Thankful in Many Ways
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77081)
Germany
February 28, 2022 4:30pm CST
I have a lot to be thankful of. Thinking about my sickly childhood years, I am thankful that I survived the many challenges in life. Not only about health but also living in a foreign country where I have not traveled before I got married. I have learned and adapted many things. It is in my adapted country where I learned to cook, to bake, learning new languages besides other things. I have widen my horizon for sure. It is here where I started writing my journal to beat the homesickness that I had encountered.
Today, I got an email congratulating me on my 11th years on writing online. Wow! I forgot about it. Gladfully, I was reminded. Time really flies fast.
The sun was shining yesterday that I was able to walk at the lake. It has been awhile since I have done that. I was happy. I needed my vitamin D. Sunshine revitalised my well-being.
What about you? What challenges have you encountered in your life?
Thank you for reading. I hope and wish that we will have a good month of March.
What about you? What challenges have you encountered in your life?
Thank you for reading. I hope and wish that we will have a good month of March.24 people like this
21 responses
Thanks for the heads up.
@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Mar 22
Beautiful photo and beautiful day you have and good memories and accomplishments. Congratulations Thelma.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
17 Mar 22
Thank you @RebeccasFarm.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Mar 22
Yes, you do have a lot to be thankful for. Having good health is a wonderful blessing. Learning a new language, how to bake and cook, are also blessings.
Congratulations on writing for 11 years online.
I love the picture by the lake. Have a blessed day.
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@LindaOHio (178788)
• United States
1 Mar 22
Congratulations on your 11th anniversary in writing. I have had several challenges. The one I have been handling over the past 10 years or so is my inability to get around. I have a great deal of difficulty walking and standing. Good to see you back.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
Thank you very much @LindaOHio. I hope you can recover from your illness. Have a nice weekend.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
20 Mar 22
@LindaOHio You’re welcome. Thank you, too.
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@LindaOHio (178788)
• United States
19 Mar 22
@thelme55 Thank you. You have a nice weekend too.
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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19 Mar 22
You did well to overcome your challenges! I think life itself is a series of challenges we go through as we navigate out journey from childhood to adulthood to old age. We must all find ways to adapt to these challenges and choose the best course to find success.
For me, some challenges I've encountered are pursuing a degree, social interactions, physical injuries, and work. Each person faces their own set of obstacles to overcome.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
You said it right @dgobucks226.
I agree with you. Thank you and have a nice Saturday.
I agree with you. Thank you and have a nice Saturday.1 person likes this
@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
22 Mar 22
@dgobucks226 You’re welcome. Yes, I had a good one.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
20 Mar 22
It is fantastic you have been able to live that life.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
Challenges have been thrown in my life since I turned 13! And all I can say is that no 13 year-old should have such kind of challenges in life. I never questioned God though for all those thrown upon me, nor did I say life is unfair. I take it as it is and just try to always be victorious in my own way.
You did well.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
18 Mar 22
The challenges that we have encountered made us strong I think. I didn’t question God too as I followed the path which I thought was right and I trust my fate with the guidance of the almighty.
Thank you @toniganzon. You did well, too.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
1 Mar 22
Happy to know all you are thankful for. I have many challenges too and I thank God for surviving them
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
We are very lucky to have survived the challenges in our lives @averygirl72. Thank you and have a nice weekend.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Mar 22
I have survived many sicknesses and injuries. Thank goodness for modern medicine because I would not have lived to adulthood if I had been born a hundred years ago.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
17 Mar 22
We are thankful and blessed to live in our modern world. Thank you @LeaPea2417.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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1 Mar 22
my mother always said the creaking gate lasts longer
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
What Doyle mean by that saying. I have not heard it before. Thank you @58lordstreet.
@kaylachan (69826)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Feb 22
If i were to answer that, it'd take all day, and I'd find out if there's a character limit. Let's just say, I'm disabled, and with that, comes a host of challenges and problems I have to overcome and still deal with. But, that's what makes life worth living.
@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
1 Mar 22
We need to adjust to the things, those who don't always suffer in their life. I can understand how tough it is to adjust to a new country but you did it with ease I guess.
It's good that you indulge yourself in the things you like to kill homesickness.
No, I have not faced such a challenge in life. I know it would be difficult for me as I cannot adjust myself as you did.
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
1 Mar 22
Congratulations on your 11 years of online writing.
I admire you for being able to adapt to moving to a foreign country
I can't wait for the weather to get nice enough to spend time outside
@cacay1 (83495)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Mar 22
Congrats for your success. I have many challenges this time too many too mention work related and others.
@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
1 Mar 22
My blood pressure is playing truant with my heart relaxation or diastol and I have to run to the doctor every two months. I am happy that I am under the care of a good doctor who is very positive.
I have faced many challenges in my childhood and youth but that has made me stronger.
