Gratitude Journal

I am grateful that I am alive. I have things that I can do when I am bored. I am grateful that I have a place to live, and good food to eat. I have a good but hyper puppy. She will grow out of it. I am grateful I have a good daughter. My meds seem to be working., most of the time. Oh yes, I am grateful that I have somewhere to go for Thanksgiving!

I am grateful that I had a difficult time deciding on just one thing to post this morning. I am grateful for so many things and I feel incredibly blessed.

Thank you to everyone who contributes to this thread. It has been a positive experience for me to read all of the varied and beautiful posts of gratitude each day. It helps to remind me to align myself positively even when there are things that aren't going well.

Love and appreciation to you all. Happy Thanksgiving!

Due to Gods grace, most of my illnesses have been reduced as now I'm able to stop or reduce the dosage of few medications.

I have previously thought my health issues were primarily caused due to my genetics, but I now have realized that my own ego has also caused to increase the severity of my health issues (though i'm also a sensitive person in nature) until now. Meditation helped me see the things as they're, and I'm grateful to my friends and family for supporting me all this time.

I am grateful for my parents. They are divorced and have lived in different states for years. My mom recently moved back to where my dad, my older brother and I live. We all celebrated Thanksgiving together yesterday. They were very kind to each other and there were zero moments of discomfort. My mom wanted to take family pictures at the end of the day. She called out to my dad and told him to join us. She said 'we built all of this together, you're as much a part of this as I am'. I thought that was cool of her.

My parents split rather suddenly after 30+ years of marriage when my mom had a manic psychotic breakdown. She made a lot of choices at that time that did a lot of damage. Many of those wounds have been healed a little recentlty. Yesterday was a part of that process. I am grateful for change even when it takes over 15 years to arrive.

I need to practice gratitude more often. I have a bipolar rage/anger issue nearly constantly right now, and maybe it will quell the demon.

Grateful for my animals, my dog, my cat, and my two bearded dragons. They help keep my busy, and somewhat more grounded than I would be otherwise. They make me laugh, and when I'm crying, they hug me in the way they know how.

My son actually called me yesterday, and I'm super grateful for the phone call that he took time out of his busy holiday to make. I'm glad he was thinking of me.

And, of course, I'm thankful I have a job that puts a roof over my head, pays the bills, and gives me a smidgen extra to put towards other things I need/want. This job is causing me a lot of anxiety, but I am still very grateful for it.

I’m grateful for a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family and a lovely visit with my daughter.

I am grateful that my child's medical tests are over. We are waiting for results, but this step is complete.

I'm grateful for my family, my car (I went many years without one), my health, my cats, my apt, that I have food to eat, my friends.

What a great thread!

I'm grateful that my nose/chest cold isn't as bad today as it was yesterday and the day before.

I'm grateful that when I called my father this morning, he sounded good and was excited that his cousin and sister-in-law are coming to visit him this afternoon. That cousin is such a dear person!

I'm happy that I had my psychiatrist appointment delayed from today to Monday morning. He offered to have a phone session today, but I don't like the phone session idea AT ALL! I have had phone sessions with past therapists, but that was different, and I didn't like them either.

I’m grateful I see my T today. I have a couple things to sort out. It’s so beautiful out today blue sky and sunny.

I am so grateful I have a good hospital to go to when needed. I get my own room, the food is decent, and I have access to nurses to talk to when needed. I know so many people don't have this experience. It costs me over $200USSD a month for the insurance. It sends me broke on my disability person, but it is worth it as state hospitals can be an awful place to be. Also, I am not rushed out to make room for beds like in the public system.

I am grateful for the ability to look at old things with a fresh eye. Our dog tore a ligament in her knee and needs a fairly expensive surgery. We've been looking for ways to save money and have been able to recycle/repurpose a number of our old possessions lately. It has taken a bit of work to bring them back to life, but we are finding the nostalgia value to be well worth the effort. I also appreciate the lesson my kids are learning.

For example, we always get a fresh tree each year for our family room. We had an old prelit tree with broken lights. My husband had the idea to cut off all the old lights and light it again with some old lights we used to decorate our old house with. They are 10+ years old, but we had just enough working bulbs to make it work. That's $70 we get to save on a tree this year.

Great idea! Feels good to uncover ways to save money. It is something wonderful to share with your children

Hope your pups surgery goes well

Thanks! I took her in for her consultation yesterday and the surgeon stayed late and went ahead and added her to his busy schedule for the day. She's an inside dog and pretty much thinks she's human. He saw her anxiety and said he didn't like the idea of dragging the process out further. It was very kind of him to go ahead and fix her leg.

We've had to keep her confined to a small room with no furniture or stairs for a few weeks already and she's so sad. She is very active and she is used to following us along all day and getting lots of exercise.

Her procedure went really well. We pick her up in a few hours. We have to keep her confined to a crate for at least 6 weeks and then she should be able to move around more. It will be 12 weeks or so before she can run again.

We went though all of this with our last dog. Its hard to look at their little sad faces and lock them up in their crate when they just want to be with you. We have to do what is best for her though. Not treating this would cause lifelong arthritis and I know you know more than anyone how cruel that would be. So, we are sucking it up and planning to do all we can to make this as easy as possible on her.

today I got an email from my friend who emigrated to thailand.

it was very short and very brief, but it was good to find out a bit about what he is doing and that he was okay

I am also greatful for chocolate. I always have chocolate for christmas and I have a tin this year now

Recognizing and practicing gratitude has transformed my life. There is always something to be thankful for, even if it's a simple thing such as a sunny day.

I’m glad everything was taken care of. Yes we do what we need to , my dogs are family too.

Yes trying to slow dogs down is hard, they seem to cover quicker than we do but they must not ruin the surgery. When I got my pound puppy he had been run over and a horrible infection in his leg. Had I not adopted him he would have died with in 48 hours. Lots of surgery and confining he still tore out sutures a few times.

Hope your baby heals quickly

I'm grateful for my wife who takes care of us so well. I'm grateful as she led us from a not so bright place to the place which is so beautiful and lively. I hope to keep her happy with the smallest of the things

I am SOOO VERY grateful for my pdoc. I have underestimated her several times. I am done doing so..
She has helped me out in big ways over this past year. I am grateful. I have told her so!

I am grateful for backup plans!