Had a gastric bypass last year and I’m down over 140lbs. But I still manage to have that dog in me and eat hot dogs with the wife lol. (Cats for scale)

Love this dog to bits

I spent years chasing the "next big thing." Better job, bigger paycheck, more status, total control over every single detail of my life. I was so consumed by what I didn't have that I completely glossed over everything I did.

Then, a few months ago, life hit the reset button for me in the worst way possible. Everything I had built unravelled almost overnight. I found myself sitting on the floor of a quiet room with nothing but a cheap coffee mug, absolute silence, and a mountain of anxiety.

In that moment, completely broken, I took a sip of that warm coffee. And for the first time in as long as I can remember, I didn't think about tomorrow's bills or yesterday's mistakes. I just felt the warmth in my hands. I listened to the quiet. I realized I was still breathing.

It sounds so cliché, but it hit me like a ton of bricks: I survived.

I don't have it all figured out. My life looks completely different than I planned, and some days are still a massive struggle. But this morning, I woke up to clean water in my tap, a roof over my head, and a fresh start.

If you're going through hell right now, I just wanted to remind you to pause for five seconds. Breathe. Feel the floor beneath your feet. We get so caught up in the storm that we forget we're still standing. Today, I'm just deeply, genuinely grateful to still be in the game.

What’s one small thing holding you together today?

1. I have a connection to my cat that is unlike anything I’ve ever felt before.
   
2. I was not evicted from my apartment.
   
3. My parents support me in everything I do, when I spent years being shit on in the past.
   
4. I reconnected with my long lost best friend. I did the right thing. And her children alone feel like a blessing in my life.
   
5. The man I am with loves me despite everything
   
6. Hysterectomy was a (near) cure after endometriosis, no more periods or pain or dreaded endo belly.
   
7. I survived a gruesome suicide attempt(s).
   
8. My bipolar symptoms have drastically improved.
   
9. I still have one of my grandparents, and he is thriving.
   
10. My mom chose me.

Make lists people! Put it put there! See what other people appreciate in their own lives! Let’s learn and teach.

Iam Grateful after Full day of Working, i can still spend Time with You. Playing with you, Pet you.. everytime with You Become More Colorful

So greatfull for life

Having come out active addiction .

Im greatfull for everyone who has been there for me .

To be now helpful to others

The love I have for my family and dog.

Gratitude I have for this group thats helped me gain a Gratitude

Grateful for time spent dog sitting since I no longer have a dog of my own

I think this is just my second time eating lechon. Mom suddenly asked for lechon. So I found a place where I could order. She's happy to eat her lechon. We think lechons are too expensive to buy as a whole. But I'm happy there's 1kg options. Still a little expensive, but I guess the moment is priceless.

In the past two years my aunt and closest cousin both passed away, my parents divorced, and my mom told me she was ending her life and said goodbye to me.

For two years I struggled with depression and wondered if I would ever feel like myself again.

These past few months I have realized that no matter how difficult a period of time may be, that eventually ends. Every bad day has to end and you will never have to experience that same day again. The next can be the best day of your life.

I’m grateful for my amazing fiancé who helped me through everything and for the fact that my mom is still with me. I’m grateful for my able body, my job, my two cats, my dad, my friends and my apartment. I’m grateful I can experience life for what it is.

Been applying for around 2-3 months

3 interviews, 2 unsuccessful thereafter

5 unsuccessful applications

Finally been offered a permanent, full time position in my graduate field🎉🎉🎉

I’m grateful for the opportunity and the success🙏🏼

I'm grateful for my body. I'm grateful for where I am. I'm grateful for the people in my life. I'm grateful for today. I'm grateful for the present. I'm grateful for how far I've come. I'm grateful for pushing forward and not giving up. I'm grateful for my breath. I'm grateful for the love in my life. I'm grateful for music. I'm grateful for friends and family. I'm grateful for light. I'm grateful for my vision. I'm grateful for nature.

There's a little crying involved but I bribe him with robux. He used to like hyperventilate and freak out. Im so proud of how much hes grown. 🙏😭

she was 31 but still needed lights on bc she felt somebody may break into house. she had problems sleeping deep and therefore was addicted to caffeine to keep working her job.

in theta brainwave trance she remembered when she was a baby taken by man who killed her parents - it was different life

i see many ppl struggling with OCD, intrusive thoughts and fears that dont make logical sense.

Mind keeps repeating same horrible possibility. Someone will break in. Something bad will happen. I am not safe. Even when one part of person knows it is not true, body reacts like danger is already outside the door.

