What gives you joy and what are you grateful for?

[LaurenG]

I love sitting on the porch, listening to the birds sing and the tree-frogs talk to each other. I love my garden and my friends(on line friends count and are so dear), these things bring me joy and I am grateful for them. :loveya:

[taterguy]

1. Long bike rides with gorgeous scenery

Along with lots of other things

[Lil Missy]

2. I love observing my pets and their individual quirks

Right now i have one cat that loves to squat in a shoebox on the couch. Another that insists on a drink from the faucet when I get up. And the other wails for a treat the moment I get up, every single morning.

Then there is the dog that follows me like a shadow. He jumps and squeals with glee the moment I get home from work.

Goofy pets, that what I like.

[TOhioLiberal]

3. What brings me joy:

The thought of my first grandchild, due in January. My daughter-in-law has now passed the point where she miscarried the first time, so we're all breathing a sigh of hope.

I am grateful (and in awe of) all the friends that I do have here on DU. They've been a source of strength and comfort to me.

[raccoon]

4. Natural things, birds singing, cicadas, katydids, and crickets chirping.

Birds on the wing, sunrises, sunsets.

My cat coming to meet me when I get home from work.

My 12-step meetings.

[Heidi]

5. Too many to name in their entirety,

but like-minded kindred spirits come to mind. Like you, gf. :hug: :loveya:

[femmocrat]

6. What a pleasant topic! Thank you, OhioBlues.

What gives me joy: My wonderful family, my thoroughly delightful corgis, my peaceful home and gardens.

What I am grateful for: My family, good health, and a fulfilling career.

[MissMillie]

7. I'm trying to learn how to be grateful for EVERYTHING

including problems and challenges. While I do enjoy an uneventful week or month every now and then, I think that the challenges in life are half of what makes us feel alive. One can't really appreciate joy without sadness, success without struggle.

As for joy: family, music and food.

[TheProphetess]

8. Good topic to take my mind off of a strange morning

(I had very bizarre nightmares so I'm happy to focus on good stuff!)

What brings me joy is spending time with my loved ones: my husband, my friends, my nieces and nephews, my parents.

I am grateful for the help I needed to get through very difficult times, like losing my job and having a ruptured disc in my spine. Those were the worst times in my life and I am grateful for the love and support I needed to make it through them.

[Mutley]

9. Spending time with my friends and family

My pets, and the unconditional love they have for me (unconditional love is difficult, if not impossible, to find in a human). Those things give me joy.

I am grateful that, while I am far from being rich, I can pay my bills and put food on my table. My life will never be as hard as it is for the truly poor in this world.