mouth 0 #1 November 22, 2004 I just spent the past hour fussing at a class of children who behave like they were raised in a barn by farm animals. The teacher who has the class after me called to see WHAT in the world was up with them. After discussion we concluded we had so many things to be thankful for...namely that none of those children have to go home with us every night. That of course got me to thinking about things I am thankful for, so here is just a short list: friends - many of whom are DZ.com friends. I don't know how I'd make it through any day without some of ya'll. Thank you to those who brighten my day with a PM and a smile. family - my family is at least as messed up as the next one and more so than most, but I still love them. health - for an old woman life has treat me quite well. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #2 November 22, 2004 kids can behave in such a manner that you would want to kill them back to your post: just today i was thinking about the same stuff. things i am thankfull for. for me it's kinda like the basic stuff water from the tap that is not only drinkable but tastes real good having a job that feeds me (plus enables my to jump out of planes on a regular base - but that i consider to be pure luxury) being father to a wonderfull, grown-up son. he's just moved to his own appartement and he's on his way The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #3 November 22, 2004 You're in Georgia. The whole barn thing might be close to the truth I can say that because all of my family is from Stephens County....we're the hick mountain Georgians. Seriously, it's good to take stock regularly-I do believe that my precious wife gets a backrub this evening so that she'll know that I'm thankful for her.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #4 November 22, 2004 My family, friends, my health (can you believe that I've NEVER been in a hospital as a patient!)....and to be alive!I'm so thankful for those I love and those who love me in return. Even those who are in my life for a short period of time, it was for a reason, and I am so grateful for that...and for those who are insane enough to stick with me for the long haul, I am ever so grateful for them as well. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #5 November 22, 2004 My family: that even though I don't talk to them much, and have had problems in the past, they do love me unconditionally ...... My friends: fucking good times The fact that I am still alive, and I realized at a pretty young age what it is to be alive, and that I want everything from it ... The fact that I'm wise enough to see my shortcomings and know enough people to help me out, to make better everything I want to better at. Women: for being a fucking confusing, but entertaining pain in the ass. because of them, i've felt the best i've ever felt in my life, and i've felt worse than you could ever imagine ..... i guess you can't appreciate heaven without experiencing hell first ....This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #6 November 22, 2004 I'm thankful for everything...even the bad days because I can handle them.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brierebecca 0 #7 November 22, 2004 Thanks for this thread, Lisa. I'm in the middle of my first exam period of law school and hating life, and this thread made me stop and consider that I have so many things to be thankful for, and that I shouldn't be freaking out over something that is really insignificant compared to the wonderful people and opportunities I have. Thanks for the wake-up call. Brie"Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #8 November 22, 2004 Good AIR and the ability to breathe it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #9 November 22, 2004 I am thankful for many things I have had an incredible year. So many dreams, things I thought never possible have happened. I am thankful for my friends. They are the best any one can ask for. Life is good even when it's bad it's good.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #10 November 22, 2004 My wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TypicalFish 0 #11 November 22, 2004 The thing I am most thankful for? The opportunity that life inherently gives us to get back up when we fall down."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #12 November 22, 2004 I am thankful for hot skyboys, and hot kisses. Oh yeah, and my friends too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #13 November 22, 2004 QuoteMy wife. How long have you two been married? You're always talking so sweetly about her. You rock! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mouth 0 #14 November 23, 2004 Anyone want a good laugh?????? 149 people have viewed this thread and only like 12 people have posted things they are thankful for. Makes you really wonder about our society and that whole barn issue I raised earlier. I can't imagine not finding something to be thankful for every day. I'll add to my list. Relationshipspast, present, and future. I've learned alot from the past few that I hope I remember the lessons for a long time to come. my youngest child who made me realize that life is really fun. And no there is nothing wrong with making "snow angels" in my down comforters. And last for tonight...I learned to be thankful that I'm not the abused/neglected teenager who flew off with me so this afternoon. I learned that she has lived through hell the likes of which I can't even begin to imagine...Thankfully tomorrow will be another day for us both. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rwieder 0 #15 November 23, 2004 my spiritual serenity my family, my wife & all 4 children, and 2 grandchildren my job/career everything else falls where it falls! P.S. The 4 wheel drive in my avitar is sooooo covered with mud right now! since it was muddy, we went and had fun in the rain. the super swampers were throwing mud about 15' into the air! now, the cleanup. this truck is the same one built for, and appeared in "Varsity Blues" a Paramount picture.-Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #16 November 23, 2004 actually a couple more than twelve if you consider the other Thanksgiving skydiving thread.... But I'm thankful for lurking... for watching over friends.... for being watched over by other friends. Thankful for friends and family, both alive and seperated, both past and future. Thankful for breathing, thinking, feeling... Thankful for this life and also the future ones.... Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #17 November 23, 2004 In no particular order - Being alive. Paychecks. My kid. My dog. My friends. Having a dependable vehicle. Beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #18 November 23, 2004 I am thankful for my friends who through good times and bad are there for me with advice, love, a shoulder when I needed and a laugh when I don't. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #19 November 23, 2004 Quotefriends - many of whom are DZ.com friends. I don't know how I'd make it through any day without some of ya'll. Thank you to those who brighten my day with a PM and a smile. family - my family is at least as messed up as the next one and more so than most, but I still love them. health - for an old woman life has treat me quite well. you are NOT old, you are just a sexy mature young lady Friends who are willing to travel interstate to meet someone they have never physically seen, I think that's actually extreemlee cool. bUt mostly I'm thankful on a daily basis that I'm clean and Sober, so I can enjoy everything little thing that comes into my life. EVEN the snot nosed little bastards that I loveingly call studentsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #20 November 23, 2004 Bungee cords. Only because they make a lot of things a whole lot easier. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FlyingJ 0 #21 November 23, 2004 Just found out my cousin, in the Army stationed in KY, will probably be visiting GA over the holidays. He found out today that he's in town for Thanksgiving, then going overseas for two or three weeks and then home for Christmas before he goes back overseas somewhere for an undetermined amount of time. Really glad to maybe get the chance to hang out, but even more thankful that he'll be able to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas w/ his new wife and 6 mo. old daughter.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VanillaSkyGirl 6 #22 November 23, 2004 * I am thankful for life. Life is day after day of new opportunity...both good and bad. The good is only better after having made it through the bad. * I am thankful that this world has so much beauty in it. The sky, the ocean, the mountains, the lakes, the rocks, the stars, the earth itself...and most everything in it is extraordinary to behold. I am thankful that a few years ago, I was able to discover everything anew through my then puppy-dog's eyes. The years before that, I was discovering it through the eyes of children (as their teacher). * I am thankful and amazed sometimes at what the human body and mind can do. I love watching others pushing their mental, physical, emotional limits. I hope that I can reach my goals and maybe even push beyond those within my life. * I am also so thankful/grateful (feeling almost not worthy enough, at times) that I have so many beautiful people (family, friends, boyfriend...and my doggie, Chinook) in my life, who love me unconditionally. I hope that I have been able to give to them the love, respect, care and affection that they so deserve. No matter what life throws at me, my loved ones help to show me the path to happiness. There is nothing better than love. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl03 0 #23 November 23, 2004 # one on the list is my family: parents, siblings and their families, and my two beautiful daughters. I am SO thankful for the Love of my Life. I am thankful for all my friends. I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to learn to fly and skydive. I am thankful for my health. I am thankful for my job. Honestly, the list is endless. I am truly blessed and Thank God every day for all those blessings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #24 November 23, 2004 Adding to my list - Fleece, thermal underwear, thick warm sweats and Smartwool socks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ianmdrennan 2 #25 November 23, 2004 QuoteMy wife. 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TypicalFish 0 #11 November 22, 2004 The thing I am most thankful for? The opportunity that life inherently gives us to get back up when we fall down."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #12 November 22, 2004 I am thankful for hot skyboys, and hot kisses. Oh yeah, and my friends too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #13 November 22, 2004 QuoteMy wife. How long have you two been married? You're always talking so sweetly about her. You rock! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #14 November 23, 2004 Anyone want a good laugh?????? 