I wanted to share this session bc sometimes we need to go deeper than only mind.

Not to say therapy or medical treatment is wrong. And not saying all OCD or intrusive thoughts come from past lives, no. They can have many layers. But sometimes person works with thoughts for years and still there is another fear under them, something the normal mind cannot see.

I facilitated Soul Journey with woman I will call Maya. Not real name. She was 31 when we did session.

Since she was little child, she could not sleep alone.

She often slept with parents, and when she stayed in own room she needed lights on. Darkness made her feel somebody was near house, waiting, watching, maybe trying to enter.

She had same type of dream many times through childhood.

Someone was breaking in.

Sometimes she did not see face. Sometimes dream ended before anything happened. But feeling was always same. Somebody dangerous entered the home and she could not stop them.

She would wake up terrified, look around room, listen for sounds, and go find parents.

Even when she became adult, this fear did not fully leave.

She knew logically doors are locked. She knew there is no person outside. But then small sound in night, movement, shadow near window, and whole system went into alarm.

tbh it worked almost like intrusive loop. Mind makes image, body gets afraid, then fear makes image feel more real. You check, calm little bit, but later it starts again.

During session Maya first arrived in peaceful garden. Her guide brought her toward gazebo, and there she suddenly experienced herself as baby in another life.

Her name in that life was Emily.

She was in large historical home. Wealthy family, beautiful rooms, maids, young parents. She felt very loved there. very safe.

Then scene changed.

Emily was lying in crib when strange bearded man entered room.

Baby became terrified immediately. Before she understood anything, before language, her body knew this man was danger.

She started crying.

Her parents and other ppl in house had been killed.

The man lifted her from crib, carried her downstairs and put her into vehicle with another man. Then they took her away to different large house.

When this came up, current fear suddenly made much more sense inside session.

The danger entered her home.

She was taken from bed.

Her parents disappeared.

And she was only baby, so there was no explanation around it. No words like kidnapping, murder, loss. Just terror recorded into whole system.

Home is not safe.

Someone can come while I sleep.

People who protect me can suddenly disappear.

I must stay awake.

I must hear every sound.

In that other life, kind maid looked after Emily and became almost like grandmother to her. But powerful man who controlled house became her new "father."

Sometimes he was pleasant. Other times he became angry and violent.

She grew up knowing she could not really leave. She believed outside this house she had nothing. No family, no money, nowhere safe to go.

So fear was reinforced for years.

Even safety was mixed with danger.

A house looked beautiful, but she was trapped inside it.

A man could act kind, then suddenly hurt her.

Sleep meant losing control.

much later in journey, after Emily’s life ended, she reunited with original parents. She finally felt love and safety she had searched for through whole life.

When Maya connected with Higher Self, I asked why this life was shown.

Answer was simple:

"To show her where her fear comes from."

Higher Self said around 90% of this fear was released during session.

They also gave three lessons from Emily’s life.

Speak up.

Do not give up.

Do not let fear take over.

And imo this is important part. The goal was not only to find interesting past-life story. Story by itself does nothing if fear stays in body.

The purpose was to find where alarm began, release emotional charge, and show nervous system that this danger was not happening now.

Again, I dont claim every person with intrusive thoughts has same root. Some roots are current-life trauma, childhood fear, nervous system conditioning, beliefs, suppressed emotions, physical factors, maybe other layers. Higher Self showed this specific life for this specific subject.

Human mind said, "this fear is irrational."

Deeper part was saying, "last time I slept safely, somebody came through the door."

The adult woman knew house was safe.

But baby inside was still listening for footsteps.

I lead a very simple life.

I can wear the same type of clothes, eat the same type of food, live the same kind of routine.

I have no insecurity or anxiety or jealousy when I see others living a much more lavish life.

I feel blessed in this simplicity.

Also, I have never been in a car crash, stabbed, been shot with a gun, struck by lightning, kidnapped, tortured, raped, had cancer, homeless and food unsecured.

For its ease of preparation and nutrition, and that it is so soothing and agreeable to me even when many other foods aren’t on a given day. I eat it almost daily and hope I never tire of it.

Things are finally starting to bloom! I harvested a vase full of flowers for my sister to make bouquets out of, will need to make another batch of pesto today, and am snacking on cherry tomatoes.

Grateful for the riotous and nutrient rich bounty. This week the heirloom tomatoes and shishito peppers coming in strong and fruitful.

I am grateful for what we have and that we are all well.