What are you thankful for?

Watching the news is just so heart-wrenching. It's hard to fathom the scope of the suffering and tragedy. It's doubly sad that many of the people baring the brunt of Katrina had so little to begin with.

My life is devoid of tragedy. I've had hardship and losses but on ordinary levels that everyone experiences. I'm thankful that I've suffered enough to build some character, but not enough to break my spirit.

I'm thankful that my family is just a phone call away and across town. I know they are safe. I know where they are.

I'm thankful that I live in a country where I don't fear medical bills. If I'm sick, I can go to the doctor.

My friends are wonderful and I cherish them; each one is a gift.

I live in a city of great beauty that feeds my soul. It's a safe place to be.

DU has made me thankful to be Canadian. My country still belongs to the people. I trust that my vote was counted. I truly appreciate all my DU friends who are trying to make the US into a good neighbour again.

I'm thankful for the little things that we take for granted; food in my cupboard, a warm bed, clean water and a working toilet.

* my job (which I will likely lose in a few months' time)
* my parents
* my aunt
* my lover
* my new lease on life, which I hope I will have for a while

And not relying on other people to make my mind up for me.

I've lost a lot in the last couple of years, but I'm still so thankful for what I have left.

This list of thanks would be so big that I can't even imagine where to begin.

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my health, the roof over my head and the conveniences I have access to, clean water, art, music, my friends. My two feet so I can park my damn car and walk whenever I can. DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! Cindy. I could go on. I'm heart broken by the suffering I am seeing. My life had been very unstable for some time with both of us unemployed. My job came just in time. But we never had days as bad as these. Never have I suffered such hardship as I see in the Gulf.

I couldn't find an appropriate smiley to add a graphic. I'm just very thankful and very sad.

Since my hospitalization, I've become more thankful every day for what I have.

I have my health back. I have good friends who I love, and who love me back. I have a safe place to live. I have a job (and a pretty good one, at that). I have some stability in my life.

I may not have everything I want, but I have everything I need.

for my husband and children, our extended families, a pantry and freezer full of food, fresh water, a comfortable home, and the luxury of having my mindset blown. I've done a lot of very hard thinking the last few days, and I'm starting to make some lifestyle changes.

I'm thankful for my family...flaws and all.

I'm thankful for music and my violin.

I'm thankful for my fuzzbuddies, which really are family after all.

I'm thankful that I have the basic necessities, because the last few days have made me keenly aware that they are not to be taken for granted.

I'm thankful for this thread, because in the face of such depressing news, it's important to remember that we still have reason to rejoice.

My home, everything I'm lucky to have.

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND.COM, my health, my home, my lifestyle, the city I live in, my things that make my life easy and comfortable...the list goes on and on...

I am most of all grateful for the power of love...to love one another, and to love the special people in my life...

The power of love to transform our hearts and our worlds....this is the power I'm most grateful for tonight...

Thank you, my dear yvr girl, for starting this thread...

We need to be able to express what we are thankful for...when we do that, then we more fully realize just what we have...

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Very much so. And DU has blessed me with the ability to be, if only in a small way, a part of other peoples' lives and them a part of mine - you, Joani, tj, xmas, jimmy, sarahbelle, progmama, sundoggie, hypnotoad, bikewriter and if I keep naming names this list will go on forever.

And though I berate Skinner all the time, perhaps I should be thankful to him too - for providing a place where we could all meet and be enriched by our meetings. Thanks, Skinner.

Khash.

Your words touch my heart...

I am privileged to have you in my DU family...BTW...please check your PM...

Unlikely though it may be, someday I'd love to meet you and give you that hug I owe you....

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and more money."

They live (or rather lived, they have no home now) in Biloxi, LA. They were up in New York for a visit when the storm hit.
Needless to say, they're now going to be living up here. There's nothing left for them there. His wife especially should be living in stable conditions since she's almost due.

My education.

My family.

My friends and lovers - we do make families of choice and they are indispensible.

Being gay - as an outsider I've been given a rare opportunity to see things from the outside. It radicalized me. Funny how wanting to bond with men made me so fierce about women's rights. But it did.

My daughter and my nephew.

The Goddess or the natural world - however you choose to view it. When things are really bad, it's enough.


Khash.

I'm in a dry house, with food in the fridge, kitty on my lap, and I know my family is safe.

and he's turning over new leaves and there are new beginnings and possibilities.

Him growing into a good, decent, happy person is everything I could ever ask for. He's stumbled along the way, but it's all coming together now :).

I am thankful that in a couple weeks, my commute will be 50 miles shorter EVERY DAY!! :bounce:

And, like you... especially after the events of the week, I am also thankful for all that 'little' stuff I have taken for granted. :)

AND... I am the luckiest girl in the land when it came to handing out parents. They are the kindest, coolest, bestest parents ever.

And as you know, we love our kids / grandkids and are so thankful they are all safe, happy and make us proud!

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But you knew I would see this so you did this for brownie points

I'm thankful I have a safe, dry place to call home.

