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Lbad · 07-04-2008, 10:27 PM

Grateful for a truly wonderful day off.....

Much Luv,
Bad

gravity · 07-04-2008, 10:32 PM

This morning, my little boy asked me, out of the blue, "how come each day is the best day?" Caught me off guard but I said "because life is good!" He sure liked that answer!

Couple of parties today that I was obligated to attend (have to do it all again tomorrow):

Old friends,
New friends,
Booze all around me,
Not one drink.

That still amazes me.

And an AA meeting afterwards to share about it all.

Grateful.

ananda · 07-04-2008, 10:33 PM

once again i am so grateful for the women who are in my life today! So grateful that my path has crossed many times with the same women! The support of the women in my life exceedes any expectations i ever had!

I am grateful that today i didn't have to hide bottles all around the house so that i could sneak drinks throughout the day to keep me going

grateful I didn't have to run to the grocery store and stop at mcyds on the way home to buy a coke and do some shots in the bathroom before going home.

grateful i didn't have to chew gum and brush my teeth before my noon aa meeting.

grateful my puppies are healthy and happy and that my son and i had a great time at the fireworks without a fight.

grateful that i am moving forward through new expereinces with some courage and a little less fear.

grateful for SR

grateful for my sobriety.

Rusty Zipper · 07-05-2008, 07:00 PM

grateful for a most wonderful meeting at my HG, The Panel of Experts!

topic, "being good to yourself"

herd some real open, and honest shares!

grateful i have learned to be able to be good to myself too!

grateful the guilts and shames, of days past, are now gone...

ananda · 07-05-2008, 09:37 PM

I am grateful today that my auto react button has a pause

that my actions are auto different than they use to be

that I am mostly (

) more concerned about we than me

grateful to know it isn't always about me!

grateful to be free

gravity · 07-05-2008, 10:58 PM

Two nights in a row.

Had to attend parties.
Repeatedly offered drinks both nights.
Even “teased” about my sobriety tonight.
Somewhat uncomfortable thinking (“I stand out” “Everyone expects me to drink”).
But I did it! And I honestly did not want to drink!

After relating my experience to an AA oldtimer, she smiled at me, excited “See? The obsession has been lifted.” I had not even looked at it that way!

A small victory (two sober evenings, one day at a time) and a huge victory (for my sobriety) at the same time.

Lbad · 07-06-2008, 08:34 AM

((me too Gravity)) Almost same exact story as you.....
I am 5 1/2 years sober and I was with another sober person both nights though... It was still weird but no obsession and I am grateful for that.

gravity · 07-06-2008, 09:09 AM

Hi Lbad,

I had sober people with me both night's too (a 7 year old and a 4 year old

)!

One cool reflection I always seem to have the next morning after being around alcohol is that I never wake up and think "man, I really should have got hammered last night." Even when I am feeling a bit out of sorts, I know that I am doing the right thing and that the peace and gratitude will be there for me in the morning.

Lbad · 07-06-2008, 01:51 PM

((gravity))I agree totally...... thanks for sharing I feel not so alone today.......

faith08 · 07-06-2008, 06:16 PM

grateful for the end of day 7
grateful for stumbleupon
grateful for the little striped cat--she couchtatered with me today
grateful for law and order marathons....all the time
grateful for the grat pac and their gratitudes

Rusty Zipper · 07-06-2008, 07:01 PM

grateful i helped my sponsor laugh today...

he's so, so ill...

and grateful he made me laugh also

he always says, we aint a gloom lot, i said Glum!

that boy can make Jack Benny look like laughing boy!

Oh! My!

ananda · 07-06-2008, 08:24 PM

for family....son, mom and brothers
for friends....new and old, sober or drunk
for dogs....good or bad
for love.....sucks or not

Most of all for life, sobriety and the fellowship of all my sisters who support me in my personal growth!

gravity · 07-06-2008, 08:50 PM

Grateful for a day of feeling very comfortable in my own skin (Hey! what's happening to me?

