So beautifully said. Thank you for the gentle reminder. I am so grateful to know you and that you choose to share your experiences with us. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and camaraderie on this journey. xo
The pleasure is all mine. You are one of the many reasons I have such tremendous gratitude for Substack. What I've found here is not what I expected, but its more than I could have ever thought to wish for. Have a wonderful holiday! 🧡
I love you, so much Jess. "Gratitude sits at my table, the guest of honor, right next to Joy and across the gravy boat from Grace." That's it. Exactly. I was thinking last night, that Thanksgiving is redundant for me these days. I write a list of 10 things I'm grateful for every night before I go to sleep. My sponsor asked me to start doing this practice when we began working together. I'm in touch with gratitude a lot these days. And yes, I'm one of the people in your world who's doubtful that you don't feel very much. I think you might feel too much sometimes, and that may cause a retreat, because feeling too much, too often can get overwhelming. Is this projection? No. I didn't let myself feel too deeply for a very long time. You know what happens next for me? Depression. Would love to talk about this with you one day. This comment got serious. Let's leave it with I'm so very grateful that you and I crossed paths in this lifetime. You are truly a peach, a pleasure, and President of the Joy Luck Club, of which I am a card-carrying and dues paying member. Happy Gratitude Day. xo
“I’m in touch with gratitude a lot these days.” I aspire to get to that point because man, does that feeling hit better than many of the others I do experience. I’ve written about how anger is my first and strongest emotion and I actually wonder if that’s why I struggle to feel the others. I work hard to temper the anger but that means tempering everything else too. When I lean in to gratitude instead, wowza, is that a different experience of life! Thank you for your membership, your friendship, and your kinship. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽🧡!
I had to smile at your dislike of "nice" - I thought I was the only one! All through my school years and somewhat beyond, the word that most people used to describe me was "nice" and I cringed each time. Now that you opened your dictionary, I can better understand my reaction. Now "kindness" - well, that is a whole different story. And isn't that your daughter's superpower? How wonderful!
Oh Cathy, you are SO much more than "nice"! I can't even write it without the quotations. Kindness...and, frankly, gratitude...are so much more. Charlie's superpower is kindness, and I keep reminding her of the depth and breadth of that. I am so grateful for knowing you and for being the recipient of your many gifts. I hope you have a lovely holiday. 🧡
So beautifully said. Thank you for the gentle reminder. I am so grateful to know you and that you choose to share your experiences with us. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and camaraderie on this journey. xo
The pleasure is all mine. You are one of the many reasons I have such tremendous gratitude for Substack. What I've found here is not what I expected, but its more than I could have ever thought to wish for. Have a wonderful holiday! 🧡
I couldn’t have said it better. Right back atcha. 🥰
I love you, so much Jess. "Gratitude sits at my table, the guest of honor, right next to Joy and across the gravy boat from Grace." That's it. Exactly. I was thinking last night, that Thanksgiving is redundant for me these days. I write a list of 10 things I'm grateful for every night before I go to sleep. My sponsor asked me to start doing this practice when we began working together. I'm in touch with gratitude a lot these days. And yes, I'm one of the people in your world who's doubtful that you don't feel very much. I think you might feel too much sometimes, and that may cause a retreat, because feeling too much, too often can get overwhelming. Is this projection? No. I didn't let myself feel too deeply for a very long time. You know what happens next for me? Depression. Would love to talk about this with you one day. This comment got serious. Let's leave it with I'm so very grateful that you and I crossed paths in this lifetime. You are truly a peach, a pleasure, and President of the Joy Luck Club, of which I am a card-carrying and dues paying member. Happy Gratitude Day. xo
“I’m in touch with gratitude a lot these days.” I aspire to get to that point because man, does that feeling hit better than many of the others I do experience. I’ve written about how anger is my first and strongest emotion and I actually wonder if that’s why I struggle to feel the others. I work hard to temper the anger but that means tempering everything else too. When I lean in to gratitude instead, wowza, is that a different experience of life! Thank you for your membership, your friendship, and your kinship. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽🧡!
I love you sweetie! xo
I had to smile at your dislike of "nice" - I thought I was the only one! All through my school years and somewhat beyond, the word that most people used to describe me was "nice" and I cringed each time. Now that you opened your dictionary, I can better understand my reaction. Now "kindness" - well, that is a whole different story. And isn't that your daughter's superpower? How wonderful!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Jess!!
Oh Cathy, you are SO much more than "nice"! I can't even write it without the quotations. Kindness...and, frankly, gratitude...are so much more. Charlie's superpower is kindness, and I keep reminding her of the depth and breadth of that. I am so grateful for knowing you and for being the recipient of your many gifts. I hope you have a lovely holiday. 🧡
You are way too kind - thank you! 😍