12 October - What I'm Thankful for Today
@just4him (317041)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 12, 2023 5:40pm CST
Good evening from a cool Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. I just looked for the temp on my computer and it says rain is coming in the next three hours. 
I am always thankful. It would be a really bad day if I wasn't. I don't understand how people can go around with long faces and complain about everything. Look around. Hey, just doing so shows you're alive and something to be happy about.
So, today was another day when things didn't go according to plan. However, they still went great.
I'm thankful for the scale. After yesterday's breakfast with my friend, I expected an unhappy scale. Instead, I only gained one ounce. I'm happy.
I'm thankful my son's girlfriend picked me up this morning and took me to DMV. I have new plates on the car. She also helped put them on the car.
I'm thankful for my son. I'm thankful for his concern. He wants me to get rid of the car right now and quit driving due to the upcoming eye surgery and the fact the cop pulled me over twice now in several years. His concern is touching. I'm not giving up driving. The car - yes. That was always the plan to get rid of it before the registration was due. With the fact I have new plates, I believe I'll have a new car when the time comes.
I'm thankful for a little bit of shopping after DMV. My son's girlfriend needed to stop at Hy-Vee, and I needed something I didn't know about when I went shopping on Tuesday.
I'm thankful for a fun game of Canasta. There were only four of us today, so one table and partners. My partner and I won the first game, and the other partners won the second half game. My partner needed to leave for swimming.
I'm thankful the office was open so I could give them my new license plate number.
I'm thankful my friend insisted on waiting to pick up her car until after Canasta was over. She's happy to have her car back. However, she will need to take it in next week and get the heater fixed. The one thing they didn't have time for.
I'm thankful I have all my steps. When I got done with everything, I walked the building. I also plan to get more exercise on the foot cycle when I watch TV.
Okay, that's my day. No, I didn't work on my book. No, I didn't get the notifications done. We'll see about tomorrow. However, I have a friend coming over tomorrow to discuss my writing a book for her. I'm also dog-sitting for the dog next door for a few days.
What are you thankful for today? Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me. Taken during my walk through the building. The tree has fully changed from the back.
I am always thankful. It would be a really bad day if I wasn't. I don't understand how people can go around with long faces and complain about everything. Look around. Hey, just doing so shows you're alive and something to be happy about.
So, today was another day when things didn't go according to plan. However, they still went great.
I'm thankful for the scale. After yesterday's breakfast with my friend, I expected an unhappy scale. Instead, I only gained one ounce. I'm happy.
I'm thankful my son's girlfriend picked me up this morning and took me to DMV. I have new plates on the car. She also helped put them on the car.
I'm thankful for my son. I'm thankful for his concern. He wants me to get rid of the car right now and quit driving due to the upcoming eye surgery and the fact the cop pulled me over twice now in several years. His concern is touching. I'm not giving up driving. The car - yes. That was always the plan to get rid of it before the registration was due. With the fact I have new plates, I believe I'll have a new car when the time comes.
I'm thankful for a little bit of shopping after DMV. My son's girlfriend needed to stop at Hy-Vee, and I needed something I didn't know about when I went shopping on Tuesday.
I'm thankful for a fun game of Canasta. There were only four of us today, so one table and partners. My partner and I won the first game, and the other partners won the second half game. My partner needed to leave for swimming.
I'm thankful the office was open so I could give them my new license plate number.
I'm thankful my friend insisted on waiting to pick up her car until after Canasta was over. She's happy to have her car back. However, she will need to take it in next week and get the heater fixed. The one thing they didn't have time for.
I'm thankful I have all my steps. When I got done with everything, I walked the building. I also plan to get more exercise on the foot cycle when I watch TV.
Okay, that's my day. No, I didn't work on my book. No, I didn't get the notifications done. We'll see about tomorrow. However, I have a friend coming over tomorrow to discuss my writing a book for her. I'm also dog-sitting for the dog next door for a few days.
