What are you grateful for?

[lightningandsnow]

I'm grateful for the fact that one of my friends is beating her drug addiction.

I'm grateful to have a job, even if it isn't my favorite thing to be doing.

I'm grateful for the awesome weather.

How about you?

[laylah]

1. My gratefuls include

~also having a job, even if I am grossly underemployed.
~Theta
~My estranged husband (long story I don't care to go into)
~My flower garden.
~These are just the tip of the iceburg. :hug:

[femmocrat]

2. I love posts like this one! :-)

I am grateful for my job, too, even though I grumble about it sometimes.
I am especially grateful for my beautiful family.
I am grateful for my three sweet fur-babies and those who came before them.
I am grateful for the democrats who are now in charge of the government, even though I disagree with them at times!
I am grateful to have a fun place to hang out at DU!

[kayakjohnny]

3. My good health at 53. My ambitious life style which is a big factor in my health.

My friends and family.

The place I live.

And what I do for work.

That I've taken so many wonderful journeys in my life.

And for all the simple things that making living very well worth the struggles and setbacks.

Also, beer.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Obviously, you need to get your priorities straight, young man. Beer... ... ... ... ... ... LAST!?!?

[kayakjohnny]

5. Sorry.... You've got a good point there. I stand admonished and corrected.

:hi: :toast: :beer:

[woo me with science]

6. What a refreshing post!

I am grateful for my family and friends

I am grateful for my health

I am grateful for our animals.

I am grateful for the education I received.

I am grateful to live in a country where my rights are largely protected.

I am grateful for our material comfort compared to most on this earth.

I am grateful for internet access.

I am grateful for the freedom to make my own decisions in life.

[Crystal Clarity]

7. I'm grateful for

-My smart and beautiful 25 year old daughter

-My SO of 21 years

-My pets

-My home

-My health and the continued good health of everyone I love

Oh and my new friends here at DU! :grouphug:

[Deep13]

8. My Sweetie.

:hug: :loveya:

[Lilith Velkor]

9. Nothing.

[Monique1]

10. I am grateful

that I wake up in the morning, I am able to play word games on my computer with the knowledge I still can think, I'm thankful for a healthy and cute grand daughter and grandson, that my adult children found their mojo after many problems, my loving dog who looks out for me, and that I can survive on my present income today so far. I'm also thankful for all the roadblocks that were in my past life that lead to my growth and determination. It were these roadblocks that gave me the fight to perform better. I guess in a nutshell, I am happy where I am in my life. I would love to have more money but that is my problem as I give to those who are worse off than me. There is nothing that I want or need. I am a senior, not rich probably a little below middle class but I am happy.

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[woo me with science]

14. Here we go again.

Sheesh....especially since that post may have been under yours accidentally.

[Texasgal]

15. whoa.

:wtf:

[handmade34]

17. waking up in the morning

is always a good thing! :toast:

[blue neen]

23. Good post.

I know what you mean about the roadblocks.

:toast:

[Oceansaway]

12. I'm grateful for the UAW.....

I'm grateful for the UAW, without them, who knows where i'd be.

I'm grateful that i have A/C.I feel bad for the lil animals wearing 'fur' coats year round.

[In_The_Wind]

13. today

~ that my 14 year old golden retriever was alive to smile at me after I was gone for 8 months
~ that my blue & gold macaw didn't hold a grudge and bite me (she'll be on the road with me next time)
~ that I landed a job locally (even if it is with a politically incorrect company)for my duration at home
~ that I'll be back on the road again soon
~ that my bottles of 2001 meed were still drinkable :woohoo:
~ that I passed a drug (piss) test even though I know I musta tested positive :shrug:
~ that I came home with enough money to stop the shut_off notices on 3 utilities :fistbump:

[Ikonoklast]

16. My kids, my parents still alive, my friends.

My kitties.

[handmade34]

18. these (and my camera) ( pic heavy)

and


etc, etc...

[JTG of the PRB]

19. My family, my friends, my health, having a job, and baseball.

Those are the five things I need, and they're the five things I have. :)

[one_voice]

20. I am grateful for...

My husband finding a job after being out of work for over a year. (found Sept. '09).

That I didn't lose my house because he was out of work.

My parents, who helped so that I didn't lose my house. Without them I would have lost it for sure. They've always been there for me for whatever...not just material things. They never let us give up hope when things seemed so horrible. I'm really grateful for my parents.

My kids, who make me very proud every day.

My dogs, who make me laugh a lot, everyday.

My husband, no matter how tough things have gotten, we've always managed to be there for each other.

[elocs]

21. Good health. I'm 58 and have consciously appreciated in the morning when I wake that nothing hurts.

It's great to be aware that nothing hurts and I'm grateful for that.

[bif]

22. My health. Working out every day.

Who knew? Never would have thought I'd be doing this even a year ago. God bless the rowing machine!!

[slay]

24. I'm grateful for the Grateful Dead

and all the good times i had with really cool people at their shows. :) :hippie:

[Burma Jones]

30. +1

[Odin2005]

25. My parents, neice, and nephew; and by good friend with cerebral palsy.

[AsahinaKimi]

26. Grateful to be working

In the Anime business...wow, Never thought I would be doing this.. ever.

[nickinSTL]

27. hmmm

I'm grateful to still have a job, and to like it...even if I've had to take a pay cut.

I'm grateful to have loving, supportive parents.

I'm grateful to have met the love of my life, and that she's happy, even if I can't be with her.

I'm grateful to have good friends.

I'm grateful for the medical advances that may postpone the heart attack that it seems I'm almost inevitably going to have, and that allow me to eat a diet that is only somewhat limited.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

28. I won't conform

...and holy crap, have I ever paid the price for that.

I just see it as the ultimate surrender, the ultimate form or cowardice.

There's no value in being a Rebel Without A Clue...just a random asshole who refuses to fit in anywhere.

But on the other hand, when life tells you "this is who I expect you to be" and you look at that person and say "That's not who I am, and I have no intention of becoming him, for any form of compensation," you evolve from sheep to human.

:toast:

[Burma Jones]

29. This.........

Being Born White, Male, Protestant and Heterosexual in America in 1960 and growing up on campus while Dad attended three Colleges (BA - Indiana University, MS - University of North Carolina and PhD - Tulane)....That accident of birth and being raised with folks studying all around me pretty much resulted in all the subsequent breaks I've had along the way, and for that I know I am lucky as hell and am grateful......Hitting puberty and living in New Orleans, with inattentive parents, in the early 1970s cannot, I repeat, cannot be beat.......

[Crystal Clarity]

32. Wow I believe you

That would be hard to beat! I can only dream of what New Orleans must have been like in the early 70's as a teenager. Cool! :hippie:

[Glassunion]

31. My wife, my life, my faith.

[Bombero1956]

33. for me

I'm grateful that I could retire in relatively good health.
I'm grateful for the doctors who operated on my wife today and determined that she didn't have ovarian cancer.
I'm grateful for all my friends and family.
I'm grateful for DU. If it weren't for this place I would've gone bonkers during the last administration.