The Grateful Thread

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Excellent idea! I've been thinking about why we didn't have such a thread to balance out the coping one.

There is a lot to be grateful for. I haven't been ill for months. I'm not currently in pain. The loneliness doesn't get to me much these days. I can still breathe, walk, and sense. I have survived for a reasonably long time. I'm not happy, but I'm not depressed, and I'm still very much capable of being either, or both.

I have access to food, shelter, water, and the internet. (Especially the internet, which is a source of infinite knowledge and much more.) I can sleep in a comfy bed every night. Thanks to taking up programming, for the first time ever I feel like I have a hobby, which gives me a sense of purpose. I have a job which disciplines me, provides me with disposable income, and presses me to put my spare time to good use.

I have people IRL who still care about me and things to look forward to in the future. I'm reasonably able to live in the now, instead of agonizing over the past or having to rely on hope that one day things will be better. Quite often I'm able to take a couple steps back, tune out my obsessive thoughts and see and enjoy life for what it really is.

For the first time in over four years, I feel like I'm moving forward in life, as long as I write and read code. My little programs have some users who sometimes go "wow" at what I manage to pull off, and that is the best feeling in the world.

I tend to feel like every day is well-spent thanks to my actions. While I'm still plagued by fears, especially regarding other people, I can sometimes gather the courage to face my fears and be richer for it.

I feel incredibly wealthy. I've been given so much, I mustn't let all that go to waste. I shall show my gratitude by multiplying these gifts in the process of making my dreams a reality. I must never give up on them. I will do my best to leave the world a better place.
 
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One thing that I may as well also be grateful for is that as much as how I may not do much with my life, I'm still grateful for it since it's from my own eyes. I'm grateful for meeting people who are at least decent, both here and IRL even if there is something that is dark (as much as how its surprising to learn of an undesirable part of a person, there could still be something there that speaks louder in good terms than in bad). Also as much as how I may be privileged compared to others in at least being some middle class American, I still could enjoy whatever is my life, then and now so I'm grateful for that, whether as a kid enjoying some time I had visiting relatives who were alive back then or right now just being on this forum, even if I act as sperg sooner or later (or before).
 
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  • Me, my family and friends being healthy.
  • My dad taking the time to help me with math, which will always be a struggle. Were it not for him, I never would have made it this far.
  • The few RL friends that I have, including my very best friend whom I have known since preschool. She means so much to me.
  • Actually being able to be myself online, where I've also made a few friends. Some of them are the reason why I use the Internet so much.
  • My brother. My life would've been a lot lonelier without him.
  • Having access to clean water, warm shelter and good food. Our house wasn't exactly cheap either.
  • My blue eyes.
  • Not living in tornado alley.
  • This forum.
 
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I'm grateful for my family for trying to raise me right and support me as much as they can.

Seeing all of these lolcows and their parents has helped shown me that I could have easily end up like them if my parents decided not to give a shit about me.

I'm also thankful for the job I have. I don't love it by any stretch of the imagination, but it gives me something productive to do and provides some amount of income.

And I'm thankful for the people on this site for providing me entertainment, putting up with me, and giving me advice whenever I'm facing a problem.
 
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I'm grateful to the people who, on this forum and on the other websites I go on, who have encouraged me to continue posting and who reply to my posts either in admiration or disagreement.

I wouldn't have stayed for close to two years now around here if it hadn't been for a lot of you guys here.
 
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I'm grateful for never having to sit in a dustbowl again in a third world nation living in a shitty tent, eating MRES, and lacking all the things that make life comfortable. Let alone 130 Degree heat with 100 lbs of gear, wearing sappy plates, and 700 rounds of belt ammo.

After all of that, life is gravy, and generally I'm appreciative and happy to be back in a house, with electricity, internet, being able to eat what I want, and having the ability to drive somewhere. The small simple things now make life a great place, let alone having good health and family that I can go visit.

Everyday since has been an amazing thing, and has made me feel lucky to have opportunities, and people I care about.
 
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I'm grateful for my psychologists during my teenage years, if I didn't go to them I feel like I would of been a trainwreck by the age of 16.
I do not think its a weakness to ask for help, especially for the sake of sanity.
 
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I'm thankful I found a way to pay off 100% of my student loans.

I'm thankful I'm mentally sound. The people who become the focus of this forum provide good examples of why it sucks to be crazy.

And like a lot of you, I'm thankful this forum is the way it is. It's always been a surprisingly nice forum especially given the subject matter. You guys are great and we should keep it that way. ;)
 
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I'm grateful that I possess the mental faculties to be grateful. I'm grateful for all my friends, who also possess the mental faculties to be grateful that I possess the mental faculties to be grateful for them. I am grateful for all you people, who possess the mental faculties to press the feels button when you use your eyes which you are grateful for to perceive my gratefulness, which you are hopefully grateful for.
 
