I am grateful I started to stand up for myself. I’m grateful it wasn’t easy, but I know I am worth being treated with kindness and love. Especially by my family. That their stress is no longer a justification to treat me poorly. I’m grateful I was able to cry after and release everything I was feeling. Practicing not letting actions, words, and unkindness stick inside me. I am grateful I can break generational patterns in my family of addiction, self abandonment, and co-dependency. I am grateful I never would have begun to be aware of these patterns in me without my sobriety. Even more so able to work through them and heal. I’m grateful I have re-established connections with people I love. That they have been a calm presence in my life in a very difficult time. I’m grateful I can create my own thoughts and feelings about others. That I don’t have to hold on to others feelings to show support. I’m grateful that for years I would describe myself as my mothers daughter. She expected us to be similar, and so it was. Only now I am aware that I am very much of myself. The beauty that entails, being true to myself. I am grateful to be me.
Good afternoon all,
I’m grateful for a nice rest, an early walk with my husband before the real heat set in. I’m grateful that we talk, and try to fix issues when they come up. It wasn’t always like this, and it very nearly cost us our marriage.I’m grateful that I realize relationships are not fairytales- they require work, effort, energy. I’m grateful we are both willing to work at our relationship.
I’m grateful to read everyone’s lists and fill up on gratitude. I’m grateful to hear @Dazercat had a better evening. I’m so glad Kelly didn’t drink, that would have been just heartbreaking. I’m sure there will be more that happens, but I’m grateful you got that.
I can almost hear the waves @I.cant.We.can ! Congrats on 2 and a half years!
@Callie99, what a beautiful post, I’m still working on letting feelings go and not holding onto them (especially anger) so this gives me hope.
@ShesGotMoxie , I think you are very brave to acknowledge that you need help, and I hope you find what you need. In the meantime, hang on to those beautiful chicklets.
Everyone have a wonderful day 
2 1/2 years is fantastic! Way to go! And im proud of you for choosing sobriety in those tempting times. 
I have never seen so much positivity and gratitude in my life until I walked in the doors of AA and thats one of the many reasons I keep coming back
I hope everyone has had a wonderful day out there.
This evening, reflecting on my day I am truly grateful for the members of AA and the members on this app. I appreciate your feedback and support more than I can say.
I’m grateful I was able to attend the AA picnic today, I wish my husband would have gone with me but I have no control over that. Im grateful that I dont have to depend on his attendance with me to any function, that I can go and enjoy myself and never feel out of place or alone.
I’m grateful for my loving 16 year old daughter. While so many teenage daughters come to visit and rage on about their parents, mine will brag about me to the point I have to call her out and say now you know I’m not perfect. She always always always sees the good in me, that even when I mess up she sees me trying to change for the better and she truly appreciates that I accept not only her quirks and identity in this world but that of her friends. I couldn’t have been blessed with a better relationship with my daughter.
I’m grateful I forced myself to go to my first aca meeting last week and returned this week with several others in tow lol 
so many were looking for that type of meeting and I spread the word. Now others will. I hope the people who need that support find it. I know though I am apprehensive about it because of the hurts it will bring up, I am grateful I found it because I want to be free of those hurts and continue to grow.
I’m even grateful I offered to help and attend and NA meeting that took place after my AA meeting today. They had only 3 people show. NA triggers me so that was a huge thing for me to do. Im also grateful that by 15 after 10 more people came in and I quietly excused myself. I want the hand of sobriety to always be there for those in need and for that I was responsible. I am grateful my higher power lead me to overcome that and offer my assistance and im super grateful so many others showed up and I was shown mercy and could leave.
Thank you for listening
I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful or at least a calm evening.
I’m so grateful for the weekend I just had. Some days are easier than others to be grateful, and tonight, my gratitude runneth over. Early morning campfire and coffee and quiet, and the good company of my pal. Then berry picking! My bucket o’ saskatoon berries runneth over too! So I ate some down. Ate more than my share (grateful) and - oops - your share too 
I’m grateful to unwind from my drive home by catching up on this thread, and not by gunning down some drink within 5 minutes of getting in the door. My heart feels kind of tender when I take it all in… all the progress and milestones and supportive families, our bumps and bruises and downright heartaches with loved ones (and love interests) too. All of it. I’m so grateful for this space and place where we share our lives this way.
I’m grateful for the time spent with my pal at her cabin, for her support and interest in my recovery. She is no stranger to these issues (went to ACA, first career was in social work, etc.) I head back into work tomorrow morning, into the icky sticky situation of last week. In the before time, I would have “prepped” for this by numbing away the worry with non-stop sipping. Was kind of like being hostage to work and wine. Instead, I I took a healthy break and let my soul be filled. I don’t think I could have done anything better - for me or for work. Grateful to learn this, and grateful I can keep learning to practice it.
