30 Days of Gratitude Challenge - Day 3

[Granny_Weatherwax]

Good morning!

Today we are thinking about the gifts, acts of kindness, and general goodwill we have received over the past year. What three things stand out to you? Write these down in your journal or add to your gratitude jar.

Action step: send a thank you (handwritten note, email, text, phone call) and tell one person you appreciated their generosity and how much it still means to you.

Edited November 4, 2021 by Granny_Weatherwax

[ScoutTN]

I  am thankful for friends who pray for my family in what is proving to be an extended, extremely difficult season.

I am thankful for financial support from our church.

I am thankful for my mom, who while only vaguely aware of our situation, and very limited in her ability to help by age, health concerns and finances, is always in my corner. Mom always has my back and I have known that my entire life (though at times not appreciated it enough!).

Edited November 4, 2021 by ScoutTN

[WildflowerMom]

1.  My neighbor who brings me tea sometimes.   It's like she has a sixth sense of when I'm in a fibro flare and she'll text at random times and say, "I just made a batch turmeric & ginger tea and was thinking about you.  Want some?"  
2.  My dogs' vet who loves on them like I do and who mourns with me when I do.  
3.  My mom's neighbors who have accepted her as one of the bunch and in turn, make my life a little easier when she has to be away from home for a bit.    
 

I hope I'm able to repay these kindnesses adequately.  

[SKL]

Gifts, acts of kindness, general goodwill over the past year:

1) The supportive arrangement we have with business partners / housemates.  Sometimes it means a shitload of work at inconvenient times, but it also means we never walk alone.

2) Certain of my kids' teachers who have been more supportive than I expected.  It makes a real difference.

3) My new friend T whom I refer to as the Dog Whisperer.  She is amazing, and I only hope I can repay her kindness somehow or other.

I don't mean to ignore the constant goodwill of my closest adult relatives, but you gave me only 3.  🙂

Whom to write a note to ... oy, I don't really do notes, and it would seem awkward.  Let me think about this.

[DreamerGirl]

Gifts, acts and kindness and general goodwill over the past year.

1. Our extended family including parents and inlaws who are spread over three countries who helped us with schooling our kids 

2. Our friends. They are our family here. 

3. Our neighbors some of whom are our friends. 

ETA: I always send texts/ emails/whatsapp just as a sort of checkin. I go through a list because I am unable to do it off the cuff. It is a good way to keep in touch. Some more frequently, others less, but I do so on a consistent basis and it has helped me too. The mail is well, not working as it should so if I want to handwrite something, I do so, scan it and email it. Defeats the purpose of handwritten note probably, but I do so especially for birthdays and thank you.

 

Edited November 3, 2021 by DreamerGirl

[mom31257]

1. I am so thankful for the friends and family who helped with our move. We had so many show up when it really mattered! 

2. I am very thankful for the friends who took in our son this summer and allowed him to stay for six weeks so that he could keep working his job. (We sold our house before we could close on the new one. Dh and I traveled during that time seeing friends and family in about 8 states, and ds stayed there.)

3. We had precious friends (from where we moved) give us a generous parting gift. We were able to buy our new dining room furniture with it. So I have a constant reminder of that generosity! I did send a handwritten note then, but I can send a text thanking them again for the pleasure it brings us every day. 

[historically accurate]

1) A neighbor who keeps her eye out for my dds' welfare in the neighborhood.

2) A mom who loves me and helps me redecorate a room which has outlived its usefulness.

3) A brother and MIL who are always willing to be a taxi if I cannot be.

[Melissa Louise]

A friend who steps in with practical help without me having to ask.

A co-worker who was extremely supportive over lock down. 

My therapist, who never gives up on me. 

[MercyA]

1. The support, insight, and friendship of this forum has meant so much to me, especially over the last year and a half when we've felt alone in many ways in our community.

2. My husband has been so incredibly understanding of the limitations brought on by my OCD meds (mainly daytime sleepiness) and of the mental disorder itself. I don't know what I would do without him.

3. My parents always love me unconditionally. They are the best. 

[Slache]

1. We received financial support from people we don't even know.

2. Pastor's wife stayed with my kids on a moment's notice when I went into labor 6 weeks early.

3. Heaps of emotional support, especially on the ignore this thread thread, as my health deteriorated to the point that people literally were not recognizing me within a year.

[Granny_Weatherwax]

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[SKL]

I failed to do the action part yesterday.  However, I have previously thanked all of my 3 listed people both in writing and in spoken words, a number of times, including in the past week; so I am gonna call it good.  😛

[Granny_Weatherwax]

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