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The thing I'm the most grateful for is my amazing family. They've showered me with love, attention, and understanding since the day I was born and I can't even imagine the person I'd be without them. I probably wouldn't even be here, because my family was the only thing that kept me going when my mental health hit rock bottom. My parents in particular are the two people I love most in the entire world.

I'm also very grateful for my faith (I'm a Catholic) because it's gotten me through some very rough patches.
 
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I'm grateful for my wife, who has stuck by me through some very stupid years of my life. We don't always get along but she's very important to me. Also for her being smoking hot and liking chubby guys.

I'm grateful for my job. It's center to my identity and I excel at what I do. I'm glad I've had the dream for my life and career goals since I was 6 and have followed painstakingly.

I'm grateful for my co-workers who put up with my stupid ranting when I'm up all night for 3 nights in a row working and my filter shuts off.

I'm also grateful for the people on this site who make me laugh and feel accepted even if we don't always agree.

I'm grateful for this thread, without which I couldn't have just read so must positivity from Kiwis. (We need more of it.)
 
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My sister, her husband, and their amazing and adorable kids.
Mr. Horse (he's only second because my sister is literally my best friend). Being employed, albeit underemployed, but still.
I have some awesome co-workers, including a crew who helped me out of a godawful situation about seven years ago.
I even have some pretty decent exes. One of them even used frequent-flyer miles to get me and Mr. Horse to a dearly loved relative's funeral a few years back.
None of my tattoos will ever end up on a "fuck no, bad tattoos" blog because they're all at least OK.

In October 2012 I discovered a Celtic tribal four drummers/one bagpipe band, and that discovery changed my life in ways I couldn't have imagined -- following the Celtic-music circuit in the US is massively different from what following the Grateful Dead was like, in part because you can actually get to know the band members (my faves have just under 40,000 Facebook likes, while the Dead at end-career sold 40,000 stadium seats on a slow night), but it's similar in that you make friends, develop in-jokes, continually discover new artists... there was significantly less haggis in a Dead show parking lot, for which I am utterly grateful too (since the $1 grilled cheese sandwiches in the lot were never that sanitary; picture the same problem compounded by organ meats), but the sense of community is so familiar.

Also there was something about the music of my faves that inspired me to work harder at overcoming a physical problem, hike more, and in fact dance at shows instead of sitting there like a dead fish. I lost over 30 pounds in 2013 because not so damn sedentary (including a second job the experience indirectly inspired me to take on).

Grateful that publications still want me to write for them. Grateful for these forums, because funnily, I've met people who share my bizarrely specific interests (I've had this PM conversation going about Australian poetry, and I'm lurking the Elder Scrolls thread) or are just cool in other ways. Grateful for the weirdos whose antics entertain me. Grateful that my landlord, as legally required, shovels the sidewalk, and otherwise mostly leaves us alone. Grateful for the DJs who make bizarre mashups (Lady Gaga vs. Behemoth, "Ov Fire and Bad Romance") that make me laugh. Grateful for my iPod, a 160GB retro-style beast that I still haven't filled.

Grateful that the Doc Martens in which I received my master's degree are still in working condition. Grateful for high-school and college friends who are creative as hell and make me proud of them to this day. Grateful I still have some childhood books and my OG teddy bear, along with some cards, letters, and photos. It's rough having a sense of your past without either parent to talk to about it, but my sister and a few aunts and uncles help with that.

Grateful my nephew is a big fucking nerd like the rest of the family. And now I'm back around to my sister and her kids, so I'll stop going around in circles. But really, my nephew. Too cool for words.
 
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I'm grateful for work being canceled on Wednesday so I could take a day to get caught up and stop worrying about a test that I took on Monday/Tuesday that I probably failed.
 
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Things I'm grateful for:

-My family, especially my father, who I've been able to confide in more about how I truly feel as I get older.
-Surviving my suicide attempt from over a year ago, stop cutting, learning how to love myself.
-My quirks which make me a unique and special person (sounds like really cheesy "autism just means your different" stuff, but I really struggled with recognizing this for a long time).
-My closest friend who I'll be moving in with this summer.
-My university's philosophy program, which I've grown to love.
-The free time to help foster my culinary interests.
-Deagle Nation
 
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R.A.E.L. said:
  • Me, my family and friends being healthy.
  • My dad taking the time to help me with math, which will always be a struggle. Were it not for him, I never would have made it this far.
  • The few RL friends that I have, including my very best friend whom I have known since preschool. She means so much to me.
  • Actually being able to be myself online, where I've also made a few friends. Some of them are the reason why I use the Internet so much.
  • My brother. My life would've been a lot lonelier without him.
  • Having access to clean water, warm shelter and good food. Our house wasn't exactly cheap either.
  • My blue eyes.
  • Not living in tornado alley.
  • This forum.
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And also Italian Wedding soup?
 
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