EternalQ

Grateful I let myself get some TLC today. Got a massage.

Grateful I found a small oak rocker for my grandson at the flea today and also some old german engravings.

Grateful in this town I just chat up people who are strangers without a second thought and they're so friendly. I was NEVER like that before!

Grateful my daughter took my advice and there's a lot of pain ahead but she's in a better place today.

Grateful to watch Funny Girl for the millionth time. It takes me back. People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.

uncle holmes

Grateful for traffic lights.

LiaAc

EQ, it feels so good to notice those things when you come out of the fog. I'm glad you're being good to yourself, you deserve it!

Uncle H, are you grateful for them because you use them, or enjoy running them? *wink*

I am grateful to have known my friend Billy. I just wish I had been able to tell him how much I appreciated him. It's a cliche but it's true- life is short and you never know when your time is up. I just hope he knows I how I feel, wherever he is right now.

Grateful for SR. *hugs*

four812

I am grateful I am up at this hour and finished cleaning up the mess from my daughter puking all over both sides of her bed. And for being able to care for her.

A couple years ago I was smoking crack and sifting through my own puke looking for rocks.

I am especially grateful because I am now finished cleaning and sitting next to here as she works through her tummy ache.

Marcher13

Grateful that I have finished a long hard week quite well and
Grateful for the sobriety and health that enabled me to do that.
Grateful for home tonight.

Rusty Zipper

thanks lia

Astro

(((LiaAc))) I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Billy. I'm sure he had a good friend in you also

Grateful that all days are not "Murphy's Law" days Yesterday was over the top. Grateful it's Saturday. I'm going fishing.

Rusty Zipper

grateful to catch a lift to a meeting tonight from mr 4-wheel drive

Josafe

Just wanted to say, I'm sorry mum...you were right.

I did have a problem. I rebelled, cursed, resisted, drank more.....no matter where I went there I was.

I can no longer hide from the truth. I can no longer deal with the guilt and shame.

I was wrong but I am ready to change.

I am a good person.

I am grateful.

eddie z.

You're welcome,LA!! Energy and desire weren't the problem, though; I had been injured, so I had had the energy and desire for a while just waiting for my shoulder to heal. It was a nice ride, even though I did have a little spill.

Grateful for the enthusiasm, willingness, and honesty of my sponsees.

And grateful to realize my frustration with the mental health professionals at the conference last week was, at the core, all about fear and shame...as most things seem to be. Without the Steps I would not have had this awareness or the ability to "reboot" my attitude and then take time to "recover" today from the stress of last week.

Love and hugs,
Eddie

uncle holmes

I only run them if it's a yellow light. He he.

Grateful for salt trucks. We're currently getting up to 6 inches of snow.

wiscsober

Red means stop. Yellow means faster. -- StarMan

Grateful that I have an apartment reserved....sign the lease Tuesday...move date Dec. 31

Grateful for my jerk two-faced present landlords. IMHO....had to get that out.
Grateful they could be worse.

Seriously, always grateful for my living arrangements.

Grateful for 3 possible sources of financial help to move.

Grateful I get to keep Cuds the Cat.

Good night everybody and have a great day too.

FLBeachGuy

Grateful for quiet and peace in my house
Grateful for the night noises of the bugs, ocean, even the occasional car whizz ing by
Grateful for being grateful, instead of focusing on negatives. Well, less and less.
Grateful for antidepressants, one if the side effects is I can't watch tv at all
Grateful to be reading a lot more
Grateful for having glimpses of who I am
Grateful for everyone on SR
Grateful that it's the weekend
Grateful I'm working through a difficult situation and not escaping it with alcohol
Grateful each day is getting better
Grateful I have some furniture coming in a couple of weeks so this place will be more comfortable and start feeling like my home
Grateful for my mom being there for me
Grateful I'm not an ungrateful drunk *******
Grateful I see small slivers of hope
Grateful I know I need to let go of her and the past
Grateful that I'm not totally alone , although a lot of times it feels like it
Grateful for mindfulness
Grateful I will sleep in a bed tonight
Grateful I get to have Christmas dinner tmrw night with her and her kid
Grateful I will be helping someone out tmrw doing handyman work
Grateful that I think I can get my sh!@t together

EternalQ

Grateful though my shoulder is hurting and out of whack for a second day, I haven't drank. Alcohol was my main painkiller. I think that darn massage caused it actually.

Grateful I tried to distract myself from the pain by watching a movie, reading, trying to learn guitar online, and by composing music with a cool online program I found. The music stuff finally absorbed me enough so that my pain registered less.

Grateful nowadays I can try other ways to cope with low functioning, like patience, acceptance, self-talk, tapping, meditating, stretching, not judging, focusing on another, and reminding myself that this too will pass.

And grateful to sidestep the drama of taking it all personally.

Marcher13

Grateful that it was cool and rainy on my garden today.
Grateful for a genuine compliment from a stranger, thank you sobriety.
Grateful for the quiet thoughts in my head these days.

Oceanlady

Grateful for my nice warm wood stove during a a heavy snow storm today.
Family friend passed away yesterday, grateful he knew I no longer drink.
Grateful to have a cold snowy day to wrap presents and bake cookies, 15 in. 20degrees!
Grateful for hubby's Big John tractor to plow yard..although when he bought this toy, I did not feel a since of gratitude !
Grateful daughter and granddaughters got home safely from jingle bell concert in Boston during storm last night.
Grateful for you guys !

Ipanema

To EQ,
You are amazing in all the things you like to do! The massage: many family and friends have complained after a massage...not to put down massagers but that very well is the problem, like you said...hope it gets better...love all your posts! Ipanema

Astro

Grateful for holiday parties with sober friends. Excellent brunch today.

LiaAc

Grateful for Peter O'Toole:

"If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it."

I was prepared to complain on my blog about the day I had, then I read that quote and decided not to. It changed my attitude.

Grateful also for SR, the most awesome place on the 'net

Rusty Zipper

grateful i did what i had to do today