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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 am thankful for

1) Kind words from friends

2) It is raining!

3) The birds are singing and sound joyful

Boudica
Community Member

Hello folks,

Choclateicecream I get very excited when seedlings emerge too!

1) juicy oranges in season now and delicious

2) my mum who is vulnerable has now been vaccinated against covid, which eases my mind.

3) my son was happy and cooperative this morning, making the morning easy

Katyonthehamsterwheel
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

Luck? Money is super tight, and my $30 dog food scanned at $2.66 - winning!

My 3 pets - who never hate me even when I hate me

Cups of tea 🙂

Photos of nature to look at on my mobile phone when feeling low

Friends who care for me when I'm struggling

Watching the birds out the kitchen window

quirkywords
Community Champion
Community Champion

thankful for
3 year old who changes mood from sad to happy so quickly

warm clothes

friends who just get you.

Hi peeps,

Today I am thankful for:

1. delicious riverland dried apricots, so moorish, taste like sunshine

2. a walk near the lake with my mother. She really struggled and got a bit stuck, and I felt sad, but I have to remind myself to be thankful that she still can walk around and get that far, as there will be a day she can't.

3. the dragonboaters that train on the lake nearby, I enjoy watching them, and love the drums when there is a tournament. I have tried it, it is a lot of fun, one day I will have the time to be out there too!

I love reading everyone's things that bring them joy - thankyou!

Youtube - great for learning how to fix things!

Nice people - some people just want to lift others up

Semester end - no more uni assignments for now 🙂

Today I am thankful for....

~ my garden

~ peaceful moments

~ calm acceptance.

EMxxxx

Today I am thankful for:

1) My resilience in the face of a very heavy work-load for assignments. I worked for 12 hours yesterday! I don't usually pat myself on the back but I'm trying to learn to!

2) I am thankful for that it is almost uni holidays

3) I am grateful for my amazing friends, family, partner and pet

PamelaR
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Today I'm thankful for -

  • the birds singing outside my study window (butcher bird, scarlet honeyeater, brown honeyeater)
  • my knowledge of veggie garden growing is increasing each year
  • 8 weeks without a glass of wine