Gratitude

[Guest]

 I don't think this has been done before. 

Basically the idea is, write something you're grateful for. Or more than one thing. Take a deep breath, relax and spend a few moments being grateful for this thing. It doesn't have to be something big. It can be anything. No matter what anyone tells you, if you're grateful for it then it matters. 

I'll start it off. 

I'm immensely, immensely grateful for Jack Edwards, a booktuber. His videos are always calm and chill and they've gotten me through some of the worst times in my life. They've kept my love for reading thriving and it is because of him I decided to go ahead with my plan for an English Degree, no matter what people told me about the job prospects.

I'm also currently grateful for Lorde. Her music immediately makes me calm down and feel better.

[That1Cellist he/him]

I'm grateful for many things. You'd think that with all the wonderful things I have I'd be happier. I guess that demonstrates stupidity and selfishness on my part. Oh well, anyway...

I'm grateful for cello. It helps calm me down, and it's something that I've actually been able to get decently good at through hard work. It's very rewarding for me to play, and I think that the times I'm playing my instrument are some of the best. It helps me feel peaceful, and I get distracted from everything else, and since that's  really all I can do, playing the cello helps me escape.

I'm thankful for books. They've been my companions for many years. I remember staring at my bookshelf for hours because I wanted to read something but I'd already read it all. Now, I don't read as much as I used to. I'm simply worn out, and I have a hard time finding books to read. I also have a hard time wanting to do things that I used to find interesting. But books help me to  remove my mental presence from wherever my body may be physically, and I am so thankful for that.

I'm extraordinarily thankful for my friends. I don't typically have a lot of friends. In fact, now is the first time I can remember having more than one friend at once in my entire life. I'd do anything, give anything for them, no matter how much it hurts. Sometimes I care so much I feel like it's going to rip me apart. And other times I'm just being plain stupid. But I wouldn't go back for anything no matter what. Even though everything will be gone soon, I'm glad that I've had this short time to be with them. No matter how scared I am of being alone. They mean so very much to me. I don't know what I would do or where I would be without them.

I'm so, so, thankful for music. I feel through it. Music helps me to process my emotions and let them out instead of being overwhelmed by them, which even still I am. Music helps make things bearable because it helps me to think through things, and it helps me to feel. It helps me to understand. With music, I am everything and nothing all at once. It helps me to understand me.

Edited April 25, 2023 by That1Cellist

[Morningtide she/her]

At the moment, I am very grateful for brisk, cold mornings and good music. Specifically Andy Grammar at the moment; his songs are always uplifting and good to listen to in the mornings. 

I am grateful for many more things, but that is the main one right now