What are you grateful for?

[wcpthree]

In a response to the "we make America great again" thread. I would like to read responses from anybody, from any walk of life-American, non-American, tall, short, of any religion, etc., share what you appreciate in life and are thankful for. It can be simple or complex. Multiple answers are fine. Please chime in. Let's get some positivity going!

3 things I appreciate are the ability to have "free will", my family/friends, and cheeseburgers (seriously)

Life is tough
What about you?

 

[wcpthree]

Theia is the Moon

No Moon and the Earth would spin very fast
No Moon - no life on Earth

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia_(planet)

I've never heard no moon, no life on earth. I've always heard the same with the sun. Please pm me your view on this, as I'm extremely interested, however it's off-topic.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Youtube ( the best way to learn )

 

[deflee79]

Im greatful for a supportive family,awesome wife and the ability to wake up and choose my own destiny.

 

[ZapNano]

You're an outside-of-the-box thinker, I like it and respect it.

This post had me giggle
Don't mess with his thinking; it will make your brain spend.around

 

[deflee79]

I'm also thankful for the ignore feature of NamePros.

 

[ZapNano]

I'm also thankful for the ignore feature of NamePros.

That doesn't make thankful

 

[ZapNano]

I'm thankful for my crispy.bacon And health. What about men? What about them? I fired them all. I guess this one to be thankful too.

 

[Tank]

Great thread!!! Positivity attracts positivity. It is helpful to write down what you are grateful for everyday in a gratitude journal. It helps you stay focused on what is important and in a good frame of mind. I keep a rock next to my computer with the word gratitude etched in it.

I was run down by a car when I was eight years old while I was on the sidewalk. I woke up two days later in the hospital. The doctors told my parents that I would either die or be in a permanent vegetative state of severe brain damage if I lived. They stuck needles with wires attached to a machine into my head and left arm several times over the course of a year to test me. A no parking sign had split my skull open because the car had hit it before me. The humerus bone in my left arm was broken and the ulnar nerve was completed severed. That left me with a partially clawed hand.

I am so thankful that the doctor who founded "micro surgery" lived close by and operated on me. I was such a "medical miracle" that my hospital room was often filled with doctors from all over the world. I had several years of physical therapy and eventually got my fingers straightened out. Every time I see a poor soul with a claw hand, I count my lucky stars!

That "no parking" sign that split my skull open actually saved my life because it also knocked me down right before the car smashed into the brick wall right behind me. I would have been meat sauce if it had not been there to knock me down and let the car slide over it into the wall. I'm also glad I have such a hard head!

Well, I wasn't going to tell it but Mr. Korganian inspired me to share..
When I was 2 yrs old i was in the bath with my brother (5 yrs older) we had just moved into an old farm house, the water heater was cranked up all the way. I decided to get a drink from the faucet and put my mouth to the hot water side. My brother pushed his feet to my back until my mouth stuck to the faucet. I was there with the scalding water pouring down my throat until my dad came to see what was going on and pulled me off.
To keep this semi short, I was originally given a couple hrs to live, then 5 hrs, then the specialist arrived from the next state over and got to work on me. I was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 3 months and they decided I would live but would never speak again my Larynx was beyond the ability to heal back and i had lost half of my tongue.
The day we were leaving the hospital i produced a noise and they checked me out, by some miracle something had changed and with speech therapy (until i was in the 3rd grade) I was talking.
Also, while i was in the hospital, churches from all over the country were coming to visit and when it was over the hospital bills were extremely high, The churches paid every cent.
I was too young to remember most of the story above but do remember some of the worse of it.
When i was 10 I started my plastic surgery process at the Shriners Hospital for burned and crippled children, it was going to be 3 visits, last one just before my 18th birthday. I went twice. I was so ashamed of myself for being there I refused the third time. The scar I had was so unimportant after seeing the other kids and what they were going through, me being there was just taking a spot away from another kid. The shriners are doing such a wonderful job and when you see them on the street, there are so many burned and crippled kids out there who would really appreciate that $1 you are thinking about hanging onto for a coke later

OK, that is my story, thanks for reading

 

[deflee79]