I’m grateful to lay my head down on my pillow sober, and know what I will wake up to.
I’m grateful for another day. 
I’m grateful for another sober weekend.
The bar across the street has karaoke tonight. I walked past it to go to the grocery store and the noises coming out of that place was horrible! I’m grateful I don’t hang out there. There isn’t enough alcohol to make the screeching voice I heard sound good. Its the tweaker bar. It has lotto machines. Another reason I’m grateful I don’t hang out there anymore. I haven’t wanted to go in there for a long time now. I see it almost every day. Every day, I think Fuck that place. Even the food sucks!
I have a tab there. I use to blow most of my money and use my tab to survive until pay day. I lived off that shitty food. I’d get paid, pay my tab, blow most of what I had left and repeat. Im grateful to no longer live like that.
I’m grateful that I’m good with money sober. I’ve made solid investments with my booze savings. My investments kept me content while I re-learned how to live without booze. I invested into dreams and my dreams have become reality.
I don’t feel like I’m missing out on all the fun anymore. I’m grateful to know I’m not missing out on anything,
I saw an old friend lurking outside of the grocery store, I met her almost 20 years ago in AA. She was one of those people who couldn’t get it. She never has. Its always the same old story with her. Going to rehab/got out of rehab, miserable, cant stay off the drugs. Everyone around her makes her crazy. Its everyone elses fault that she cant stay clean. She is always complaining about how miserable she is. She never makes any changes.
I became like her. Always miserable, always complaining, not willing to make necessary changes. I’m grateful I snapped out of it.
When I met her I had been sober for a couple of years. I was solid in recovery. I watched her pick up newcomer chip after newcomer chip, while I picked up multiple year milestone coins. It had become easy for me to be sober. Why cant she get it? There were a few people like that in my AA homegroup back then. It was hard not to get frustrated with them. All the tools are right here. You come here all the time, pick them up and use them! They work! Look at me, I’ve been sober for a long time! As I looked down upon them from my sobriety pedestal.
Two beers and a desire to try and be “normal” put me there. I became the newcomer chip collector. I looked at the tools, but didn’t use them. I wouldn’t make the necessary changes. I blamed everything and everybody. I’m so grateful to be not be in that place anymore
She looks like death… Same old story…
I’m grateful I ran into her tonight. I’m grateful for the reflection of me that I saw tonight. I’m grateful that I’m humble enough to know I’m just a toddler in recovery today. I have no pedestal to look down on anyone. I’m just a drink away from being a drunk. I’m grateful that the drink feels far away tonight.
I’m grateful for the H.a.l.t thread yesterday. Life’s a trip! speak of the devil and she appears! Had I not been talking about ditching toxic relationships It would not have been nearly as easy to keep the door closed on that one. Coincidence? Or God shot? 
My online homegroup saved my ass on that one. I’m grateful for all of you!
2.5 years @I.cant.We.can ! Bravo! That’s one hell of an accomplishment right there. 
Look at all that savings! 
2 and a half years! Woah… That’s fantastic 
Morning,
So grateful to read everyone’s posts this morning, so much to relate to, so much honesty, vulnerability and positivity.
I’m grateful for a relaxed weekend, meeting friends and getting a few jobs done. Although a couple of friends stopped by for a quick coffee on their way to the shop. It was obvious they were having a bbq later but they didn’t invite me. Once they’d left my partner said I wonder if they didn’t invite you coz you’re not drinking anymore. I thought the same. I was miffed but wouldn’t have wanted to go anyway. I would have had to think of an excuse not to go but I was a little hurt. They are both big drinking friends.
I’m grateful to be free from the pull of drinking, thinking about it, shopping for it, spending my money on it, tidying up after it, even dropping the bottles into the recycling bin so everyone hears it and knows how much you’ve had! So so thankful to be shot of it all. I love my life, my relationships with my family and my outlook on life.
I’m grateful to be 4 months sober today
Congratulations on 4 months!
Good morning sober fam,
Im greatful for…
My sobriety, 78 days free from weed and alcohol
My hubbys sobriety, hes trying it!
Boscoe and his love and cuddles
A relaxing, lazy weekend
Getting together with the family for a fireworks show
Missing the week long family reunion, im sad but know its the right thing to do for my sobriety
My sponsor
Looking forward to a Womens AA meeting tonight
Growing spiritually and the random godwinks
Everyone sharing here, the good the bad and the ugly
Humility, after all i am one drink away from being a drunkard again
A daily reprieve
Love you all
Lets go out and slay the day soberly!
