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Thanks, SB... That's what I need, an "adventure friend"!
Ned
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I'm grateful that, at least for now, both my parents have gotten themselves put back together. It's nice to only have to worry about them in an
abstract way, instead of an immediate way.
I'm grateful that it's just about spring time. I need to be able to sit in the grass again.
I'm grateful for Jeffrey being willing to move up to Massachusetts, and working hard so that we can do that.
And I'm grateful for the entire state of Massachusetts. I really love it there. Not just because it has my friends and family (though that's a
definite plus) but because I just like it there. It's a different world than Virginia is, and I miss it. People are different, but I can't say how
exactly. Slight differences in mannerisms. And I like that Massachusetts has a Dunkin Donuts on every corner. I wish there was a Dunkies down here but
the nearest one is over an hour away. It's just not quite worth the time and gas money for a donut and an iced coffee or hot chocolate.
And for my friend Chelsea, who just continually does amazing things for herself and all those around her, and never gets enough credit.
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Erin, this makes me grateful too!
I love this gratitude thread - I'm so grateful I started it and grateful for all who post in it!
It's so very uplifting!
Love and stuff,
Michy
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Well, I guess with the Dunkin Doughnuts mention, I'll have to say I'm grateful for Popeye's Chicken. I love their spicy hot chicken and grateful we
have 2 Popeye's here. It took a few years for them to work their way north into Arkansas. My son used to live and work in Reno, NV, and he was friends
with another guy from the south. One time they drove 2 hours to get some Popeye's chicken. Yummy. Now I've made myself hungry.
Michy, what's the proper plural for Popeye's?
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Popeye's Restaurants.
It's cheating, but it's right! LOL
Love and stuff,
Michy
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LOL
If I ever write a story with Popeye's in it and need a plural, I'll know how to do it.
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Ymmm,. Popeye's  the closest one is about an hour from here and I'm willing to
bet I can't eat it anymore anyway...stupid flour in batter  But yummy!
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Ooh, I love Popeye's! The closest one to us is about an hour away.
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Never been to a Popeye's that I can remember. I can picture the sign in my head though. I can't remember where I've seen it.
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I am grateful that it's warm and sunny and there is a goofy mockingbird outside somewhere going through his repertoire - again.
I'm grateful for the chance to come to Nashville and see the beautiful countryside - can you say cows?
They got tasty ones here and plenty of 'em! Tons of pretty horses, really nice people and the Jack Daniels distillery. What's not to love?
And grateful for lots of quiet time. I wrote and submitted a piece called Railroad Gypsies to Thin Threads. Thanks for the lead, Michy!
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Quote: Originally posted by boatkicker  | | Never been to a Popeye's that I can remember. I can picture the sign in my head though. I can't remember where I've seen it. |
Probably in every mall and street corner.  I used to live in Maryland.
I'm grateful for KFC...boy did I miss it when I lived down south! Popeye's isn't bad, but its surely no KFC.
I'm grateful that the New England girl is back home, and grateful that my parents gave me a place to live so I could follow my dreams and get on my
feet. And I'm grateful that I don't have to pay Maryland prices anymore. 
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Today I am grateful as HELL that my life has worked out the way it has. There is literally so little wrong with my life that most folks wouldn't
believe it. Yes, I have worked hard to be able to do what I want, when I want, but where there's a will there's a way, right?
I have no mortgage, I have no car payments, I have NICE computers, I get to go camping and off-roading whenever I like, and I have a lot of really
good friends.
I live near the mountains, but not IN them, which means that a trip up into them is still like a vacation. Foothills are great! I have a
knack for getting good deals on everything, and have an extremely positive attitude toward life in general. Yea, I'm cynical, but mostly because I
think it's funny as heck.
I get up when I want, go to bed when I want, and I work when and if I want. And the best part? There are only BETTER things to look forward to! I
have not had a short story purchased and published by Weird Tales, I have not sold a novel and been asked, “So, when's the next one coming out, Mr.
Odom?”, and I have not boarded an airplane that is Egypt bound, so that I can see the great pyramids.
Why do I bring all this up? Simply because I fully believe that THIS FORUM, coupled with my burning desire to be boss-less and become a writer, are
largely responsible for the happy, serene state of mind that I live in today. There is no way that Michelle L. Devon, the great lady who owns and
operates this forum, can possibly begin to understand how much she helps people and affects lives.
Trust me, folks, HER hard work here on the boards, coupled with YOUR hard work at home and desire to be free, CAN and WILL change your life, IF you
let it. Don't wait. Don't say that you'll get around to chasing your dreams tomorrow, or next week, or when the kids are grown, or when you are
retired. Do it now. I really do beg of you. Enjoy your WHOLE life, not just some of it!
