Expressions of Gratitude. A place to reflect.

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I realize I have many things to be thankful for. So much, that I have often wondered how exactly to give back to the world and in what capacity. I’ve always felt an obligation. It’s just something that must be done. I’ve always liked to help others when I was able to. What are some things you’re thankful for? Sometimes in moments of great pain, sadness, and even hopelessness it helps to stop and step back. Sometimes it’s important to really get to know, or become once more reacquainted with the positive things one may have forgotten about, but once knew. It happens to the best of us.

This presents an opportunity to share what you feel you are thankful for.

I think being thankful is enough. Do something because you truly want to not because you feel you are indebted to society or whatever else. Do good for the sake of good, because it feels nice!

I'm thankful for my parents, who try their best, are supportive and made my early childhood the best ever. I'm thankful that I was able to get a proper diagnosis for lifelong emotional and behavior problems and medication that has made it easier for me to channel feelings and thoughts. I'm thankful for my individuality and who I am, even if it is a huge burden sometimes. I'm thankful for the friendly people here too.

I'm thankful for the blue sky, the birds, the gaze of the ocean when we drive down there during the summer. I'm thankful for the green plants, trees and flowers. Also thankful that I have my two legs and am not cursed with any physical abnormalities.

This is a lovely idea for a thread.

I'm thankful for my family, that I have a home that is warm and safe, for my health, that I live in a country where I won't go hungry or die of a treatable illness. I'm also thankful for nature and for all the animals, for beautiful gardens and beautiful buildings and for the sea. There is a lot to be thankful for, and I definitely don't reflect on them enough.

My life has been a mixed bag. A lot of it has been really rotten, but even so, there are still plenty of things for me to be thankful for. I spent most of my life living with various relatives, which was awful, as we all drove one another crazy. However, now I am fortunate enough to live alone! The trailer I am living in is old and run down, but it is a lot better than some of the places I've lived in! I am unable to work any more due to health issues, but was finally able to qualify for SSI, so I can pay the bills and put food on my table!

Things in my life go on like that--negatives, but positives, too. I eventually learned, and came to accept that life isn't perfect, but it isn't all rotten, either. And there are a lot of people worse off than I am, so I am thankful for that, too. I just wish other people weren't bad off.

I'm thankful for being alive. To be able to experience new things even if there may be different challenges presented along the path, it is never easy. I'm thankful for being healthy and in excellent shape. I'm also thankful for having a supportive family. I'm sure I could come up with more, but for now this will be fine. I'm also very thankful to have the opportunity to meet all of you here at WP (applies globally) to share supportive and creative information, and learn from all of you. Thanks for being here

I'm thankful for all the things that make my life comfortable to live, and for all the things good and bad that have shaped me as a person.

RadicalDreamers, Chrono Trigger fan? RD is the Japanese only text sequel.

i work with underprivileged children many don't have parents
i remember interacting with a girl whose mother is mentally challenged
she has 3-4 siblings being the eldest she has to do the entire household work
and has a child she left school, she started working in a beauty parlour
and simultaneously she sells fish every day just to make ends meet
she was daily wearing same pair of cloth i noticed only once a week she wore a different
dress
also she was extremely poor in english and couldn't speak a single word

There is one more kid whose father has tumor, mother has kidney stone,
he has 3 sisters and only earning member in family is his elder brother who earns
270$ per month and the entire family survives on it

Looking at all this i can't help them much but at least by assisting them to learn english
i can make a small difference

Grateful for my niece helping unload & stack 66 bales of hay.
Grateful for ice cold watermelon on a scorching hot day.
Thankful for the clouds that are blocking the sun for a while.