What are you grateful for ?

[HappyChappy]

I'm told that regardless of faith, writing down what you're grateful for each day helps heal. So I'll got first:

I'm grateful for this fabulous forum and the moderators for doing a great job. When I first came here I was suffering from CPTSD and wasn’t as positive as I am today, hence why I want to let moderators (and new users) know this is a valuable resource that works. Just takes time. Big thanks to the moderators who helped me a long time ago and still appear to be working the forum now; Skip, Turkish, Woolspinner2000, Notwendy plus the newer ones I don't know e.g.  formerflyer etc...

So what are you grateful for ?  This is a non judgmental forum, I got away with saying I liked James Blunt once and no one has ever asked me to justify why I think Scary Spice is the best Spice Girl  (Posh isn’t posh and Baby’s an adult, so Scary is the only one not hiding anything - if you must know).  

[Woolspinner2000]

Hey HC!

Our old wolf, dog and llama team!  Where's the blue parrot?

I am thankful for all those who have made this a safe place for those of us who needed a place to belong. I am also grateful for sunshine after the rain. We have a beautiful sunny afternoon outside of my window.

 
Wools

[Methuen]

H, our kids, having a warm dry home, mother nature’s healing power, songbirds, and dark chocolate.

This forum

[Notwendy]

Agreed, this forum and all of you who "get" it

and every blessing every day.

[pursuingJoy]

Great thread to start! I'm grateful for the kind, generous people on this forum. I'm always happy to see a newcomer's first post because I know it means the start of healing.

I'm also thankful for my health, and randomly, my volleyball team. We've lost every game but it's not for lack of trying!  I look forward to practice and games every week. I'm so thankful for supportive leadership at work, a husband I genuinely enjoy spending time with, and my pets.

[Turkish]

I am greatdpful for your often dry and offbeat wit, very British. It keeps me entertained and brings a smile to my face.

I greatful to be employed though I sometimes hate my job. I'm grateful for my kids even D9 with her pre-tween attitude. Little Ms. Hangry tonight. "You can't have any pudding until you eat your meat!" Er, broccoli...

I'm also grateful that others seem to see my value where I do not. Like today at work where I did something I thought simple, but it got oohs and aahs. Whatever... work, schmerk. My Yiddisism for the night.

[poppy2]

Hi,

I'm grateful for the forum, definitely. The resources here are amazing.

I'm also grateful for: breath, warm meals, my plant, my secure income in a time of crisis (the last 4 months), my counsellor, compassionate friends and strangers, and the sky when it is endless and obscure.

I'm usually on the detaching board but honestly, reading the 'Co-parenting/divorcing' board I felt like I belonged there better, but only cause I could relate to these parents struggles to stay sane (my world as a child). So I'll be grateful to find more answers, too, and maybe join this board

So glad that people 'get it' here!

[HappyChappy]

Woolspinner Nice to see the Dalai Lama is still imparting wisdom on the forum.

Methuen I’ll second the dark chocolate and add in cherries.

I see your value Turk, you do a great  job on here. A big Wolf job.

Poppy2 – totally agree. What happened to Poppy1 ?

pursuingJoy your optimism is infectious, how do you keep it up. I get you can't keep the volley ball up because you keep losing, but the Joy how do you keep that up ?

Notwendy, I’m grateful you know who you’re not, that’s always a start.

I’m grateful I was taught the meaning of ‘abundance’. It means a lot.
Also grateful for music , comedy , art

[Kwamina]

Hi good ol' Chappy! 

Nice to see you pop up again with your Blunt and Spice talk

I am grateful for parrots! 

Take care HappyChappy

The Board Parrot

[busybee1116]

I’m grateful for my health and that every day is an opportunity to start fresh, no matter what nonsense happened yesterday! Got to watch the sun rise today.

[HappyChappy]

I'm grateful for the love and tolerance on this forum - we can paint the sky any colour/color we want and fill it with Parrots and beas, because we are part of the same family and are kind and supporting. This truely is a safe haven on social media and we truely are an awesome tribe (especially me - I'm practising self love  )

Kwamina
good to see you're still flying the boards, I hope your wings have healed. Darn right I’m straight talk’n, I don’t speak that double dutch with forked tongue like the orange man does. I just speak a load of nonsense.

Busybea1116 –  I also have a fresh start each day, only in the UK we call it a shower.  I also brush my teeth lots - did I mention I talk a load of nonsense ?    

[Kwamina]

Good to see you practicing self-love and you indeed did mention that you talk a whole lot of nonsense!  But that's ok, we appreciate you showing up as your whole HappyChappy self

[Woolspinner2000]

Cap'n Red Beak,

So nice to see you taking perch in our Board PSI tree. 

 
Wools

[Kwamina]

Hi Wools! 

Indeed, it's the one and only Board Parrot aka Captain Red Beak! 

Happy Saturday to you!