Anyhow, sorry for the lengthy post. Find something to be grateful for today. Then think of something you'd like to have, and sketch out a plan to
attain it. Remember, most of the population doesn't even have a dream, much less the ability to chase the thing. You are different. You want to
write. So write.
Thank you, Michelle
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with his staff a flock of fungous, flabby beasts whose appearance filled me with unutterable loathing.
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OH geez, Derek. I was going to post at the beginning that I just ADORE your positive attitude, but I was in tears by the end. Thank you for this... it
means a lot to me to have you say this. Thank you so much. I am so proud of you - and I know you're going to get that story in Weird Tales, I just
know it!
Love and stuff,
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I seemed to be looking down from an immense height upon a twilit grotto, knee-deep with filth, where a white-bearded daemon swineherd drove about
with his staff a flock of fungous, flabby beasts whose appearance filled me with unutterable loathing.
My AC page:
Derek's Junk
My Horror Writing Forum: http://writersofhorror.myfreeforum.org/index.php
I **love** creepy trees!
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I Got What I Need
The Sun is out
So warm and round
My bare feet touch
The soft, moist ground
The grinding dark
Is lifted now
My horse hitched up
To my old plow
The days ahead
Are tough and long
But I will face
Each one with song
I may not have
A pot of gold
Or two fat wives
One young, one old
But I have land
And Sun and rain
And, soon enough
A field of grain
Ned
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Today I am grateful for Google Adsense. Ha ha.
Sound silly, but I'm so glad it exists. This year, it has transformed from an occasional check into a really nice source of income, and I'm very
thankful for it. I'm ever-so-grateful that it is residual income from a company I don't have to worry about disappearing any time soon.
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I'm grateful that my family, all of my family, is healthy and alive. I'm glad that most of the people on both sides of my family often live into their
90s or 100s. Too many people that I love are losing people that they love, and I'm glad I don't have to go through that right now. I'm glad that I can
help them, without worrying about my own family and loved ones.
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Today I am grateful for the trust two friends gave me in emailing me with vents and frustrations in their lives. I have been feeling less and less
necessary in this place called the World and very invisible stuck in this room all the time. ( I don't know if you ever saw that old cult movie
"Barbarella" which oddly I love, but there are these people in the movie who are slowly being absorbed by the walls around them, becoming invisible,
melding into the walls where no one notices. and that is how I feel much of the time, like I could disappear and no one would even be affected or
notice.)
Knowing that dear friends still trust me enough to come to me with what is on their plates and offer an eye/ear to listen/see makes me feel like
maybe I am not so invisible or unnecessary and maybe Laurie is still in this shadow person somewhere. I LIKE being a friend to my friends. That is
what a good friend does. That is me. Nice to know at least part of me is still here.
I am grateful that my new driver's license came yesterday which means I won't have to deal with that bill or item for another FIVE years, even though
the picture is God awful but I didn't have to pose for another one, so I don't care. They used the same one in their computer from the last one. Yay!
I was stressing over the renewal and hoping I wouldn't lose my license, so when it arrived yesterday and I was able to pay a couple weeks ago online
with money from a couple articles, I was so relieved. Of course I can't drive my car until I come up with magical money on top of what little I am
earning, to get my insurance back but at least I can still drive once I do sometime in the hopefully not too distant future, and I am so grateful for
that. That stupid piece of plastic sort of validated that I still am a functioning viable member of the world, if that makes any sense.
I am stunned and in tears at a package that arrived from a long time friend today. I had no idea she did this. It just showed up. It had my allergy
pills and inhaler for when I get asthma attacks which thank God are not often but when I get them not being able to breath is absolutely terrifying.
The box was heavy, so there was more.
There were three new tops and a beautiful light summery pink dress with a flowing skirt, the kind I like, very feminine, like a dancers skirt that I
can move in. I love dresses that twirl, the years of ballet and dance I guess and a tiny bit of the kid in me who always tested skirts and dresses for
their twirl factor and smiled from ear to ear when I got a new one that passed my inspection, which then of course I wanted to wear constantly, lol. A
really female feeling dress simply MUST twirl you know, LOL.
