Let's do another gratitude thread

[MorningGlow]

It's been a while, so why not?

I'll start: Just found out my brother's prostate biopsy was negative. Phew.

Okay, your turn! Dig deep if you have to. :D

[OneGrassRoot]

1. I'm grateful I remembered something this morning...

I messed something up with work, and I almost blurted out "I suck!!!" as I typically do (I talk to myself a lot :rofl:); instead, I stopped and breathed and said, out loud, "I'm doing the best I can."

:hug: for me.

Of course, I'm grateful for my health and those I love, a roof over our heads and food on the table...and for all of you.

:grouphug: for all of YOU!

Thanks, MG. :hi:

[Dulcinea]

4. I'm grateful for...

...my wondeful husband & our two beautiful, healthy daughters. They have been my reason to go on in the face of nearly two years of being out of work. And, they're very supportive in my efforts to get into graduate school. :loveya:

[I Have A Dream]

2. Don't have to dig deep.

I am grateful for all of you. You are such an amazing gift in my life. (Thank you, Universe.)

:loveya:

[Kookaburra]

3. I am grateful for the gift of discernment

Being an empath is hard on the body and the spirit, but the Universe, in its infinite wisdom, has provided me with the ability to spot deception very quickly so that I may avoid it.

[I Have A Dream]

5. I wish that I had that.

:(

I'm glad that you do have it. That is a wonderful gift to have been given.

[Kookaburra]

6. It's a relatively new gift, and I'm so thankful

I didn't always have it -- only been with me for about a year or so and has helped a lot. Still don't catch them all, but I do catch most.

[I Have A Dream]

8. I tend to think that everyone will be honest and ethical.

It always surprises me when someone isn't. Deliberate, calculated deception is hard for me to understand. I understand that sometimes people aren't perfect, and I try to be compassionate in those situations. Calculated deception, however, is beyond my ability to comprehend; I can't wrap my brain around it. :( Luckily, I rarely encounter it in my personal life. (I've been blessed with mostly honest & ethical people passing through my life.)

Anyway, again, I'm glad that you have that gift. :)

[Kookaburra]

11. If only people could be

Life would be so much easier for everyone. I was like you for much of my life, IHAD -- trusting everyone to be honest and ethical -- and ended up getting pretty badly abused a couple of times. I want to believe that everyone is imperfect and makes mistakes (even telling the occasional fib), but in some cases it is much more sinister, and for the ability to sniff this out I am grateful.

[OneGrassRoot]

12. I hear you....

I feel fairly blessed in the area of discernment, but I have been blindsided a time or two. :( In truth, however, either I -- or others I trust -- felt something was "off" even in those situations; I just chose to ignore it.

Calculated deception, as well as manipulative and vindictive behavior, sucks.

:loveya:

[JanusAscending]

24. If you may recall, my former screen name was

"Discerning Christian" before I changed it. I've had the gift of discernment since my Miracle daughter was born 40 yrs. ago! The only reason I changed it was because of all of the pre conceived notions I got from folks on DU that think ANY belief system is "woo woo" and makes the person who believes in anything a "superstitious fool"!! Janus for the god that see's what's behind and before him at the same time. (discernment) and also for my birth month, and ascending as we all are, no matter what we call it in our belief system. With my strong empathy for all living creatures, it really comes in handy.

[lildreamer316]

19. Oh, that's exactly my problem.

THat way of being is so totally foreign to me that, like you, I can't wrap my head around it. So I never see it coming.
Ah well, we live and learn!

[FirstLight]

7. right this moment...i am eternally grateful for COFFEE!

:hangover:

but seriously
i am grateful for love, and friends like you guys here :grouphug:

[Kind of Blue]

9. I'm totally grateful for Technology

Discovered 2days ago that I have built in voice-recognition software that works like a charm!:bounce::bounce:Most of my works files come in okay shape to edit but at least 2 of them a day are atrocious and I might as well type up myself - such a drag but I do.
Since yesterday, I can repeat everything heard on the audio, as well as say comma, colon, period, quote, et cetera and relax into the work.