)

***Rella927*** · 07-06-2008, 09:23 PM

Gravity

your recovering!

!!

Grateful for the chance to spend time with my other brother and wife tonight!

Grateful I can almost be totally good to me!

Grateful for all of you!

P.S. (_rz_) LOVED that Jack Benny show!

Lbad · 07-06-2008, 09:33 PM

Grateful my Dad loves me and he called me today and we had a nice chat.... He is a good Dad.. He tries real hard to be loving and kind and understanding.....
he has been sober for 35years......
he gets it...
grateful.....

Rusty Zipper · 07-07-2008, 03:46 AM

(_R_)

Astro · 07-07-2008, 10:34 AM

Grateful that when my kids are gone for extended periods of time, I can be happy knowing they're experiencing and enjoying something new. Quite a change from being selfish and miserable!

(and I'm grateful for the companionship of my awesome GF!)

gravity · 07-07-2008, 01:30 PM

So after really enjoying a weekend with my family & friends despite the presence of alcohol, I was relaxing, ending the weekend by taking my young children to their friend’s birthday party. I was sitting on the deck with the other dads when, out of the blue, the host asked me if I wanted whiskey in my next Coke!

Good grief! My drink almost came out of my nose! My response was so quick and to the point that I almost started laughing

! Talk about “recoiling from a hot flame.” Afterwards, my wife & I had a good laugh about it. By the way, NOBODY wanted any whiskey.

Some situations you can prepare for, take precautions, and plan your response. But there are other times…

Every morning, I ask my higher power to give me strength, to take care of me.

Gotta love that new automatic response! Grateful!

Rusty Zipper · 07-07-2008, 07:23 PM

grateful for another open air meeting tonight!

"To Wives" /Husbands, and everyone we inflicted our wrath upon"

faith08 · 07-07-2008, 07:28 PM

grateful for the library
grateful for my bed---so tired this evening
grateful for sr ppl who think like i do
grateful for day 8 ending

whiskerkissed · 07-07-2008, 07:31 PM

Grateful I feel sick tonight with a clear head. It means when I feel good again I'll appreciate it more...:-D
Grateful for everyone else's grateful expressions. They lead to small windows in their lives letting others in.

ananda · 07-07-2008, 10:21 PM

grateful for a sponsor who lent me her mower...even if i broke it

grateful for my women friends who had dinner with me

grateful for the friend who took me to a meeting tonight and will take me to work in the mornign (car brok down too

grateful that the holes i fall in are smaller than they use to be

grateful for the woman I sponsor and all she gives me every day

grateful for being given the gift of being born in a human body (despite the trials and tribulations it incurres)

grateful for SR and karma that tells me there is purpose in my life today.

Rusty Zipper · 07-08-2008, 05:27 AM

WK

Quote:

Grateful for everyone else's grateful expressions. They lead to small windows in their lives letting others in.

well said!

grateful for simplicity!

and more grateful to learn how not to complicate things!

did that enough then!

Lbad · 07-08-2008, 07:38 AM

Grateful that just for today I figured something out in my heart...

Astro · 07-08-2008, 09:01 AM

It's CoDA Tuesday!

The one day every week that I take a break from AA and breathe in the gift of a codependency meeting.

I'm grateful for all recovery programs, and that all of them are available if I feel the need.

07-04-2008, 10:27 PM	#176 (permalink)
Lbad X IV Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,392	Grateful for a truly wonderful day off..... Much Luv, Bad __________________ left foot, right foot, breathe Bad "Say what you mean and mean what you say but don't say it mean!" *Everything is already* OK**

07-05-2008, 07:00 PM	#179 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 11,926	grateful for a most wonderful meeting at my HG, The Panel of Experts! topic, "being good to yourself" herd some real open, and honest shares! grateful i have learned to be able to be good to myself too! grateful the guilts and shames, of days past, are now gone... __________________ *Rule 62*