I put it on and felt human. That doesn't sound like much, but to me it is huge. I live in one pair of falling apart pants and a few shirts that fit
and they are getting ratty and I am so damned sick of them and feeling subhuman. Can't buy more at this point and that is o.k most of the time since I
can't go anywhere anyhow and no one sees me but it gets depressing feeling like a fricken run down bag lady all the time, being embarrassed to step
out the door wearing the same old ugly crap day after day. I have never been a high fashion follower like my mom was, but I like decent clothes that
feel and look nice. My ex sister in law used to laugh because I tested everything I tried on for the feel of it. If the texture does not feel good on
my hand, I don't like it, no matter how cute it is.
So right now I am wearing this lovely v-necked simple chocolate brown NEW soft cotton top with elbow length gathered sleeves and gathered fabric
around the v- neck and it feels soooo nice to have something new that is pretty. I put on some earrings just because.
I am grateful my daughter is a good and loving human being. She may have some troubles with school work at times and drive me crazy with her messes,
but she is a good and loving child who thinks about other people and who has joy in her life that she gladly shares. She has morals and ethics and
will choose one or two good friends over a crowd that does everything without thinking. She loves the way Mommy does, with a real and true heart and
I am thrilled she is like that. Sometimes people take advantage of that and that is the dark side of having a big heart but in the long run it matters
and hopefully makes a difference. Honour and heart are hard things to hold onto under duress, but if we do, no matter how wobbly we are standing, we
can still stand with our heads up during and after the storm.
She has a style all her own in how she dresses and who she is. I love that. She likes what she likes because she likes it, not because it is the in
thing or because someone told her to like it. I asked her if people ever tease her when she does things differently or is friends with kids that
others might shy away from, younger, older, labeled at handicapped or special needs.She doesn't see race or age. She just sees the person and
something in them that appeals to her. She sees the person and if she likes them, she likes them. It is very simple. In that she is like me too. Her
response was, "Yeah, Mom they do sometimes. But who needs friends like that anyhow?" I am very proud that she thinks with her head and her heart, not
the whims of peers and popularity. I was a lot like her growing up and I got flack for not following the daily whims but I think it made me more down
to earth and real. I am glad for that.
I am so tired of being so broke and poor, stressing every day over every penny worrying, worrying, worrying over money which I swore would never be
the guiding force in my life so it angers me that the lack of it is controlling everything in my life.It is exhausting, never being able to relax.
It's humiliating and degrading when you can't buy your child a stupid burger or a Slurpee when you would like to or send you precious stepson a small
gift. They ask for so little and expect even less knowing the realities of being broke. So many things that even though I have always been very, very
careful with what money I had and never taken anything for granted, now I can't afford even the most basic things that most people take for granted.
Small purchases become tiny sparks of miracles. Dumb but hey reality is what it is and you have to find sparks of miracles where you can or go crazy
spiraling down. I just pray that I get out of this dark pit soon. It would be nice to see my husband and stepson again and to jump in the car and just
drive for the hell of it with the window down and the tunes cranked up, to feel free and to be able to do for other people and put forward good things
in the world to people without thinking about ME and my worries all the time.
I am grateful the wind is blowing the neighbors trees and the tall grass in the sunshine out my window. It is beautiful. I love seeing the movement
like that, dancing in the wind. It is very spiritual. There is warm cat sun coming in my window. It is lovely.
I am grateful for all of you and this forum. I look back and even though it doesn't feel like I have progressed much because of the empty bank account
I can hold in my hands books that have my writing in them. Three so far and four more to come plus who knows how many more inside of me. By the end of
the year I will have seven books in my hands with my work and another one next year. It means I CAN do this and CAN go up and do more. It means I am
doing something with the gifts God gave me. It means my foot is in the door and it isn't closed to me anymore like I let it be or like others insisted
it be for years. I have even been contemplating doing art again, seeing if I can do some illustrations.
I am grateful for the days when depression and loneliness does not leave me curled up in a useless deflated ball. Those days allow me rays of hope
that I can find my way back out of this parallel universe I was thrown into, not of my making.
I am grateful for the nights that allow me sleep of any amount without endless nightmares that exhaust me even more.
I am grateful my daughter has a sense of humour and can laugh at herself. She just wrote LBS on her gym shorts label. She says that is pounds and she
is "pound cake". LMAO
Enough for now. I'm feeling loopy and need food. There are fresh oranges. I am grateful for them. Yummmmm!
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I'm grateful for Laurie sharing so much, and that I was, for a few moments, mature enough to sit and read the whole thing. There's an awful lot of
hope in there. Thank you, Laurie.
Ned
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I'm with Ned. Thank you Laurie, for trusting us and loving us enough to share. That feels good to me, to be trusted with feelings.
