tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post3830845749703311..comments2023-11-05T03:34:05.463-08:00Comments on The Vegan Street Blog from the Vegan Feminist Agitator: Ten Better Ways to Express Gratitude For Abundance In Your Life Than Eating An Abused Turkey’s CarcassMarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-51170830561686907182009-11-26T04:39:23.139-08:002009-11-26T04:39:23.139-08:00That's a great tradition, Susan. Thanks for sh...That's a great tradition, Susan. Thanks for sharing.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-3563165023010554262009-11-25T22:15:04.129-08:002009-11-25T22:15:04.129-08:00As children, every night in bed after lights went ...As children, every night in bed after lights went out my sisters and I would say, with our mom or dad at our side: "Thank you, God, for a happy day, for XXX, XXX, XXX, etc. We'd enumerate as many things (people, events, activities, foods) we could think of for which we were truly grateful. We went to sleep with happy thoughts and woke up with same. <br /><br />Unfortunately, our list used to include animals in the food category, but we didn't know better. Thank goodness I do now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-74944816007223770802009-11-23T17:00:26.198-08:002009-11-23T17:00:26.198-08:00Totally, totally, totally, BF! Excellent idea. Tha...Totally, totally, totally, BF! Excellent idea. Thanks for sharing it!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-3885513147880628032009-11-23T15:47:19.848-08:002009-11-23T15:47:19.848-08:00Those are fantastic suggestions. I like the idea ...Those are fantastic suggestions. I like the idea of a gratitude party with friends. It could be incorporated with bringing donations for a food bank as we are all grateful that we have enough to eat.The Blasphemous Fiendesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611710742977626937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-7910524987888962442009-11-23T12:42:29.053-08:002009-11-23T12:42:29.053-08:00Such great thoughts, Laloofah. Thanks for sharing!...Such great thoughts, Laloofah. Thanks for sharing! I think pessimistic people consider that wishy-washy: not when you really have to work to cultivate it, it's not. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is give in to the negative thinking. You really have to redirect your skis - which requires mindfulness and self-disciple - to not engage with that frame of mind.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-90762055235313852262009-11-23T11:15:17.084-08:002009-11-23T11:15:17.084-08:00I love this post too, Marla, such great ideas. VB&...I love this post too, Marla, such great ideas. VB's comment reminded me of my college friend Inez. Whenever she thought I (or anyone at our dinner table) had whined enough...about our crappy day, our tough workload, our unfair professor, our lousy ex-boyfriend... she'd demand that we tell her about three <i>good</i> things that had happened to us that day. Sometimes it was <b>really</b> hard to shift out of complaining mode and come up with one good thing (and sometimes it <b>really</b> pissed us off to have Inez crash our perfectly good pity party, lol), but once we got going, we could almost always come up with more than three good things. And it completely changed our whole vibration from negative self-pity to an attitude of gratitude. I forget all too often to tell myself to do this exercise, so thanks for the reminder! :-)Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-41476555267268986732009-11-23T10:03:01.296-08:002009-11-23T10:03:01.296-08:00Thanks, VB and VV! VB, I think an important elemen...Thanks, VB and VV! VB, I think an important element of the gratitude exercise you were referring to is also listing how you made that happen. For example, I took the time aside, I valued myself enough to do it, I am making an effort to feel better, etc. This helps us to see how very key we are to creating happiness, which I think we can sometimes get the impression is because of random good things that happen to us. We do need to have an active hand in creating it, often. :)Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-51785194061838881682009-11-23T09:45:34.734-08:002009-11-23T09:45:34.734-08:00LOVE THIS POST! Such great suggestions, they are r...LOVE THIS POST! Such great suggestions, they are really inspiring. Thank you!The Voracious Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509936161614394899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-60219910624446699922009-11-23T09:41:35.102-08:002009-11-23T09:41:35.102-08:00I love this! When I was living across the country ...I love this! When I was living across the country and really struggling with anxiety and homesickness, my mom told me to write down one good thing that happened each day. Whether it was eating an apple while sitting outside or talking on the phone with my best friend, being able to flip back through my day planner and see all the good things that had happened made me feel better.Vegan Burnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647418989761380056noreply@blogger.com