Day 5/365

I’m grateful that the world has so many opportunities these days. As long as you have internet access at minimum, you can change the world and change your world.

I’m grateful that so many deserving people (including animal shelters, animal fosters, sick people etc) have easily found ways to make money and get global help via platforms like YouTube and Tiktok and Reddit. I know people tend to villainise these platforms, and rightfully so for many reasons, but I think many wonderful things have come from them too.

I just think it’s great that, 100 years ago, a sick cat for example would just be put down (and that happens today too), but these days, that cat has an opportunity to be saved if someone posts its story on social media. It has a chance. There’s such a vast difference between 0 opportunities to change a situation vs at least a handful of opportunities.

Of course, people don’t always get these chances from social media, and animals may get put down anyway. But I think the fact that the opportunity is even available is amazing.

I’m grateful for that today ☀️

I learned a little trick that if you try being truly grateful for the things that are “bad” in your life, it actually lifts the weight of it!!! 💛 I challenge you all to try it out.

She really is a very good wife and mother. She is very beautiful. I’m very blessed to have her. I love her very much.

i have been in and out of no contact with my ex for about 3 months. each time he insinuates he wants to get back together and then the next day acts completely different. it was an emotional rollercoaster of high highs and low lows. about a week ago, he indicated he wanted to get back together, then a couple days later told me he was talking to a girl and they were going to meet up. now they're basically dating. yesterday i sent the text message "we shouldn't text or hang out anymore. it's not the best for me" and he said "understandable, wish you the best" when i tell you, i've never experienced that much pain, i am telling the truth. it literally ruined every aspect of my life. i didn't know what was wrong, and i lived with extreme anxiety for 3 days. i literally cried to my dad and talked to him for an hour because i needed help. today ¡ crashed out! i was journaling and i couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. and then I realized: my brain is experiencing the lows of our relationship. being with him gave me such a high, but whenever he would be rude or not give me enough attention, i would get really low (i'm aware this is bad). i realized i'm literally living in a state of no attention from him and my brain can't process it. so doing the things i enjoy or find comfort in doesn't feel as good because i subconsciously put it on a scale of 1-being around my ex. but (at least for right now) i'm not going to enjoy anything as much as i enjoy being around my ex (even if he's a bad person). this realization took off all of the pressure stress of having to try and fix my life. i feel a lot more emotionally stable and comforted. I'm very happy i was able to figure that out because it completely killed my anxiety and i was able to have a good night with my family 😇

I have so much to be thankful for today. I woke up feeling not so good, so I am thankful for the water I drank, the I ibuprofen I took, and the bath that relaxed my muscles. I’m thankful for my partner who suggested I add epsom salt but I only had Himalayan which did help a lot. The salt inspired candles which made it even better.

I am grateful that I could pay my rent today, and I am grateful for the takeout I had for lunch. I am grateful that my friend called me. I am grateful for my home and the food in my fridge. I am grateful for the love of my partner and the sunset outside my bedroom window. I am grateful for my bed and pillows. I am grateful I did not have work today, and that I do have work tomorrow.

My nieces and nephews range in age from 40 to 5. I am so blessed to be able to spend time with them, and to have a little influence in how they have grown up.

Today I spent time with the 16 year old. He's my movie buddy. We went to the theatre this time, but we will be doing some older movies on DVD in the coming weeks. There may come a day when he doesn't have time for his old Auntie...but right now I get time with him one on one. I value it so much, and when I'm gone someday, I hope he has happy memories of our movie days.

They are all such gifts.

I feel like my February is off to a great start

I’m grateful for for the first time in my life I am realizing and accepting my pitfalls. I am grateful for finally taking the time to analyze myself in order to better take care of myself. I am grateful for finally moving in the direction of gaining self esteem, ego, and mental stability. 🫶🏽

Greatful to spend the day with my Grandbaby. Grateful he's resting peacefully and his gas has subsided.

Resilience is something I came to late in life. In the past 4-5 years in fact.

Like a muscle I have been developing it a little at a time. It's been a painful road.

This past week was especially difficult - health and financial difficulties.

Through these past few days, I was able to gauge how much stronger this newish muscle is.

I no longer freeze. I no longer hide from problems. I am in touch with my uncomfortable feelings instead of suppressing them via substances and distractions. And, I express those feelings in skillful ways.

The issues that plagued me have diminished considerably - mostly through my dogged perseverance.

I am more resilient today than I was this time a year ago. I am determined to help that trend continue.

Had brunch with a friend and she shared some delicious pancakes with me! Grateful for both.

Hey Guys! Not sure if this is allowed so if not, please feel free to remove it.

I had an issue with all the gratitude apps. When I'm walking out an about my internet is not always great. I had the recurring issue that I would want to note something I felt grateful for in one of my apps. Random feelings of joy and I would go to open up my app and note it and my internet wouldn't work(or even more frustrating the apps servers would be down).

So I built a gratitude app that's completely self contained.

All it does is store the things your grateful for in a database that is all on your phone and each day sends you a push notification of a random thing you were grateful for in the past. I've been really loving getting those little messages being reminded of some joyful moment previously.