[PhillyGurl]

10. I am grateful that another DUer friend of mine has survived

a serious infection, after a fall; and will be able to keep his leg. Bless the universe. :grouphug:

Oh and thanks to the powers that be for my first client.

[3littlebirds]

13. Been saying thank you all day!!

Last sun. I saw my dad after 45 yrs, we talked about stupid stuff and he gave me a big hug before I left. I thought I would never see that day, I am truly grateful.

[MorningGlow]

14. How wonderful, 3LB

:hug:

[laylah]

15. I'm grateful I got a raise yesterday! nt

[Kookaburra]

16. Congratulations Laylah!!!

[laylah]

26. Thank you...

:hug:

[MorningGlow]

17. LOL what is this "raise" you speak of?

I know not this word. :evilgrin:

Seriously, congrats! :hi:

[laylah]

27. ...

:rofl: A raise in my WAGES, MG, I would recognize any other kind these days. :evilgrin:

Jenn

[lildreamer316]

18. I am grateful for:

My house that is paid for
My car that is paid for
No credit card bills
A wonderful husband (yes, REALLY!)
A beautiful son
Two fun-loving cats
My health
My friends
My family (even though they are not close by)
My sanity (such as it is! lol)
My experience
Facebook (Ha!)
This group!
:hug: :loveya:

[findrskeep]

20. I have been saying thank you all this week myself...

The flood gates have seemed to open for me work wise as for a while now I have been asking the angels, guides, and the universe to bring me many souls whom I can help. And today I've gotten some gigs that seem as if they are going to come through plus some "out of the blue" calls to do healing. I am truly blessed and thank the universe all the time for my wonderful husband, beautiful healthy children, and all of my wonderful friends.

[MagickMuffin]

21. Thankful for my life, friends and being able to finally express myself

Sometimes life can get me down, especially when faced with mounting debt. But I have developed a sense that everything will work itself out.

I volunteered to do the Open Meeting for this month at my Rosicrucian AB, and will conduct an experiment I wrote involving meditation directed on giving and thankfulness. Hopefully it will generate positive results.

I'm also grateful for my ASAH family. :grouphug:


Glad your BIL biopsy was negative.

[3littlebirds]

22. lildreamer316 I love your life.

You have it all, I was depressed for years, but after this big one, Thats all I was asking for was something, And it came. I am on top of the world now, and can see all I have to be grateful for. Thats all I needed was a leg up. My work sucks, but I'm still there and make good money, I have good people around me, and the ones that aren't so good, I'm learning and giving so much to. LIfe is good right now, and I want to continue in this state of mind.
I also Love everyone here. I don't post much. But I read all your posts everyday, and they give me inspiration and hope. Thank you all.

[BlueIris]

23. I am grateful I live in Oregon.

More specifically, my little hamlet, which may not be perfect, but allowed me, to er, um, blech...grow and stuff. Sort of.

Not really feeling grateful for much right now, sorry.

[Sanity Claws]

25. I am grateful

for my two furbabies.
for relief from the migraine headaches I used to get frequently.
for answered prayers.

[LiberalEsto]

28. I'm grateful for the dogs and cats I live with

Especially my darling half-Cavalier spaniel, half American Eskimo dog Penny, whose joy and exuberance have helped make two years of unemployment and depression so much more tolerable.

[Myrina]

29. Mine have saved me in so many ways ...

...I'm a foster parent for a rescue and these loving doggies have taught me more about acceptance, trust, resilience, letting go and 'looking on the bright side' than I learned in 4 years of psychotherapy.

Prior to this, I just had my 2 dogs (Hank and Ray) who got me through the lowest of depressions and times when I wondered from week to week how I was going to afford to feed them. They stuck by me, greeted me every day with wags and those happy faces, and things got better. I owe my life to them.

