r/gratitude

I’m grateful to wake up this morning and to see another beautiful day.☺️

After 25 years together, my wife handed me divorce papers a few weeks ago. I am devastated and have cried more tears since than throughout the rest of my life. Everything hurts right now. I used to be a regular here but just kind of faded out. Today, I saw the sub again and thought about gratitude again despite the pain.

Back in 2025 I was struggling with everything around me and just needed someone to talk to, someone that wouldn’t judge me, an anonymous ear to listen and understand what I was going through. And so, I reached out to Reddit. Silly to think that this place out of all would provide me with any guidance but with that aside I still persisted. On here I met a wonderful individual, I ended up losing the password and login for this account therefore losing contact with this person as-well. But recently I found it, and all I want to say is thank you. From a struggling teen in their early high school years, to today. A graduate about to walk the stage and enter a new world of opportunity. I am now pushing further in my studies of psychology in children in hopes to one day make an impact on someone as you did for me. It may seem dumb, but that talk with a stranger completely changed my perception on life. I’ve grown to love myself, make the most out of what I’m given and live in the moment. I’m not sure that this message will ever reach you, but I can hope that it will. Thank you for your kindness stranger.

I am grateful for a beautiful wife whose 5’9. I have been wanting a wife for a long time and now seems like an opportune time to get one. She makes my day and she supports me in my mission and passion. I have not seen any red flags, she worships and respects me. She has no Tattoos, male friends and she does not get jealous easily. She is not a career woman. She is almost everything I want. I will now build her to my better half.

I often offer my coaching/consultation services to people who need help and people often insult me for that. But the things they're insulting me for aren't the things I truly am, they are just describing other immoral coaches / consulteers - and i am very much grateful for that.

Thanks for reading, have a good one :D

My mom surprised me today with money since yesterday I performed great in chess. I was among the best contestants I am having finals the end of this week. Make sure to remember me when you pray.

I grew up with heavily critical and judgmental voices surrounding me. And we absorb that as children.

My whole life, I was my biggest verbal abuser. And it slowly and devastatingly dismantled my heart. It is not easy to come out of prolonged pain.

Still now, on a dime, when something abrupt happens, I can spew off on a cruel streak in my head, but almost immediately, that true voice inside me softens, and speaks care and calm and comfort.

And I am really grateful for that. I am grateful it feels natural to hear me cajole myself in my head: "Hey now, you did the best you could with what you got, you're doing fine! I'm proud of you."

I had to become that kind voice I needed as a kid. Hell, as a human. I'm glad that she is me.

I'm grateful I'm a good Christian

I'm grateful I have the support of my friends and family

I'm grateful I have many friends

I'm grateful I'm able to pursue the career I want

• Yesterday's monthly all day meeting thing was less intense than last month's better pace. Flowed well. Had a longer break between the last 2 meetings.
• Tube (underground train/subway/metro) strike was cancelled so I didn't have hassles trying to get home & I could leave on time & stay for the meeting I wanted to stay for.
• I asked several people at work what they're doing for lunch. Nobody was free they had meetings or things themselves & I had that last month BUT I am SO proud of myself for asking as I am trying to be more of an initiator - have been on this for a while but this is the next level up!
• The builder was over last night & he fixed someone else's bedroom door that has been slamming and he also turned off my stuck radiator and showed me how to. (is a trick to it.)

and also kindness shown to me by myself :)

Day 3

I am pretty grateful for food. Grateful that I have some, grateful that there's lots and lots of cuisines around the world with varying flavors and grateful that we have stores that carry ingredients to make those cuisines. Grateful that we have talented people making good food in restaurants

So grateful that food fills me up and gives me energy, on top of being delicious, and also grateful that even the not so delicious ones still fill me up and give me energy

Also grateful that it's something you can share with others over a conversation or share it with others as a gift of goodwill, or to support someone when they're sick. And of course for being a conduit of cultural exchange

Lastly grateful for those who provide the food, the farmers, the land, the weather, the animals, the people who transport the food, the people who sell the food, and the facilities and organizations who provide food for free - I know the food bank was a lifeline for me