07-06-2008, 08:34 AM	#182 (permalink)
Lbad X IV Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,392	((me too Gravity)) Almost same exact story as you..... I am 5 1/2 years sober and I was with another sober person both nights though... It was still weird but no obsession and I am grateful for that. __________________ left foot, right foot, breathe Bad "Say what you mean and mean what you say but don't say it mean!" *Everything is already* OK**

07-06-2008, 01:51 PM	#184 (permalink)
Lbad X IV Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,392	((gravity))I agree totally...... thanks for sharing I feel not so alone today....... __________________ left foot, right foot, breathe Bad "Say what you mean and mean what you say but don't say it mean!" *Everything is already* OK**

07-06-2008, 06:16 PM	#185 (permalink)
faith08 No AA Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 260 Blog Entries: 38	grateful for the end of day 7 grateful for stumbleupon grateful for the little striped cat--she couchtatered with me today grateful for law and order marathons....all the time grateful for the grat pac and their gratitudes __________________ Trying to find my starting point again....

07-04-2008, 10:32 PM	#177 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,261	This morning, my little boy asked me, out of the blue, "how come each day is the best day?" Caught me off guard but I said "because life is good!" He sure liked that answer! Couple of parties today that I was obligated to attend (have to do it all again tomorrow): Old friends, New friends, Booze all around me, Not one drink. That still amazes me. And an AA meeting afterwards to share about it all. Grateful.

07-04-2008, 10:33 PM	#178 (permalink)
ananda Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,879	once again i am so grateful for the women who are in my life today! So grateful that my path has crossed many times with the same women! The support of the women in my life exceedes any expectations i ever had! I am grateful that today i didn't have to hide bottles all around the house so that i could sneak drinks throughout the day to keep me going grateful I didn't have to run to the grocery store and stop at mcyds on the way home to buy a coke and do some shots in the bathroom before going home. grateful i didn't have to chew gum and brush my teeth before my noon aa meeting. grateful my puppies are healthy and happy and that my son and i had a great time at the fireworks without a fight. grateful that i am moving forward through new expereinces with some courage and a little less fear. grateful for SR grateful for my sobriety.

07-05-2008, 09:37 PM	#180 (permalink)
ananda Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,879	I am grateful today that my auto react button has a pause that my actions are auto different than they use to be that I am mostly ( ) more concerned about we than me grateful to know it isn't always about me! grateful to be free

07-05-2008, 10:58 PM	#181 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,261	Two nights in a row. Had to attend parties. Repeatedly offered drinks both nights. Even “teased” about my sobriety tonight. Somewhat uncomfortable thinking (“I stand out” “Everyone expects me to drink”). But I did it! And I honestly did not want to drink! After relating my experience to an AA oldtimer, she smiled at me, excited “See? The obsession has been lifted.” I had not even looked at it that way! A small victory (two sober evenings, one day at a time) and a huge victory (for my sobriety) at the same time.

07-06-2008, 09:09 AM	#183 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,261	Hi Lbad, I had sober people with me both night's too (a 7 year old and a 4 year old )! One cool reflection I always seem to have the next morning after being around alcohol is that I never wake up and think "man, I really should have got hammered last night." Even when I am feeling a bit out of sorts, I know that I am doing the right thing and that the peace and gratitude will be there for me in the morning.

07-06-2008, 07:01 PM	#186 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 11,926	grateful i helped my sponsor laugh today... he's so, so ill... and grateful he made me laugh also he always says, we aint a gloom lot, i said Glum! that boy can make Jack Benny look like laughing boy! Oh! My! __________________ *Rule 62*

07-06-2008, 08:24 PM	#187 (permalink)
ananda Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,879	for family....son, mom and brothers for friends....new and old, sober or drunk for dogs....good or bad for love.....sucks or not Most of all for life, sobriety and the fellowship of all my sisters who support me in my personal growth!

