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I am thankful for people who know that, no matter what, my porch light is always on (metaphorically speaking, of course) and that all they have to do is rap softly at the door and I will open it and welcome them back...
(this presupposes they aren't dangerous-crazy or haven't crossed The Line) more that life got in the way of things and now it's more manageable so a pleasant connection can be resumed... n |
I am grateful for only having between 2 and 3 feet of snow. I would be grateful to have seen a snowplow and salt truck. But I didn't. I am so very grateful to my kind, loving neighbors who shoveled me out, both my sidewalks and cars. No matter what, they always help me out. I am grateful my power did not go out like so many did loose power.
I am hoping that this second storm will not be another major blizzard. I have had enough snow for now. The forecast is for another 20 inches or so. I am so hoping not. Andrew |
for making mistakes and trying to learn from them
for a guy who hears me even if he has other things on his brain for a job where, no matter how busy, I know I can make a difference |
i a so greatful..... that i arrived to this truck shop and hotel safely.
and great i am able to thaw out ..lol greatful there are some great places to eat right here next to the hotel.. a lotof choices. lol cuz no tellin how long my truck will be in the shop today. |
I am eternally grateful for the gift of laughter and humor...for without being able to just laugh my ass off over something I think life would be pretty bleak....Humor allows your spirit to be lifted out of its normal shell...
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I'm grateful for:
1. A great job that connects me with other Vets, and I'm grateful for all of the wonderful stories they tell about the things they've done and the difference they've made in this world. It reminds me to never forget the obligation that I have to also make a positive difference for those who will follow after me. It also reminds me of the value of humility. Everyone has a story to tell. 2. I'm grateful for the love of a wonderful woman. This reminds me that love also commands respect, patience and devotion. It also requires the work of the heart, and there is nothing as sacred as that. 3. I am grateful for the enduring love and support of my friends and family. It reminds me of the connection we all have to each other. No one walks the path alone, though sometimes I tend to live too much inside myself and withdraw. We all need each other. 4. I am grateful for all of the many material things I have in my life, because they remind me of where I've been before, when I didn't have them. There is a quiet satisfaction in enjoying the fruits of hard work and sacrifice. It reminds me to continue to be charitable to others who don't have all that I do, and that some are far more worthy of these blessings than I. It also reminds me that life itself is a game of chance and choice. We take a chance and hope the choice pans out to be the right one. As Mother says, "Fortune favors the bold". 5. I am grateful for Myron, who always shows me how even the smallest of lives can impact larger ones. The sweetest of loves can sometimes come in the smallest of packages, indeed. :frog::awww: ~Theo~ :bouquet: |
~I am grateful my trees are still standing after the winds we had last night!
~I am grateful for the sunshine; even though it may be cold outside, the sun coming through the windows warms mine & Lucy's faces just fine! :cheer: ~I am grateful to be rid of caffiene and for the way I'm feeling these days. ~I am grateful for The Planet. ~I am grateful for my precious daughters. |
The honeysuckle blooming. How well my olfactory imagination is working today. I can close my eyes and smell saw dust and ocean spray.:gimmehug:
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Today I'm grateful for
being alive despite increasing ill-health. blood family my non blood family a warm, comfortable roof over my head food in my belly a wonderful woman in my life lucidity - of sorts. |
I am grateful for:
A successful interview The love of my honey Our warm home Savings Silly cats running through the house My honey's cooking Being out of the office for the next week Four day weekend this time Three days other times Winning $100 at bingo Feeling grateful all the time. Andrea |
Today I am grateful for:
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I'm grateful for unsolicited words of kindness, freedom, being 'seen', and returning former guests who just stopped by to say 'hi' and they missed me.
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My Jeep
My motorcycle Cats My friends Dogs My jobs :harley: |
For a place to regroup
For Nurses, Bless them Clinical Trials |
For today I am Grateful For:
Clinical Trials...yes, God bless everyone who participates in them! :clap:
The Olympics being on TV :olympics: No snow today - I got more shoveling done for Dino to go potty outside Kind emails :love1: A very sweet phone call from my Godmother :awww: |
This is an extremely, extremely, extremely difficult time. I don't have enough words —right words— to express my thanks to God for pulling me through a time like this. I didn't think I would make it. My thanks is deep and silent because there are just... no... words.
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One of my friends on Facebook posted this about gratitude on her status... and I just had to repost it!
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. |
where do I start?
I am grateful for life experiences. The calmness and serenity that is earned through living through difficult times is such a blessing.
I'm grateful for good health, and the ability, motiviation and drive to keep plugging along, despite the cracks, creaks and groans of time creeping up on me. I am grateful for love. My love. And hers. The love I feel makes me strive to be a better person, and her love for me leaves me breathless. And I am grateful for our unconventional family. A little goat-butt named Petey, and a blender with claws named Baxie. lil shits... There's a whole lotta gratitude going on over here. |
Gratitude for Today:
*Family, Friends, and Animals
*Small Acts of Kindness Shown to Me, esp. in Dino's 3rd Birthday Thread *Getting a Coupon in the Mail for $.99 Large Coffee at Dunkin' Donuts *When I was out at NIH, I left my wallet with Rosie in case she needed it for money for my sister. Not even thinking of this, I walked out and went downstairs to get a newspaper for my bio-father, and coffee for my mother. Well, after standing in line 20 min. I got up to the cashier. I went for my wallet, and it wasn't there. A very kind stranger, told me not to worry about it, and bought both for me. I was speechless. I said thank you. But I was still speechless. Nobody has ever done anything like that for me before. If I went back upstairs empty handed I knew I would be verbally attacked by my bio-father. Now I was safe. Out of harms way you could say. |
I am grateful for the clarity of mind to know it is really for the best, my best.:laundryday: |
I'm grateful for friends, upcoming time off and the hope for a new start.
