The Grateful Thread

i am grateful for life for being able to share with all of you and anyone else i meet. I am grateful that I have come out of my dark times to be able to be here with you all now.

It would almost be easier to list things I'm not grateful for, but that would be a different thread.

I feel especially grateful for the life I live, nearly every aspect and extension of it, that it is "mine" and that I can live it in relation to everything else in the way I do, that I can be "me." I'm grateful for all of you, this Temple and all the Jedi in it, for doing the same. I'm grateful that I can be a part of that, however that is.

I'm grateful to have the friends and teachers and so on that I do, just people in general, to help make this journey interesting and fulfilling. Never a dull or lonely moment, and that counts for a lot.

Right now I'm really happy I have food and shelter. I know this may sound odd to many of you but I'm also grateful for a toilet that flushes(without adding water) and a toilet that I can sit down on(not a squatter). I really love having water that doesn't have to be boiled first, soft toilet paper, hot showers, showers that come from a pipe rather than buckets, and mattresses.

Here's my old toilet and shower

Im grateful for...well if I wrote it all down, it would be really huge. I'll try to shrink it:

1. I'm grateful for opportunities that seem to just fall into my lap at the right time without me even trying. I'm grateful to have great friends who care about me.
2. I'm grateful for my family, whom I don't get to see much, but I love dearly
3. I'm grateful for the opportunity to learn and for the progress I'm making as a Jedi. I think I have come a long way since May 3, 2012
4. I'm grateful for Maitre, who is teaching me the wonders of car wax (I'm serious :lol: ) and for my brothers and sisters who are there to provide support and a listening ear.
5. I'm grateful that this list is not exhaustive and I am happy for this thread

It got down to 20°f here this morning. We have central heat. We've been doing our best to use it as little as possible since we try to use a large-area space heater instead to help save money on our bills. Still, we're luckier than our neighbors who live in what is supposed to be a nicer home, but who doesn't have the luxury we get to have.

I am grateful that I was given life
I am grateful for my parents who could have given me up for adoption when they found out I was born with epilepsy and cerebal palsy, but didn't. they loved me and continue to love me regardless.
I am grateful for my sister, she may drive me mad, but I love her.
I am grateful for the extended members of my family those who still live and those who have passed on
I am grateful for a roof over my head and for my health
I am grateful for the woman I call my wife, Rachel. Though we are not legally married yet, she is every bit my wife in the ways that matter. We may fight, drive each other nuts, but I love her, and I am grateful she came into my life.
I am grateful for both of my Sons. Though I don't see one of them because he is with his mother, I love them both.
I am grateful for each member of TOTJO, you all have filled a spiritual void in my life, and I thank you.
I am grateful that this is obama's last term :lol:
I am grateful that an asteroid or some kind of Natural disaster hasn't blown up the earth
I am grateful we haven't nuked ourselves
I am grateful for all the men and Women who have served in the military and protected us both past and present, ( Salute) thank you all.