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Oct 2014
9:28pm, 19 Oct 2014
2,967 posts
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LindsD
Winded, it has never occurred to me that there is something to be grateful to. Do you mean a deity or something? I feel the same as HP - it's to counter my natural tendency to be negative. And it seems to work. 
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Oct 2014
9:37pm, 19 Oct 2014
12,736 posts
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.B.
Today I am grateful MiL was fit and well and enjoyed her trip out
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Oct 2014
9:43pm, 19 Oct 2014
2,623 posts
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Winded
The notion of thankfulness or being grateful implies a relationship rather than simply being something nice and pleasant.
If I go out on a nice sunny morning I may enjoy the environment or be pleased by it but I am not grateful/thankful because I do not give thanks for it. Giving thanks or being grateful is an act that reciprocates the giving of whatever it is someone is thankful for and necessary involves someone/something to be grateful to. I do mean a deity since that is the most common context. I am often pleased or pleasantly surprised or find things pleasant and as with the man at the pool am sometimes grateful but I don't feel the need to give thanks in any religious way and am not grateful to anything for the wonders of the world we live in.
Grateful is a word that carries a very strong message of a two way relationship; I am very happy to accept that some or all of the users of this thread have not meant their comments to imply a two way relationship with anyone/anything and not with a deity but nevertheless the word is really quite specific
""adjective
feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.
"I'm grateful to you for all your help"
synonyms: thankful, filled with gratitude, appreciative; More
antonyms: ungrateful
archaic
received or experienced with gratitude; welcome.
"the grateful shade"
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On a more serious note; peanut butter, banana and honey sandwiches? Really? Peanut butter and banana is fine, I'm not sure about the honey - that's just going to be really sweet isn't it?
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Oct 2014
9:48pm, 19 Oct 2014
19,037 posts
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Bintmcskint
I added the honey because I ran out of peanut butter.
Not too sweet at all
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Oct 2014
8:15pm, 21 Oct 2014
18,729 posts
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halfpint
I am grateful for my health and for the health of those close to me. Also to have been lucky enough to meet a lovely, no nonsense lady who who brings humour to our office.
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Oct 2014
8:49pm, 21 Oct 2014
12,756 posts
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.B.
Yesterday I was grateful for lunch out
Today so grateful for K picking me up from the station
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Oct 2014
9:47pm, 21 Oct 2014
2,988 posts
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LindsD
Yesterday I was grateful to catch up with old friends.
Today for two good classes, intervals with Fleecy, and most importantly that Dad is pretty lively.
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Oct 2014
11:24am, 22 Oct 2014
53 posts
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geologyrocks38
On Saturday, for the lovely woman who let my dad enter a full race! On Sunday, that my aged father beat me in said race Monday I was grateful that legs were not too sore, yesterday for a really productive meeting at work, and today for the fact the rain has stopped and the sun is shining.
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Oct 2014
7:46pm, 22 Oct 2014
18,731 posts
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halfpint
That despite a bike light fail this morning and bliddy sore legs from yesterdays workout I finally got out on my bike. Also that the new hairdresser did a good job and didn't mess up my fringe 😊
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Oct 2014
8:03pm, 22 Oct 2014
12,760 posts
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.B.
Fringes are so important HP! My hairdresser takes a little bit off at a time till it's right - I hate it being too short!
Today I am grateful for a quiet evening and what will be an early night
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