Gratitude – A whole week

Sept. 24

Annie and

Hank

Today I am grateful for:

  1. Sutra 91 – When I really know I do not know I am opening all the doors of possibilities
  2. not having to compete at being the most grateful
  3. learning to stop turning everything into a competition
  4. stormy woody and betty and maria
  5. getting up urly
  6. dog park and a guy from chicago telling me about things to see in chicago
  7. Getting back into steps so i can help sponsees more effectively
  8. Sitting next to Bob b… boater bon who knows who wales was
  9. Annies cool assed text and more then that.., the damned timing of it
  10. Felt 5th step promises today
  11. whippin up my baby bumble bee:)🐝i got a sweet song about bumble beea on dis new steps machine i am texting on
  12. Jim V senior and Jim V junior
  13. doing steps witb sponsor… and doing steps with sponsees… right out the big book

Peace to you Annie and cooper and hazel and hank… very Grateful!

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Sept 23, 2026

Today I am grateful for:

  1. Getting up early…
  2. Texts with Grampa Jay…
  3. How much stuff I got done yesterday
  4. How much stuff I hope to get done today
  5. Dionne is going to meetings again
  6. Blogging and writing again…Doug telling me to WRITE It DOWN
  7. ME Telling others to WRITE IT down…true with STEP 4 and GRATITUDE TOO
  8. Several talks I had with Friends in and out of the Program…texting and live talks… texting counts as talks for me
  9. Thursday night meeting and seeing Jim B. and chatting with him some
  10. having 9 things to be grateful for before i even get on my bike and choosing to save 1 for later because I am certain I will find something else to be grateful for later
  11. sep 23 is a primer day!
  12. figuring out how to sync all my devices so I can practice steps everywhere I am.
  13. Having more than 12 things to be grateful for before getting on my bicycle in the morning

Peace to annie and doug and frank and alexa

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September 22, 2026

Gratitude

  1. Riding bikes with a Spanish dude named Cornholio in Cartoon World Called Zwift — 44.3 miles on Zwift today and still able to climb hard at 61.
  2. A new PR on Crow Road — 237 watts for 19:37. 🚴
  3. The ability to keep learning new shit — figuring out how to make Zwift more interactive, record it, and share it with others.
  4. My iPhone 13 getting a second life as TwoDoggs 13 Bike HQ instead of sitting around unused. 😂
  5. AA — I got to a meeting today and stayed connected to the fellowship.
  6. My dogs — getting to take the little bastards to dog pork. 🐕❤️
  7. Being tired for good reasons — biking, AA, dogs, and a full day of living.
  8. A Close Friend helped with my gratitude list and was spot on.
  9. A good talk with Joanie about finances, the Steps, and our relationship.
  10. As a result of my talks with Joanie, I had a great text chat with Doug and a great phone chat with Woody — two important friends in my life, both of whom I regularly beat in chess. ♟️😂
  11. How one honest conversation can lead to another — talking openly with Joanie led me toward Doug and Woody instead of keeping everything inside and trying to figure it all out by myself.

Pretty damn good September 22. ❤️

looks like hell to some – kinda like heaven to me

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Sept. 21

mike and I each with a birdie put on 18

Today I am grateful for:

1. I shot a 33 on the second 9 holes and I only took 1 molligan at Hickry

2. Golf with my brother Mike and good talks with him

3. My wife also learnt some shit from Doug… somedays… may not be grateful for this:)

4. 4th steps with doug today… were so eye opening… I am such a badgewinner… it is what motivates most of my shit behavior… recognizing it in my self will help me help others

5. Speaking to help others and not to portray something that I have won a badge for… makes speaking from the heart easier

6. The freedom that comes from a 4th and 5th step done well gives

7. Giving Nick his 1 month coin was pretty cool

8. Dionne at a second meeting in 3 days

9. Walmart Steve wants to Golf with me

10. sharing steps with Bobby and his desire to do steps

11. I realized I kind of have a step mother and a step sister… and I aint been the best step son… but honestly i aint too bad of a step son.

Evil step mother:)
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Sept 20

Grateful for:

successful Jake run and seeing families mourn, celebrate, benefit others, and heal.

Watching Joanie and Adam be selfless servers of others…and Adam using his Phone as a real tool for something Good.

Step 4 and seeing how devious ego can be

Learning to ease up on myself and realize what making a bonfire means

Watching families heal together

Big Hearts fellows in our program have

Not giving up on gratitude lists

Carlos H. an old sponsee and Friend i havent seen in many years was running down the trail at the race today and he screamed my name

He is 6 years sober now… and i got his number…he was pushing his daughter Josy in a stroll… a beautiful child.

Alexa’s video

Happy and Grace and Ripply and Sadie.

Brother TSA sent us this pic.

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Sept 19, 2026

Grateful for:

I am grateful for the 12 steps.

I am grateful for the third step prayer, the fourth step prayers, the seventh step prayer and the 11th step prayer, the prayer of Saint Francis.

I’m grateful for Jnana Ganga and her 101 suturas.

I am grateful for dinners with Joanie and Adam.

I’m grateful I can tell my story to others. Even if it doesn’t help them it helps me.

I’m grateful for friends who help me see my character flaws especially the ones that I don’t see myself.

I am grateful for times when I feel ungrateful because these times make the grateful times better.

I am grateful for ice cream.

I’m grateful that I get to walk my life with happiness and grace, my two dogs.

I am grateful for alcohol because without alcohol, I would not have found all the wonderful friends I have or the 12 steps or A way to live my life relatively happy.

I’m grateful for the big book because it tells me my story and makes me feel like I’m not totally unique.

Finally, I am grateful for Joanie, Edin, and Adam and Sponsees and Sponsors and all my Friends and Teton Sunsets.

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Sept. 18, 2026

GRATEFUL FOR:

walk and talk with dionne

4 kids i know who got a safe space

gratitude meetings

oober eats driberz

sponsees and frenz with sweet ideas about what to be grateful for

people who drank like me and got sober at same age az me

Einstein and swetshirts wit hiz face

The Englishman

grateful for the 111 center

ex bedwetters like me… i aint unique

i have never tried a happy dad cocktail and hopefully never will…

Augustus…

talk with joanie about sponsors, robin w and eric c

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