1 I’m grateful for a pastor who cares about me.
2 I’m grateful for a God who’s patient with me ‘cause anybody else who knew me that well would wanna squish me.
3 I’m glad I can still live independently.
4 It’s good that my car still mostly works.
5 I’m amazed to realize I have more money than I thought I did.
6 I’m glad my therapist pays attention.
7 It’s pretty incredible that I’ve taken the same habits that my mother used to lure people in and transformed them into a way to express love to people I really care for. 6 months ago
1 I am grateful that I have been able to take a week’s break from the work I hate.
2 I am overjoyed that I have had more of the work I LIKE this week than usual and it is only Tuesday.
3 I am glad that my best friend is coming to visit me tomorrow.
4 I love good books.
5 This pizza is really good.
6 I am relieved that I have not had a crying spell or a screaming fit about anything in three full days.
7 I am excited that after dinner I can have my favorite soda in the whole world. 7 months ago
my ex-husband has mellowed
and that we communicate by email
so after I write this
I can just walk away and believe in forces for the common good 8 months ago
1 I’m grateful that I was called at a young age to begin the process of awakening.
2 I’m glad for a sharp mind that apprehends and creates more in the haze of depression than many minds do on their best days.
3 I’m amazed that I have had two very busy, fairly high-profile people take time out to personally respond to my letters recently.
4 I’m happy that I’ve come to understand that I still don’t know what love is.
5 It’s very good that I’ve met some people who share aspects of my religious and spiritual perspective, which is admittedly an unusual one.
6 I was very blessed to have most of my appointments for today cancel out on me. I was not ready to go anywhere this morning.
7 I love this CD that my brother sent me. 8 months ago
1 I’m grateful to know in advance where approximately 90% of the money for my most basic expenses is going to come from every month.
2 I’m glad I live someplace where I can scream like a crazy person any time day or night without the neighbors complaining.
3 It’s really helpful that I can read quickly.
4 It’s a blessing to be able to write well and express myself clearly.
5 I’m glad I type so fast so I can get my thoughts out into the world more efficiently and share more in more venues with more people.
6 I’m glad for a huge Facebook friends list that makes it easier to get certain things done when I mostly need a huge crowd of people to see something, click something, whatever.
7 It’s good I read that one book when I was 16. It changed a lot of things for me. It’s still not enough to make life worth living but it’s something. 8 months ago
1 I’m thankful for a God that won’t push me away no matter how ill and confused I get.
2 I’m grateful for the willingness to speak up for myself.
3 I’m glad I got a closer look at a crow than most people usually get.
4 I’m happy for perfect eyesight. A lot of people lose that by my age.
5 It’s really good that I never have to dress up for work.
6 If I couldn’t have a loving mother at birth, I’m glad to have found a surrogate even if it did take decades.
7 It’s really nice how most of the time I can be more or less on my own schedule. 8 months ago
I’m reading a book that suggests that as part of the third step we should express gratitude for everything, even if we aren’t grateful. Personally I think that’s taking it too far – I don’t see any reason to put on a plastic smile and thank the world at large for treating me like its personal punching bag since in my world that’s called lying and being a doormat – but I can see some possible value in expressing gratitude for what I am actually glad I’ve got. That much I’m willing to try. So, some things I’m grateful for tonight:
1 no major natural disasters here
2 car may be ugly and hot but it runs
3 my current place is bigger, quieter, and more attractive than the last one I lived in
4 not feeling like I have to hoard everything anymore
5 a good music collection
6 having bought or received things in my teens (clothing, books, CDs and records, videos, jewelry, and most of all good drums) that I can still enjoy having in my thirties
7 finally being a fairly good drummer and performer after all these years 8 months ago
