As I'm sitting here at 1:45 am I was suddenly hit with gratitude that this forum is up and about . Oh sure I'm grateful for things like my family , my god , ect...... but

I'm grateful I can still sit at a desk and type even though after about 40 minutes ( like now ) it becomes painful to my legs. but I'm grateful when I can.

I'm grateful for my cat. really. she is a source of calm and contentment.

I'm grateful for all the people here especially the ones I don't agree with . They make me think harder. ( smell that rubber burning , boy is that hamster running fast)


what are you grateful for.?

My mother, she's everything to me.

My privileged life. Too often I take for granted the luxuries many other people in the world do not have. Running water, a roof over my head, 'ok' health, air conditioning, clothes, food in the pantry, shoes..etc.

i have a very long list
therefor i am grateful for being thankful for everything i have before they were taken away from me

I have a lot to be grateful for.........
~Good Health.
~Home.
~Family.
~Job.
~Friends.
~All the necessities that make life comfortable.
~Etc Etc. <<The list is quite long>>
~And of course UM.

Great thread Lt. I am sorry to hear about your legs. Having pain myself I can sympathize.

I am grateful that God saw me worthy enough for a second chance at life. I am grateful for a loving and caring family that has helped get me back on my feet, literally. And yes, I am grateful for this forum and the members here. They do keep my mind working, although it is not always in a positive way,lol I am grateful that I was able to find a job that I can do now with relatively minimal pain. There are really so many things I am grateful for that I could take up a whole page!

Hmmm....

Grateful for my health. It isn't good. It has never been good. It started up when I was 15. High blood pressure and the doctors had no idea why...just kept giving me pills. I still take the pills. Why am I grateful? It gives me some misery and reminds me that some people have it worse off.

Grateful for my brief eloquence with words. I can chunk out a 5 minute speech that could knock your socks off if I have too. Talk to me formally and I am a whole other person. I seem like an idiot but I really just don't care.

Grateful for the light bulb that turns on every night and won't let me sleep. I'm serious, I get 4-5 hours of sleep and I like it. I'm able to think about things.


I won't say I'm grateful for my family because it just sounds to cheesy. Half the time while you're sitting at a dinner table for Thanksgiving it's quite a chore to say it without someone being embarrassed. That isn't grateful for having a family, it's being grateful for having someone to love and be loved by. I'm grateful for that. Would count out anyone in my family that may not find me an amiable guy.

I could list so many...but the one I want to mention..it isn't something many people would hear or read me having said. I'm grateful for god. Not God god, but god. The idea of god. Whatever you want to call it. This god thing gives me a hell of a lot to wonder about, to be curious about. Mumbo jumbo wumbo....

Nice thread Lt_Ripley


I'm grateful to have gratitude.


"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

~Melodie Beattie

lol I have heart failure n bad lungs (pulmonary hypertension) so sitting up now has edema pool in my legs more than usual and it's painful to sit longer than about 40 min. so far. the heart isn't strong enough to pump the fluids up. ( I honestly think it's a result from work done near my brain stem but who knows.)

that's a wonderful quote from Melodie Beattie. she is pretty uplifting in her works. affirmations.


I'm grateful I got the smallest piece of meatloaf - Arthur 2. the original Arthur is on now.

I grateful for being able to still walk, see, type, eat, have sex and take care of myself. I am grateful my Multiple Sclerosis support group without whom I would be lost. I am grateful for the Pagan community I have found, my friends I have made through it. I am grateful for my two boys and that they have made good choices and are on their own. I am grateful for UM and all the fun and learning I get here.

I am grateful I live in the tropics and not in some place like Canada where the snow gets hip deep.

I am really sorry to hear that. WHile my pain is caused from somethng totally different I do understand what you are dealing with. If you dont mind I will add you to my prayer list. Take care of yourself!