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Laurie, I was where you are about 25 years ago. I am grateful to have been there and done that. And I'm grateful for what I have, now. Times are about
the same now as then, but know that the Wheel of Fortune spins always, and you never know what is coming.
We went from having to ask at the carry out if they had any expired milk to making 6 figures and putting in a built in pool. But you never forget
where you came from, or at least we didn't. I'm still giddy when I can get a new nail polish.
Better things are ahead for you.
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Thanks, Michy! This really is the coolest forum I'm a member of.
Hmmm... of which I am a member...
[Edited on 4/22/2010 by WNed]
Ned
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The wife of the president of a large organization we worked for (seems like another lifetime now) was sharing with me once about how she just couldn't
bear to pay the price for name brand oatmeal, because it seemed so wasteful. She never forgot where she came from, and I loved her for it. Her name
was Grace. If we had ever had a girl, part of her name would have been Grace.
Hang in there, Laurie.
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This week, I have been immensely grateful for plain old aspirin.
Ned
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Today I am grateful both Cyndee and myself, and everyone else I know personally, made it thru the latest rounds of storms with life and property
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Today I am grateful both Cyndee and myself, and everyone else I know personally, made it thru the latest rounds of storms with life and property
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| Quote: Originally posted by Nancy G. | | Today I am grateful both Cyndee and myself, and everyone else I know personally, made it thru the latest rounds of storms with life and property
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Most certainly grateful for that.
Ned
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There are bats in my belfry
You may think me mad
The bats don't upset me
For their antics, I'm glad
It's unhealthy to have them
A fact that's well known
But as long as they're here
I'm not so alone.
Ned
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Today I am grateful that Rudy woke up with wags and doggy kisses, jumped off the bed and raced down the stairs on his own instead of needing to be
carried.
He ate a little - also on his own- and although still not 100%, he is so much better and will probably make a pretty decent recovery.
Also, another change in plans, Dan transferred back home. His job is about an hour drive from here. He just got home yesterday and started this
morning. Just so happens, I'd stumbled on a cool old house a couple days ago that would be just the right place if he decides to stay at this job.
It's why I know not to get too worked up when one thing doesn't wok out, because something else is coming along.
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Anonymous quote:
If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have - escaped. 
Ned
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At this very moment, the thing I'm most grateful for is this thread.
In the past week, I've had a tooth pulled, my sister has devoted her life to getting a rise out of me, I have no idea how I'm going to be able to make
rent in the next couple of months, Hunter got sick and all the stress has caused me to stay broke out in hives. This stuff all weighs heavy on my
mind.
But, the good news is that as far as rent, I know I can only do what I can do and hope that my landlord is good enough to work with me until my school
money comes in..probably in September. My sister...well the more I ignore her, the harder she tries to get s rise out of me so I just assume this is a
lesson in patience and a few other qualities I have yet to master. My mouth is finally feeling better and I have some allergies tabs to help with the
hives. Hunter is feeling much better, enough so that he and I had a tickle fest last night
In short, I'm doing the best I can to just keep my head above water and even smile..times have been much worse than this and we survived.
I've really been working hard to focus on gratitude. It's amazing what it can do. My gratitude for this thread is because it seems to appear when I
really need it to. I never search for it. It reminds me that when I write things out it just reinforces them...thus I write here what I am grateful
for.
And of course, I'm grateful for my writer friends here who do so much more for me than they realize. I couldn't even express the details of that.
Thanks guys!
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I sometimes think of God as a puppy with the capacity to create an infinite number of squeaky toys. Just remember, the louder you
squeak, the more fun you are to chew on...
Ned
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| Quote: Originally posted by WNed |
I sometimes think of God as a puppy with the capacity to create an infinite number of squeaky toys. Just remember, the louder you
squeak, the more fun you are to chew on... |
Thanks! I really like this thread. I'm thankful for these forums!
There is so much I am thankful for. I make sure to make note of even just one thing every day that I'm thankful/grateful for. I've done it so long
now, I find myself thanking God/creator/the Universe just out of nowhere. It's sort of like my way of praying or meditating, I think.
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Hi Melissa!
Welcome to the forum. It's neat that this is one of the first places you've posted.
Ned
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Welcome Melissa and I totally agree with Ned.
I'm grateful for so many things that sometimes I don't even want to put them in here because I know I'll just ramble on and on. But I guess y'all will
scroll if you want to and it's not as if I'm wasting paper here, huh?k...I'm getting serious now.
Honestly, I'm grateful that I've founda an enormous fount of gratitude within me that is making my life so much more tolerable than it was.
Do y'all remember last year when I was moving, not sleeping, totally stressed, heart broken and eventually in the emregency room?
