Happiness

[Kendrew]

So, yesterday I awoke at 5.00am to hear heavy rain lashing down outside my window. Another gloomy and depressing day I thought, as over the past two years I've experienced quite a few changes in my life and was contemplating all these things as I listened to the rain:- I've been diagnosed with PMR. I've been in pain. I take a cocktail of unpleasant drugs. I've been ill with side effects. I've been off work 15mths. I've felt scared and isolated. I'm in the middle of a pandemic. I can't see my son and DIL, etc, etc. All very depressing. But........then I thought, this attitude isn't helping, and although it's ok to allow myself to feel fed up at times, I mustn't let all of those things define me now! Despite the daily new challenges I face, I still have many blessings:- I can be treated. I will improve. I may recover. I have the love of my family and friends and the support of this forum. I can see the sunshine (and the rain!😄), hear the birds singing, smell the flowers, talk to my loved ones and feel the grass under my feet. I hear from my son and DIL regularly. I can get out and about (when covid restrictions allow!) I've returned to work. (All be it scaled down) I have a roof over my head and food in my belly. So......definitely more than 3 things I'm grateful for today DorsetLady 🙂 and so much to still be thankful for!........and as for that rain?..... well I'm going to dance in it!😃

[SheffieldJane]

Lovely post Kendrew! ☔️

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Hi Kendrew, I would think that you express the sentiments of many. I've got the tee shirt.

[Maisiek]

Yeah! Well said: let’s count our blessings 💖

[123-go]

I love your post and positivity! There is sunshine behind every cloud. 🌦

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

We all need rain (well perhaps not too much, and not at the weekend!) to make our green and pleasant land... to make the plants we love, bloom; to make the food we eat, grow.

....and we wouldn't have rainbows without it..

Perhaps don't dance in the November rain, but I applaud the thought!💃

[Kendrew in reply to DorsetLady]

Haha! I like that. I still write 3 things I'm grateful for at the end of each day after reading that you did it. A lovely way to end each day.

[Horsewhisper]

Good for you Kendrew! Look at what you have got and not what you haven’t! 👍

[AMG38]

When feeling a bit down I remember the verse of a song written way back by husband out in the mid west living in a shack:

I’ve a roof up above me,

A safe place to sleep,

Food on my table

And shoes on my feet

You gave me your love Lord and a great family

Thank you Lord for your blessings to me!

I soon stop complaining!

[tangocharlie]

Gratitude attitude - keep up that diary!

[Kendrew in reply to tangocharlie]

So sorry....was it you tangocharlie who suggested the gratitude diary?? I'd thought it was DorsetLady!! She'll have wondered what on earth I was talking about if it was you!😄 Many thanks to whoever.....a brilliant idea.

[tangocharlie in reply to Kendrew]

There were lots of great contributions to the thread