Thanksgiving Gratitude Thread

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Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!!!! :hrnsmlys:

I'm thankful for 5,721 days of sobriety which have given me many reasons to be grateful. Here are just a few:

  • I walked my oldest daughter down the aisle
  • I was alive to help my youngest daughter achieve and maintain recovery for over 4 years (and counting! One day at a time)
  • I was alive to see my first grandchild enter this world a little over 6 weeks ago and will spend the day with him, my daughters, and the rest of my family tomorrow (WOO HOO!!)
  • I have the privilege of sharing my experience, strength, and hope with those who still suffer with this lousy disease

What are you grateful for today?

Jack

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I am grateful to have 16 months of sobriety and the awareness to know that it's because of my sobriety I am able to be a mother, friend, sister, and daughter.

I am grateful for to have a best friend who is like a mother to me.

I am grateful for my sponsor and the fellowship of AA.

I am grateful for God and all things I don't understand.

I am grateful for the ability to love myself and the fact that this program doesn't require prefection, only progress.

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i am grateful to God for 13 months of sobriety, & the wonderful life that has i have as a result! i have an awesome little family that is continuing to heal & grow. i have a 2 year old granddaughter that will never have to see her Nana drunk or under the influence- as long as i stay sober!! i have a job that is so gratifying & allows me to sustain this family & home! i have a wonderful AA group & fellowship. Praise God for it all!!!

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I have been a lurker for a long time on this recovery thread as I don't think I am an addict, and this is the number one thing I am thankful for. Both my parents were drug or ETOH addicts, and even my grandparents! How the heck did my brother and I not become addicts? Or are we really addicts but just aware that we may be and so mostly abstain from ETOH and drugs?

I am also thankful for my 2 children, ages 15 and 17.

I am thankful that I have recovered mentally, at least to the point I can hold down a 3/4 time job, since my husband died of a medical incident and I lost faith (still have!) in the medical system.

I am thankful that I found a job that I love where I don't have to work with other healthcare providers.

I am thankful that I responded well to an antidepressant and found a therapist that helped me become functional again after 2 years of not leaving the house. I still have convince myself though, that they will always be part of my life and to stop going off them when I have been doing well for several months as depression always creeps back into my life.

I am thankful that I am still alive.

I am thankful that I have always read the nurses and recovery thread, to remind myself why I don't drink more than 2 drinks, EVER and not more than once a month and NEVER when I am sad, lonely or angry. I am also thankful that I stopped using recreational drugs when I was 20 years old, now more than 30 yrs ago.

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