Hey all!
What are you grateful for?
I am grateful that I get the opportunity today to meet with kitties I may adopt.
I am grateful for you all here who are so kind and understanding, such beautiful people.
I’m grateful for my family’s health and that we have food, water, shelter, and love
I am grateful for the sun shining bright and all of nature.
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I am grateful for…
… choosing to live though it can be difficult
… the joy of being outside in summer with low humidity
… the smell of blooming lilacs
… the support of everyone here 💜
Nice Willow. You inspired me to go out in the summer sun and take a walk.
grateful for my family
Willow, how are you doing today?
Star I am up and down today. More up than down which is good. I am stepping down on my anxiety meds so this is to be expected as my body adjusts.
Wow that’s a good thing and good attitude about it. Healing vibes(((((((((((((( as your body adjusts.
Thank you! 💜
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How'd the adoption process go? How are you? 🫂 🤗
Awww Swilly, thanks for asking. ☺️It went great and I’m taking home my new babies on Wednesday.
Awww yay!!! Congrats 👏 😊🫂
I'm grateful that my oldest son just facetimed me and that I get to see him and his family in 3 weeks. I'm grateful for the AC-I prefer to have the house open but it's a necessity this weekend. I'm grateful that I've been able to keep myself from spiralling 
So nice RemySue! You are blessed and have something to look forward to!
I am grateful that I am being reminded to count my blessings! I think I need to do this more, I've been so caught up in what's wrong to pay much attention to what's right.
I am incredibly grateful for air conditioning
Great job. Yeah it’s hard for me too to not focus on what problems are.
I am grateful for the good lord waking me up this morning. I am grateful that, although it has caused me a lot of anxiety and stress, I have been employed in the same job for 26 years. Grateful for a wonderful family and a few close friends who understand my plight and help me get through it....and the usual
Awesome. Thanks for sharing; those are such great blessings.
Sometimes my blessings are actually curses....Sometimes I struggle to get out of my own way......some days it is all i can do to wake up and move from the bed to the couch...but every day i keep fighting....keep telling myself that I woke up and showed up......so everything else is something I can deal with.....I appreciate everything that people do.....just don't ever give up hope.....sometimes it is all we have
I hear ya, me too, I tend to jump ahead of myself and overthink and drive myself crazy…good for showing up… it’s hard… i am clinging to hope lately so I know what you mean.
This community.
😆 hey there Silver!!! How r u doing?
I'm grateful for...
Smokey still being here
My husband
My other pup, Grace that turned 11 2 wks ago
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I called out of work unpaid today over the holiday weekend. It will be his last few days with us. His quality of life is gone. I'm contacting a local home service euthanasia and cremation place tomorrow.
Thanks again for all your love and support 🫂 don't know how long I'll be gone for....not permanent. Family break time.
I will be thinking of you. (((((((((((Hug))))))))))
This article from NAMI resonated with me:
nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/Ap...
I also remind myself every day of all the things for which I am grateful, but I find that doing. so doesn't help, which makes me feel like a pretty lousy human being. Am I the only one who feels like gratitude failure?
Ruth
No, you’re not the only one. I struggle with this too. I know I have much to be grateful for but am not always able to express it. I read the article and agree and understand. I love reading positive posts like this though, even if I’m not able to join in, because they remind me that things will get better, even if it’s just the ebb and flow of life. I’m doing the best I can to heal and learn to accept and love myself , flaws and all, and that’s good enough.
I feel not really grateful sometimes, especially when lots seems to be going wrong. I think it’s part of being human. ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️ Be kind to yourself, it’s ok.
Thank you for the reminder Starlight. I am so grateful for my friends. They are helping me go through my divorce right now. Don’t know what I would do without them. And I’m grateful for my beautiful kitty who is with me right this minute.
Let’s see …. I’m grateful for the air in my lungs, the birds chirping outside, my job. And the sound of my children’s feet running down the hall to come hug me.
And this amazing community!!
Thank you, Starr, for the reminder to slow down and appreciate what we have. Great way to start the day.
Sooooooo beautiful Teal!!!!!! I just love all you wrote.
I'm grateful sleep and the weekend did not look at emails till now 16,30 UK time
Great job!!!
Kitties - yay! I am grateful for: my family, Honey Nut Cheerios, coffee, that I got out to skate this morning, books, and jigsaw puzzles.