What are you thankful for today? Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me. Taken during my walk through the building. The tree has fully changed from the back.13 people like this
12 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
13 Oct 23
Some people aren't born with that golden eye. They have a habit of complaining and can never appreciate anything . I call them lethal for my sanity
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
No one is born with a golden eye. You need to make a conscious effort to be positive. I remember a time when I was riding the city bus, many years ago. I still had small children. I thought about how negative thoughts always come about. If you think you're going to get sick because everyone else is, you will. If you think you'll never get your finances where you want them, you won't. I made a conscious decision that day to think only positive thoughts because those things happen too. I don't need to get sick just because everyone else is. I don't need to have financial trouble just because my bank balance says so. Today, my life is good. Not perfect, but good. I have never had a negative thought from that day. It makes me sad when people complain about everything.
I do my best to stay away from lethal people too. However, I will also try to make them see that they're still breathing and that they have what they need. If I inject positivity often enough maybe they will start being positive. It's my hope.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Oct 23
@amitkokiladitya Thank you. I'm glad you like my outlook. I agree with you. Negative people are like poison.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
14 Oct 23
@just4him so very true. I guess your post is the best thing i have seen lately . Negativity and negative people are like silent poison for sure.
I really adore your outlook
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@wolfgirl569 (106192)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Oct 23
I have a cousin who is always finding something to complain about. Needless to say she is not a happy person.
Thankful we have the new heater hooked up now
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@kaylachan (69646)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 23
As much as I hate the rain at times, I'm thankful for it too. I don't like when people are alway so negative, but depression does that to a lot of us. I'm thankful for the daily thankful post. It's a reminder that no matter the day, there's always something to be thankful for.
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@kaylachan (69646)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 23
@just4him Yes it is. However, it can be to much. As with anything in life.
I have and still do suffer from clinical depression. When it hits, it can be hard to find the positive in the dark. You feel like you're drowning sometimes and you can't reach the top, the way out. I had to learn to fight my way out, and find something positive in my life.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
@kaylachan I'm glad you fought your way out and found something positive in your life.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
Rain is necessary to life. So, though we might not like it, we need it.
I've never been subject to clinical depression. Though, I think it would help them if they injected a note of positivity into their lives. I know when I have a down day, that something positive always lifts my spirits.
I'm glad you like the thankful posts.
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@LadyDuck (471494)
• Switzerland
13 Oct 23
Rain is also coming here by this evening. I am glad to have a more seasonal weather.
You know there are people who seem to be content to show that they are unhappy and there is always something to complain about. We must work hard to try to be positive.
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@Deepizzaguy (102799)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Oct 23
I am thankful for the batteries that came today in the mail today and the handyman came in today to start working on the washing machine that needs to be repaired.
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@Deepizzaguy (102799)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Oct 23
@just4him It is going to be a huge relief for us going forward now.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
@Deepizzaguy I'm sure it will.
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@AmbiePam (92708)
• United States
12 Oct 23
I guess I’m thankful I made a good amount of money on one particular site today, which is always something to be thankful for. And on a different site from that one, I made payout, so it wasn’t bad at all, to make a little extra today. I’m mostly thankful that my family on the Hawaii cruise is still safe.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
I'm glad you can go for your relaxing walks every day.
I'm glad you have everything you need. That is a wonderful blessing.
@Dena91 (16636)
• United States
13 Oct 23
We can "plan" our days but sometimes when they work out different it is to our betterment.
I am thankful for the rain we got early this morning. The weathermen said it wouldn't come up to us but God allowed it to. We have been so dry. It wasn't much but I am thankful for what we did get.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
I agree. It is better when plans don't always work. God knows best.
I'm glad you got rain. Every drop helps.
I'm thankful it's raining. We've had a couple of days when the clouds spit for a few minutes. Today's rain is supposed to last until tomorrow. It's a wonderful blessing.
Have a blessed day.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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13 Oct 23
Same here, I check my computer for the weather. Sometimes, it can't predict the real weather. I'm thankful for this day and for the fact that my parents (in their 70s) remain healthy.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 23
Today, the computer weather is accurate. It's raining.
I'm glad your parents are healthy.
I'm glad your parents are healthy.
@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
13 Oct 23
Lovely photo. You certainly had a lot going on. I'm always thankful for a roof over my head, food on the table, clothes on my back, money to pay the bills and a husband that I love! Have a good weekend.
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