07-06-2008, 08:50 PM	#188 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,261	Grateful for a day of feeling very comfortable in my own skin (Hey! what's happening to me? )

07-06-2008, 09:23 PM	#189 (permalink)
*Rella927* ¢σммυηιту gяєєтєя Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spreading my wings Posts: 6,510	Gravity your recovering! !! Grateful for the chance to spend time with my other brother and wife tonight! Grateful I can almost be totally good to me! Grateful for all of you! P.S. (_rz_) LOVED that Jack Benny show! __________________ Dance as though no one is watching you Love as though you have never been hurt before Live as though heaven is on earth. Happy Turkey Day!

07-06-2008, 09:33 PM	#190 (permalink)
Lbad X IV Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,392	Grateful my Dad loves me and he called me today and we had a nice chat.... He is a good Dad.. He tries real hard to be loving and kind and understanding..... he has been sober for 35years...... he gets it... grateful..... __________________ left foot, right foot, breathe Bad "Say what you mean and mean what you say but don't say it mean!" *Everything is already* OK**

07-07-2008, 03:46 AM	#191 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 11,926	(_R_) __________________ *Rule 62*

07-07-2008, 10:34 AM	#192 (permalink)
Astro Codaholic Alcodependant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ, in a home filled with love Posts: 6,295	Grateful that when my kids are gone for extended periods of time, I can be happy knowing they're experiencing and enjoying something new. Quite a change from being selfish and miserable! (and I'm grateful for the companionship of my awesome GF!) __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride"

07-07-2008, 01:30 PM	#193 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,261	So after really enjoying a weekend with my family & friends despite the presence of alcohol, I was relaxing, ending the weekend by taking my young children to their friend’s birthday party. I was sitting on the deck with the other dads when, out of the blue, the host asked me if I wanted whiskey in my next Coke! Good grief! My drink almost came out of my nose! My response was so quick and to the point that I almost started laughing ! Talk about “recoiling from a hot flame.” Afterwards, my wife & I had a good laugh about it. By the way, NOBODY wanted any whiskey. Some situations you can prepare for, take precautions, and plan your response. But there are other times… Every morning, I ask my higher power to give me strength, to take care of me. Gotta love that new automatic response! Grateful!

07-07-2008, 07:23 PM	#194 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 11,926	grateful for another open air meeting tonight! "To Wives" /Husbands, and everyone we inflicted our wrath upon" __________________ *Rule 62*

07-07-2008, 07:28 PM	#195 (permalink)
faith08 No AA Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 260 Blog Entries: 38	grateful for the library grateful for my bed---so tired this evening grateful for sr ppl who think like i do grateful for day 8 ending __________________ Trying to find my starting point again....

07-07-2008, 07:31 PM	#196 (permalink)
whiskerkissed Stopping the Train... Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere Between Nashville and Memphis Posts: 523	Grateful I feel sick tonight with a clear head. It means when I feel good again I'll appreciate it more...:-D Grateful for everyone else's grateful expressions. They lead to small windows in their lives letting others in. __________________ Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us. - Steven Tyler

07-07-2008, 10:21 PM	#197 (permalink)
ananda Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,879	grateful for a sponsor who lent me her mower...even if i broke it grateful for my women friends who had dinner with me grateful for the friend who took me to a meeting tonight and will take me to work in the mornign (car brok down too grateful that the holes i fall in are smaller than they use to be grateful for the woman I sponsor and all she gives me every day grateful for being given the gift of being born in a human body (despite the trials and tribulations it incurres) grateful for SR and karma that tells me there is purpose in my life today.

07-08-2008, 07:38 AM	#199 (permalink)
Lbad X IV Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,392	Grateful that just for today I figured something out in my heart... __________________ left foot, right foot, breathe Bad "Say what you mean and mean what you say but don't say it mean!" *Everything is already* OK**

07-08-2008, 09:01 AM	#200 (permalink)
Astro Codaholic Alcodependant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ, in a home filled with love Posts: 6,295	It's CoDA Tuesday! The one day every week that I take a break from AA and breathe in the gift of a codependency meeting. I'm grateful for all recovery programs, and that all of them are available if I feel the need. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride"