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#112529 - 03/26/07 04:38 AM
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This came to me via email from a website that I subscribe to - Dean Bleasdale, Love - A Passion for People. It was written by Diane, Australia. Thanks Diane. Hope you like it as much as I do.
The other side of the coin.
I'm thankful for the taxes I pay, because it means that I have a job.
I'm thankful for the mess to clean up after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
I'm thankful for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.
I'm thankful for my shadow who watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
I'm thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need clearing, because it means I have a home.
I'm thankful for all the complaining I hear about our government, because it means we have freedom of speech.
I'm thankful for the spot I find at the far end of the carpark lot, because it means I am capable of walking.
I'm thankful for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
I'm thankful for the loud music my children play, because it means that I can hear.
I'm thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
I'm thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been productive.
I'm thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early every morning, because it means that I'm alive.
I'm thankful for getting too many emails, because it lets me know I have friends who are thinking of me. This week, try more to cultivate an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!
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#112530 - 03/26/07 08:44 AM
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how abou the big phone and mobile bill becouse theirs people to talk to and one can afford such luxurys
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#112531 - 03/26/07 11:44 AM
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When I have masses to do...tidying etc...I think of a woman who has no one to tidy after or no one coming home that night. Mountain ash
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#112533 - 03/27/07 01:52 PM
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MOUNTAIN THAT cetinlie make me gratfull for the mess the child and po leaves....great bit of thinking their...
How about...the big MOT test and bill, becouse i got a car to test, the test ensures roadworthiness, it be safe for my familie and me to drive....So the monie spent on test and repars just ensures my roadworthiness!/safty!
gratfull For having to by bigger new clothes for lucien becouse that means he growing strong and tall. So whats a cloths bill faced with that...
The mistvchef he gets up to...the mess he makes....the cheekie things he says...becouse he got health enough to mess thing, hes not in fear to mess thngs, he smart enough to talk and be cheekie and verbalie exploring/experimenting with his world....
common ladies we all got something that means somethng like this, (turn a whing into gratitude)hehehe ....Whats yours thoughts or ways????
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#112535 - 03/28/07 08:29 PM
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Now that sort of major scale sufferring wayyy beyond what most of us would face in a lifetime....Its great that people like you jj respond in prayer or resorces or both...this sort of thing needs people to give of themselfs for those people at those times....sure aint we a brother/sisterhood....its great you think that way jj
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#112537 - 03/29/07 04:30 AM
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I'm thankful for my job because it gives me someplace to go alone to do something very useful and meaningful for others while putting bread on the table for me and mine.
I'm thankful for my car, even with the payments because it allows me to ride to work in style! Black '03 Nissan Altima with dark tinted windows, an airfoil on the back and a great stereo system...makes me happy every time I drive it.
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#112538 - 03/29/07 06:16 PM
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[Re: NewLeaf]
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I am thankfull that the child was extra sweet today, i woke from surgierie barlie singed lol...The medical services are as good as they are. That my partner taken good care of me today and all is fine in the world and why wouldn't it be...
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#112541 - 03/30/07 08:50 AM
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Celtic had a hysteroscopy yesterday...and is now in bed recovering from the anesthetic and a little discomfort. Apart from that, she is in fine fettle and it seems that the results are as expected..ie good.
Popea
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#112543 - 03/30/07 12:20 PM
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My Best to Celtic as well...how did we miss that?
Anno...I'm with you...I'm so thankful for the robins who have returned to my yard...there are so many this year...maybe the ones I watched hatch last year are among them...I can't wait until my little nest gets full again...I hope she'll use the same nest this summer...she used it twice last year...
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#112544 - 03/30/07 12:50 PM
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i kept it quite ....it was onlie a wee thing but thanks....
i know the birds are filling the park, its the type of thing you dont notice is gone till they come back....we keep seeing and heering wood pigones....their po's favourite..makes a diffrences to outdoor walks, the nose and daffodils finalie bloming they been late this year but i love the treas budding and the first displayes of couler from the flowers...
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#112545 - 03/30/07 02:18 PM
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Gals, its celtics' wee nature to underplay some of these types of things. If it were me, I would have been panicing like no gals business. She is back in bed now (gets up for a wee cuppa and a wee hug and is too sleepy for much else) Yeah, of course I am petting the life out of her..but she doesn't 'do' the staying in bed resting long!!!! I will put my foot down!