I put it up on the App store. It's paid(0.99AUD) but completely open source if you'd like to download it for free.

Repo: https://github.com/ConnorDoughertyKeehan-InfoTrack/self-contained-gratitude-journal-app

App: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/gratitude-self-contained/id6741166547

If anybody is interested in adding features or just would like to learn some Flutter(the language it's written in) I'm always happy to hop on discord and take you through it.

Hope everybody on here feels joy <3 And I'm really grateful for this community. It's very nice seeing the things people are grateful for each day.

This morning was slow but relaxing. I went to breakfast with a friend and our server was kind. Not an overly exuberant or bubbly person, but I saw the kindness in her eyes and in how she spoke to us. I ordered two hot teas (now I’m feeling like I will float away, so I am also grateful for them), but I’m especially thankful for the kindness of servers.

What are you doing today to change your future?

I’ll go first. I’m an Author, Digital/Affiliate Marketer and I’m working on another project that I’ll share later.

I’m so grateful for this beautiful life!

Are you grateful?

Well a lot! And thats why i keep a list in my notes called “good things are always happening to me”. Some recent add ons:

• sometimes i see a beautifull sunrise or sunset and i feel so special witnessing it
• both my parents are alive and healthy
• SUSHI
• im surrounded by lovely people
• i can do whatever i want when i want because im an adult
• i get to travel
• i get to workout in a healthy body

Life is so good when we show gratitude for “small” stuff too

It's been a month since I moved to a new city for my internship (in a startup).

I have learnt a lot during my time here. Experienced the corporate life. Met interesting people. Laughed someday, cried someday, but I am grateful for all the experiences.

Though I may not be rich in monetary means, each day, I am just thankful for being alive, learning, accepting this world, for having a wonderful brother and family members.

All the best to everyone. I know it's not always possible, but let's all try to make this world a better world. Thank you guys for reading!

Today I am grateful for the ones that I love.

I am so grateful for my 10-year-old daughter. I couldn't have made it through this past year without her love, affection, and support. Even at such a young age, she encouraged me to stay positive while I was sick, and she even prayed with me at night. She made sure I had everything I needed before going to bed. I thank God for her every day; she is like my earthly angel.

It took some time so get here, I’m happy I made it here. This morning I woke up with a sense of sadness due to how I was treated while out at an event with a friend last night. When ever someone treats me poorly it’s easy for me to blame myself, “I should try to be more loveable, more attractive, change the way I act” etc. I sat with those emotions for a little while. And then I found some light and reminded myself that the love I can give myself is the most precious and pure. I meet me where I am. I am gentle and patient with myself. And I have nothing to prove or criticize because I know that humanity is not meant for me to focus on these attributes. It’s simply experience that allows me to be, and observe and not take things personally. But rather it teaches me to be personally responsible for how I experience love for myself. Through self kindness and compassion, I love myself very deeply in every state.

And drinking it in.

I've been battling overeating for months. I would eat and eat until my tummy was uncomfortably distended and then I'd still want to eat more. I'd think about food constantly. Counting the minutes until it was dinner time. I thought I was drinking plenty of water but I would usually stop by 2 or 3 pm because I was worried about having to get up to pee a bunch of times throughout the night. A few days ago I decided to start setting a timer on my phone and when it would go off I'd stop what I was doing, drink 20 oz of water and do some exercises. Since I started doing this I stopped worrying about how much water I'm drinking (cuz I'm still getting up to pee 5 or 6 times each night anyway) and I've noticed that I'm feeling full before I'm even done with my plate of food. I'm actually able to stop before I'm uncomfortably over stuffed. And I'm not obsessively thinking about food anymore. I don't know if it's because of the water intake but I'm grateful for hydration.

After a week full of problem solving and crisis averting this morning is calm and quiet and filled with hot coffee.

I'm grateful for the numbing power of anbesol because it's helping with a cold sore.

I saw a report today about the slums in Philippines and the woman said in the interview "Live is fair or unfair, but I don't blame anyone for my life" that moved me to tears. For many years I have been aware of how privileged I grew up as a white, German girl. That's why I tell myself every day that I'm grateful for my advantages and want to do something good with them to help others. I'll be studying again soon, something social and hope that I can give some "fairness" back to the world. I'm currently paying attention to sustainable clothing and food, consumption that doesn't happen at the expense of others. Have a great day everyone

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I havent really been the type of guy to be social or to talk to my family in general. All I ever wanted was comfort and love. To have the feeling of someone who genuinely cares about me. Thats who my girlfriend is. she actually takes care of me and treats me like her own child. theres nothing i wouldnt do for her. she makes me feel confident and genuinely want to interact with people. for some reason im afraid of cashiers but idk. i will always be forever grateful for her.

I’m grateful for last week’s date. He’s very different from me and unlike anyone I have gone out with, but we had a great time getting to know each other. We have a lot in common and so much to talk about that we closed the restaurant down. He was a gentleman and brought me roses, then insisted on paying when I wanted to split. We’re on the same page about what we’re looking for. And the best part is that he is the most beautiful man I have and will probably ever get the chance to date.

This won’t last forever so I’m appreciative while I have it!