You skate!? What kind of skating?
Old school quad skates. I use to do derby, but that all ended with the pandemic. So now mostly do street skating. The problem is, a lot of the streets around her are crappy, so I'm always looking for new places to go.
Wow that’s awesome! My 15 year old skateboards and knows a lot of quad skaters.
I'm happy to still be doing it at almost 60!
I admire you.
I am grateful for life for my entire family 🙏🙏
So beautiful Teaching!!!
Grateful that I woke up this morning.
Grateful that I have a understanding wife
Grateful that I have a job
Grateful for my family
Grateful for my circle of support
Nice list there Trainchaser!!! What blessings.
I’m not particularly in a grateful mood. Though I’ve been paying my full rent, there Were gap times during COVID. Just got text from my manager if I don’t pay in full by 8/23, they will start eviction proceedings. I don’t have the money. It’s going to be a more than challenging time for me.
oh no Shnookie… what can you do? ❤️ have you tried talking about a payment plan?
I have not received an official notice. I talked to my brother who told me he would help me with my first and last. My house is a mess and I need to start looking soon. I’m also going to contact the nonprofit legal organization that Is supposed to represent me. Not a fun time
sending positive vibes and said a prayer for you(((((((((
thank you 🙏 very much
Good morning,
I love this subject! Something positive and upbeat!
Wow! There is so much that I am GRATFUL for! Where do I even start?!
I am grateful my life and who I am, the ups and the downs! ( There is a saying; " The bad days, add sweetness to the great days!" ).
I am grateful for the LORD Jesus Christ being my heavenly Father! He is always there seeing me through all of my life.
I am grateful for love and joy, and peace that He brings into my life!
I am grateful for my family, and friends!
I am grateful for the beauty of the awesome creation of our land!
I could go on and on...!
Thank you for this beautiful reminder Starlight to always be GRATEFUL!!!!
great stuff there JkBauer Happy for you
Grateful too for the earth, plants, landscape, Eco ystems, cats all animals, esp those in factory farm who work non stop and those who are maimed in animal testing units who deserve recognition and understanding, the truth
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Hard day's these days no doubt so many bad things happen tomme and those I love what is this
What bad is going on? What’s happening? If you feel comfortable to you. An talk here… always here to listen
thanks - im working a lot and im sick physically and i have to discipline to stop myself from being too selfish and i have bereavement and i just what is the purpose of life a nd have i been good enough and am i ok in relationships in compromising in seeing and fighting my solo corner - so many contradictions - - - ta!! UK Bristol.
I understand how it goes when we are sick but can’t rest and heal because there’s lots to do. I wish I knew the purpose of life too. For thee we last few days I ask myself if I am bad or good… and I don’t know… I hear you.
I am grateful for the thunderstorms today. Though I am dealing with a lot of tough situations and emotions, the knowledge that a rainstorm can bring fresh life once it passes is hope for a better future.
Nice
😜 I love thunderstorms
me too!
And I don't have to water my plants !!
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I guess HU and the people here are all I have to be grateful for. I'm alone, there's no one who really cares about me here, offline. I'm dying from lung cancer and it makes no difference to anyone. It's just all so depressing and sad.
Sorry you have cancer no one cares for anyone on our society everyone denies their emotions so they can push themselve unfeelingly through an unfeeling and miserably ill world, it's true it's the last thing but grief is real , very real, I have cancer type illness
Thank you. What you say is true. I seldom see compassion or caring for anyone other than on a site like HU. I'm sorry you're sick too.
who knew so much pain - pain is like a ball of wall wound up and tangled - I think we have been missold this world much like they miss sell you PPI in the UK or tonnes of stuff - but gratitude helps and its a long ride im convinced life after death is going to be repentence and pain and disappointment too so we r stuck
I think we are free, as free as we want to be ;as we imagine
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((((((((((((Blueslite))))))))))) I’m so sorry 😞 pm me any time you need to talk I’m here for you ❤️
Thank you Starrlight. 🤗 You made such an upbeat post that I tried to think of something positive to say but lately I've only been able to see the negative side of everything. Even my poetry that used to be funny and upbeat is sad and depressing.
it’s great to get out your feelings here and with poetry and it’s ok if it comes out sad those are your true feelings to be released
I know but I tend to be somewhat negative by nature anyway, which I didn't mind, it didn't bother me, but now I'm even more negative than I was normally. Some negativity is okay, it might even be good or necessary at times, but I'm tired of it hanging onto me every day. I thought of posting my latest poem here, it's short but rather depressing. I don't like to remind people of how miserable they might be. I used to make my friends laugh or feel happy, my poems were entertaining.