:hi:

[liberalmuse]

30. I'm grateful...

that when I talked to my mom tonight, she didn't sound like she was dying. The woman who has been my nemesis for so many years has become a woman I admire and adore. I'm thankful I did not get fired or quit my job this week - and I found a reason to motivate me to keep this job that has been so extremely difficult a bit longer. I'm thankful for my DU friends - and ASAH. I say I'm an atheist, but that's because it's so much easier than telling people that I know there is an energy, but I can't quite explain what it is or if it is even a 'who' or 'what' - but it's there because my physical and spiritual self has 'felt' it. I'm thankful that I have a beautiful daughter and family that I can talk to when much of the world could care less about what I think or am going through. I'm thankful for my country. I adore America as I know her to be, not this distorted illusion. There are just too many things to be thankful for to list, really.

[I Have A Dream]

31. This is a very beautiful post, liberalmuse.

I feel very much like you in reference to my beliefs. I just say that I'm spiritual, and I don't feel the need to say more. If someone wants more, I tell them my own version of what you said. I'm OK with not knowing all of the workings of the Universe, and I'm happy to tell them that too. (That seems to make them very nervous. :D)

I also feel the same way as you in reference to our country. I often think of her as something akin to the Native American in the environmental commercial from the early 70s who sheds a tear after some trash is thrown from a speeding car and lands at his feet. I'm sure that she's shedding many tears right now.

[Kind of Blue]

32. I'm so touched by this gratitude, Liberalmuse.

I can relate on every count, Thank you for every word of it :hug:

[get the red out]

33. Grateful for my good health

I just saw on FB that a woman who graduated a year after me in high school passed away at 45, and I recently lost a friend in her early 50's to cancer. I am very grateful to be a healthy middle-aged person thus far. It is not a gift I should be over-looking.

[rosesaylavee]

34. Great thread MG... here's my abbreviated list...

I am grateful for my husband and son and that they are in positions to create their respective arts and that they are appreciated and supported in what they do.
I am grateful that I have a plan to do the same.
I am grateful for the roof over my head and that I am warm when it's cold outside.
I am grateful I have a computer, a printer, paper, pens, a phone... and pretty good basic knowledge on how to use all of that.
I am grateful for my dreams that guide me and give me a clue when my conscious mind is thinking wtf most of the time. :)
I am grateful for music and my access to listen to whatever I want whenever I want.
I am grateful that we have a car that runs efficiently and safely.
I am grateful I live in a safe area.
I am grateful for the supportive friends, family and general community that surrounds me.
I am grateful for a sense of humor that allows me to laugh when things are not what I thought they would/should be.
I am grateful for the job I have and for the plans I have to move beyond this job to more meaningful work.
I am grateful that I can pay bills.
I am grateful I am mobile enough physically that I can walk with my dog most mornings thru a sweet little neighborhood.
I am grateful we have food to eat every day and that we are not hungry.
I am grateful that we are able help others occasionally when needed as well as able to accept help when we need it too.

[BlueIris]

35. A few more I thought of: I'm grateful I'm not in a war torn country,

that I have clean water to drink and food to eat, that I'm physically safe and that I have a sweet puppy dog to keep my company.

[get the red out]

36. Yea on all that!

Especially the sweet puppy dog, I'm grateful for mine too!!!!!

[Digit]

37. That job came through for me

I left the job I had such high hopes for, but they had misrepresented the pay (by a long shot) and the office cliques were unbearable. They were so funny how they went out of their way to ignore my birthday when EVERYONE gets a cake a card. Being 59, I don't NEED a cake, etc, but they felt it was a good "slam". The final straw was when they moved my desk to the farthest part of the building when they knew I had issues walking with my replacement knee that is apparently misaligned.

So, I started my new job this week and I just LOVE it! The people are friendly, the benefits are far better, and I am making over $130 more per week. They actually treat me with respect. My cubicle is awesome and I am working at something to benefit people down on their luck. I get to use my brain and I find the work interesting.

Other than that, I am getting my best friend to attend Al-Anon with me. My goal is to help her help herself and her counselor had recommended she go. I am grateful that I can be supportive for such a wonderful earth angel. She says she is ready and I will support her however I can.

