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Three things to be thankful for today

Doolhof
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

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.

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Today I was quite stressed for work so my main thing to be grateful for is that today was an okay day.

I'm also very thankful for one of my best friends who I spoke to on the phone.

I'm also grateful for my family and partner

Guest_4593
Community Member

Thankful i can smile when im with my nephew.

Thankfully i get through my working days without someone questioning my sobriety.

Thankfully i dont have any realashinship

Yesterday I was thankful for

Making 2 phone calls I had put off

enjoying the warm weather

Looking at the beautiful gardens in my street

Gambit87
Community Member

Today I am thankful for,

having a great GP

nature

morning chats with the local cafe owner

Today is one of my best friends' birthday so 1) I am grateful for her!

2) I am grateful for my family and that I am able to still live at home

3) My partner who has been working so hard (14 hour shifts!!)

gucia6
Community Member

Friends

Music

The realization, that I need to be strong, not because it is expected from me, but because I want to be strong, for myself

quirkywords
Community Champion
Community Champion

Thankful for

My ability to volunteer even when fragile

people who keep in touch even when I am too tired to

having family who help even when I find it hard to accept

Nurse_Jenn
Community Member

Today:

The Wiggles - for providing me with 20 minutes of respite from small human

Christmas Lights

Crunchy cold Maclure's Dill Pickles - not soft ones like the last batch I had purchased.

Thankful for

YouTube Music =I to dream the impossible dream to lift my spirits.

The soft touch of. Big dog

listen to heavy rain after a hot day

1 - I am grateful that I am still friends with my high school friends 🙂 We are still as close as ever!

2 - I am grateful for my family and partner

3 - Grateful that I could cook for my family today