I'm thankful that everyone in my family is healthy and safe.

Family and Friends.

running water, and a functioning toilet. All things that the folks in the hard-hit Gulf communities don't have right now.

I'm thankful that I know where all my friends and family are.

I'm thankful that all my friends down in Louisiana have been accounted for. (Unfortunately, not all of their friends/family are accounted for, yet. Some of that may simply be communications problems...those are still rampant, even in the Baton Rouge area.)

I'm thankful I have a job...granted, it's not much, but at least I have one.

I'm thankful that I have medical insurance.

I'm thankful for DU. :)

I'm thankful for all the offers of assistance from around the world; it's just a shame our useless (P)resident blivet** won't Accept any of them!

If Bush, Cheney, Rice, et al would simply disappear, we could declare an early National Day of Thanksgiving.

But I don't want to end this post on a bitter note, so: I hope for a time not too far from now, when the refugees from New Orleans, Slidell, Gulfport, Biloxi, and adjacent communities have something to be thankful for as well. Then, we can ALL Be Thankful.

my dog, my cousins. My house, the food, the drink, living in NY State.

The people here at DU and other friends around the internet.

Thanks for being a constant reminder that there are still people out there who care.

I am thankful for my home in a high-rise building that is self-governed, with a floor-to-ceiling view of the Boston skyline.

I'm thankful for a job at at company which I admire and a salary which allows me to have everything I need and almost everything that I want. (We're talking less than $40K, folks)

I'm thankful for the opportunities I have to make music here in Boston (um, did you see my user name?).

I'm thankful that my dear friend Sandra, who, 3 weeks ago moved to NOLA to attend law school at Tulane, safely found her way to Memphis, and will probably relocate back to Boston.

Life is good for me, but I am so sorry for those who are suffering under Chimp's regime...

Pied Piper

I'm sickened by my country, though.

Perhaps I can persuade my family to join you in Canada... think I'm giving up...

There's been a lot to be angry and frustrated about this past week. So I can say with only a minimal amount of irony that we all need to take a deep breath and find our calm center.

Personally I'm grateful for my family and friends. For having a roof over my head and food in the fridge. For being able to enjoy music and make it myself (albeit poorly). For being able to spend the last 3.5 years living in your remarkable country, in a wonderful neighbourhood in a great city.

The list could go on and on. Probaly something worth spending several minutes everyday thinking about.

Cheers. :toast:

I can't add up all my blessings. There are probably a lot I don't even notice or think about.

While she was bitching about not being able to find gas tonight. She called me on her cell at 10 pm, knowing that I had to be up at 6am to take her kid and mine to school tomorrow. \
I told her that I was thankful that Katrina missed us and that my family was healthy and had a roof over our heads. She whined about waiting in line to gas up her hubby's car for his long commute.

She expected sympathy and was shocked when I didn't give it to her. I just said that we were lucky we weren't hurting like those in Katrina's path and that she should be greatful she got gas and had a roof over her head. She got mad at me for being so negative. I asked her if she had watched any tv today, of course, she hadn't, I told her that I had seen bodies floating, babies dying, dead women covered by a blanket and shoved towards the exit in the NO Convention center so I wasn't in a real upbeat mood. She said, I don't watch that stuff. I need to focus on the positive. No wonder this country is in so much trouble. She wanted me to tell her where to find gas but didn't want to talk about the reason why gas is hard to find.

christ. what an asshole. I'd put her on 'Ignore.'

Really, I'd start ragging on her for calling late, and pointing out that her non-stop bitching and whining about minor shit has nothing to do with 'positive'. I so 'X' people like that out of my life if they don't get that. My sister was exiled for that faux 'positive' crap for a good five years.

any of which i wish the folks of NO could have tomorrow

leisure items like my music and books. Right now, I'm looking at all the basic stuff with a new appreciation.

Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

we'd be in the middle of Clinton's fourth term.

having an intact dry place to live, food in my fridge, my dog and fiance alive at my side. I feel so horrible for all the people down there who don't have those things. :cry: :cry:

And to have a home that can accommodate an extra family for an uncertain amount of time.

I'm very distressed by this week's events, and glad that I can at least help someone.

I'm also thankful for friends who don't smoke, have a cat, rather than a dog, and don't mind waiting their turn to use the bathroom.

Seriously - you can look it up Delaware has been hurricane free!

for something positive

yet. With the way things are going, it might not be too long.

air conditioning, food, water, a comfortable bed, a way to keep in touch with friends all over the world, the opportunity to learn more about music, etc.

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I cherish my friends, both cyber and real...

I am thankful I can still have sex even after all my health problems...

I am thankful for memories....

I am thankful I have been able to deal with all my regrets....

And I am thankful I found a place where almost everybody knows my name.....

DU

I am thankful for windows media player going from Europe to Tesla to ? Asia with any luck.

My two jobs, without which I'd be destitute
My home
My friend
My family
My health and dental insurance, for which I pay no monthly premiums
DU
Books
My health; it's not perfect but it is far better than what many have