[MorningGlow]

39. Congrats, Digit!

So happy for you! :hi:

[JanusAscending]

38. I just found out I am going to be a great grandmother! (officially)

I always prayed I'd be around long enough to take that "4 generation" picture that my Gram and my Mom got to do. It's still hush hush....but my daughter in law let me know tonight that Missy is almost twelve weeks! Funny thing is ...I already knew it, and told my eldest daughter just about that long ago, and that I knew it was going to be a girl. My Mom came to me in a dream to let me know!! Now I have something else to hang around and look forward to. Every time I feel like just giving up, The Master gives me a new blessing!!! I am....so....thankful!!!!

[MorningGlow]

40. COOOOOOL!

How wonderful, JA! Congrats to you and your granddaughter! That must be such a wonderful feeling! Sending light for a healthy, happy pregnancy! :bounce: :toast: :hug:

[BlueIris]

41. Congrats on new great-grandbaby!

Grandbabies are fun (I know 'cause I was one.)

[teenagebambam]

42. Got a gig with the local orchestra

on New Year's Eve. The conductor simply does not hear local singers, but because our school is working on some cooperative ventures my partner, a colleague and I managed to finagle an audition. Partner was already booked for something else (he was hired through a backdoor channel via another organization) and now colleague and I will be singing New Year's.

[rosesaylavee]

49. Congratulations!

Let us know how it goes!

[WhiteTara]

43. I'm grateful for my life, my new home, my beloved

and my ani-mules.

I am grateful for learning (albeit slowly) how to be more skillful in my relationships.

I am grateful for the beauty that is all around me.

I am grateful for ASAH and the chance to relate to like minded others.

I am grateful for awakening and my evolution.

[MorningGlow]

44. I'm grateful for my freelance job

I love, love, LOVE talking with "New Age" people all over the country, and it makes me happy when they're thrilled to be featured in the magazine.

And BTW, if Mr. MG tells me one more time to quit because of the rare occasions when the job is annoying (what job isn't?), he's gonna get a taste of my boot up his backside. :P

[Myrina]

45. This sounds really shallow, but ...

... I agreed to meet a friend for late lunch this afternoon, and while I was waiting for him to arrive I crossed paths, glances - and maybe sparks of interest - with a man who was apparently picking up his own lunch-to-go.

He kept looking back at me as he progressed through the line (and I had time to check for a wedding band - none) and after he picked up his order was walking in my direction when my friend arrived.

A few months ago, I didn't think I'd ever want to 'look' again - and certainly didn't expect to ever be looked at- after a relationship fizzled badly, so I am grateful for this encounter, for the courage that I know I would have had to say 'hello' as he approached (whether he stopped or not) and for the opportunity that the Universe will (hopefully) present for us to cross paths again very soon, as this cafe is very close to my house.

O8)

[Lindsey]

46. That's encouraging because I haven't been interested in anyone

in a really long time or even wanted to be. Maybe someday soon.... It's funny, on Saturday I was going way negative while running errands in SoCal, on the very, very, frustrating 405. I needed to vibe up really quickly so I had to come up with gratitude right away. #1 I live in my favorite state -California-despite the 405, #2 My college degree, #3 My beloved friends, #4 having the most awesome sister in the history of time (these ARE NOT in order). If they were, I'd put my sis first.

[Myrina]

54. Yay Lindsey! Those are good things to be thankful for!!

And, with regard to 'attraction' ... you never know when it's going to sneak up on you.

I found out a few days ago, in the most innocuous of ways, that this gentleman and I are Facebook Friends with several mutual friends in common! I sent him a private message just asking if by chance he was at that cafe, that day, and he replied that yes it was him - confirmed what time of day it was - and said that he thought he recognized me too but wasn't sure and next time we cross paths I should SAY HELLO!

Unfortunately, he's in a relationship with a woman who looks like an angel (inside and out) so I don't stand a chance with him, but at least I had the courage to find out, and I am thankful for that. And also thankful now, for the Universe tapping me on the shoulder and letting me know who/where he is.