I see above she was talking about wood-pigeons...well I better tell ya before Celt feels weel enough to poke fun at me!! Every year, for about the past three or four years...I have had the same mammy wood-pigeon come to nest near the back of my house. I named her Mrs Hoe Hoe..and would watch her get ready to nest, feed her wee ones and then teach them to fly. I discovered that throwing out bits of bread would bring her to the back fence of my house...but if I threw her currants, raisins and apricot...(and custard cream buscuits!!)she would endeavour to come as close as the back door(which my grannie used to say was lucky for the year ahead). One of her little ones flew in through the window of the kitchen and was pretty stunned...I simply and calmly too it outside and set it near my tree where it's mama could see and call(reassure) it. I stayed until the little one found it's nerve and flew to mama. I also gave another one of her babies mouth to mouth after a bad flight...but that wee one didn't make it and I was heartbroken. (I did revive one before!!) Celt thinks I am nuts!!! Well maybe I am...I just have a wee soft spot for wood-pigeons
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#112546 - 03/30/07 03:20 PM
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I am thankful for being a bit of a nut when it comes to wee things like I have just spoken about.(yeah..it says something about me other than being a bit nutty! ) I am thankful that Celtic is ok and will be up and at it at as soon as I let her!!! I am thankful that I am able to care for her and the Ba. Popea
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#112547 - 03/30/07 05:54 PM
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This is the 5th day without hubby and seem to be doing fine. I'm thankful that I went out last night with a couple of female friends to karaoke and had FUN!
I'm thankful for Dotsie letting me stay on the forum, being the stubborn, strong, bullheaded woman that I am.
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#112549 - 03/30/07 09:01 PM
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i am thankfull for the wit of women and how yous make me laugh.....
there positives in everiething lol
meradith i have a fight with ya just for fun, no taking the gloves off and no running rings round me too much please leave me with some dignitie...
ok i start the fight, pecan nuts are better than peanuts...your turn.
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#112551 - 03/31/07 08:58 AM
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yea just joke sparring about peanuts verses peacans lol just joking m bead not even instrested in fighting about that, come to think of it it aint the best thing to fight about oh welll
i thankfull for laughter in my life....in my eyes (making a sillie of myself) and then having the abilitie to laugh about myself later...
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#112553 - 04/01/07 11:07 PM
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I'm thankful for how good it feels to take a really deep breath...to breathe in Spirit...love and peace
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#112555 - 04/02/07 05:05 AM
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I'm thankful for the full moon tonight and the sense of power I feel with each and every full moon. I'm thankful that my Creator knows me intimately and loves me and has a plan and a design for my life.
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#112557 - 04/02/07 08:48 AM
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Lola honey.....it's true, I promise!!!...you turn once for a thursday..twice for friday...and the third turn is just for good measure. The standing on one leg thing is optional!! Don't suck like Celtic advised..she is a scally!!
Popea
I am thankful Lola and I can chat on the phone for ages and giggle like teenagers up to mischeif!
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#112558 - 04/02/07 11:15 AM
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rember and put holes in both sides otherwise you will be huffing for half and hour and all that will happen is the egg will explode....its this old irish mistake that gave rise to the saying left with egg on your face. lol. I think i am gratfull for the brighter weathers which creates a desiree to clean....is it optional?? lol. Now my windows are washed i see more light in each and everie day...dose that count ANNO lol.. I greatfull that another full moon pased and i ain't howeled onces. Has anyone? ok sorrie just being sillie... and for that abilitie i am trulie gratfull lol... sunshine seritonin heer i come lol.
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#112560 - 04/02/07 09:40 PM
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I'm thankful that you made it back...safe and sound...and that your 'drawers' have a story to tell now!
I'm thankful that I'm feeling more inspired today.
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#112562 - 04/03/07 02:08 AM
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Oh, I howled. I love the full moon and all that comes with it.
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#112563 - 04/03/07 02:21 AM
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yonuh...how I miss my roses...I moved 2 years ago...and left them behind...my friend says they are beautiful this spring...smell yours deeply for me!
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#112568 - 04/06/07 01:43 PM
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[Re: yonuh]
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In another lifetime my dwellings lay empty That time when no-one saw me Touched me, heard me; or even felt me I was a ghost..drifting Lived in vaporous shadow lands of hollow ache A barren place, devoid of love, language and life Longing, a thing noticed only in need to die anguish, only noticed by the effort of slowly dying. Simplicity offered a solution…just fade away unnoticed. Losing me…or what was left in that shell. Where was I going? ..but back to nothingness…. No more pills, potions or points to take into account Nothing to count on…no more could I stand the silence of my blankness. What I believed to be truths crashing on my bones..and no fear apparent. Yet, today as I write…let me share with you a newness ………………..that this is no sad tale…but triumph and resurrection As I sit quiet in my skin and ‘feel’…the sweetness of surrender to divinity. From then ‘till now, the battles fought and won are nothing short of miracles.. For the harder I turned my back on such purity…the harder I was loved. Beyond the divine…someone else saw me…showed me the blessings I already possess.. Held me tenaciously, ‘till I could see for myself the wholesomeness of becoming whole… and I am a big ball of learning since. My heart expands to greet life anew each day with appreciation My mind opens like a well loved biograpy..and I get to grow My soul is in the safe hands of thee most wondrous caretaker…nudging me gently forward into living and loving as far as is humanly possible. For those who see me, feel me and touch my life… To colour it in shades of bliss…I am thankful for, from my ever growing heart. Popea
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#112570 - 04/06/07 04:24 PM
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What a beautiful and touching reflection and thanksgiving to share with us, Po. In return, I thank you.
