THE GRATITUDE LIST

The Gratitude List
Cory Chalmers
Posted: 04 February 2014 - 09:25 AM
 

Hi All!
Sorry I have been so absent lately, things are just extremely busy for me right now. I have been working with a business coach and he is helping me as a person, not just a businessman. With that being said, I want to share with you one of the exercises he has been having me do daily which I think has helped me a lot deal with the stresses of every day life. Each day for 21 days, I write down 3 things I am grateful for. That's it! Why is this important? We all tend to hold onto the negative things in life, instead of stepping back and appreciating everything that is good in our lives. I encourage you to try this, and remind yourself everything you have in your life that you are grateful for. It can be anything and everything from your health, to friends on this board, a beating heart, a roof over your head, etc. I think you can all find this helpful in reeling in the emotions that can cause us undue stress each day. Make your own list and post it here for the next 21 days. Can you commit to that?

My daily list:
1) God
2) My Family
3) My Health

Lets see yours now 🙂

 

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LR2014
Posted: 10 September 2014 - 08:32 AM
 

Today I am grateful for

(1) a roof over my head,
(2) food in the pantry,
(3) having everything I need for this day,
and
(4) having enough good health today to enjoy these things.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 09 September 2014 - 05:19 PM
 

Today I am grateful to see that Diane has posted. And I am grateful for hope. Hope that each of us can put the self-loathing out of our minds. And I am grateful for our new members, because it means none of us is alone any longer. And I am grateful for our longstanding members, because your support, insight, years, wisdom has gotten me to a much better place.

 
diane
Posted: 09 September 2014 - 05:02 PM
 

Today I am willing to let go of self hate for having adhd and anxiety disorder

Willing to admit my part and make changes to prevent future outbursts, no return to chat

willing to humbly admit my defects and ask for forgiveness

Happy Sandy wrote things to remind us there are things to be grateful for even on difficult days

 
sandy
Posted: 09 September 2014 - 10:31 AM
 

Today I am grateful for sunshine
that I can choose to focus on the wonderful things in my life
grateful I can make progress in many areas of my life

 
diane
Posted: 06 September 2014 - 06:49 PM
 

Today I am grateful for the women who post here, and feel like real friends, even though we may never meet in person.

Grateful that days are cooler, 83 today, 88 tomorrow, none hotter than that in 10 day forcast

Grateful roof over walkway has hope!!!!

Grateful that Roxie will post soon (I am hoping)

Happy I finally used the red paint, such fun.

Happy I am allowing myself to be a loner in between clinics. More accepting of who I am and how much alone time I need.

Big gratitude--- a nephew just finished a 90 day inpatient treatment for hard drugs, and he sounds hopeful.

Hope that my life will become more balanced now that I am not shopping all the time.

Happy others are honest about clutter and steps to improve.

 
Roxie
Posted: 01 September 2014 - 01:50 PM
 

Today, I am grateful for every day I can stay at home and not back in the hospital;

--for friends who are here and some who have left the board (at least for now) whose stories and posts have helped me so much

--for improved walking in the past week

--for friends.

 
diane
Posted: 18 August 2014 - 03:49 PM
 

I am so grateful Dianne posted and all is well

Happy I attached metal roof today and it looks good

Grateful I mowed lawn

Grateful I have hope today

Grateful this group supports me when I feel overwhelmed and want to give up, and I keep going

Grateful I have everything I really need and accept my "wants" as often, just passing dreams

Grateful Tillie freely supports all of us to have better lives and she does not give up

 
whew!
Posted: 16 August 2014 - 03:36 PM
 

Happy Birthday, Barb! (a few days late!)
I hope you have a good year full of happy memories.

Today, I am very glad for this group. I know I keep saying it. It just means so much to come online and read the posts. It helps me keep going through this process, making decisions and moving forward in my acceptance of my life.

 
Barb
Posted: 05 August 2014 - 07:25 PM
 

I'm grateful today to celebrate my birthday and for all my friends who sent me good wishes.
I'm grateful that even if I have a day where every thing seems to go wrong and nothing is as easy or gets done as quickly as I thought it would, I can get up again the next day and start over.
I'm grateful that when I got to the store, the clock I had picked out for the kitchen was on clearance for half price and they still had one left.
I'm grateful that my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew thought it would be cool to send me flowers for my birthday.

 
diane
Posted: 03 August 2014 - 02:42 PM
 

Grateful I finished removing a section of roof and that I have all supplies to repair it.

Grateful thunderstorms will be gone after today, God bless firefighters

Grateful I have this board for support and suggestions. Happy it is Sunday chat today

Grateful for my health and strength.

Grateful for all the green in my yard, trees, bushes, vines, grass and that I own a yard!!

Grateful hard work is fun for me, ripping off the old crap wood, and asphalt roofing was fun and stress reducing.

I have help on here to make decisions if I ask for help.

I would be most grateful if Roxie would say hello and update us on her life and health

 
diane
Posted: 01 August 2014 - 09:23 PM
 

I am grateful to read what others are going through, helps me feel connected.

Happy I worked in yard this morning, felt grounded.

grateful no one is critical of me doing so little this week

 
Tillie
Posted: 31 July 2014 - 04:18 PM
 

I am extremely grateful that desert pack rats like peanut butter baited snap traps.

I am extremely grateful to have this place where I can tell what is going on here to beautiful and very understanding people.

I am extremely grateful for my neighbors who understand too and are fully on my side.

