The Gratitude Thread

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:41 pm

I am so thankful to have been able to spend a month in America. My stepfather's passing was one of great peace, he was a good guy who had a long life and was ready to be released from pain, and had made his peace with God, so there was none of that empty grief that comes with really tragic loss (not to say that cancer and death ever do not suck). I have been able to help my Mom sort and sift through Larry's financial records and memorabilia, clothing, computers and other stuff (we always called him the Gadget King).

I had no money for this trip but oh my gosh have people blessed me with their generosity.

Most of all, I was incredibly exhausted, burned out physically and mentally, and this gave me the chance to rest and sort through many issues.

Since I am a believer, my gratitude and thanks are to God, who reminded me that he is quite capable of taking care of me in ways that go beyond what I even know that I need.

I am thankful for water lilies and wood thrushes and the sound of the wind in maple trees, and ice cream, and clean air and good roads and electricity. And I'm thankful that I feel strong enough to go back and do Nigeria for another year.

And so much else besides...

What are you people thankful for?

Post by **aliantha** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:09 pm

Nobody's replied yet? Buncha ingrates...

Today, I am grateful that it's a beautiful day outside, it's payday, and I get to have pizza with both of my daughters tonight. And I'm grateful, as always, for the Watch.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:17 pm

Grateful for everything really. Fantastic parents, husband, kids. Son only beaten up and hospitalised for one night once. Particularly grateful that I've already got 3 new CDs and 2 new books ready for publication in August which will give me spare time for a few weeks

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:23 pm

Io, please do some blatant self-promotion, I am sure we would be very interested!!

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:33 pm

Oh, I'm sure you would all be very bored. It's one of my voluntary jobs. I get the raw material and pretty it up, convert to PDF, bookmark then send the files off to my CD supplier. These were MIs (Monumental Inscriptions from about 30 churchyards/cemeteries), Marriages for part of Lincolnshire 1700-1837 and some baptisms and burials for 1754-1812. The books were extracts from Workhouse minutes (1800s). All research aids for family historians. I have five boxes of CDs arriving on Monday. The books I take to be photocopied, bring them home then bind them. We sell them on bookstalls, over the internet and by post. We sell about £12,000 worth of publications a year. I do all the sales/stock figures too. Now, wasn't that interesting

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:07 am

You probably breezed by some of my family members' names in the process.

I am grateful for tonight!! I posted in the 1:30 AM... thread already, but thought I'd mention here how thankful I am. More fun planned for tomorrow. OMG, I have actually had an actual, real, VACATION!!!!!

Post by **Savor Dam** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:35 am

I am grateful for The All granting me and those around me the grace and courage to make good decisions (and live with them, thorn along with rose) even when they are unconventional and risky.

I am grateful for the many new friends that I have made in my time here on the Watch, especially (but by no means limited to) those whom I actually met for a few days a year ago in Albuequerque.

I am grateful for yesterday, for today, and for tomorrow.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:34 pm

work? check with me after i put in a full day tomorrow.

walking? see above.

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:08 pm

In Nigeria, the standard response to "How is work?" is "Mun godi Allah", We thank God. After all, you have a job and are able to work. That is a rather big something to be thankful for.

I am thankful that I'm going home to Nigeria on Wednesday.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:03 pm

Today the sun came out and I am grateful to be warm again. I've spent the last two nights in a thick winter cardigan with a thick body warmer over the top and a blanket over my legs!

Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:24 pm

I thought at first I'm not sure what to say here - just too many things I'm grateful for)

So, I'm grateful for my life))

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:16 am

thankful i can still walk after work today. and for the pain meds.

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:53 am

...and a chance to rest, Sarge?

I am so thankful for so many things, from the smell of honeysuckles to Pete Townshend's guitar playing.

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:20 am

one day off and back for two, then two days off.

I am thankful for my loving wife, she is my rock.

Post by **Obi-Wan Nihilo** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:11 am

I'm thankful that my cousin is alive. He had a heart attack / stroke combo yesterday at the tender age of 44. Any prayers anyone can muster are appreciated: for Edward.

Post by **Ananda** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:57 pm

Ron Burgunihilo wrote:I'm thankful that my cousin is alive. He had a heart attack / stroke combo yesterday at the tender age of 44. Any prayers anyone can muster are appreciated: for Edward.

Eek! Hope he comes through strong.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:54 am

Rough one Ron. Positive thoughts and all that.

--A

Post by **aliantha** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:14 pm

What the others said, Ron. Thinking of you and your cousin.

Post by **danlo** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:41 pm

Here's to you cousin Ron, and great that you are up and about sarge. What I'm grateful for may sound, comparatively, mundane, but I'm grateful for the Watch. You wouldn't believe how nice it is to come to this island of calm (the Tank excluded

) after dealing with my cause and the political BS that comes with it, after all the facebooking, emailing, meetings, networking, rallies etc...that goes with it. After Monday I can finally take a rest from it after close to a year straight...it keeps me busy and, relatively out of trouble

and helped me actually socialize with my fellow humans and lose 66 pounds, yes politics and the madness needs to be controlled and we need to learn to structure things for the betterment of all humanity, but it's BS, in it's present form: totally BS...

Post by **Ananda** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:38 pm

What is your cause, Danlo?

I am grateful for every good thing and every bad thing in my life. Om mani padme hum, as they say.

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