Well, I wasn't going to tell it but Mr. Korganian inspired me to share..
When I was 2 yrs old i was in the bath with my brother (5 yrs older) we had just moved into an old farm house, the water heater was cranked up all the way. I decided to get a drink from the faucet and put my mouth to the hot water side. My brother pushed his feet to my back until my mouth stuck to the faucet. I was there with the scalding water pouring down my throat until my dad came to see what was going on and pulled me off.
To keep this semi short, I was originally given a couple hrs to live, then 5 hrs, then the specialist arrived from the next state over and got to work on me. I was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 3 months and they decided I would live but would never speak again my Larynx was beyond the ability to heal back and i had lost half of my tongue.
The day we were leaving the hospital i produced a noise and they checked me out, by some miracle something had changed and with speech therapy (until i was in the 3rd grade) I was talking.
Also, while i was in the hospital, churches from all over the country were coming to visit and when it was over the hospital bills were extremely high, The churches paid every cent.
I was too young to remember most of the story above but do remember some of the worse of it.
When i was 10 I started my plastic surgery process at the Shriners Hospital for burned and crippled children, it was going to be 3 visits, last one just before my 18th birthday. I went twice. I was so ashamed of myself for being there I refused the third time. The scar I had was so unimportant after seeing the other kids and what they were going through, me being there was just taking a spot away from another kid. The shriners are doing such a wonderful job and when you see them on the street, there are so many burned and crippled kids out there who would really appreciate that $1 you are thinking about hanging onto for a coke later

OK, that is my story, thanks for reading

That's an incredible story and thank you for sharing it . You're a fighter and clearly were destined to help other people in this world.

 

[AndyM]

I'm grateful for My God, My wife and My kids. As long as I have these then nothing else matters. The rest is material. Although a bigger house for my wife and all the kids would help I'll need to pray to God for that one

 

[Ali]

I had no idea you were Iranian.... I almost married an Iranian girl... I know about the Gormes Absy (spelling it wrong, I know)...I even know some Farsi. Ya know, my man, everything we are grateful for, is because we were exposed to the opposite, or have fear of it.......

Oh snap. Ghormeh Sabsi! Haha, good stuff

And I agree. But as long as we are grateful for what we have, it doesn't matter why.

 

[deflee79]

Money ain't nothing compared to family.

 

[briguy]

Canadian....need I say more!!
Gateful that I have healthy kids, make a living at something that I enjoy, (wouldn't enjoy, sitting behind a desk all day and "pushing pencils")

 

[andy_feng]

I'm grateful for my family, thanks very much you come with me in the world.
Andy

 

[mad409]

I'm thankful for family, friends, growing business, good health, my home, three great dogs and my parrot Jake. Just to name a few.

I'm also thankful for cold beer, hot chicken, bbq, steaks, I'll stop there.

Today, everyday I'm mostly thankful to those who have died, or been injured risking their lives for my freedom and for me to enjoy what I'm thankful for.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I am grateful that i am not mad

 

[snuzzyki]

I am gratetful for being alive, for every morning I can wake up, walk to balcony, see people in neighbourhood and those closest to my heart, I am also grateful for everything good that life brings me everyday, for smile, for laughing, for a coffee in the morning, and cigarette after, even for those situation that are not only nice because they too learn me something, I am grateful for every phone call i receive and message asking how are you doing mate, for a peace on earth and according to namepros forum I am grateful it brings possibility to earn something from time to time, as money is not most important in life , it's a part of it , i am also grateful for so many nice people out there and for everything that can make my life better and my place better place on earth, thank you and all the best to everyone !

 

[mad409]

I am gratetful for being alive, for every morning I can wake up, walk to balcony, see people in neighbourhood and those closest to my heart, I am also grateful for everything good that life brings me everyday, for smile, for laughing, for a coffee in the morning, and cigarette after, even for those situation that are not only nice because they too learn me something, I am grateful for every phone call i receive and message asking how are you doing mate, for a peace on earth and according to namepros forum I am grateful it brings possibility to earn something from time to time, as money is not most important in life , it's a part of it , i am also grateful for so many nice people out there and for everything that can make my life better and my place better place on earth, thank you and all the best to everyone !

Very nice!

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I am grateful that i am crazy ( verückt )
this means I am not normal

I don,t wanna be normal

 

[mad409]

I am grateful that i am crazy ( verückt )
this means I am not normal

I don,t wanna be normal

Like you needed to tell me that! LOL

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Like you needed to tell me that! LOL

I am grateful to make you LOL

 

[N-A]

I am grateful that there is a "Report" button on NamePros.

I suggest many start using it more often rather than replying and feeding @Michael Ehrhardt - as if you reply, the rules go out the window. The more reports that go through that are actually rule violating, such as the one above being 1) spam, 2) hijacking, and 3) antagonizing, the sooner he will get banned from NamePros. This is our community; do you want him to represent it? Report him it's in violation of the rules.

That is all.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I am grateful for every cold shower to give me a clear head

 

[NameOmnia]

I really appreciate this thread...

- I love that we, as humans, have the power to create our own reality and change the course of our destiny at any given moment

- I am grateful for the unbelievably amazing person who has been sharing her life with me for over 4 years

- Ultimately, I am grateful for my life. The most beautiful gift of all.

SBI.

 

[gsmith]

I'm grateful for Jesus Christ that died on the cross to redeem me.