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#112573 - 04/06/07 10:24 PM
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well well well that is a good one, good job po proud of you...
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#112574 - 04/07/07 02:37 AM
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Yonuh...
I could...but I'm in a rental house and probably won't...I had 6 bushes and they knew all their names...they were in full bloom when I put my house on the market...I think that's part of the reason it sold so quickly...
So I'm thankful that I am now a confirmed porch gardner...and I'm thankful that I didn't give in to my urges to get the plants out already...it has gotten cold again...
Po...lovely...meaningful...
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#112575 - 04/07/07 03:10 AM
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Beautiful Po, you are truly gifted. Ten minutes? Wow. Eagle, I am going to copy it also. Jane, we were just told on the local news to cover our plants and/or bring them inside. A freeze warning yet. Hannelore, did your Mom go up in the balloon or did I not see that post yet? Welcome back.
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#112577 - 04/07/07 08:26 AM
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Thanks Lasses for all your kind and encouraging words...yesterday was(in part)just one of those special days when one gets to experience being connected to everything good in life ...but then by the evening, I forgot had forgotten to eat and became a sore, grumpy sausage!!! Today..I will remember to eat and stay with the same feeling as yesterday.
Much Love
Popea
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#112580 - 04/12/07 03:46 PM
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I'm thankful for short periods of rest and relaxation when they come.
I'm thankful that God hasn't forgotten where I live and cares for me and mine.
I'm thankful for innocence and trust, qualities I hope never get lost in the shuffle of life.
I'm thankful that for every test and trial, God has made a way of escape for us if we just trust Him.
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#112581 - 04/18/07 08:05 PM
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I'm so Thankful for my family, my new grandaughter, my friends, and just so many of the little things I tend to take for granted, like the everyday beauty of Gods awesome Earth.
Madalyn
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#112582 - 04/19/07 12:46 PM
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Peace. Quiet. Spring in Florida. Tomorrow I'm off from work for two days!!!!Yeah!!!! Will probably go to the beach.
I'm thankful that God still sees a usefulness for me and my willing heart.
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#112584 - 04/24/07 06:05 PM
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I am grateful that my grand-son is back home.
I am grateful for the little bird that is singing to me outside my window.
I am grateful that I am alive to post being grateful.
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#112585 - 04/25/07 03:25 AM
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Chick...I am so grateful that your grand-son is back home as well!
I'm am grateful that I have had a very productive day.
I'm grateful that my earlier headache went away!
I'm grateful that my nice soft bed is calling me....
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#112586 - 04/26/07 09:39 AM
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for the wind and trees at this time of year....
i was driving down a street and a slight swirrling wind blowing the pink blossom from the trees in drifts across the street......it looks like the whole of belfast has just got married and its confestie....its BUTIFULL
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#112589 - 04/27/07 10:00 AM
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we must have similare enough climats for the trees to be coordinated...with blossoming lucien loves it, it swirels in the wind and he spins rounf giggling and trying to catch it hes just amased by it...the simplicitie in his joy is butifull....
i have a good frend who done and gave us the wedding album...she done it in papercraft..scrapbook style. its butifull and what effort went into it...and it shows it took couple of mounths to make it
po cant stop looking throw it and i getting nice rushes of verie plesent memories..
im thankfullie for her frendship and for the recent wedding day (feels like a liftime ago)people are so kind at times its touching, one of nice things is knowing i dont have to but how do you repay that??
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#112590 - 04/27/07 07:24 PM
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Celtic~~ I to am thankful for the beautiful Spring trees. I can only imagine how lovely Ireland is now. It's my dream to see it someday.
We have a crab apple and flowering cherry and dogwoods. They are so delicate and pretty. It does look like pink snow Dotsie..isn't it something to see. I'm Thankful today that God has blessed us with Spring.
Madalyn
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#112594 - 05/01/07 01:39 PM
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Dotsie~~I'm in the mountains of West Virginia..near the panhandle. All my crab apple blooms are on the ground now, but the flowering cherry is still beautiful. We do have the same types of trees and flowers. We'll be visiting Maryland in June..Ocean City for a few days.
yonuh~~Yellow Snow..I love that! I don't have any yellow flowering trees. We have wisteria that will bloom soon.
Again, today I'm Thankful for the beauty of Spring. I took a walk in the woods behind my home. I always see wildlife and many types of birds.
Blessings~~Madalyn
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#112595 - 05/01/07 01:48 PM
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[Re: Madalyn]
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Meredith~~ I love gladiolas. They come in so many colors now. What types of flowers are you able you grow in California? I bet the tomato plants grow very well there.
Madalyn
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#112597 - 05/02/07 09:41 AM
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Meredith~~I live in West Virginia..deep in the mountains. I love avocados, they're very expensive to buy in this area. How great to have your own tree! We have trouble with opossums and ground hogs. We grow pumpkins and other things to sell at our market, cant keep the ground hogs out of the garden.
I know California must be just beautiful..would love to travel more and see it someday.
Blessings~Madalyn
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