Hi!!!! I’m grateful that I’m in not in a prison or oppressed in some harsh way like some, well so maybe i am a bit in my head but I am at least working on my freedom of letting go of trying to control everything
I am grateful for God and nature
Meditation and Mindfullness
Friends and family including all of you guys here ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
For times when I feel safe and loved 🥰
Great post!
I am grateful for: my family and friends, having a safe place to live, my cat, and the ability to help others.
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I’m glad you have your freedom, too. Are you familiar with the Serenity Prayer?Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. I once had the nickname of The Ringmaster. Lol I’m still working on it….it does get easier. ✌️
Who called you the ringmaster and why?
I had a real problem with always trying to control people, places and things that I had no real control over. I joined AA because of my alcoholism and in a loving way, they gave me that nickname. I feel like I’m no longer a ringmaster, but sometimes I still might be called assistant ringmaster. Lol Always a work in progress. 💕
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Aren't we all a work in progress? We are not where we were, we are not at our destination, we are in between, a good friend of mine preached a sermon at Church on the very thing a few years ago.
Being in control can be exhausting. I happily relinquish all control as of this moment. I will now let go and get some rest. My mind and my physical body need rest and I am going to give this gift to myself.
Such a great gift to yourself! Let that Burden go!
There's a difference? I'm working on turning the idea into a concept.
As long as it works for you, it works for me. 😉
Right then.
I know a different version. Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know to hide the bodies!
It's not good, it's likely to trigger some, but I first saw it on a notice board in my Doctor's Surgery!
Cheers, Midori
Too many things are going great right now to list. My job is great, I took an inhome COVID test and it's negative, my kids are doing well. I'm in a bit of a depression with anxiety for no reason but hopefully it will pass soon.
Praying for you
Just an up and down night and day. Feeling like the universes joke today.
I hear ya!
Wait I did hear one thing I am grateful for God is for the brokenhearted and crushed spirit.
Psalm 34:18, for the Bible-readers and fact-checkers. The title seems to connect it with 1 Samuel 21:10-15, when King David was on the run (before he was king), fled to enemy territory, was recognized as a great warrior, panicked, and so pretended to be insane. It worked. So he wrote a praise song in response!
David is also called “a man after God’s own heart,” and it sure wasn’t because he always trusted God and did the right thing. There’s hope for us yet, a lot of hope. And there are lots of what’s-that-about stories in the Bible. (Bible nerd here😀)
That’s interesting 🤨 🧐 🤔
God is love.💗Perfect love casts out fear. Since I lost my boyfriend to suicide I have been earnestly seeking God. He truly has delivered me from so many fears!🥰
Amen and amen. If you seek, you shall find. Ask and it will be given to you. Without you utter but a single word, God knows what you need. Don't give up, keep walking with Him, keep searching. I am so sorry to hear about your boyfriend, it must be devastating for you and his family, Praying for you all. Martin.
Thank you.💗
Me too. Perhaps we should start our own group. One of my favourites is John 20:31 - I'll let you look it up. I am reading my way through God's Word and have just started Jeremiah.
Amen. Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
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Amen John. I am loving this. Let us give out a shout of praise together.
Amen again, Bifield34. I am also thankful to have made it to age 63 considering that there are many people who die at a young age. I think it is important to give thanks for what we have and not focus on what we do not have. In other words, to be content with our lot in life.
The photo is so peaceful and beautiful I just sat and felt the stress leave my body for a few minutes. Thank you!
Is that you in there? It almost looks as though you're beginning the salute to the sun. I'd love to get lost there for a few hours.
I'm so excited! I have one and I didn't have to take half a lifetime to come up with it. I'm grateful that I made a new snuggly for my baby. She had chewed her old one until almost nothing was left, and was sad and stressed. Today, she watched me make it for her, and didn't take her eyes off me. As soon as I put it in her cage she ran over to it and hid inside and peeked out! You never saw anything so cute!
Awwww that is sooooo awesome!!! You did such a beautiful kind creative thing for her. She sounds adorable!
Thank you Starr. I'm glad it's done.
I love her. She is my sweetheart. Even when she decorates half a room with banana and I'm cleaning and mumbling.
If she's mad and needs to nip me, she will hold a grudge for hours until she gets a chance. She sits and waits.
You know it's love when even holding a grudge is adorable!
I had to think about this for a while. A little too "on the nose" you see.
"maybe i am a bit in my head..." (A little bit? Not me. Um-umh.)
"letting go of trying to control everything"
Ouch.
At least I can laugh about it. See, it's not just me! I love this place!
I am thankful for new found hope. I am going to be okay after not being okay for such a long time.
I’m happy for you. What hope did you find that tells you will be okay?
Another member posted a link to a UK website and I clicked on it. I am so glad I did. Hope has come from putting myself first. How can I help my family if I am at the bottom of my own list of priorities? I have awakened to this very real aspect of my life.
I love the picture
I'm grateful you have a nice list of things you are grateful for. You can see even when you are in pain that there is good in your world.
I'm grateful to be in a place where my heart and soul are happy. It's been a good summer for me. It started out on the " rocky" side but it's ending on a good note.
I'm grateful to be going back to the ocean. My place of peace.
