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Thankfulness and Mindfulness - Gateway to Self Healing

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neverdidithink ( member #40568) posted at 7:27 PM on Friday, July 11th, 2014

It's FRIDAY!!!!

My boss just asked me to spend next week in NY to cover for him at a conference

WH has the weekend off so we have some time to spend together

Beautiful weather in the forecast

Ice cold wine

BS, 57
M 13 years
second marriage, second WH
4 kids in their 20s

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MovingUpward ( member #14866) posted at 7:37 PM on Friday, July 11th, 2014

Thankful my morning commute takes me past a BBQ place. I love the smell of the BBQ in the smoker. mmmmmmmmmm

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devasted30 ( member #39439) posted at 11:35 PM on Friday, July 11th, 2014

Today, I am grateful for

Nice temperatures with no humidity

getting a birdie while golfing this morning

Cherries

Sunshine

And Stupid Picture Friday

And remember Murphy is right. Nothing is so bad that it can't get worse!!!

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cantaccept ( member #37451) posted at 1:23 AM on Saturday, July 12th, 2014

This is such a great idea and much needed tonight.

1. my sons, all three, but the middle one especially right now.

2. my granddaughter who makes me forget the pain when I am with her.

3. my friend for the last 40 years, my best friend

4. It is summer and it is warm

5. the flowers

6. my coworkers, they help me to laugh everyday and love me even when I am "not myself"

7. SI, this is a big one, my lifeline, all of the people that I connect with here.

8. my dog, total unconditional love, he knows when I hurt and loves me when I do

9. my sons dogs, the 2 of them that live with me now. In spite of all the hair!!! They cuddle with me on the couch

10. This new found respect and love for myself. It could be live changing.

I really do have so much to be thankful for. I need to remember this every day.

Thank you for this post. I suppose I am thankful for this too!

"I'm still standing better than I ever did. Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid" Elton John
I would now like to be known as Can!

dday October 21,2012
dday December 20, 2013
wh deleted
I attempted R, he was a lie

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 Jrazz (original poster member #31349) posted at 3:27 AM on Saturday, July 12th, 2014

"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom

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iwillNOT ( member #40605) posted at 7:12 AM on Saturday, July 12th, 2014

My precious, precious babies.

The daily peace I get from the natural beauty around where I live.

My degree and job security.

My new realization that it's ok to focus on me.

Choices...

Me: BS, 46
Him: WH, 47
Together 24 years
4 amazing kids
Dday#1 2004, 3 years after EA/PA co-worker MOW
Dday#2 8-6-13, 13 months EA/9months PA with co-worker MOW - caught not confessed
Choosing myself daily and R almost every

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 Jrazz (original poster member #31349) posted at 5:32 PM on Saturday, July 12th, 2014

7/12/2014

1.)Coastal Fog

2.)Roses

3.)Books

4.)Brita Water Filters

5.)Blueberries

"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom

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sisoon ( Moderator #31240) posted at 7:29 PM on Saturday, July 12th, 2014

Sleeping with my W.

Staying awake with my W.

Having the ability to chant a haftarah (portion from The Prophets that's part of Saturday morning Jewish religious service)

Being alive.

Being human.

fBH (me) - on d-day: 66, Married 43, together 45, same sex apDDay - 12/22/2010Recover'd and R'edYou don't have to like your boundaries. You just have to set and enforce them.

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itispainful ( new member #32313) posted at 12:42 AM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

I love this:

1. My 91 year old mom

2. My wonderful and supportive therapists

3. My friends! Amazing

4. My newly found freedom, even though I have stayed in the

Marriage.... What an incredible feeling to be "free"

5. The unconditional love of my dogs.

Married 28 years
Together 35 years
Dday 2/9/10
2 grown children

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Aubrie ( member #33886) posted at 12:43 AM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

1. Softball

2. Cool, kick butt running shoes

3. Grilled chicken

4. Warm summer evenings

5. My tight knit circle of besties

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne

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Violated ( member #21239) posted at 7:11 AM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

Everyone I love

Babies laughter

Birds chirping

The smell of fresh cut grass

Divorced 10/2013

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TheGivingTree ( member #43672) posted at 4:12 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

Thank you Jrazz for starting this thread.

1. My almost 15 year old son who called me yesterday from away camp to make sure we weren't involved in an accident that closed the Golden Gate Bridge. He was worried about me!

2. I was not part of above accident.

3. That we were able to take an amazing photo standing smack dab in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge during the hour we waited for it to reopen so we could pick up our almost 15 year old son from away camp.

4. Found parking within a block of our favorite ice cream shop on a busy Saturday night.

5. The soft flannel sheets that wrap me up as I post here on SI.

Me: FBW, 50. Him: SAFWH, 59
3 fantastic kids: DS 18, DS 17, DD 12
DDay 1: 1/8/13, multiple DDays with TT for an entire year.

Working hard at R. No, strike that. I give up. We're heading for D.
If all you wanted was love, why would you use

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Chinadoll30 ( member #43131) posted at 5:08 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

I am thankful for:

1. My 3 beautiful children, in all their messy glory

2. My realization that there is a higher power who loves me

3. Cherry season

4. Laughter

5. Orgasms. (Too much? Sorry! At least I'm getting something out of this mess!)

"We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means 'I survived'." -Chris Cleave

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 Jrazz (original poster member #31349) posted at 7:31 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

I think #5 is totally legit, Chinadoll30.

7/13/2014

1. Good friends visiting from out of town

2. My mom

3. The color green in all its iterations

4. Soft pillows

5. The xray showing that DD4's arm is NOT broken. ( <--- backhanded thankful)

"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom

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solus sto ( member #30989) posted at 7:34 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014

1. My daughter

2. My son

3. My dog

4. Each of my two cats

5. Today, Vicodin (which might be ranked at #1, now that I think of it)

BS-me, 62; X-irrelevant; we’re D & NC. "So much for the past and present. The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to let that scare you." Tennessee Williams

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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 1:07 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014

1. All of my relatives. Even the prickly/difficult ones.

2. A dry basement on a very wet day.

3. Vicodin (not for me).

4. Early bedtimes (sometimes for me, but always for DD).

5. Cabernet and Reese's PB Cups (100% totally for me).

You can call me NIK

And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane

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Imissmyhusb ( member #42734) posted at 11:17 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014

- IC

- scented candles

- my part time work

- good health

- summer breezes

Multiple d-days and TT
3 kids
me - Gettg my life back, him - idk him any more
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I dont know why I stay. Need to figure it out

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 Jrazz (original poster member #31349) posted at 4:42 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014

7/14/14

Today's a toughie as DD4's allergies/asthma are acting up. I'm reminded in the tougher times that it's more important than ever to see the good things.

Today I'm thankful for:

1. Good asthma medication

2. Air Conditioning

3. Two nice family cars

4. My health

5. Tinkerbell Movies

"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom

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MissesJai ( member #24849) posted at 4:47 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014

7/14/14

Today I am grateful for:

1)a wonderful weekend with my guys

2)the Silver Line to get around the train delays

3)awesome colleagues that make Mondays easier for me

4)a productive RV post session

5)a renewed perspective thanks to IC

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Happily divorcing..
My Life is Mine!!!!
#BlackLivesMatter
Don't settle for no fuck shit....

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 Jrazz (original poster member #31349) posted at 4:48 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014

Hi MJ.

"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom

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