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gratitude

anna.

anna.

colors your eyes with what's not there
Sitting in the cool of the morning drinking a second cup of coffee and catching up on some news. I was thinking about how hot it could be in mid-August, and it's been so mild, and how thankful I am for the reprieve from the summer heat. And then I thought how glad I am for this coffee, and for a working laptop, and the time to enjoy them. So I thought I'd make a thread for things to be grateful for today, big or small. Please add yours, as often as you like.
 
mangalavara

mangalavara

नमस्कार
Premium Member
I am grateful to live on my own in a different country. Also, I am grateful for my occupation as a teacher, electricity, internet, nourishment, privacy, and those who I know. I am grateful that I am safe and have no real problems.

Thank you, Devī Mā. All of this is you. :praying:
 
YmirGF

YmirGF

Bodhisattva in Recovery
I'm grateful to have food in my belly and friends on the phone and in person. I'm grateful to see the gorgeous horses in the field next to my house running about this morning as I sipped my coffee. I'm also grateful for getting the opportunity to tell my story about life in prison, here on RF. There really are things you cannot buy.
 
sun rise

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
mangalavara said:
I am grateful for water. Namaskār, Water. :praying:
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I am grateful for the Light that inspired this:

Spreading my wings
I soar off a cliff
into the warming sky
carried by the
rays of the sun.

Caught
by the winter
of the past
I'm dashed
to the ground.

Crawling
on broken wings
I stagger
to Your feet.

Healed by
Your heart's hand,
I soar once again.

Grabbed by
the demands
of your spring,
I'm pulled
East and West
Up and Down.

Now You
plant me into the
still frozen Earth
and command:
Fly, fly now.

I am a bird
made of sticks
fighting flight
longing for flight.

I am chicken
crow
robin
and eagle.
 
anna.

anna.

colors your eyes with what's not there
sun rise said:
I am grateful for the Light that inspired this:

Spreading my wings
I soar off a cliff
into the warming sky
carried by the
rays of the sun.

Caught
by the winter
of the past
I'm dashed
to the ground.

Crawling
on broken wings
I stagger
to Your feet.

Healed by
Your heart's hand,
I soar once again.

Grabbed by
the demands
of your spring,
I'm pulled
East and West
Up and Down.

Now You
plant me into the
still frozen Earth
and command:
Fly, fly now.

I am a bird
made of sticks
fighting flight
longing for flight.

I am chicken
crow
robin
and eagle.
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Beautiful.
 
Quagmire

Quagmire

Imaginary talking monkey
Staff member
Premium Member
I have the easiest life of anybody I know, and sometimes that reality just sinks in spontaneously.

There's almost nothing that I have to do now, and I have the resources to do pretty much anything I want to do.*

The only hardship in my life is what goes on between my ears sometimes, and most of that's just about beating myself up for not fulfilling my plans as well as I intended to.

But even that is going well right now. For instance: a few months ago I made a goal for myself to work out steadily for 10 weeks straight and then take a break for a week or two.

Last Monday I completed 10 weeks exactly without missing a single workout.

About a month ago I realized I've been lagging badly when it comes to fasting. Fasting's always been a really important part of my health regimen and I hadn't done hardly any of that this year so far.

So, about a month ago I went on one 3 1/2 day fast, and just last night I completed a 4-day fast.

Anybody who knows me well knows what a procrastinator I am, so I'm grateful for whatever it was that managed to get me motivated this time.

*I have to soak up all this freedom for all it's worth right now because in a month or two I'm going to have to go to Chicago to take care of my father and his wife for possibly as long as 6 months. Part of me is looking forward to it, but I also know from experience once I get there very little of my time is going to belong to me. So I'm grateful it's not that time yet. :D

I'm also grateful for RF for more reasons than I have the time to go into here.
 
Mock Turtle

Mock Turtle

Oh my, did I say that!
Premium Member
I'm grateful for living in a country not bordering Russia, one where firearms are not so easily available, one where there is a national health system, one where one's religion is not that relevant, one where one's gender/sexual orientation is not an issue, amongst other things. But mainly I'm grateful to have full electricity back on in the house after having some rewiring work done recently - and being in reasonable health. :D

PS And of course for RF. :oops:
 
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ChristineM

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
JustGeorge said:
I can pee in the house!

Even better, there's a toilet!

(Having gone a summer without, moving forward, you never forget to be thankful for your potty.)
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You've only just got that sorted??? If it were me I'd be extra grateful to Crepitus.
 
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PureX

PureX

Veteran Member
To wake up not hung over, and feeling sick, ashamed, and mystified, as was the norm for me for the first 20 years of my adult life.

To not immediately turn and reach for a cigarette as I did for those same 20 years, plus 2.

To have a job to go to that matters, and to work with with people that value my contribution to the service they provide people.

To have a home to wake up in, and a trustworthy vehicle to get me there and back.

Because I know all these things could be taken away in an instant. And because I know many of my fellow Americans do not have them, and are suffering greatly as a result. The country I grew up in is not the country that exists, now. And this one is a very dangerous and scary place. I am very grateful to still be able to fend off the wolves at my age. Though I know they will get me, soon enough.
 
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