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Thank you for being the best friend anyone could have. You can tell I am in pain. Im so tired in life. But it will be ok. Your heart and soul so deserve to be 😊 happy!!!!! Have fun in your waters, 🐬 peace to you ☮️
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I am grateful for my Children
I am grateful for living in a beautiful safe country not somewhere like Afghanistan where I would be persecuted because I am a woman.I have full sympathy for refugees who land on our shores after undertaking such perilous journeys
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How did you get you picture to orientate correctly? I changed the orientation in the original and it still placed my picture with a side view. My picture is a pdf type.
I'm extremely grateful for breath of life. All my family are save. Work is OK, haven't lost my job since the pandemic.
My son is flourishing (a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes though. 😄).
Seems to be managing stress really well.
I have a few folk who love me. What else can I ask for (perhaps a holiday in Motherland).
Well done for helping a lot of us think a bit more positive asking this awesome question.
I love ❤️ that, Laykonyde- being thankful for the breath of life. I know I’ve taken that for granted, gotten caught up in my own little me world. You have reminded me that this day is a gift and to look outside of my pain ... thank you. A holiday in motherland 😂 I know what you mean!
How old is your son? I have a 25, 13, 9 year old boys.
My lil man is one. Always full of life. Always on my toes. Haha! Honestly I have aged 12years in 12months. Happy days.
Seems u are a busy type Starrrlight. Defo your boys keep u on your toes as well.
It's hardwork but it's extremely worth it.
Perfectly said Laykonyde!!! Always moving ... it’s good ... today I was in a horrible dark place in my mind but something brought it out it was so weird maybe my kids did it as soon as they were up I started to calm down.
I'm so pleased you were able to calm. Tiny things some folk take for granted.
Yes true
I am grateful that God does not give up on me. Also for being in good enough shape to bicycle and hike for a total of 9 hours in one day recently.
9 hours! 😅 Wow
Thanks for the reply. I am especially thankful to be able to be so active at age 63 and 1/2.
This is astonishing John. No way I can do this. Well done u.
Thanks for the reply. I am especially thankful to be able to be so active at age 63 and 1/2.
Ya never know! Let’s try 😉
Haha! Thats very true Starrlight. Lets get the ball rolling then.
Iam grateful to be alive Not have covid
To have found this awesome place where I can be myself
Thank you all
Thank you too
Yes I’m grateful I’m free. No prison or hospital. I’m grateful tor my health my life my husband my son my pets my friends and family.
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I am grateful for this site and all of the support it gives. My family, my faith in God and my health. Amen
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I’m grateful that I’m able to pursue higher education, even though I don’t like my college right now. There are so many people who don’t have access to higher education at all, and something needs to be done about that ASAP.
Good point. So true. A lot of people don’t have the means or don’t even have motivation to... for me, I almost finished an associates degree but shit happened and now I feel like I have too much going on now. What courses/major are you taking? Ha I’m all excited for you!!!
I’m majoring in Computer Science and I’m going for a masters degree. I just started college last week.
Nice!!!
For having parents who help me out , & give me lifts to the stables , do my shopping for me , changing lightbulbs & in mums case getting rid of spiders
having a safe place to live, good food to eat Having horseriding -the only hobby I can do without being too tiredas a result of my lungs
having neighbours looking out for me
having warm clothes
being alive despite my lungs
too may things
Wow you can horseback ride?!!!! How awesome!!!!!
yes ive been doing it for 40 years -i used to own one -when I was 10 during the 70s upto when my horse died in the 90s
Awww you just made my day... I am stressed over some we tech stuff but you made me smile so thank you!!!!!
I am so grateful that for all of my faults and failures, God still loves me. He sent His son Jesus to die for me so that I could live and have a relationship with Him. Creator God, Heavenly Father. Everything else I am thankful for I have because of God. Without God, we have nothing, only temporary 'things'. Amen.
This is an awesome post! Thank you for sharing. I'm grateful for the things listed here:• My family/friends
• For my body. As much as I have self esteem issues, I've come to realize that our bodies kind of love us in a way. They keep us alive and protect us.
• God and nature as well. ❤
• For my job. I do like it there even if I struggle with social anxiety sometimes.
Sending all of you love! I hope you guys have a good day today.
Beautiful
Yeah it can be easy to complain ... I actually read that our brains scan to notice more problems than joyous or peaceful things so we can fix them.... ahhhh no thanks
Wow.....I don't even know where to start. You guys have given me so much courage from reading your replies. I wrote a post a few months back about how God saved me and watched over me while I was dealing with intrusive thoughts. I was shunned by some members and they had my post removed. I wasn't being offensive I just giving thanks to the Lord for what he did for me. I never meant to step on anyone's toes so I decided I would keep my praises to myself....but after reading this I cant do it. I'm grateful that he made me an empathic, compassionate person and lets me know that those thoughts don't reflect who I am. I'm grateful he walks with me and never leaves me astray. I pray for everyone here and I hope that healing is bestowed on anyone reading this.
Yes, it's a truly frightening thought to be imprisoned. As I'm afraid of Closed in places. Must be horrible! So I too am grateful for that. Also, grateful that I'm not a refugee. Clutching all I own. So much of life seems "Luck of the Draw" ie: where your born, Rich, Poor or in-between? what your Parents are/were like, who you meet and Marry, wether you have Kids. I am grateful for lots of things. But, today, that this morning's appointment went well and I shan't need further treatment. 👍🧓
What are you grateful for today?