I'm grateful for.....

Fat Christy

I thought this was the right place for a gratitude thread. I guess I'll start already. I'm grateful for:

- Life. I'm glad to be here. Sometimes it's rough but the rough patches are worth it because when it's great it's really great.

- My family. My beautiful sisters. My cousins. My aunts. My uncles. My stepdad.

- My deceased relatives who meant a lot to me. I'm glad for the time I got to spend with them.

- My wonderful friends. When you go through tough times you quickly realise who these people are. The laughter and joy my friends have brought into my life is immeasurable. The support I had from them when I was going through absolute hell was just phenomenal. I will always feel indebted to them for that.

- My health. Being able to hear, see, smell, taste and touch. Being able to get of bed in the morning. Being able to exercise and play sports.

- My housemates. I've lived with some nuts, it's so nice to have nice housemates. I love being able to come home and just chill in the communal areas of the house instead of being stuck in my room avoiding the people I live with.

- The adorable doggy that I live with. He's brought a lot of sunshine into my life.

- Being able to support myself. I may not be rolling in it but I get by.

- Being able to drive and get from A to B.


When I think of more I'll put them up. There's so many things in life to be grateful for.

Happy Thursday beautiful people. Tell me what you're grateful for.

OldNotWIse

My parents - two best people in the world. Supportive, non-judgmental, loving and kind, don't try to live their dreams vicariously through their children, and as I've got older have become more like friends.

My dog - sometimes (usually) coming home to her is the best part of the day

My job - may not always like it, but a guaranteed wage means I can do so much - pay my college fees, help my parents with their mortgage, and even though I am not loaded, being able to buy a cheapy bottle of wine on a Tuesday just for the sake of it, or a toy for my dog, without having to be accountable for it - the freedom of having choices I guess.

My few close friends - worth more than a million acquaintances

My health! I can see, hear, walk around unaided. A privilege denied to many.

XplaygirlX

My amazing parents, my amazing husband and my son

Day Lewin

I'm grateful for...

my happy marriage to a kind, devoted husband.
my healthy intelligent grownup children.
the lovely county I live in, with seaside walks and hills to climb.
Good neighbours that are cheerful and obliging without being intrusive.
Having a home of our own and plenty to eat.
The internet.

XplaygirlX

katemarch wrote:

The internet.

I wouldn't be able to function without it

Lumps Bumps n Blues

The hedgehogs that come in the middle of the night to feast on the cat food I leave for them outside the front door. My pets. Nature.

My five senses, all in working order, to be able to enjoy what's around me.

Lumps Bumps n Blues

A roof over my head; a warm, comfortable bed; food on the table and enough money to pay my bills; living in a part of the world that is not at war.

cadesin

Great friends.

Menas

I am grateful to be me. I am far from perfect, but been me is still pretty deadly. Grateful and lucky.

leahyl

I am grateful for:
- Friends
- having a job
- yummy food
- family
- Christmas
- snow :pac:
- my bed
- having a home
- living in a peaceful country (well, when you look at other countries around the world!)
- music
- my generally good physical health

kfallon

I am grateful for waking up every morning! Gonna be a sad morning (for me anyway) when I don't!!!

Tigger99

For my friends, new, old and ancient They are epic.

For my job that allows me so much travelling

The wonderful Internet.

That I always have such good sleep and a safe warm place to live. Its something I'll never take for granted.

A sense of peace.

Amazingfun

Just today I was "counting my blessings" and in a bit of awe at how lucky I/we are to live to an age where things make sense in a way they didn't years before. Not maturity so much as grace, suddenly I just "got it". Too many don't get the chance for things to be revealed.
Sounds weird but I just felt this big burst of gratitude, gave a bit of a buzz that hasn't worn off

paulmurphyvec

I am grateful for my family and friends.

Jesus Wept

Right now, coco pops.

B00!

A friend I thought I lost........to a relationship.

