I challenge you: 5 things you're grateful for

[Callie]

1. My ex finally starting to help me
2. Having friends that support me regardless
3. Still having my house
4. Having the courage and strength to take care of myself (and my kids)
5. Knowing that I have a family (even though I wasn't born into that particular family)

 

[Felix]

interesting...
1. A relatively good family.
2. Having a little brother.
3. Having enough money to live comfortably.
4. Parents who support me while I study collenge without working
5. Being healthy, me and my whole family.

 

[whispers]

1- my children are healthy
2- i found the perfect appartment at the perfect price
3- my real friends are there for me
4- I love my job
5- the little boy i almost ran over today, was not hurt ( god must have had something to do with that, it was physicaly near impossible)

 

[LoneKiller]

1. My Family.
2. The Country I Live In.
3. My Doctor
4. My Possessions
5. My Freedom

 

[Doubt The Rabbit]

-Having a good poop each day
-The internet
-The sweet guy who bought me a birthday present :3
-My mother & sister
-My therapist

 

[Peter Lorre]

My friends and their friendship
Babu
Football
My leather jacket (lol)
History and its science

Bonus: the internet!

 

[tangerinedream]

My kids - they have been my reason for living during the darkest times, and are wonderful people in their own right
My passions - they have helped both by distracting and inspiring me
My friends - even though none of them live in my zip code
My sense of humor - it has saved me again and again
My smarts - I will figure this **** out eventually

 

[Peaches]

My stubbornness, I just can't let go until I am out of trouble
The first three years of a terrible illness
tangerinedream just wrote "sense of humor", so, to say it differently, the capacity to see the ridicule in everything, especially myself, very useful for mental health
My few friends and many acquaintances in the five corners of the world, one day I will go visit all of them, it will make a nice trip
Having a little financial backup, no matter what happens

 

[ThinkPositive]

I don't use this forum anymore, but I got a notification and realized I was the one who started this thread in the first place, a long time ago!

Life update: I married the boyfriend I had mentioned in the OP. And I have a challenging (in both good and bad ways) job.

And things in general started to get better for me. I am still FAR from being the "together" well-adjusted person I'd like to be, and I am still plagued by threats to my self-confidence...but well, I guess I've "graduated" from this forum!

Best of luck to the rest of you, and I think if you are the kind of person who would post in this thread with your "5 things" list, you will be okay, to some degree, sooner or later.

 

[In a lonely place]

1. Being alive.
2. Living in a country where I am generally safe from harm.
3. All the kind, generous, gracefull people in this world who try to make it a better place.
4. Food.
5. Nature; it's richness and diversity.

 

[Drama]

My beloved ones.

My special ALL friends.(you're dear to me)

Internet.

 

[Barbaloot]

1. My husband.
2. My mother.
3. Meeting some awesome people online over the years who have been there to listen to my bitching and complaining.
4. Ice Cream.
5. Yeah, also just generally having the internet.

 

[Antihero]

In no particular order...

- My health.
- My family.
- Having transportation.
- My employment, even though it is lame at times.
- The internet. Thank you, Al Gore!

 

[VanillaCreme]

In no specific order... Just what came to mind first and onward.

1) Music
2) That blue pot set
3) Jeremy
4) My mom
5) And everyone here that I realized I've known for a few years now, and those people who I'm just starting to learn.

 

[fox]

1. my partner
2. a place to live
3. health
4. have food to eat
5. nature

 

[Poguesy]

Life.

 

[Bob Arctor]

1. sister
2. friends
3. walter
4. playstation
5. food

 

[WishingWell]

1. That I have a place to live
2. For my Family
3. For my Friends at Thursdays, e-mail friends, and friends on ALL
4. That my Blood Results I got from my Doctor yesterday are better.
5. For all the things that God gives me, especially those we often take for granted like running water, electricity, and food.

 

[Lost Soul]

Health: at least what's left of it, I could be worse off. I got fresh air in my lungs, I'm able to walk and I have most of my senses. The ones I need.
Freedom: it ain't much, considering I can't go outside during the day clothesfree. But someday If I live long enough, I'll have a place of my own on a private land and lots of acres. I'll invite whoever wants to visit me.
Nature: I love nature
Ubuntu: The best Operating System in the world. Always reliable, no virus, no slow computer, and well stable.
My Car: My 2007 Toyota Yaris hatchback. Toyota is awesome, gets me everywhere, no problem.

 

[Doubt The Rabbit]

Cats. All the cats. And AJ and Limpoo and Barb 'cause they like cats as much as I do.
Window markers. WRITE ON ALL THE WINDOWS!
Porn. Eases my boredom.
Headphones. My ears feel naked and sad without 'em.
My Bamboo Tablet. It's a piece of **** but it it gets the job done with the right brush settings.
Bonus: My glasses. I'm ******* nearsighted as all hell.