149 people have viewed this thread and only like 12 people have posted things they are thankful for. Makes you really wonder about our society and that whole barn issue I raised earlier. I can't imagine not finding something to be thankful for every day. I'll add to my list. Relationshipspast, present, and future. I've learned alot from the past few that I hope I remember the lessons for a long time to come. my youngest child who made me realize that life is really fun. And no there is nothing wrong with making "snow angels" in my down comforters. And last for tonight...I learned to be thankful that I'm not the abused/neglected teenager who flew off with me so this afternoon. I learned that she has lived through hell the likes of which I can't even begin to imagine...Thankfully tomorrow will be another day for us both. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #15 November 23, 2004 my spiritual serenity my family, my wife & all 4 children, and 2 grandchildren my job/career everything else falls where it falls! P.S. The 4 wheel drive in my avitar is sooooo covered with mud right now! since it was muddy, we went and had fun in the rain. the super swampers were throwing mud about 15' into the air! now, the cleanup. this truck is the same one built for, and appeared in "Varsity Blues" a Paramount picture.-Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #16 November 23, 2004 actually a couple more than twelve if you consider the other Thanksgiving skydiving thread.... But I'm thankful for lurking... for watching over friends.... for being watched over by other friends. Thankful for friends and family, both alive and seperated, both past and future. Thankful for breathing, thinking, feeling... Thankful for this life and also the future ones.... Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #17 November 23, 2004 In no particular order - Being alive. Paychecks. My kid. My dog. My friends. Having a dependable vehicle. Beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #18 November 23, 2004 I am thankful for my friends who through good times and bad are there for me with advice, love, a shoulder when I needed and a laugh when I don't. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #19 November 23, 2004 Quotefriends - many of whom are DZ.com friends. I don't know how I'd make it through any day without some of ya'll. Thank you to those who brighten my day with a PM and a smile. family - my family is at least as messed up as the next one and more so than most, but I still love them. health - for an old woman life has treat me quite well. you are NOT old, you are just a sexy mature young lady Friends who are willing to travel interstate to meet someone they have never physically seen, I think that's actually extreemlee cool. bUt mostly I'm thankful on a daily basis that I'm clean and Sober, so I can enjoy everything little thing that comes into my life. EVEN the snot nosed little bastards that I loveingly call studentsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #20 November 23, 2004 Bungee cords. Only because they make a lot of things a whole lot easier. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #21 November 23, 2004 Just found out my cousin, in the Army stationed in KY, will probably be visiting GA over the holidays. He found out today that he's in town for Thanksgiving, then going overseas for two or three weeks and then home for Christmas before he goes back overseas somewhere for an undetermined amount of time. Really glad to maybe get the chance to hang out, but even more thankful that he'll be able to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas w/ his new wife and 6 mo. old daughter.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #22 November 23, 2004 * I am thankful for life. Life is day after day of new opportunity...both good and bad. The good is only better after having made it through the bad. * I am thankful that this world has so much beauty in it. The sky, the ocean, the mountains, the lakes, the rocks, the stars, the earth itself...and most everything in it is extraordinary to behold. I am thankful that a few years ago, I was able to discover everything anew through my then puppy-dog's eyes. The years before that, I was discovering it through the eyes of children (as their teacher). * I am thankful and amazed sometimes at what the human body and mind can do. I love watching others pushing their mental, physical, emotional limits. I hope that I can reach my goals and maybe even push beyond those within my life. * I am also so thankful/grateful (feeling almost not worthy enough, at times) that I have so many beautiful people (family, friends, boyfriend...and my doggie, Chinook) in my life, who love me unconditionally. I hope that I have been able to give to them the love, respect, care and affection that they so deserve. No matter what life throws at me, my loved ones help to show me the path to happiness. There is nothing better than love. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #23 November 23, 2004 # one on the list is my family: parents, siblings and their families, and my two beautiful daughters. I am SO thankful for the Love of my Life. I am thankful for all my friends. I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to learn to fly and skydive. I am thankful for my health. I am thankful for my job. Honestly, the list is endless. I am truly blessed and Thank God every day for all those blessings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #24 November 23, 2004 Adding to my list - Fleece, thermal underwear, thick warm sweats and Smartwool socks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #25 November 23, 2004 QuoteMy wife. Amen.Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