I do. I couldn't see the tunnel itself, much less the light at the end of it. When I think about what helped me most, it was finally gratitude. It
wasn't time, which by the way does NOT heal all wounds. It was gratitude. And I'll tell ya, it's not just recent things it's helped me with. It's all
sorts of elements that I never was able to let go of.
I thought of it even more when I was scrolling in here and read a very moving revious post from Laurie (who doesn't know I admire her courage and the
way she turns words into vibrant colors)
I thought about times when I've really struggled just to make myself get out of bed, when I was counting pennies and even toilet paper seemed like it
was turning into a luxury item. Then I remember that the thing that always made me feel better was gratitude for something small. Like the fact that I
knew it was only a matter of time before I would change things around.
Part of that gratitude is about this board and the world of writing. It is honest to God the only place where I feel like I can be completely
understood, even if I'm not agreed with. In here I'm surrounding by people who love to paint their own pictures and create their own tunes and they do
it all with the written word.
I hate writing articles. It feels demeaning sometimes, especially after I read something I wrote that had emotion and color in it or read comments
from someone about my work like that. I wonder why I waste time with articles. Then I remember...the bills. Dammit! And then, I'm grateful that I have
the ability to do that.
Okay so I'm like a bible thumper preaching, only I'm preaching about gratitude. I know. I would apologize if I was sorry, but I have to tell you
something.
I'm content. I didn't think for a minute that I was going to be content within the next five years or so. It's the gratitude. It's the writing. It's
the friends I've made that are scattered all over. I've made new friends and reconnected with some very awesome old friends. I'm really content.
I have my goals. I have a plan, with steps in it. It's methodical. It gives me small term goals to cheer about along the way.
I'm really just grateful and calm. I have a million things to do and projects to take care of. Things to write and bills to pay. But I'm not worried
about any of it. I'm just content.
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WNed
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Location: NY
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More than half way through July, and nobody's feelin' the love?
I'll tell ya... the economy this past year... or so... has killed my business. Killed it! I'm many months behind on my rent, and my
landlord has quite understandably had enough. So I'm outta here...
I'm grateful to my landlord for his patience.
But without a steady income, where will I go? One of my sisters, and her family, have very thoughtfully offered me space in their
home... I will be the insane relative locked in the attic, figuratively speaking... if you're referring to the "locked" part.
I am very grateful to my sister and her family for coming through for me!
And now the best part! I had been totally stressing about how difficult it will be to fit all my stuff into the attic space (yes,
I'll really be living in the attic) because of the sloped roof... then, a few days ago, I learned that the house has a gambrel (barn type) roof! That
adds much more space... and better yet... if you're insane and/or have any imagination, the inside of a gambrel structure looks like a
space ship! I can live in a starship mock-up if I want to!!! AAAAAHH!
I am very, very grateful that I never really grew up... and got over that ugly sanity thing.
Ned
I tried mature, rational, adult. Read the end of Don Quixote to see how that worked out.
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justkat73
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Ned...you totally crack me up. You seem to use the same method as me as in you dig until you find something good or humorous in the situation. That
rocks and is probably my very best survival trait. I'm sure it serves you well too!
So, here's my deal for gratitude. Ya know, I'm still a bit heartbroken about the past year, but okay, I'm dealing with it. Last night I can't say I
got my heart broke, but it was kind of like someone did a titty twister on it when I wasn't looking and it made me want to crawl in a corner. I
didn't, but i wanted to.
This morning I got up and wondered what exactly I was going to do today to feel better. I came on the board and what do you know but the gratitude
post was on "Today's Posts". No, I don't think it was a coincidence as it happens far too often.
So, I'm grateful that I'm here, that I have a future and that I have my online friends, who may not know that I need my support system when I do, but
are there inadvertently.
Some days it's hard not to dwell on the fact that I often feel so alone or that there is no other adult here to just put their arm around me.
Last night on a movie I heard someone say that there is no point in protecting your heart...what's the use of having it if you aren't ever going to
use it. Well, for now I'm grateful that I can keep it semi tucked away.
I'm grateful that there is a place here that directs me to focus on gratitude and where no one makes fun of my sentimental ramblings. Thanks for that
guys/gals!
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lol thanks for tolerating me!
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boatkicker
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Registered: 6/27/2009
Location: Dennis, Massachusetts!
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Mood: sick of the hiccups!
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I'm grateful that a major surgery my sister needed, may not be necessary after all! (Of course, if I had been on my game, I would have realized this
two weeks ago, instead of 20 minutes ago.)
I have a job.
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