Grateful that you asked this Eternal...I've often wondered, so I looked it up:

"The most commonly repeated story is that the behavior is an evolutionary hold‑over from dogs’ wild ancestors. Circling may have been necessary to trample down tall vegetation and shoo away any pests hiding in the grass, making the ground more comfortable to lie on.

Others theorize that dogs in the wild preferred to sleep with their nose into the wind. Circling allowed dogs to determine wind direction. The simplest explanation is that turning in circles is just a way to orient the body into a tight curled posture as the dog lies down."

Hmmm.

Love V xx

grateful for all we can learn around this joint

Grateful for another morning sober.
Grateful I didn't even consider having sangria at the get together last night.
Grateful for my sponsor.

Grateful for another day sober.

Grateful I'm willing to take positive risks today.

Grateful sobriety lets me have a balanced perspective when life is less-than-fabulous.
Grateful for sunshine this morning.

Grateful my sponsor called this morning wanting to know if I was going to our homegroup.

Grateful an AA friend is taking time to help me with groceries....and then we are going to our homegroup.

Grateful for SR being an integral part of my recovery, along with AA and Alanon

Grateful for Venus answering Eternals question and making me giggle.

Grateful for the cool breeze coming through the window.

Grateful to Venus's research and that I am not the only one who wondered this!!
Grateful for Rusty's comment which made me burst out laughing.
Grateful for FBL's avatar of Flip Wilson as Geraldine. It made me howl and brought back memories.

Grateful that even though I didn't get here by my personal deadline (midday), I still felt gratitude.
Grateful that age brings wisdom -- most of the time.
Grateful that I got up earlier than I wanted to.
Grateful for the every day.

Grateful for one year and eight months sobriety today.
Grateful it seems like yesterday yet
Grateful it feels like a billion years ago.
Grateful for all I've learned and overcome yet
Grateful I'm aware I have so much more to learn about living a sober life

Congratulations on this milestone Eternal!! ♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Grateful to be sharing all of our milestones together.

Love V xx

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and grateful for the consistency of recovery

Grateful that I reason I'm still just one drink away from a drunk.

Grateful for all the possibilities open to me now that I'm livin' sober.

Grateful for another day sober.

Grateful for a warm sweatshirt.

Grateful for EQ on SR and all the rest of you!
Grateful for the tools that got me through yesterday sober.

Grateful to help a friend with going to the food pantry.

Grateful for the meeting last night...

Grateful that we had a cool night before this super hot day.
Grateful I'm going into a predicted 39C hangover free with a well hydrated body.
Grateful for EQ's great example of sobriety which spurs me on.

Grateful that now when I lose things it's not because I was drinking.