One Thing to be Grateful for Each Day

[cymbele]

I had a surprise retirement party for me today. my daughter put it on for me and most of my family and friends came to celebrate. I wished I had known- I didn’t dress up I was kind of casual and a bit dusty and I was planning to exercise after lunch. But it was an enjoyable day and I got re-affirmed that I am well loved even though I think I would be better off dead sometimes. And that was my event of the week.

 

[seabird]

@cymbele That's great they did a party for you and you feel loved. 🌺 Thank you for telling us about it. 🙂

 

[Lane]

I had a surprise retirement party for me today. my daughter put it on for me and most of my family and friends came to celebrate. I wished I had known- I didn’t dress up I was kind of casual and a bit dusty and I was planning to exercise after lunch. But it was an enjoyable day and I got re-affirmed that I am well loved even though I think I would be better off dead sometimes. And that was my event of the week.

That's so cool @cymbele. And I hope any negative thoughts can go away.

 

[Lane]

Went to see a really good play pit on by the community theater, "She Loves Me". Im tired of wanting to do things but having Noone to do them with so I went by myself

 

[I_waste_everything]

"Yesterday" I spend time with Mom, several times. Morning talk, go with her on an errand, she catches up with me while I browse the cloth aisle in a Michael's, more morning talk on the way back. Then talk at home over food. That night, she even watches an animated - *animated* - movie with my sister and me, and enjoys it!

 

[I_waste_everything]

"Yesterday" I spend time with Mom, several times. Morning talk, go with her on an errand, she catches up with me while I browse the cloth aisle in a Michael's, more morning talk on the way back. Then talk at home over food. That night, she even watches an animated - *animated* - movie with my sister and me, and enjoys it!

Oh, and Mom gives good hugs.

 

[seabird]

I'm glad my daughter is not vulnerable and gentle like me, because it just donesn't work in the world.

 

[puffymilk]

The internet

 

[I_waste_everything]

My Mom came to me just a few minutes timewhatevermarksunder to ask me about my feelings and newfound death-leaning of her own initiative.

For her to do this shows me she sees my pain and thinks about me - and me-it - even when I am out of sight. That reaches my heart and feels needed.

 

[I_waste_everything]

I'm glad my daughter is not vulnerable and gentle like me, because it just donesn't work in the world.

I feel guilty reading this, because in my neglected attempt, I fail to disprove this.

 

[seabird]

I feel guilty reading this, because in my neglected attempt, I fail to disprove this.

I am sorry my post triggered this. 🤕

 

[I_waste_everything]

I am sorry my post triggered this. 🤕

You're okay.

A thing to be thankful for is, my Mom and Dad still, and "still", are living life and finding quiet enjoyments.

I feel conflicted, confused, and my heartache has new dimension as I behold. If the timeline really is what all these computers and news anchors and calendars keep alleging, why are they so content?

What's more, hie speak kindly to me, and of me, even though alleged years have passed for me to reach the adequacies I currently have.

 

[I_waste_everything]

I got my in-room L-desk set up and "have begun" moving furniture back into my room at last. Namely two bookshelves, a small one and a super-small one, and, well, putting books on hiem.

 

[cev77]

Libraries

 

[ClassicsFan]

Paychecks.

 

[I_waste_everything]

Principles of material return as described in the Poincaré recurrence theorem.

 

[Lane]

Libraries

Yessss

 

[Lane]

I'm glad my daughter is not vulnerable and gentle like me, because it just donesn't work in the world.

Your post resonates with me seabird. I especially like gentle people. But it's interesting bcz at my job, the more aggressive and even mean people are supervisors.

 

[cev77]

Scented bath products

 

[seabird]

Your post resonates with me seabird. I especially like gentle people. But it's interesting bcz at my job, the more aggressive and even mean people are supervisors.

I hope you can slough off any toxicity of your workplace when you get home. It seems that's generally how it works in competitve hierarchies. Which is why I chose (escaped into lol) to be my own boss as a painter. When mean people are around, I go elsewhere.