Reminding myself and others of gratitude
I don't take time recollect or take account of what I'm grateful for. I was talking to my ex boyfriend last night... I know, I know. I don't need to be talking to him right now. I just need to cut things off. But we talked for 3 hours and he told me that he's just been struggling with finding himself and finding something to live for. He said these struggles has been going on before he meet me even, and he struggles with suicidal ideation.
I listened to him and validated what he was saying. I told him that I had felt that way in the past before too, and I mentioned that something that helped me get out of that funk was to write a gratitude journal. I mentioned that when I was in that space it was hard for me to see anything positive at all, so at first my gratitudes started off very minimal, basic things like: I'm grateful to be able to breath. I'm grateful for food. I'm grateful to live in a house.... and from there, I found that even if I started off with very basic things, if I just kept going I found that my list got longer and fuller and more complex and abstract. I saw the abundance of things that I could be thankful for. And the more that I exercised that muscle (seeing from the perspective) the easier it became to do it in the future.
He mentioned that was something that had worked for him in the past too. And said that he would give it a try. I asked him to text me 3 things he was grateful for tomorrow morning (which is now today). He laughed and said he would... he did. I hope he starts to feel better soon.
I listened to him and validated what he was saying. I told him that I had felt that way in the past before too, and I mentioned that something that helped me get out of that funk was to write a gratitude journal. I mentioned that when I was in that space it was hard for me to see anything positive at all, so at first my gratitudes started off very minimal, basic things like: I'm grateful to be able to breath. I'm grateful for food. I'm grateful to live in a house.... and from there, I found that even if I started off with very basic things, if I just kept going I found that my list got longer and fuller and more complex and abstract. I saw the abundance of things that I could be thankful for. And the more that I exercised that muscle (seeing from the perspective) the easier it became to do it in the future.
He mentioned that was something that had worked for him in the past too. And said that he would give it a try. I asked him to text me 3 things he was grateful for tomorrow morning (which is now today). He laughed and said he would... he did. I hope he starts to feel better soon.
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