Thank God For That!

Jul 31
NabanitaDhar
What is the most depressing thing around you? Or, rather what is that one thing that succeeds in lowering your spirits every single time? While you contemplate on that, I’ll tell you about one such thing that always manages to take away all the sunshine from my day. The infamous Indian main stream media, or MSM as they are fondly called. Yes, you read it right.
You have got to see the venom they spill, the deliberate negativity they plant, to understand what I mean. It seems as though they have not a semblance of shame left anymore. But why am I talking about them here? Don’t worry I’m not here to dampen your spirits with a gloomy post, that too on a Friday. I just mentioned the MSM to state that avoiding them consciously is one of those things I have been grateful for this week. Oh! So very grateful indeed!
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus
You guessed it right, it’s a going to be a gratitude laden post, this. A bunch of positive affirmations, you could say, at one place, to start off the weekend.
Once in a while it’s good to be thankful for all the things that haven’t gone wrong in life. Once in a while it’s good to consciously smile at your blessings. So, here I’m, the habitually cynical me, to spread some positive vibes.
It is kind of an anomaly when I stop to appreciate the positives around me, attempting to be thankful, because my natural instinct is actually to immediately pounce on the negatives. Not a great thing to admit about myself but it is what it is.

Well, without any further delay, here goes my gratitude list for this week. I’m grateful for….
  1. Unrestricted internet access at office without which the past year at work would have been exceptionally boring. Knowing that it is going to be taken away in a few days, the appreciation for it seems to have grown manifolds.
  2. The generator at my apartment! I wonder what I would have done without it.
  3. My cook who saves me from having to toil in the kitchen. I get so much time to do nothing and I love it too.
  4. My job. Yes, it might come as a surprise for the regular readers of my blog because everyone knows I detest it from the bottom of my heart. In fact, even I’m amazed at this sudden outpour of appreciation for it. But when I think about it deeply, I realize, this job actually helps me with quite a number of things. Well, I think maturity has finally set in and I should be grateful for that too, shouldn’t I?
  5. A health checkup that went well without any surprises.
  6. The fact that S and I decided to get our own place. It’s so much better to pay EMIs rather than increase the bank balance of greedy landlords.
  7. The wonderful Bangalore weather which makes everything even more enjoyable.
  8. The ginger tea at work. What would I have done without it?
  9. New chairs at work which have helped in reducing my back aches considerably for the past few days.
  10. The yoga classes at work. (Looks like I’m thankful for quite a number of things at work this week!)
  11. S for helping me with changing the template of my blog. Only he has the patience to sit the whole day and work on it!
  12. For the readers of my blog, yes you included. You wonderful people could have been doing anything else in the world but still choose to stop, read my ramblings and drop in a line or two, sometimes more, just for me. Thank You!

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ― William Arthur Ward
Well, that’s about it for today. But do share what you are grateful for. Let’s appreciate life a bit more!
Until next time.
Ciao.
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Linking this post to the Gratitude Circle & Alphabetsalad’s bloghop. 
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39 thoughts on “Thank God For That!”

  1. Nabanita, thats a neat list. Being just mindful, and grateful about the immediate surroundings will improve our health too. Maybe, I should also make a list.

  3. Wow 🙂 Even i am inspired to make such a list!! Should i feel lucky to stumble upon this place and read such a lovely post? 🙂

  4. I am making my list for the past week…and if I hadn't written it down, I would have probably forgotten all those small little things I should be thankful for…it is an awesome exercise..

  5. That's a good, long list. 🙂 Too bad about losing the unrestricted internet at work, though. Have a lovely weekend.

  7. Thanks Debbie…You have a great weekend as well 🙂 …And yes losing the internet is a sad , sad thing!

  8. That's quite a number of things to be thankful for, Naba! Great that you are finding a new appreciation for your job 🙂 And yes, I am with you on how wonderful it feels to totally avoid the diabolical MSM!

  10. That's so nice to hear, and to help myself remain grateful; I keep the MSM at the end of the day, as I would not want to begin my day with them … which has helped me stay in peace(of course sometimes I have less choice as somehow I get to hear either on whatsapp or FB) Still its been a conscious decision. Having a cook is truly a blessing, and what more to have a lot of time to do what one wants is also being rich. These days who has time? thanks for sharing, glad to begin my day with reading your post.

  11. Thats a very honest set of list…n m vey surprised, most of them frm ur work life as u seem really pissed off n pensive frm ur work life
    Following ur steps m going to make a list of my own n also ask my hubby to join in

  12. Thats a very honest set of list…n m vey surprised, most of them frm ur work life as u seem really pissed off n pensive frm ur work life
    Following ur steps m going to make a list of my own n also ask my hubby to join in

  13. Thats a very honest set of list…n m vey surprised, most of them frm ur work life as u seem really pissed off n pensive frm ur work life
    Following ur steps m going to make a list of my own n also ask my hubby to join in

  15. Great list, Naba. Appreciating the little things and taking time to say thanks to each of them, gives the most happiness of all, doesn't it? 🙂

  16. At times u indeed need to appreciate things which have not gone wrong in ur life
    This is my line for the week 🙁
    Great post
    Glad u started loving few things at work place . makes life easy
    Stay happy

  17. At times u indeed need to appreciate things which have not gone wrong in ur life
    This is my line for the week 🙁
    Great post
    Glad u started loving few things at work place . makes life easy
    Stay happy

  18. At times u indeed need to appreciate things which have not gone wrong in ur life
    This is my line for the week 🙁
    Great post
    Glad u started loving few things at work place . makes life easy
    Stay happy

  19. Great list, Naba. I was smiling about you being to like your job more – perhaps it's the chairs! 😉 Just kidding!
    PS: Tell S he did a fab job on your blog. It looks classy!

  20. That's a great list and I can see your job has kept you engaged on a lot of fronts.
    Your blog looks great and Bangalore's weather is heaven! 🙂

  21. Great list! Glad there are so many positives about your job – that is definitely worthwhile. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  22. Avoiding the main stream media is the thing I do. They entail a lot of negativity, for sure, by making the present look very bleak. A job which you are not happy about and still being able to find so many aspects associated with it worth being grateful for 🙂 And nothing like Bangalore weather.

  29. True Afshan…we should also be thankful for the things which have not gone wrong in life…
    Thanks and you too stay happy dear 🙂

  36. Loved the Epicurus Quote.. This post reminded me to complete my post in the draft about gratitude..
    Regards,
    outofthebluelife.blogspot.in

  37. Glad you wrote about things that you are grateful for. We might tend to miss them in our hectic pace, but we should take time to notice them and realize how lucky we are 🙂

  38. Great that you're getting your own place! Our landlord was a greedy S.o.B too, and that's how we ended up buying our own place.
    I miss ginger tea – the one thing that my old workplace had but the new one doesn't! 🙁

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