In honor of Thanksgiving, we’re mixing it up a bit. Instead of the usual Whiny Wednesday, I want to ask you this:
What are you grateful for?
Often when we’re in the thick of grief it’s hard to find anything positive, but my Thanksgiving wish for you is to find a patch of sunshine this week.
Next week we’ll get back to whining. 😉
This is a lovely post Lisa (reassured I’ve somewhere to let off steam though) However, for this week – Trudging through the town on a cold rainy day – I sought refuge in the local Costa – I bought a takeaway coffee and soaked up the coffee aroma and the gentle chat of people. I wasn’t looking for a child free place but noticed that this particlar Costa house was the business end of town and it was pleansant to be somewhere with no triggers. It prompted me to go back to my desk and invite my friend- who works nearby to lunch tomorrow. She accepted, so lunch with a solid friend is the icing on my sunshine coffee 🙂 and I am very thankful for the moments of peace and connection – especially when they are unexpected.
I am so very very very thankful for this board. So many times I have come here seeking understanding and received what I needed and so much more! I am grateful to know I am not alone and that we have a strong community to turn to when we need compassion. – Thank you Lisa, thank you ladies!! xoxo
Thankful for this community. Also thankful to learn that a past criminal offense of my husbands will not stand in the way of an adoption process, should we want to go that route.
Great idea! Thinking about what I am grateful for does help to shift my mood. I am very grateful for a loving and supporting boyfriend, a very happy dog, and a confident cat who all fill my days with lots of joy.
I’m thankful for this site too and that , so far, the Thanksgiving/Christmas season haven’t got me down. I bought myself an early present. I am feeling hopeful for the first time in years. I am thankful that I have job. Tomorrow I’ll have a nice meal with friends. I love my cat too!
I am grateful to be moving forward on this journey of being a nomo! I feel great relieve that I am not waiting anymore for pregnancy ,an adoption or anything else to make me whole. I am whole just I am . I have worth, respect and self love , but still a work in progress!. I am grateful for my friends that have stuck by me thru all of this, and at times for some lightheartedness, and laughs. Glad there is a place to talk about it all without judgement, and. It feeling so alone about infertility!
Thanks Supersassy – so true. I’ve spent a lifetime waiting for something – its taken a long time realise the peace of not waiting for anything anymore. We are whole as we are. A WIP indeed – good to know we are not alone.