Negativity is ok it's natural response to struggles , I like depressing poems
We love you 😘
Thank you Starrlight. That was so nice to see in my email. 🤗😀 So thoughtful of you. :))
no problem 😌
how are you today?
Same as usual, thanks. But I'm grateful for the senior center in my town - it's a really great place to go. I haven't been there in years and they've really expanded it and added a lot of programs. I have a bunch of stuff to donate to their arts and crafts room. When I told the art instructor what I have to give them she was pretty happy about it. I felt good. And it will help me get rid of stuff as I desperately need to downsize....a lot. And they have a free table to drop stuff off for other people to take; I have some nice things to give them for that too. So all-in-all I guess I'm doing a little bit better than "usual". So glad you asked! I feel better already. LOL How are you doing? I guess I should go read your newest post and find out, huh?
Blueslite I just now saw this… sorry … how are you doing? I’m hanging in there. ❤️ hugs to you ❤️
No problem. I hope you're doing good. I'm not but hanging in there too like you are. Like a lot of us are. I have a lot of problems that's all.
I hear ya. I feel that. Life is so hard as it is with its problems then tack on illnesses and I just want to cry thinking about it. I guess we can only do so much as problem solvers and I hope we will get stronger to be able to handle things better.
🤗 But every so often just when I feel really down or sad, unhappy, something happens to give me a more positive feeling, for a little while at least. Today at the senior center I talked to a woman I met 2 weeks ago at the Open Art Time I go to on Fridays. She's working on a painting, I do Origami. Anyway, we talked a little about the lung cancer I have and then she began to tell me about her fight with colon cancer some years ago. She's been cancer free for I forget how many years she said. The things she said to me were very helpful. Her situation in life is very similar to mine - alone, no money, etc. But her words were very uplifting and thought-provoking for me. I felt really good listening to her, I needed to hear the things she told me. And then she told me she almost didn't go today to the center but then she changed her mind and went. If she hadn't I'd probably still be feeling despondent but I'm not. I feel better and right now I'm actually smiling. LOL I don't know why but I am. hahahaha Silly me. LOL 🙃
So for your "Gratefulness" post today I have that. And also you finally replying to me. hehehehe Sorry, no offense meant, I'm kidding around. I suddenly feel very happy about replying back to you. 😀
That’s great that when you are low you seem to get hope sent to you. We always need to be on the lookout for hope.
Im glad your friend at the senior home said helpful things. She was meant to be there for you and now you are here for others too…I am in such need of Hope right now and having trouble reaching out. Ha! You’re so cute you made me smile just now… stay awesome, friend. 😌
❤️🤗🤪 Yes, it's quite surprising how many times that happens to me. I wish I could make it happen for others. I'm really happy I made you smile! 😀 Here's a poem I wrote some years ago, you might like it, it's a happy poem....and others might enjoy it too. Unfortunately I can't make it stay in poem format - a double space between each stanza of 4 lines. 
Dancing Cats
Dancing cats come out tonight,
They love to dance in the pale moonlight.
They form a circle joining paws
And open wide their feline jaws.
‘Round and 'round and 'round they go,
Stepping high and stepping low.
Heads thrown back and tails held high,
Howling, yowling at the sky.
They’ve been asleep the whole day long,
Now it’s time to sing their song
Of catching birds and chasing mice,
They sing it once, they sing it twice.
They jump for joy and shout with glee,
The strangest sight you’ll ever see.
Dancing cats come out tonight,
They love to dance in the pale moonlight.
©2013
I looove love love ❤️ your poem. I just posted a pic of my kitten under a new Gratefulness post.
Great minds think alike
Beautiful little Zeffie. I love the name! And she truly is a beautiful little creature. 😻
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And I saw your kitty cat pic. Beautiful! Great minds....yes, they do. LOL I clicked the heart under you reply and it turned blue but the number is still at 0. I clicked it before that but it went to -1 so that's what made me click it again. I think I better leave it alone. LOL
Your poem made me think of "The Song of the Jellicles" from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. A pleasure to read. 😺
