Being Gr ateful Opens Up My Mind to How Much I do Have / myLot

Garden Grove, California

January 8, 2016 3:35pm CST

Lately I have had some problems b ut they seem small Because I can walk and talk and think thats not all Some here hav e only one leg but one man has none So i think perhaps Im am luc ky I d on't have a ton, I can see and i can think and walk and talk So I find myself being glad I'm no worse off Some thing will be solved and I will be fine Life is too short to always whine

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

8 Jan 16

It's true that we should be grateful for what we have, and you've expressed that very nicely in your poem.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Jan 16

@jaboUK We really should be grateful for what we have and remember there are others who have much less than we do.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

hanks @jabo I looked around and saw so many so m uch worse off and I felt glad that I had what I had indeed

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

9 Jan 16

@Marcyaz , sometimes even those who already have still complain, kids complain why it's Adidas and not Nike, adults don't like Omega cause they prefer Rolex etc..

It's like a big problem to them cause they don't seem to see people who lack around them

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79664)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to be able to walk and talk ( and feed ourselves). Some of the simplest things that we take for granted are really our biggest blessings

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

8 Jan 16

yes imagine having to be fed that wo uld be so awful Im gad Im me no matter wat

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Jan 16

@Marilynda1225 Yes we are lucky we can walk and talk and feed ourselves, those are simple things that we take for granted forgetting some others can't do that much.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Jan 16

We think we are bad off until we see people who are worse off then us. I can walk some and talk and type and text and phone so I am not so bad as some who can't do those things.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

9 Jan 16

I once read this sentence: "I used to cry because I didn't have any shoes, but then I saw a man who didn't have any feet" The sentence reminds me of the things that I am grateful for. I have some illnesses, but it could be much worse, and some people face challenges that are much bigger than mine.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

for me t was meeting this man in the hall who has had both legs amputated now Im grate ful for being me

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

8 Jan 16

I am very grateful and also grateful to have met you.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

tanks thats a wondedrfl thing to say hugs

DianneN

@DianneN (246585)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Well said, Patsie. I'll second that!

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

yes we are al ways so much better off than so me we will meet

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

9 Jan 16

It's good that you think positively and be grateful. You are always the amazing woman I remember.

celticeagle

@celticeagle (158876)

• Boise, Idaho

9 Jan 16

I sometimes get to feeling sorry for myself, especially this time of year. But, no matter how low or awful things may get there always seems to be someone else who is worse off than I am.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

yes thats it as d to having a pity party and see someone really bad off and Im glad for what I do have.

louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

8 Jan 16

I love your attitude

, sometimes when i do not like the food, i just remember to be glad and thank God that there is food on the table and it turns to the most wonderful meal

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

8 Jan 16

yes as we cou ld be a lot w orse off like out on the street so we count our blessings

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)

• China

9 Jan 16

I envy you ,at the age of 89 you are still in possession of all your faculties.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134393)

• Roseburg, Oregon

9 Jan 16

There is always someone else worse off than you.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

9 Jan 16

It is too bad that we don't realize how lucky we are until we get older and wiser.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

likethat old saing too soon old and too late smart ll

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

9 Jan 16

you added a cat to your art!

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

yes that is b ubbles the black cat I wrote abo ut him in Bublbews a lot lol

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23393)

• United Kingdom

9 Jan 16

Absolutely Patsie. You should treat each day as your last and enjoy what you have. Have a blast. I tell you I am probably going to get banned or kicked out of any nursing home I end up in. I want to have fun fun fun. You should organise things with your friends there and go out for coffee or something and do some people watching!

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Jan 16

thats a good idea and l love to people watc h too

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