What are you grateful for?
Public Thnx4 Journal
Carolyn
- November 25, 2023
Just being in her company.
I was restored and stimulated by her company.
Isabella
- November 25, 2023
I was just sitting and starting my work for the day when I realized how grateful I am for my home. I have such a beautiful house in the town I grew up in and I am so happy I get to spend my days here with my family.
So many people's houses are being destroyed on the other side of the world. I am so lucky to live in such a safe place and to have this home to rely on.
Sally
- November 25, 2023
Drove nephew and his girlfriend to downtown late at night so they could party and not deal with driving and parking.
Made me feel good that they didn’t have to hassle with unknown territory and he really didn’t mind and in fact offered because he does like to drive. they Ubered home very late!
Isabela
- November 24, 2023
Jake paid for my ice skating admission and skates. He's been paying for everything mostly each time we go out and I feel thankful and cared for when he does it.
I get to go out and hang out with friends and him, all for free.
Isabella
- November 24, 2023
My sister and I are about to spend the day together and we're going to get good and go shopping. It should be a really fun day.
I've beenhaving a tough time lately, so being able to spend the day with my sister is going to make me feel a lot better.
Caesar Herman
- November 23, 2023
For the headspace app
This app help me to prsctice mindfulness
Isabella
- November 23, 2023
Today is Thanksgiving, so I had a really big meal with my family with tons of yummy food.
I am just really grateful to have access to so much good food. My Palestinian brothers and sisters haven't eaten in days or even weeks, so I am lucky and grateful that I can get and eat food whenever I want.
Isabela
- November 23, 2023
My mom washed and folded my laundry as well as served my food/bringing it all the way to my room.
I got folded laundry to take back to the dorm and I didn't have to get up from my computer to eat.
Carolyn
- November 23, 2023
That my son today seemed happy, thoughtful and engaged even though he’s still using.
It was a relief, respite, and gave me hope.
Carolyn
- November 23, 2023
That my son today seemed happy, thoughtful and engaged even though he’s still using.
It was a relief, respite, and gave me hope.
Sally
- November 23, 2023
Just feeling thankful that we have the bounty that we do for preparing a meal. Thanking the farmers in the land and everyone who brings the food so that we can cook and have it on our table.
Although I’m very tired from cooking and cleaning in preparation for family coming for Thanksgiving I’m grateful that I have the energy because I know that someday I won’t. It’s already been dwindling over the years and I feel less and less like putting the effort out to “entertain“. So I need to remember to be grateful for the energy that I have now.
Joshua
- November 23, 2023
I'm healthy, happy, and with my family.
I feel loved and not lonely.
Sally
- November 22, 2023
I gave my PT a “peace catcher“ that I made. Very brightly colored with a peace sign and I gave it because her mother had breast cancer surgery and I thought she could use a little brightness in her day.
Genuinely felt good but a bit rushed.
Isabela
- November 22, 2023
I talked to someone who seemed anxious before my marine biology exam. I wished them good luck and that we would be free to enjoy the holidays after this. Afterward, they seemed a bit more calm and relieved/assured.
It felt good to talk to someone before the exam. It made time pass quicker.
Isabella
- November 22, 2023
I'm going through a really hard time right now, so I'm just grateful for me family for always being there for me.
The actions benefited me because it took my mind off of the hard time I'm experiencing
Seth
- November 22, 2023
For the last journal entry of my gratitude challenge, one of the ideas I have had for entry for a few days to thank my tabletop role-playing game [TTRPG] group. Although I admittedly don't get to play with them often, and they were initially my younger brother’s group of friends, I've gotten to know them through playing TTRPG experiences. I'm especially grateful, as although they been playing together for a long time without me, they were kind enough to invite me to play with them when I had not played TTRPGs before. Although it might seem insignificant to some people, I'm grateful for that interaction and camaraderie when I can join.
In the context of gratitude, having their friendship, interactions with people other than my caretakers, is important to me. My younger brother and I, too, lead separate lives. Therefore, playing together in a tabletop gaming group is something in common that I have with my younger brother. Tabletop gaming, as well, is a relatively low-stakes creative outlet for me, when I think I need to express that creativity more in my everyday life. Essentially, as if to pitch the idea of tabletop gaming to a general audience, the concepts of storytelling and imagination as a creative exercise is something valuable to both this medium and the human experience itself. To imagine different characters, and to create and perform as those characters, has given our group memories and inside jokes that I will likely have for years to come.
Carolyn
- November 22, 2023
Sun shining through the trees, golden over the frost when I was walking my dog early in the morning in the woods.
I felt lucky to be alive.
Ginger
- November 21, 2023
My physical therapist is awesome! Through his exercises and stretching it is helping to reduce my pain.
I felt the best I have in a long time.
Sally
- November 21, 2023
I was able to Do some artwork today without interruption
Being creative is good for my mental health. It was good to make decisions on this project even though it was a bit repetitive it was not difficult and I was pleased that I was able to come up with a solution
Isabela
- November 21, 2023
The person that is making me grill sandwich. I'm so excited to eat it.
I got food. Made my feelings better throughout my day, and I didn't have to go workout on an empty stomach.
evelin
- November 21, 2023
Consegui ver meus pais no fim de semana.
Me acalmou das tarefas da faculdade e matou a saudade.
Seth
- November 21, 2023
I feel grateful for the video games that have, and the memories I've made with them through my childhood. To point to only one or two games that I at the very least remember is nearly impossible, I remember different games as demarcation points in my life. I do have a backlog right now, and focused more on collecting rather than sitting down to play games, but I am grateful for the nostalgic experience games have given me. Now that I am older, I now know that the rank-and-file people who make games are not always treated fairly by game developers or publishers. The video game industry very much works by the sausage principle: if you like something never figure out how it is made. I am grateful for those who do make games, which include programmers, artists, designers, writers, composers, voice actors, and so on.
To be clear, there are hazards playing games excessively or otherwise irresponsibly. There is a fine line for me, as someone who wanted to study games as a rhetorical art form, between artistic appreciation and the recognition of the psychological risks to both adults and [rather worryingly] young children. And so, I would say that games were beneficial for me based off of nostalgia for them alone, as memories I will always have, whether or not my time would have been better spent elsewhere.
Insa
- November 21, 2023
I‘m grateful for spending quiet mornings in my armchair. When I don‘t feel well rested, I get to just stay in and relax on most day and that‘s a great privilege. I‘m flexible enough to take good care of myself, listen to my needs and adjust accordingly.
It allows me to recharge and I feel safe and less worried about burnout.
Victoria
- November 20, 2023
Friend reassured my concerns about something.
It made me happy.
Sally
- November 20, 2023
Dropped everything to look at the weather and maps to help my nephew and girlfriend navigate their trip through tornado prone weather
Put my mind at ease that they were safer hunkering down than being on the road.