🙂

 
diane
Posted: 31 July 2014 - 01:29 PM
 

Today I am grateful that I have everything I need.

I am happy I have this support group to prop me up when I go through difficult times.

Happy old air conditioner still works and is on cooling big bedroom so I can work in there today.

Happy I have no deadlines.
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Happy Max will be here on the 5th for 2 weeks, and Nellie will be here one of the weeks. They are neighbors in Bend and play together.

happy dishes are washed and put away

Happy I bought some different food to try

grateful for internet, and able to explore on it

 
diane
Posted: 30 July 2014 - 02:14 PM
 

Today I am feeling grateful and wanted to read and post on the gratitude section of this site

Happy I have Roxie's posts to read almost daily on here, encourages me to look at what is good in my life!

I appreciate my freezer room and how cute it is turning out after all the effort I put in painting, cleaning, it felt so cozy and fun this morning.

My health and stamina far exceed what I visualized I would be like at 65, so happy good genes, mostly healthy lifestyle for the majority of my life, allows me to do so much more than most 65 year old
women.

 
Roxie
Posted: 28 July 2014 - 02:58 PM
 

I am grateful for various means of communication that don't involve a telephone or face-to-face;

--for having water on command;

--for you.

 
Roxie
Posted: 27 July 2014 - 03:30 PM
 

I am grateful that I have enough to eat and a place to sleep;

--that I can still see enough to read and to work on the computer

--that I'm here and now.

 
Roxie
Posted: 26 July 2014 - 01:21 PM
 

I am grateful to read others' gratitude lists each day;

--for the kindness of strangers and neighbors who step in when I need them most

--for air conditioning so I can breathe and sleep better

--for little stories about birds and other creatures that so inspire me. Thank you.

 
bitsy
Posted: 24 July 2014 - 11:04 AM
 

grateful that today I finally feel a little better after a week of eating crackers. chicken, rice etc.due to frequent bad waves of abdominal pain... may have been flare up of diverticulitis.

grateful that I will get my little car back from the shop today.

grateful that the sweet little wrens visit my porch every day. they will perch on car mirror and use their scolding voice if I don't at least leave them a few crumbled crackers. Here's one now, an arms- length away checking to see what's in their dish.. a mocking bird flew down but when it saw me immediately flew away. Only the little wrens are not bothered by my close proximity.

 
Roxie
Posted: 24 July 2014 - 10:48 AM
 

I am grateful for modern medicine to help with serious medical problems;

--for lists to keep me moving along as I need them;

--for my one or two local friends who step in as needed by me;

--for this space to come home to.

 
Trust God and Clean House
Posted: 24 July 2014 - 06:30 AM
 


Grateful for this group to know I'm not alone in my thoughts or problems.

Grateful for cool weather.

Grateful for my family & the progress we are making.

 
diane
Posted: 20 July 2014 - 04:51 PM
 

Today I am grateful that we have support group tonight.

that dishes are almost all done

that stinky sink, no longer stinks

that I am making progress

 
whew!
Posted: 19 July 2014 - 09:55 PM
 

VERY grateful to LR and Karl for their midweek chat and support and terrific ideas.

Though I still feel a bit overwhelmed about this upcoming garage sale, I realize that "feelings aren't facts" and this will pass.

 
Linda
Posted: 19 July 2014 - 07:30 PM
 

Grateful for being able to keep my living room cleaned up and the kitchen. I have been working hard and was able to get the living room decluttered and the kitchen. I have been able to keep them like this for the last 3 weeks. So happy to be able to make this progress and grateful that I was able to find the online support group today and was motivated to keep on top of the progress I have made so far.

 
diane
Posted: 19 July 2014 - 06:55 PM
 

Today I am grateful Tanner is here

that my air conditioner is keeping it comfy in here

that is ok to take a break

happy I had no hurries or worries while working in yard, just said it is ok to just take time to work on area and see what I like, redo, redo, oh--like it this way----ok to be child like and play in the dirt

 
diane
Posted: 17 July 2014 - 07:19 PM
 

grateful for window air conditioner.

grateful tanner is here

grateful weather will be cooler this week starting tomorrow

I am taking my osteoporosis medicine even though I dislike it

 
Tillie
Posted: 15 July 2014 - 09:46 AM
 

I am extremely grateful for

Water

Electricity

and Lemons

 
diane
Posted: 14 July 2014 - 01:36 PM
 

Today I am grateful that I have lots of craft stuff to play with today and know I can clean up after done for the day.

Learning new behaviors

remembering to do positive affirmations to stop negative self talk

happy tillie got new beads and will be having fun along with me today

it is ok for me to have fun today

 
diane
Posted: 13 July 2014 - 05:42 PM
 

Today I am extremely grateful for my window air conditioner.

Happy I have everything I need for my next creative adventure.

I believe if I stick with something, the answers will come right before I give up

Miracles come to our rescue, Sloopy is proof.

 
Roxie
Posted: 12 July 2014 - 04:37 PM
 

I am grateful Sloopy was brought into my life so I can enjoy babyhood of a wonderful kitten, within my limitations.

--Grateful for the postings to read on these boards, which help me feel connected somewhere, and involved in some way.

--Grateful I have a couple of friends who can help when I most need it.

 
diane
Posted: 11 July 2014 - 06:06 PM
 

Today I am grateful I am tired physically from working on things today that are making my living less shameful.

That I have this group in my life daily to reassure me, no matter how long it takes, I am on the right track.

that I get to go to the Summer Art Festival tomorrow

That I have everything I need

 
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