Daisy78

My health

B00!

good friends... old and new

Sapphire

My family

B00!

cute new smilies on new boards

Valerie Matthews

People that surround me

Graces7

The gift of life itself.

My three "new" cats, who have come to console me after losing my dog and cat recently.....

jelly_be

for my family and my beau 😊

worded

A sexy bum

The One Doctor

The chance to learn something new and interesting.

Graces7

waking around 9.30 pm last night to total and utter deep silence after the auditory ravages of Storm Hannah.... Bliss... a time to rest and heal

SaltSweatSugar

I’m grateful for my psychotherapist, who has done great work with me these past few months and who I’ve developed a very trusting relationship with. She’s worth her weight in gold. I’m also grateful for me, finally taking the step to get counselling after a traumatic experience nearly ten years ago.

Deja Boo

A sweet friend I had the pleasure of knowing ...for too short a time... whom I shall always remember.

Graces7

My bed and the roof that shelters when I am as ill as now. my hands that still knit.. food in the house and birds that sing at the windows.. the cuckoo that reminds that "summer is a'coming in"...., my cats who snuggle with warm fur.

ILoveYourVibes

My Family.

SaltSweatSugar

A good internet connection and free online courses. Just finished an introduction to psychology course (although I previously studied it in college) and hoping to do ones in criminology and forensic psychology next.

My work ethic and drive to self improve .

Graces7

the wild wind on my face... the birds who sing when I cannot sleep... the cats who follow me, all five of them, when I meander down the lane here.... the wild flowers that smile at me.... codeine! for my aching body!

Graces7

My hands that can still knit up a storm at my advanced age even when I am forced to stay abed..

Graces7

flyspray :rolleyes::eek:

Fed up of huge noisy flies!

Nikki Sixx

The weather in Ireland at the moment. It does wonders for the soul/mind.

Graces7

sunshine and wind as I revelled in being outside today.. sheer bliss.. cats at my feet,,work in my hands

Grid.

Curled up in front of an open fire with a bowl of soup.....while a storm brews outside!

miamee

There is a lot of dark stuff in the news at the moment and it's hard to sometimes concentrate on the good stuff. With that in mind, I thought I'd share a thread where we could post something that we are grateful for or that makes us happy, a bit like a collective gratitude journal

I'll start...I am grateful that I have a big and happy family of parents, siblings, niblings and in-laws and that we all live close enough to each other to see each other fairly regularly. We had a lovely family day yesterday and even though not everyone was there, it was still lovely to spend time together. Also, going for a walk in the park with my siblings and niblings on Saturday was a lovely experience. The niblings are all very young so hopefully it was the first of many

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057502031

miamee

Mod: Merged as I forgot about the original Gratitude thread

miamee

Grateful for having three lovely littke nephews and getting a little video of each onoe of them on my birthday. The oldest one even sang Happy Birthday to me.

paulmurphyvec

I am grateful for my little sister being here with me at this current time as it is a bit of adult company and of course a drinking buddy!!!

Graces7

For all the things I have posted before! Always so thankful … for safety out here in these hard days.... for greater acceptance of increasing illness, slow as that is to win.

New Home

I think we need to resurrect this thread.

I'm grateful for friends who stick around even when you're going through hell, who bring bunches of flowers and cake to cheer you up. I'm grateful for friends who take the bother of befriending my pets. I'm grateful for my cats waiting until I'm awake before jumping on my bed and starting to purr.

Graces7

Just now,, always my snug b

ed! Never take anything for granted,... Always keep the blessings and provisions you have close to your heart.. When tears threaten? Give thanks for tissues! Laugh at it!

For knitting needles and yarn and the knowledge that this simple pleasure will raise a little money for those who need even food... for in giving we gain.... oh and keep me warm on the coldest day

herbalplants

I am greatful for the roof over my head, I am greatful for my bear hugs from my son, greatful for my practical partner who can cook wonders, I am greatful for my job, I am grateful for waking up every morning, I am greatful for my dog nudges.