O8)

[Silver Gaia]

47. I am grateful for...

my family and friends, for my home and the comfort it gives me, for my gardens and the joy and sustenance they provide me, for the wonderful conversations that are a daily part of our lives, and for the laughter we share.

I am grateful for what I hope will soon be a new job where I can teach tolerance and understanding.

I am grateful for breath, for warmth, for cleansing waters, and for the earth beneath my feet.

I am grateful that I still hold hope within my heart and can nurture its flame with each new day.

I am grateful for love.

[Sweet Freedom]

48. Grrr.

The holidays are really depressing me, but even so, the gratitude part is easy

I'm grateful for--
My hilarious, accomplished, beautiful daughter
My mother who always supports me
My friends; we've all become closer through chaos this year
My home
My job, which I love
My brother who is caring for my dying father
My kittehs!
My reliable car
My badass new computer
My health
Chocolate chips :)

[BlueIris]

50. My guides. Who are always looking out for me.

I was just reminded of this again the other day when I was "guided" to notice an index card thumbtacked to a busy message board in my grocery store, advertising grey kittens. For a long time now, I have wanted to find a tame, grey or grey tabby cat to call my own, though they are scarce here and I didn't want to go to a breeder or out of state shelter to find one. And suddenly, I notice an ad for some little grey ones, free! Yay!

I'm also grateful for a certain politician whose initials are JK. He's not everybody's cup of tea, but I still like him a lot.

[Callie McAllie]

51. I have so much to be grateful for

that I feel a bit guilty. The Universe has been very kind to me.

[JanusAscending]

52. Thankful that I can still stand erect (if I lock my knees)

hoping for more improvement that is slow coming, so I'll need patience as well! Thankful for all the other good news on this thread, and giving a heads up...my new Face book pics are up....sorrily sans new hair cut and color yet. But that will be next I hope!

[MorningGlow]

53. HEY good to hear from you JA!

You had me worried last week, to say the least! :scared:

How's it going? What happened? :hug:

[JanusAscending]

56. I had the second epidural

(after haveing to go to the ER again, but this time they sent me home) I went in thinking I might have pneumonia as I had the shaking chills when I awoke but no fever. Also felt as weak as a kitten, and barely able to walk. The past week I had felt a lot of nausea and NO appetite. I had the epidural the day before Thanksgiving (4L and 5L disks this time) I felt pretty strong on Thankgiving when my new pics were taken, and the day after...but it's been down hill since. My Dr. insists on seeing me in his office tomorrow AM, so we shall see what's next. I'm just exhausted!!??? Visiting nurses are alarmed that my BP has been high for the past few days.....it is chronically low unless there's an infection going on in my body. Dr. is worried about possibility of a stroke. No w get this...HE KNOWS that when he gave me the "Lisinopril" when it was high back in June and I had the colitis attack, my pressure was so low that the Drs. had a very hard time keeping me out of shock!!! I don't know what to do if he wants me back on it????

[get the red out]

55. Fur angels

And that feeling I get interacting with the one in my life.

[Tsiyu]

57. I am grateful for a new life

who has been long awaited.

Imagine you've been trying to get pregnant for two years, and your mother is so wounded, she laughs and cackles in the background when your 19-year-old sister calls to tell you she's conceived, gloating over the fact that it wasn't you.

When this happened to my friend, I wanted to cheer her up. She'd lost a lot of special things from her beloved late grandmother so i scanned my room for some doodad with Grandma juju.

And there was the little plastic Lakota baby in the turquoise and black cradleboard. My Italian Grandmother had given it to me when I was a teenager because she knew me well. I hung it as a symbol of babies and vulnerabilty and thought of it as Grandma protection for my six babies.

That was it. The Fertility Idol, I called it.

My grieving friend laughed and took it and hung it up above the bed she shares with her SO.

I sent out thoughts of her child.

Within a month she was pregnant.


Thanks to those relations who helped ;)