Attitude of Gratitude2 anyone can come and join.

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5 things I'm grateful for

my ability to change my mood entirely when I'm around other people and it's party time
my big bed
self awareness to know when things aren't right
well-meaning parents (no matter how badly they judge things, I know they care - they're just not good at listening, not good at changing, not good at trusting me or respecting me)
the help of people in my networks to try to help my tricky career

[lior]

5 things i'm grateful for

the internet
a day off from going to my boss's
fast metabolism
a good singing voice
living in a country of plenty

[lior]

I realised that things I'm grateful for are often materialistic. I think it's a symptom of living in a competitive society - we naturally look to see what we have more of than others, rather than seeing how we can collaborate. So I've heard. I don't want to compare myself to others if it means that we'll both be unhappy because of that. Sharing is what surely makes us happy. So here are 5 things I'm grateful for that I've shared:

- a living space with people that have similar living standards to me
- a moment this morning on the bus where a 6 year old was talking to a 3 year old in a very authoritative way about nonsense - so cute - a lady and I laughed
- the little girl that was learning to skip and kept looking at me to check if I was watching
- mutual attraction
- mutual love of lego and building hotels with it - a conversation with a barista

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- Lu asking me to talk at CSM - she gave me an opportunity
- I got paid for it, which is validating
- it wasn't the best talk I've delivered but it was ok, so I'm grateful to myself for having thoroughly prepared
- I got a round of applause - thank you CSM students
- 100 more people know about service design because I gave that talk, therefore more people might end up being service designers in a few years time, which will surely make the world a better place. So I'm grateful to have been in the position to have made this change

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- my hot water bottle is warming me up right now
- my housemate lends me his toothbrush charger so I can charge my toothbrush and have whiter teeth
- my friends want to do a creative project with me even though I'm depressed
- generally I sleep well
- I feel a bit more grounded, as time goes on and I become more familiar with not speaking to my family, being single and living in a new area of London

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- my friends did come outside with me when I felt upset about some guy inappropriately touching me in the club
- I am in therapy
- It's Sunday tomorrow so I can work through my to-do list
- my little brother replied to my message, even though it cuts me up to hear from him and not see him every day
- 750 people came to my friend's fireworks in the rain, so she probably just about broke even

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- it was as if a yoga fairy came down from the sky. Apparently I could go to a GP and ask for wrist splints for free, and then I'll be able to do downward dog without wrist pain!
- my whiplash pain has reduced a little
- Sian gave me free coffee today
- I ate lunch at home today and even had a nap in between work - the pleasures of being freelance
- I made 30 Christmas posters in one day. I am grateful to my past self for buying InDesign and for teaching myself to create graphics

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- my housemate lends me an electric toothbrush charger
- my friend made me dinner today
- wifi has been good today
- I unexpectedly met some nice people today
- two people have batted some potential work opportunities my way. Nothing for certain yet but it's enough to build a bit more hope in me

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- therapy tomorrow! I look forward to the opportunity to tell my therapist how my understanding has progressed and see what she says
- I have my laptop and a good internet connection so I can do lots of stuff
- I live in a time where there is much more equality between men and women
- potential work opportunities are coming my way, even if they are just mediocre ones
- tomorrow I am going to have a nice coffee in Harris and Hoole and I like being in Crouch End, I might even go to Oxfam and get myself a present if I like anything there

[lior]

5 things I'm grateful for

- having a scarf to knit
- Jack Black is a funny actor that makes me laugh. Thank you for making me laugh Jack Black
- drugs for asthma and allergies exist
- free therapy is available on the NHS
- I have some work opportunities coming in