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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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ecomama
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

Today I am thankful for...

my daughter buying us food and bringing it to us

my garden, which has never felt like such a sanctuary as now

my home.

Today I am thankful:

1) That I could get my vaccine (I know there are a lot of opinions regarding this but this is just one thing I am personally grateful for!)

2) My partner for always taking care of me

3) My family and pet

I am thankful my first pay it forward give away went so well! Very happy chappy was he.

I am thankful for a photograph of my inner family on my desk.

I am thankful for a photograph of my wife, above my desk.

megabytesteve
Community Member

1st September

"Gratitude
Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness, from the Latin word gratus "pleasing, thankful", is a feeling of appreciation felt by and/or similar positive response shown by the recipient of kindness, gifts, help, favors, or other types of generosity, to the giver of said gifts." -wiki

I'm grateful for all the people I've encountered throughout my life world wide. It's been a learning experience.

I'm also very grateful for my friends and for putting up with me. They know who they are.

But most of all, I'm grateful for having a second, third, fourth and fifth chance in life, 'back from the dead'. (metaphor)

Thank You All!

I am thankful I awoke this morning pain free.

I am thankful a friend replied to my communication.

I am thankful spring has sprung forth.

ecomama
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

Hey Sleepy

Alexa's not so good. Surgery wasn't successful. On a positive note the cysts were benign so that's a plus. More surgery planned my poor darling girl.

I'm grateful that:

~ Our Covid tests were negative. The close contact who worked with Yvette for over 8h ended up being diagnosed positive but is very well with it, so that's good.

~ P.son got almost 100% in his Maths Trial HSC exam! Mr Smarty Emu Pants lol. His teacher phoned him and talked with him for AGES and was almost crying with happiness, gratitude and shock lol! How sweet! The true mark is yet to be determined, his teacher needed to get another teacher to remark it to remove any bias but it's close to 100%, crazy marks.

~ I have my garden. Forever a place of sanctuary I'm so grateful for.

Love EMxxxx

I am thankful I am knowledgeable enough about website building that I can give my time/effort to a person who wants to create a website cheaply.

I am thankful for this mornings coffee.

I am thankful Wife has brought me porridge for breakfast, I really like it when she does that.

I am thankful for a loving wife and being in Love with her.

Guest_1643
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

how difficult and scary EM, glad it was benign and so sorry for the stress to ur family after A's surgery....

well done to p.son for being so succssful at his prac exam!

today i'm thankful for :

hot takeaway coffee and slow sips that warm me up

a sunny bench to sit on in the garden

time to do online shopping at home which is fun during lockdown

Today I am thankful for

- an opportunity to chat with a grief counsellor who didn't tell me I should be thankful my children died as kids are nothing but trouble ( as a previous counsellor stated!)

- my husband and I were able to chat about a misunderstanding

- we have food for dinner tonight

topsy_
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Today I’m thankful for

- the sun shone all day

- it was warm enough to have the heater off & the doors open

- my husband - he’s great company & a terrific cook. I’m very spoilt.