As far as sitting up, I can't do much of that either because of my hip so I bought a bigger monitor and a wireless keyboard and mouse and I sit propped up on my couch with my 7 pillows and play on the computer all day,lol It is much easier on me to do it this way. Maybe you could try some modifications to help you too.

ALL of the above and my baby's day care center.

Don't start shooting yet.

I love my baby but I think sending her to the daycare not only helps me recharge but also gives her some interaction and play with other kids her age. Being our only child and all our family being back in India I really don't think she gets enough interaction with others.

I am grateful that I am married to my soulmate and that we have 4 wonderful children. I am grateful for having wonderful Christian parentsand for being brought up in a loving family. I am grateful for my own good health and the good health and safety of those I love. I am thankful for not only having a job, but having a job I love going to. I am thankful for the roof over my head and all the things under that roof. I also am thankful for all the obstacles, hard times, and disappointments I've had in my life. When I was going through them, I was not thankful and when I go through more I suppose I shall not be thankful then, either, However, those bad times along with the good have made me the person I am today.

My three sons. My ability to walk. My hearing aids. My sight......


Edema is the one thing that freaks me out LT sorry you suffer from it. I can't imagine not being able to walk long distances. I love walking miles and miles. Sometimes I see people with edema and I feel so bad for them.

Feel better

thanks. I , the last couple of days , havent even been able to get my 'big feet' slippers on. I had a nightmare last night my toes dissappeared into my swelling feet ! lol

actually the edema is full body. but up to my hips the worse. what I really miss ? Dancing. I used to go out every weekend with my friends and dance. walking too. I miss being able to go hiking like I used to.

but I'm grateful to sit at the puter even if I sit longer than I should .

day care is a good thing. as long as it's safe. it's good for kids to learn socialization skills even if they have siblings.

Well you should go to a square dance or something just to watch but to liven your soul. Dance is in your heart. Its hard when you can't do what you love.

Being hearing impaired I can't enjoy music like I used to so I do what I can with Youtube watching videos of the oldies.

I'm grateful to be able to wake up everyday to a loving wife. I'm grateful for having such a wonderful family and great friends. For having fun in life and not taking things too seriously, having a sense of humor.

hahahahahahahahah omg how you got me laughing . soooooo hard. why ? because I envisioned me going square dancing ( something I've never done - I'm more into trance , industrial , dance Ibiza , ect .... and I can follow . ball room , waltz but don't do it much ) but on square dancing , I'd dosey doe and accidently klunk someone with my O2 tank! that image had me howling !



I got to admit. I love laughing . hard . really hard. and I love people that aren't afraid to laugh out loud . really loud. it makes me laugh that much harder. when I walk into a room and my sister in law is laughing , I don't even have to know what about and I start laughing. even now the thought of her doing so is making me smile so wide my cheeks hurt.

I'm grateful my family has a great off the wall sense of humor. And my friends in England get me laughing so hard I get stitches in my side .

I am greatful for my mind, although I'm not sure whether greatful is the appropriate word as I wouldn't attribute this gift to be from anyone/being.

My god Lt_Ripley, I had no idea you've had serious health problems. Sigh. I admire the fact that you haven't lost your wonderful sense of humor. Big 'ole hug for ya.



I love laughing...hard...really hard as well. It's the best medicine of all.

I am grateful for All That Is.

Me? I'm just grateful for:
1- Being here. Everything I've lived through.
2- My family.
3- My friends. (Yeah, cliché but oh so f***** true!)
4- The kids I teach every Saturday morning (except today). They're a pain in the a$$ to teach, but I still love them
5- My health.
6- The fact that there I can play the guitar.
7- The fact that music exists. It would be such a sad place if there wasn't any music.
8- Eeerhm... beer?

Here a song that might tell ya how do I feel like:
Lucky Man- The Verve

I'm grateful for being here, to the doctors who kept me here earlier this year, for having a wonderful man to share my life with, for all of my lovely ratty girls (past, present, and yet to be), for being raised by a loving family who inspired me to think for myself, and for every bit of beauty in the world around me.