with his job lately, and Iām sure itās going to peak soon. But Iām sober and weāll handle it. Iām grateful I can see rain coming down from the clouds on my right, and sunbeams shining through the clouds on my left.
Everyone have a wonderful evening
P.S.
Congrats @ShesGotMoxie , Iām grateful you are here!
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Morning,
Today Iām grateful for not drinking yesterday or wanting to.
Iām grateful for my partner, heās been so supportive and is now making steps on his own journey. Itās easy to give advice but Iāll hold back and heāll make his own way.
Iām grateful for learning each day.
Iām grateful I have everything I need.
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Good evening everyone
Oh the things Iām thankful for this eveningā¦
For the feeling of āits going to be okā
For the child like love i have for my higher power today and the gratitude I have for his/her/its guiding me when I simply ask for the help.
For my counselor, I went for treatment with alcohol but my recovery in AA is going so well together we decided to focus on my co dependency and she is really giving me loads of great suggestions and information.
For rocky, my tree squirrel, showing up again today. Hes been out and about a lot lately and Iāve missed his appearances and chattering in the mornings.
For the opportunity yet again to change my attitude during a meeting this evening. I would stop going to this particular meeting but I feel I have a lesson to learn. Something is getin on my nerves so Iām assuming there is a āmirrorā im looking into and im set on pinpointing it and dealing with it. I seek my higher power when I get annoyed and have been able to turn my attitude around so I know its something with me and not the people at the meeting.
For the chance to continue to learn more about myself and try to grow as a human.
For the warmth of the hot day.
For the conveniences I take for granted daily, like turning on the hot water faucet and I have hot running water as 1 example.
For my loving husband and our children who all never give up on me.
For my youngest daughter telling me today she has noticed so many positive changes in me and how proud she was of me today. All the feels and tears right there straight to my heart from my 16 year old daughter. 
For realizing tic tacs are nothing but sugar! It didnāt list sugar and said zero calories and then I looked at the actual ingredient list. Totally bummed. Lol glad I caught it as im trying to avoid candies, cakes cookies and the like made with real sugar. 
Have a wonderful evening friends
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Iām grateful Iām sober today and my clock finally rolled over to 32 days after (what seems like) 72 hours, I think itās defective.
Iām realizing as I write this, my sadness is that Iām alone/lonely. (I often use humor to deflect off of other feelings, and I apologize if Iāve ever offended anyone in any posts, I never use it mean). I read so many that are thankful for their parents, spouses, family members, etc. And Iām always thankful for Max and Riley (if you donāt know me, itās my cat and dog). I donāt have the other. It would be so easy for me to start drinking again, who would know. I think if I started seeing improvement being sober, Iād feel better. Iām really trying to have patience. I digress.
Iām grateful I have a home and a job. And Iām grateful for Max and Riley 
giving me purpose to take care of them and their unconditional love.
Goodnight all, my apologies for straying off topic, I donāt want to be tossed into the derailment void black hole.
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Iām grateful you share from your heart Maxie. And I can feel itās real. I get it. The sadness. In a way we are very similar. Ya I got a wife. Sheās always past out on the couch . And Iām always on the meme thread. Humor helps. And being retired? Shit I could easily drink the rest my life away. I was the functional kind. Who would know or care. I digress too. I donāt think anyone will mind you going off topic here. Itās ok. Sleep well. I hope we both have better dayās tomorrow. I know when weāre sober. Just for today. Weāre worth it. Weāre even more worth it when itās a 72 hour day. Iām grateful I canāt wait for your day 45. I already got your gif picked out.
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Thank you Eric, your post made me smile. Being here in the āhome groupā usually makes me feel better. Yes, I we both have a better day tomorrow, goodnight my friend.
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Iām grateful Iāve had this. 
Hold onto that. Itās such a beautiful thing. I can remember it distinctly. Itās so cool. I donāt think Iāve read anyone else putting it that way.
Great share.
Iām grateful youāve joined us.
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Good morning sober fam. Time to flex my gratitude muscle!
Im so very greatful forā¦
My sobriety, day 73 free from weed and alcohol
Finding fellowship and feeling less alone
Conversations last night on step 2 from AA
My sponsor and her hugs
My hubby and Boscoe
Hubby cooking dinner last night, as i had 2 hours of AA last night
Going to dinner with the folks tonight
A productive day at work yesterday
I cant believe its only Wednesday, but hey any day im sober is a win
Flexing my spiritual muscles and getting an internal reassurance im on the right path
Your sobriety and sharing your ups and downs of recovery
Lets go out and slay the day soberly!
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@maxwell Maxine, I am grateful for my family, I really am. I dont write about how my husband is an alcoholic and drinks from the time he get off work at 12:30 in the afternoon until I scoot him off to bed at 8pm. While he is a happy drunk it is difficult and tempting to join him. I often feel he is checked out of life. On his days off he still wakes up at 2 30 am but its his days off so by the time I wake up at 6 or 7 he has been drinking for several hours.
Iāve been seeing a counselor for co dependency and it is helping.
He isnāt perfect and I do wish he would stop with me but that isnāt my business ( I remind myself of this many times daily )
Iām grateful he isnāt an abusive or mean drunk.
My pooch neela whom I laid to rest last year my biggest comfort in life. His little chihuahua tolerates me and loves him lol im a dog person so I kills me she wonāt let me love her.
Things are not perfect but I try so hard to see the best in all of it and I also use humor as a deflection. Thats why I miss rocky the tree squirrel so much when he is gone for days at a time lately. He is my morning joy.
Big hugs to you my dear.
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Iām grateful Iām not alone in this.
Are we living the same life?
Have you seen this thread?
We are definitely not alone.
By the way Iām not stalking you
I think God puts people in the right place at the right time.
Have a good sober day.
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Hahaha thats funny Eric 
ya stalker 
Just kidding. I appreciate all the suggestions. I will check that thread out also. Its a struggle for sure but I am grateful he is in my life. He is a good man, he just isnāt ready yet.
You rock by the way. Thanks for being an active member and helping others.
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I can relate a lot. What helps me sometimes is: donāt compare your insides with everybodyās outside. There are also times when I think: phew, thank god I donāt have to deal with this or that (relationshipā¦). And I often hear people telling me how jealous they are that I have me time. They think that I like it a lot. Like I think they like group or family time a lot.
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I am grateful to God please help me be my best clean and sober self while doing your will just for today. I am grateful for my recovery and itās challenges and blessings. I am grateful for All my family and friends and all you gratidudes. I am grateful for early morning messages from Mom, and texts that wake me up from my co-worker and boss. I am grateful I called a friend rather than text itās wacky Wednesday and great to hear a friendly fun voice.
God bless you all. 
&
p.s. Donāt ever forget you rock k? Ya You!!
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Good morning, Iām sorry if it sounded like I think everyone elseās life is better, I really wasnāt. It was how I was feeling at the time, lonely. My ex was an alcoholic, drug addict that lied, stole, disappeared over nights. I ended up in extreme debt because of him and it wasnāt easy to get rid of him. Would I want him back, Hell No. My dog Jake passed in 2020 after 14 years, I cried for months, still will cry if I talk about him. I started working remote in 2020 and still do, itās a blessing, and maybe makes me a little more isolated.
I do wish I had my Mom, but sheās been gone forever. So sometimes I feel alone, you all are the only ones I share with, or talk to. Iām not really the jealous type and I try to stay positive. My doctor did put me on antidepressants last year, basically because I busted out crying in his office. But it is what it is. I look at a lot of you as friends, and it makes me happy when youāre happy.
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