Gratitude posts

@5-HT, makes sense to me, really liked what you said how a 'gratitude list is like a list of "reasons for living" I struggle trying to work out why I'm still, depressive clouds hide the good stuff from us - so making a conscious effort to find them is something you've inspired me to put in my bedtime routine, thanks.
Hi @Faith-and-Hope, @Ffm48 💜💛💜

Hi @Former-Member .... 😊💜

It may have an accumulative effect in terms of helping to stabilise mood generally @Former-Member, rather than a magic wand effect, which some people may have presented it to you as.

Absolutely @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member. There is no magic wand, but there are magic people - a rare species, but they are there. I've been very lucky to have been found by one. I don't do lists as such any more. It's the little things that crop up during the day that make me smile and I think about what has made me smile. Then I realise there is much to smile about, starting with the underwear I lay out to put on after the shower ... so different now that I have bought it myself, today the rain - heaven sent for my garden, being able to enjoy my first coffee.

For me the down side is that I don't notice when I slip into depression ... I notice it when I have already hidden away for weeks ... summer holidays when there is a break in activities is really a danger tim for me. Unfortunately, the angelversary of my firstborn is just before Christmas and that has thrown me every time. I'm now thinking about what routine to get into to carry me through that time.

Thank you for sharing that @Ffm48 .... ❤️💕 .... perhaps self-pampering and gratitude belong together in approaching the more difficult times of year ... not as an antidote but as a panacea.

Hi @Glorianna,

heres a link to Lenka, The Bright Side on you tube 🙂 it will open in a new window