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grateful for
[QUOTE=Spirit Dancer;49019]For a place to regroup
For Nurses, Bless them Clinical Trials :angel: you - ox |
After seeing the last couple of weeks from Haiti, it makes me realize just how blessed I am. :candle:
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Im grateful for the memories of yesterday, the gift of today, and the promise of tomorrow.
Jewel (Oh and the Village People Smiley, I LOVVEEE it):ymca: |
I am grateful for all the kindness, generosity, and warmth I've encountered over the last few weeks. During a difficult time that really could have brought me down, I instead feel secure and supported. Truly wonderful!
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Gratitude
I hold gratitude in knowing all energy is connected. And that within that, all is as it should be.
My challenge for you: http://www.gogratitude.com/ |
I have a diagnosis!
Finally after a couple dozen doctors, several MRI, many xrays, bottle after bottle of meds, I have true diagnosis about my back...
ankylosing spondolitis (AS) aka Bamboo Back. Its a painful progressive chronically inflammatory disease that is genetic based. Yes, I have the slipped discs from the accident..which is what progressed the flare up of the AS. I wont get better...but we can slow the progression and treat the symptoms. I am so relieved..its not in my head. No one is going to call me a hypochondriac again. My sister and her children and my daughter all have to go in to see if they test positive for the antigen. Now that we know what it is, we can stop trying to treat the wrong thing. Want to know why land PT wasnt working for me and sometimes made it worse? Its conta indicated for this disease! Water therapy tho is best for it... I have new meds..and have an appt with water therapy next week... I am so grateful!!!! |
I am grateful that I have the vision to see how fortunate I am. Some are not so lucky.
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Today I am very grateful for a life of love and relative understanding that I grew up with.
Every day I see examples in my students of how life could have been, of how it is for so many. Yesterday one of my students mothers came to school and withdrew them from our school, without any prior notice. It turns out that this students step-father has been beating the mother. The student already deals with a number of physical and mental issues causing delays in their education and difficulty in their life. How terrible to also have to deal with the emotional effects of an abusive parent. Today I gained a new student on a temporary basis, while his usual teacher is out with pneumonia, he refuses to work with the substitute that is in the classroom. I was briefed on the child and it made me so sad. He has physical problems which make it hard for him to write for long periods of time and so qualifies for special education even though he is academically on par with other students. What is so hard for this student is that he lives with his grandparents because his mother is a drug addict and his father is in and out of prison. Dad comes around often enough to be a bad influence, but little more. That said, I am grateful for my Mormon, overbearing, protective, smothered upbringing. My parents love me, maybe not unconditionally but they truly love me. They always provided for me and encouraged my emotional and educational development. To many children don't get that. |
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I am grateful for the gift that was today, for the love of my life, and that our cat is doing fine.
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I'm grateful for my love...
She is always there when I need her.. She holds me together when I am fraying apart.. She gives me room when I need to be strong... She waits until I *schedule* my break down.. understanding my need for control.. says.. *Your plummings leaking again..* when I leak tears, because I don't want to give into them... Then in the night.. she wraps that big strong arm around me, pulls me into her tight, and I let everything that I'm been holding at bay out.... All the pain, all the fear, all the sorrow.. It's all poured out on to her shoulder... She is my rock, my foundation, my strong right arm... I am enternally grateful that she allowed me to peel her like an onion.. finding her layers.. letting me learn her... trust her, love her beyond compare... |
I'm grateful for the ability to read. Even with all the quirks and difficulties I have with reading, it opens so many things. I met a man today that can't read and it made me realize I have taken that ability for granted for too long.
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Today my gratitude lies in the sunshine...lord it feels so good to feel spring coming on. It heats my bones up and clears my head and brightens my spirits. Today is a wonderful day for movement. Even if it hurts!
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Although there are some severe and perhaps long-term side effects, I am grateful that there exists medications that help me continue to work, play and simply live! i am also grateful that I am not the kind of person that believes every single prescription drug is bad- of course, this thinking usually comes from someone that has no illnesses or disabilities to deal with... Guess I am grateful for recognizing that it isn't easy to have to make these decisions and weigh the good against the bad.
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Today I am really grateful for the acknowledgment and praise that those above me have been giving me at work. It is so good to know that something I enjoy so much is noticed and appreciated, and that I am indeed making a difference.
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I am so grateful to have a Femme Posse again. Again? Wait....For the first time EVER, come to think of it! It's such a good thing. I feel so loved, accepted, and understood!
Hoorah! - Femme Power! |
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