The Gratitude Thread

[Lark]

There is enough suffering in the world.

My gratitude is for those who do not perpetuate the cycle by displacing vengeance on a new batch of victims.

My gratitude is for those who realise, who understand that no matter how terrible things are or were, it needn't continue.

Let's give the people after us a better world.

When it comes to suffering its the avoidable suffering that's the worst variety and has to go.

Then we can get to work just living with what remains. The unavoidable sort.

And its becoming increasingly important not to confuse the two varieties or imagine that suffering in its entirety can be dispensed with. Both the political left and right have made mistakes on this score.

 

[Schrödinger's Name]

The person who bought Snake still gives me (picture) updates every now and then. It's not something I directly asked for but it's nice. The picture she just sent me is so beautiful.

 

[Coriolis]

There is enough suffering in the world.

My gratitude is for those who do not perpetuate the cycle by displacing vengeance on a new batch of victims.

My gratitude is for those who realise, who understand that no matter how terrible things are or were, it needn't continue.

Let's give the people after us a better world.

Such a beautiful and heartfelt vision for a better world. If only more people embraced it, we would all be better off.

 

[Red Memories]

The person who bought Snake still gives me (picture) updates every now and then. It's not something I directly asked for but it's nice. The picture she just sent me is so beautiful.

I almost kinda wish I could've loved snake for you but I suck at reptiles.

 

[Red Memories]

my mom willing walked into a creepy alley with me because we were doing Pokemon Go and there was a Wooper. xD She then put up with me taking random AR photos of it the rest of the night... XD

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

For treatments of ailments.

 

[Mind Maverick]

That I'm me and not anyone else. Never was one to wish I was someone else anyway though, even in the darkest times. Envy is not my thing.

 

[Mind Maverick]

For [MENTION=7280]Lark[/MENTION] a while back being insightful and caring enough to speak up and say something to me both on this thread and my wall when I was going through something. I didn't say much of anything in response, but it stood out to me and cheered me up a bit.

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

For being out of mental fog, at least for awhile.

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

I am soooooo thankful for each sunny day now and especially that the lake has water in it again after the rain.

In 15 minutes I'm going on my third walk for the day, my second picnic. I packed a fakin' bacon' BLT sammich and chips. I'm going to let myself feel as happy as possible over this scenario.

 

[Lark]

I'm grateful for this forum and Prpz setting up some kind of movie night, this is a great idea and I look forward to trying to participate, is it this week? I'm off this week too and that would make it easier to take part too.

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

I am sooo thankful for my salad. It had fresh spinach, cheese, cherry tomatoes, and vinegar oil dressing. It was so delicious that I didn't dare eat a scoop with cheese AND tomatoes.

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

For ginger, cinnamon, oatmeal, and chocolate.

 

[Luminous]

Friends.

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

People who are genuinely kind and honest and would never hurt someone with cruel words. Also people capable of acknowledging and apologizing when they hurt people.

 

[Lark]

I'm really grateful for really old books, like ones with unacceptable ideas in them, because when I read them and they're full of absurdities and its not some kind of satire but honest to God beliefs then I can reflect that those absurd things are not believed any longer and that maybe in the distant future the things I find absurd today will be forgotten or recognized as absurd then too.

 

[Earl Grey]

My friends whom idk wtf I did to deserve.

 

[Lexicon]

For skilled, compassionate humans.

(I hate the sappy music soundtrack- I muted most of that)

 

[Lexicon]

For Eddie Money coming on the radio while I was driving home exhausted after helping a human & a nonhuman all day on maybe 3 hrs of sleep.

Drowsy at the wheel- a rarity... & Eddie Money saves the day. Night? Idk I'm fucking tired, but blasting that on my drive home singing along with it as loud as possible (& maaaaaaybe pumping my 80s fist at the chorus) was oddly epic enough to my tired brain to make it home.

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

For good medicine.