What we took for granted!
What is something you now value much that you once took for granted?
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@amiablePeace77 I never had anything to take for granted🤔🤔 except may be life itself😕 but now I get to value and appreciate things I never had growing up💖 like clothes, a real bed, being able to see trees and the sky, and rain on my skin. And I normally am so full of gratitude for being part of this world. I just need to remind myself of all this, all the good stuff and pull myself out of this hole
@Tinywhisper11
💜♥️
@Tinywhisper11
Please also remind yourself how amazing you are for always climbing up to the surface!
@amiablePeace77 What is something you now value much that you once took for granted?
I always assumed I had a deprived childhood because I was so unhappy but I look back at what my parents did for me and it was quite remarkable. They tried to give me the childhood they never had and they succeeded in being generous even if they made mistakes at times.
Too bad it took me till they were gone to realize it.
@soulsings
Nice that you can see now what all (also the sacrifices) your parents did for you. I have similar thoughts about my mother despite the challenges we had especially when I see how many kids go hungry and/or live in a physically violent home.
@amiablePeace77
My health 🥰
Mental health, self care.
@amiablePeace77
My family.
@amiablePeace77
Energy, flexibility, abundant hair, better count of red blood cells, and hands that could pay music. I took those for granted but I can't say I value them much at this point anyway.
What is something you now value much that you once took for granted?
@Fradiga
Often when we have everything we need we do not remind ourselves that it can be temporary. I hope there will be many days in your life to come for which you can be grateful.
@amiablePeace77
Oh.... I am grateful still ! Plenty of time to read, to learn, to talk to friends, and appreciate all the help I am getting now !!
For me I would say opportunities, especially when it comes to friendships/relationships. I’ve always been such an independent and introverted person that my need for regular connection has always trended quite low and because of that I made the choice to pass on certain meetups or to not answer that call/text right away or to not consistently organize/plan things to do with the people in my life. Now I’m on the other side of it where I’m more aware of how other people viewed those habits/behaviors and I can also see for myself the varying levels of neglect and weakening that those choices led to.
It’s definitely not the end of the world, but I can’t help but notice, in hindsight, those little moments that could have been used to get closer and more involved in those relationships where I just didn’t. On top of that, it’s also a little like I was was sent back a grade because there are just those tiny little skills and social habits that I never had to keep up with that are important now. So I’m making the choice to be more mindful and intentional in a way to make up for all that time that I wasn’t.
My bottomline, I guess, is cherish the people and relationships in your life day to day, even when it’s sometimes the least of your priorities, because you love them for a reason. I’m now aware just how much inaction and habitual (hyper) independence can make the people in your life feel unwanted, undervalued, and/or unimportant (to you). We don’t all have the capacity to be the biggest teddy bear or the lover, I know I don’t, but there are ways that I’m finding to show and act on how special my people are to me and how much I want to be a cheerleader and contributor in their lives.
Oops I wrote an essay haha. Can you tell this topic hit the right spot? ☺️
@Reddi
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! There is a lot of wisdom in what you wrote. I just realized how showing too much independence can others make feel unwanted or not needed for example! Choosing to be more mindful and intentional in a way to make up for all that time that you weren’t sounds good!
@amiablePeace77
sobriety, realizing what good mental health is
@purpleTree4652
I very much agree with you!
Freedom and privacy
The ability to drive where I want to go
Gives me a tremendous sense of happiness
Privacy at home is the ability to turn off the
phone or the TV and not answer a door
makes me feel very comfortable
@amiablePeace77
Thats a really good question! I think for me, the true honest friendships of early elementary school hehe 💚
