What Are You Grateful For Today?

[Heather]

@Snowwhite can you adopt me so I can have a family like that too.

J.k. I'm glad for you

 

[VioletButterfly]

I’m grateful that I’m showing up for myself and trying to work on my challenges despite how I feel physically, mentally and emotionally. That I’m showing compassion and understanding as I plod along. Thankful that I’m honoring my boundaries and protecting my vulnerability even when the well-intentioned “helper” wants to take over the keyboard. Very thankful that it’s a sunny day with blue skies.

 

[The Albatross]

I'm grateful that an appointment was available and that I or maybe we can be present (due to a policy change) when our Daisy is euthanized. She has developed a very fast growing sarcoma and I've done heroic measures for two felines with that before, with no good results. Daisy's lived a long life and as much as I don't want to lose her, hard decisions for harder times here lately.

 

[Ronin]

The sun & pine trees & tea.

 

[The Albatross]

Thanks Ronin, Daisy represents my connection to my bio family. I had Shasta daisies in my front yard growing up and my dad brought home a Bassett hound. When he died, I needed a companion animal for my Jesse, and Daisy was there. My mother "half" adopted her for me. So her life represents a lot. Her loss will represent something too I expect. Hopefully it will be able to be managed so I can see beyond or above the bio connections tomorrow.

 

[Ronin]

* @The Albatross.

Apologies, words fail me as what to say, but *feeling with you, & compassion*

 

[The Albatross]

No worries, really... this is one of many very difficult decisions I/we will be making. There is really no chance of heroic measures with sarcoma (in my experience.) But this is one of many losses I will be experiencing and I can expect a rocky road this year til I restabilize.

 

[Heather]

My dear friends on this forum @gizmo, @The Albatross and @lostforgottensoul

Taking the first steps on moving my life forward

Believing in myself and my strengths

My beautiful daughter

 

[Deleted member 19804]

My amazing mother, who is strong, kind, supportive and wise. I feel very lucky to have her.

 

[The Albatross]

I am grateful for forum support.
I am grateful we have an opportunity for a fresh start in a new place. (No really I am, even if it will be hard.)

 

[VioletButterfly]

@The Albatross - I am so very sorry for your loss. I hope "strength" for you to bear up under the stress you noted you have coming your way in the new year. Best to you! VB

I am grateful for the love of God, knowing that I am His child, and believing that He is ever-present in going before and behind me – protecting me. A great deal has been happening these past few months that will continue into 2017. I, thankfully, pray that He will sustain me as I continue to support my mom in the last few weeks/months of her life in managing care, legal and financial matters for her, in praying for her, and in going to her funeral and settling her estate. I'm grateful that I can, for the most part, stay in today and not often fret my way into breaking down or drilling down into addiction. I can only imagine that I'm breathing the grace God has provided to me.

 

[VioletButterfly]

I’m grateful to have been able to be honest with myself and to speak the words, if only to myself, of red hot rage, hate and resentment I feel toward two people in my life who have and still are about the business of ruining my life through their dysfunction, selfishness, caustic natures, and insert negative personality trait…. without judging myself. Thankful that I was able to be healthy and honest for myself in holding them accountable instead of continuing to blame and chastise myself, that I got the feelings outside of myself and expressed them instead of letting them eat away at and destroy me, and that I am now letting go of the negative emotions. Glad that I dealt with my racing mind and the thoughts/feelings, I didn’t run and hide this time. And, grateful that I am who I am, who is someone who is at the other end of the spectrum from them. VB stands up tall, praying upwardly she thanks Grace. 100%.

Also, very grateful for the Forum. The space it gives me to be myself and be okay with that, the opportunity to gain perspective and knowledge, the support and connection it offers, and for the opportunity it provides in my sharing a shoulder or word of encouragement.