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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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  • Thankful for 
  • being able to see grandchildren 
  • friends who support
  • hugs when you need one 

 

I’m grateful for:

- Living in Australia. There’s so much of it I still want to see.

- My camera gear. It gives me a way to creatively capture the beauty and wonder I see around me.

- My kind psychologist who has been so understanding with me.

CMF
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Today I'm grateful for;

A quiet day at work

Being around nice people

The good things in my life

Eagle Ray
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

I’m grateful for:

- My secure home. The weather is wild right now and my home stands up to the strong winds here. I’m thankful for the safe roof I have over my head.

- Memories of previous homes that I shared with people and pets.

- The mandarins I’m eating off my mandarin tree that are juicy and refreshing.

Thankful 

for a long train trip
home made food

warm house 

CMF
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Work

Supportive people at work

My partner making me smile

Eagle Ray
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

- My friend and her family who live in a nearby town who I visited today.

- My friend’s cat who was so healing when I was patting her today.

- The dusky colours in the sky tonight just after the sun went down that were a mixture of soft pink and blue.

Thankful

for helping with newborn

thankful  for working on my inner strength when people are critical

thsnk for home cooked meals and family. 

 

CMF
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

My partner looking after my daughter while I had a medical appt

Some alone time going to and from my appt

Walking in the cool air

 

Doolhof
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Today I am thankful  for:

 

-The ability to go walking and for having nature to look at while out walking.

-Sunrises as they mark the beginning of a new day with different possibilities.

-Family, friends and the community here.