Three things to be thankful for today

[Doolhof]

Some days it is really hard to find anything to be thankful for when we feel overcome by the darkness and fog of depression. If I look hard enough, I can find something to be thankful for.

I would like to encourage others to write down three things they are thankful for, and to realise there is a sense of hope available to us all. Sometimes it is just a little hard to find!

So my three things for today are:

1: The lovely singing of birds in the morning as they welcome in the new day

2: The ability to read and write

3: A lovely hot shower.

Wishing all the "family" in BB Land a day full of noticing the nice things in life. Kind regards to you all, from Dools.

[Doolhof]

Hi Everyone, I am back after a wonderful holiday. I could mention 1000 things to be thankful for today after our wonderful trip way. But I will try to keep it down to three!

Today I am thankful for

1) My 5 senses which allow me to enjoy so much of what life has to offer

2) The beauty of Nature

3) People sharing a smile that lights up their whole face.

Wishing you all a day of realising how precious even a small glimpse of the goodness in this world can be.

From Mrs. Dools

[Jessie394]

Hi Dools 🙂

Welcome back! Glad to hear your holiday was nice 🙂

My three things to be thankful for today are -

1. The public holiday! No work today!

2. The warm weather

3. The smell of rain hitting the warm pavement and tarmac. My favourite smell in the world ^.^

Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday as much as I am!

J x

[Doolhof]

Hi Jesse, thanks for the welcome back. My husband has already planned another holiday for next year! Only thing is he hasn't worked for over a year now!

Things I am thankful for today:

1) Being able to dream about your future

2) A client gave me flowers from his garden!

3) I ate lunch in a park today listening to the birds.

Hope you all find a little joy in each day!

From Mrs. Dools

[EclecticMagpie]

1. Finding this site today
2. Staying sober
3. Having the eyes to read this forum 

[Nike_Girl]

Hi to Mrs Dools  and Eclectic Maggie

Thought I would also give this a try. Three things I am grateful for

1  Finding this website.  Thankyou Lord

2   The Rosellas which perch on my veranda rail

3.  The down times may be really really hard times don't last forever

[Doolhof]

Hi EclecticMagpie.

Welcome to Beyond Blue. Feel free to comment here as many times as you like! It is quite positive to be able to think of three things to be thankful for each day.

Congratulations to you on staying sober! Well done. I hope you feel free to share your story on other posts as well if you have not already done so.

My three things to be thankful for tody are:

1) The snake I saw today was on the road and I was in a car!

2) I have lost a kilo of weight in a week through healthy eating!

3) Our chooks antics are so funny, they make me laugh.

[EclecticMagpie]

Thank you Doolhof,

I am just making my way around the forum and have replied to a few things but not posted my own topic as yet. But one of my responses to a post was really hard to say out loud, so with that I am making an extra thing to be thankful for today.

4. Being truthful to myself about my faults

[AusHam]

1. Having dinner with my overseas friends from China

2. Finding some cheap broadcast equipment for my radio station

3. Joining BeyondBlue and being able to voice my concerns in a friendly community

[Doolhof]

Hi Eclectic Magpie,

"Faults" don't you just love them! I know I have many of those myself. We all grow up with so many different events happening around us, we are formed by our experiences. The good thing is that we have the power with in us to change how we are! It takes a lot of work and effort, and we still go backwards at times. But there is always hope and opportunities to improve our lives and ourselves.

Today I am thankful for:

1) Realising I have faults, I can learn from them. 

2) Accepting my faults and using them to make me a better person.

3) I can accept the faults of others as I have plenty myself.

To all of you who may think your faults are a negative, ponder those faults and see how you might be able to change them to something positive, how you can learn a new habit to replace the old ones!

Cheers to you all from Mrs. Dools.

[Doolhof]

Hi AusHam,

It is great to have you here with us in our "community" of BB Friends.

We look forward to reading more of your posts. I too greatly appreciate all the benefits I have received from this site, and also enjoy being able to give back to others.

Today I am thankful for:

1) Friends, close by, on BB and overseas

2) The cheerful bird song outside

3) Being able to give to others.

Wishing you all a brighter day, from Mrs. Dools