Gratitude-Medicine for the soul

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Good friends
Smart, lovely daughters
The ability to learn, grow, and keep on trying.

[Phoebe]

Love the pineapple gummy bears gratitude!! Awesome.

Today I am grateful that I had the chance to help a family of grackle nestlings. It was a fun act of service.

-I am grateful that I am fit enough to keep up with my bicycling friend, even after a year without any biking whatsoever.

- I an grateful that I share this beautiful world with fireflies. They are as close to magic as anything I know.

[roist]

I personally have just been doing this mentally. On the net some say that us OK, others insist that you need to write your lists to be effective.

What are yer thoughts on this? Have any of ye noticed a difference since writing them compared to thinking them?

I know from journaling, that thinking it and writing it here are v different and writing helps more.

Thanks for this thread Sage Homme ( french for wise man)

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roist
IMHO, gratitude whether written or thought does not matter.
It is what is in the heart.
Written has its place.
Thoughts have their place.
It is the sincere feeling of gratitude that is the key.

When I do it in thought, it is between me and God.
When I write it or say it aloud, it is to share the blessings and good sensation with my fellow man.

In short, be grateful, have gratitude in your heart, and success and the blessings will be more visible in our lives.

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Thankful for

The opportunity to run and feel the exhilaration that the body experiences.

The job I am headed to that provides for my family.

The opportunity to make mistakes, learn from them, try again and grow.

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Thankful for answered prayers as mother continues to recover successfully from cancer treatments.

Thankful for being able to work with some good people.

Thankful for the opportunity to pray and share more thanks and request blessing for those that can benefit.

[qt4x11]

-Kitten puzzles
-Snow cones
-Laser guns

[Phoebe]

qt4x11, your lists just make me smile. Kitten puzzles and snow cones? Just awesome!

-I am grateful for my father who helps me whoever I get s piece of equipment stuck at my place. Yup, I had to be towed out today. : )

-I am grateful for the amusement that my flick of chickens gives me every single day. Today I sat down on the ground to enjoy a bit of shade on a hot day and eat a little found, and I was immediately surrounded by nosy birds. It's like having a little avian fan club. Of course they just wanted my food, but it was still funny.

-I am grateful for the wildlife on my farm. Songbirds and skunks, bats and foxes, squirrels and eagles. There is so much life here, and every day it reminds me that my life will go on, too.

[Phoebe]

Sadly, I am not grateful for the autocorrect on this site! The result is a "typo to gibberish" translator!!!

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I on the other hand am thankful for the autocorrect on this site.
It makes for some funny reading of Phoebe's posts. LOL

My daughters
Their unconditional love
The pure joy I experience while spending time with them.

My parents
Their unconditional love
The support they have provided me in my life.

My little brother
His unconditional love
His constant encouragement and support through good times and bad

That I found this community.
The genuine support provided by those that are here.
The advice and words of wisdom from those that are living the challenge that I am going through.

The opportunity to be thankful today.