gratitude thread

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.
~ Author Unknown ~

 

okay, this is a little cheezey but i wanted to start a gratitude thread. i did a search and couldnt find one that was already started. i'm trying to maintain a positive attitude in my life...

anyways,

i'm grateful that my new neighbours dont listen to country music because if i had to listen to them playing some country song over and over again at 3 am, i think i'd go insane. i'm very happy that they like nirvana. i'm also grateful for my white noise machine. it's worth its weight in gold.

 

I'm thankful for my parents who've provided me with a pretty good life. Thankful for good music which makes for some good times. Thankful that I have a job. And thankful for my dog, because she's awesome

 

i'm grateful for electricity and indoor plumbing. it's so nice to be able to wake up in the morning and have a hot shower.

 

that was a great post. It's easy to keep in mind when things are ok, though, but when you can't do it you just can't do it. everyone would be happy to feel gratitude. I'm very greatful for the notebook I just bought which comes with wireless internet! It doesn't connect all the time but when it does it is of unimaginable sweetness. I'm grateful too for weeeeeeeeed!!

 

I am thankful for my Parents and Family, and how I was brought up to be able to think for myself, Thankful for God and the Earth, and all the plants and animals.

 

i'm thankful that my car is still running. it took me to one of the most beautiful places around here today.

i'm grateful for trees so big that it would take 4 or 5 people holding hands to completely encircle them.

hurray for sunshine!! and warm weather!!

 

BlackGuardXIII

July 2nd, 1998

Oh Dearest Creator​

I pray that you hear me, oh dearest Creator.
For my will has been weak, and laziness greater.
Humbly I pray you forgive me my sins.
I know in the end the good always wins.

'Thy will be done' is my prayer to my maker.
Help me give more and be less of a taker.
Help me stay in the present, and learn from the past.
I pray wars soon end, and peacetime will last.

I thank you for nature, and thank you for love.
For grass underfoot, and the sun up above.
I thank you for life and for letting me choose.
For trials and tests, and the freedom to lose.

My hope is that you will now guide and direct me.
To be open and ready for love to detect me.
Help me make choices and do what it takes.
Let wisdom increase, let me learn from mistakes.

Please make me gracious, and treasure each day.
Remembering childhood, to laugh and to play.
Please gently correct me if ever I stray.
If I do wrong, I must know I will pay.

Thank you for truth, and exposing the lies.
Thank you for letting me open my eyes.
I'm sorry to any and all I've mistreated.
And pray my poor judgements won't be repeated.
​

 

I thank the Earth for being in the state it is in,
And swear to restore it to its former glory. =)

 

I'm grateful for Skip. T/Y SKIP!

 

t/y bgxIII for that wonderful poem/letter to God. It's almost scary.

 

and I still have weed.

sometimes I feel so grateful that I get paranoid. of course i'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I mean Fortune has spun her wheel and I'm now topmost. but it wasn't long ago I was at the bottom. oh the bottom. and it could come again. ugh! but not this year 2005 is a marvelous year. a wonderufl gift. it's like Christmas Sunday everyday!! you can be as happy as you wanna be! w/0 limit!

I would like to spread the gratitude by sending a small prize to 3 ppl who are not grateful. or ppl who are grateful who still want a small prize. just pm me! your entry will have best chance of being picked if it amuses me or moves me. you should also tell me what small prize you would like or i may have to pick one of my own choosing.

good luck.

 

I'm grateful for my parents. I couldn't have had a better set of them. They encouraged independance and openmindedness in me, and instilled self-respect and self-confidence. They actually put an effort into raising me, gave me rules I hated as a child but are thankful for as an adult (like only allowing me to watch 1/2 hour of TV a day). My mother gave me a passion for fiction, and my father gave me a passion for knoweldge. I have great parents.

 

I'm always up for a free handout, lol. is this an entry stating why I'm grateful, or what? What is it you're looking for man?

 

I am grateful that when ever I think I know everything...something inevitably will come along to show me otherwise.

 

i'm grateful that my ex is such a good dad to our son.

 

um... i do believe my post contained all of the info needed, no....a simple pm request for a prize...maybe you're afraid of using the PM...(??) ok, just kididng! neway....pm me your mailing address and what you would choose for a small prize (or I'll pick one) and I'll try to send it to you tomorrow.

congratulations!!

(your post Temptation on the Christianity thread was pretty interesting. something you already wrote though so naturally that should NOT qualify but I'll let that go.. )

you really should try to amuse me at some point. just to kinda keep to some protocol or standards. but of course, mon ami, there is NO obligatione! sinceremente!

 

smlchance~it's a little weird to me that you're turning this into some sort of contest. maybe you could start another thread for that


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i'm grateful for weirdos because they help me to see the world in ways that i'd never come up with on my own

 

"What does not kill me makes me stronger."


It's not difficult to love people who love us or treat us nice. Love grows stronger when you learn to give it to people who do not show love, and perhaps try your patience.

 

i thank nature for being so gorgeous today and allowing me to do my chemistry without too much wind blowing my papers. im thankful for my mom taking me to dance my whol life and my sister for being my best friend, even when shes annoying. i am thankful for showtunes