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I'm thankful I still have teeth and am not senile...yet
Okay for Shep's post..I am thankful to myself for regular dental appointments and for taking my Vitamin B 12 supplement twice a day
And when I do wrong it is my own fault, not the devils..I really mean that
Why do you have to be thankful to anything?
Why not just be thankful (period)?
We don't have to follow a religious construct.
Chielgirl, 99% of the time when I say 'thanks' I am saying it directly to a person for something they have done for me. So, I guess I don't see being thankful to something as a religious construct. And I am probably just thankful (period) the rest of the time.
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Originally Posted by ShepsMom
Don't you think you are out to thank yourself? You are the only one who make things happen, you "employ" others to help you on your way, so you thank them as you go, but for all the good that happen to you, you thank yourself for your efforts. Also, for all the bad things that happen to are to blame yourself, and no one else.
How is that??
Shepsmom, You are so right. I should thank myself more. I worked very hard to make my life the way I want it to be. I am my own lucky star!
Thanks Freedom for your input, although I am not quite sure what you were trying to say.
I started this thread as a light escape from the Sarah Palin thread
What does that do?....thanking yourself? Whats the point?
Are one's actions not understood as the prime mover, be it good or bad?
godspeed,
freedom
I think the point is that if we can't thank (love) ourselves, how can we love anyone else? How can we have any self confidence?
Dontcha just hate to be told to tell yourself that you are a filthy, dirty, vile sinner It is very hard to thank, forgive, or love yourself for that "scare tactic" which I have heard over, over, over and again..
I think the point is that if we can't thank (love) ourselves, how can we love anyone else? How can we have any self confidence?
Dontcha just hate to be told to tell yourself that you are a filthy, dirty, vile sinner It is very hard to thank, forgive, or love yourself for that "scare tactic" which I have heard over, over, over and again..
The OP isn't speaking of love... they are speaking of thankfulness.
What does that do?....thanking yourself? Whats the point?
Are one's actions not understood as the prime mover, be it good or bad?
godspeed,
freedom
For any successes or happiness you may have found in your life are the result of one's own actions and not having been lead or guided by some deity.
It makes more sense to be proud of yourself than to credit it to something imaginary.
For any successes or happiness you may have found in your life are the result of one's own actions and not having been lead or guided by some deity.
It makes more sense to be proud of yourself than to credit it to something imaginary.
I am thankful that I was raised in a good home and for the positive influence of my family. However a great deal of what I have is just the result of sheer luck. For example I was fortunate to have been born in a nation that was prosperous and has opportunities if you're willing to work for them. I could just as easily been born in some poverty ridden war torn nation in Africa. It's also just a matter of luck that I've been healthy all of my life when I could just as easily suffered a serious medical condition that would have ruined or even ended my life. There's really no one to thank for those things. I suppose I could give myself a little credit for being a dependable and hard worker for many years which has helped me economically but it seems a little silly to pat yourself on the back for that. There's millions of people around the world who have worked much harder than I have but due to varying circumstances have little to show for it. Let's just say that I feel fortunate and lucky.
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It is very hard to thank, forgive, or love yourself for that "scare tactic" which I have heard over, over, over and again..
I am soooo used to being corrected by my brothers and sisters