I’m grateful to God please help me be the best version of myself while staying clean and sober, just for today. I’m grateful for my recovery with its challenges and blessings. I’m grateful for All my family, friends, TS and the gratidudes. Congrats on 4 months @PinkyP Keep moving forward. I’m grateful for the rain and that I get the day off. I’m grateful I can go back to sleep. I’m grateful for music. I’m grateful for daily readings, prayer and gratitude. I’m grateful for exercise. I’m grateful for all the mentions around my milestone, thanks. I’m grateful broken hearts heal but damn this sucks, so hungry, angry, lonely and tired, the lady friend has company still there since saturday the same day she went out again with me part of the day. I’m grateful I can pray for the still suffering addict and that I know she is stuck in the cycle still but wow what am I doing to myself and allowing her to do to me. God give me strength.
God bless you all. 
&
p.s. You are amazing. Ya you
4 months! yay yay yay!
Huge congrats. Hugely grateful for you here! 
Congratulations on 4 months!!! Thats awesome!
All Right! Let’s do this!
I’m grateful my wife hasn’t drank for 2 days now.
I’m grateful it terrifies the shit out of me and I have no idea how to act 
I’m grateful I know how to do the other chaos shit.
I’m grateful I don’t know “THIS!”
I’m grateful I don’t know if she’s going to drink today. Or if she’ll probably drink tomorrow
I’m grateful for ODAAT
I’m grateful for OHAAT
I’m grateful I don’t know what’s going to happen today or tomorrow or next week about anything in life. I’m grateful I’m going to share my feelings here. I’m grateful IT’S ALL!! EVERYTHING!! Out of my control.
I’m grateful I spend time with her in these god awful early mornings instead of doing my morning routine. I’m grateful I can always to this later like I am now.
Im grateful when WE are sober, I can see how much she does around here. It’s nice not being clouded by resentment. I thought I was doing well with my old nemesis resentment, but that last couple of days with a little compassion on my team I can see things differently.
Im grateful for my wife.
I’m grateful I don’t know what to say to her or do for her or encourage her or what! She ain’t talking about it. We’re getting along great. So……
Im grateful for
“Don’t just do something! Sit there!”
I’m grateful and nervous I got a phone call lined up with my son. I’m grateful he’s very concerned. I’m grateful my daughter told him about what’s going on. I’m grateful for his addiction training but I’m nervous nevertheless. I’m grateful we might both cry. He gets it from his father. Poor bastard 
I’m grateful for the beautiful sunset I saw this morning. I’m grateful this house is not an east west facing house but it is situated perfectly to see the beautiful sunsets in the morning without it directly hitting the view windows head on. I’m grateful for more rain last night. Or rather early this morning.
I’m grateful my wife went back to bed again. She feels guilty about it. I’m grateful I encourage her for self care. We get a shit load of our chores done before 7. If it feels good to go back to bed. Do it.
I’m grateful my gratitude share is a little bit about my wife this morning. But even after all this I’m still tense and shaky. I’m grateful maybe it’s time to let this go.
I’m grateful for my homies 
I’m grateful I can go check the meme thread.
When you are grateful,
an invisible blanket of
peace covers you,
it makes you glow,
it makes you happy, strong,
warm. Gratitude puts mind
at ease about everything
around.
Om Swami
Spiritual Monk
Hi everyone 
I’m grateful I get to see Keely today. I’m grateful for the long, warm hug she’ll give me. I need a hug.
I’m grateful I made a call this morning, not to a therapist but to someone else I want to try first. I’m grateful I trust myself. I think that’s kind of a big deal, to trust myself. I’m not sure I ever had faith in the choices I’ve made before, and that uncertainty has caused me a lot of inner turmoil. But I thought deeply about it this morning, and I realized that although I have doubts about others in my life, I have no doubts about me. I honestly trust myself to do what’s right for me. I’m grateful because it’s a really good feeling.
I’m grateful for @Sunflower1. Thank you for always being so kind. I appreciate that you care.
I’m grateful to see @PinkyP’s 4 months of sobriety. I’ll be celebrating you today! 
I’m grateful to see @M-be-free49’s bucket of Saskatoon berries. It immediately brought me back to picking blueberries with my childhood best friend. I love being reminded of my memories with him. Thanks, Emm 
Y’all have a great day.
Congratulations on your 4 months of freedom PinkyP.
Well done 
Brilliant as y’all would say
In no particular order ….
I’m grateful for ice lollies
I’m grateful for feeling more calm when my children challenge me
I’m grateful for setting my children clear boundaries with a clear mind
I’m grateful for paddling pools
I’m grateful for my husband who is working his ass off on the hottest day of the year in a boiling hot garage to provide for us
Yes! Brilliant achievement 
Thanks so much 
Ice lollies… Yes!! Good one @Alicat22. How old are your kids? Mine are 19,21 and 22 an still love paddling pools