I really enjoy reading Chere Michelle’s Blog. Her blog is one of the most positive and uplifting I have seen. Recently she wrote a post called Balance, how precious it is. In it she discusses the things she is thankful for and poses a question to her readers. Her question simply asks her readers what they are thankful for. I took some time and thought about the things I am thankful for and thought I would share them.
I am thankful for so many things, which is a new experience for me. In the past, I was thankful for almost nothing. I had my mind so focused on the negative that I was incapable of finding anything good about any situation or anyone. If someone showed me a pretty bird outside, I would be quick to point out where it pooed on the car. If someone complimented me on something I cooked, I would insist on telling them about the three earlier times I had made that particular recipe and messed up on it. My inability to be thankful for the simplest things meant I was missing out on the beauty of life and living. Now, I view life differently and I get a great deal more pleasure out of it than I ever thought possible.
- I am thankful for just for being able to be thankful.
- The opportunity to rebuild relationships is probably one of the things that I am most thankful for. It is not often that we get a chance at a do-over when it comes to our relationships with other people, but I was given one
- Contrary to how I felt this time last year, I am thankful I am alive.
- I am thankful for my online support system. To have total strangers rooting for me, gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
- I am thankful for the people who have helped me get the medical, and psychiatric help I have needed.
The things I am thankful for are way too numerous to list them all here, but this is a good start. I think it would be fun to post a few more things I am thankful for next week.
Finding the positive in life is a vital part of my depression recovery process. Exercises like this, are good reminders of that. Writing down the things I am thankful for has allowed me to take stock of how much I have grown and gained in the last year.
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Wonderful post! I have a small journal, and in it, I used to write 5 things a day I was thankful for. I stopped doing that and I don’t know why. I used to think “Five things? Too much!” but as I did it, I realized it’s the small, everyday things we need to be thankful for. I should pick that journal back up again…thank you Melissa.
Love CM
Wonderful post! I have a small journal, and in it, I used to write 5 things a day I was thankful for. I stopped doing that and I don’t know why. I used to think “Five things? Too much!” but as I did it, I realized it’s the small, everyday things we need to be thankful for. I should pick that journal back up again…thank you Melissa.
Love CM
That is a good idea. I am going to attempt to post five things I am thankful for every week on the blog. I really do enjoy reading your blog. I am so glad I found it.
That is a good idea. I am going to attempt to post five things I am thankful for every week on the blog. I really do enjoy reading your blog. I am so glad I found it.
It’s so fantastic that you’re thankful to be alive. I know after my suicide attempt it took me about 8 months to forgive the friend who called the ambulance for me. It shows just how far you’ve come 🙂
It’s so fantastic that you’re thankful to be alive. I know after my suicide attempt it took me about 8 months to forgive the friend who called the ambulance for me. It shows just how far you’ve come 🙂
I was mad for a while after my attempt. Not anymore though. I appreciate your positive words. My mother said something similar this morning. Something like, I really am not the same person I was this time last year.
I was mad for a while after my attempt. Not anymore though. I appreciate your positive words. My mother said something similar this morning. Something like, I really am not the same person I was this time last year.