Thankful for:
My family and my pets
I had an emotional week, I thought I was going to get to temporarily move to a place in the country in Arkansas. Everything was set but then nobody else would cooperate. I thought it was going to happen but it didn't and probably won't. I found out I have a chance to get involved in a research project with the university. I was too suggestible because of drugs and I said something pessimistic as usual. My mom tries to encourage me and did such a good job at it that I thought I probably would get to work on it. Now I know that I probably have no better chance than anyone else who is interested. I am still thankful that I have a shot at it and my professor and adviser know how interested I am in it and maybe that will get me somewhere.
I am really thankful that my pets have done so well.
My raccoon, Lucky, has been extremely gentle and affectionate all week, not always jumping all over me and playing rough. I was worried about the way he was acting but he seems happy. He just isn't playing rough like he normally does. My mom thinks he can somehow sense that I am having emotional issues and that is why he is acting that way. She might be right, I don't know if that is logical or not. I hope she is right and there is nothing wrong with him. He eats fine and acts happy so there is probably nothing wrong with him. I am thankful for having him and I am glad both of my pets seem happy.
I am glad that my niece and her son seem to be safe for now, though it looks like he is just gone somewhere and she'll go back to that child-abusing asshole as soon as possible.
I am thankful I have not yet destroyed my mind. What I have done for over a week is foolish and stupid and it needs to stop (and I think I am going to stop for a while - I need to function normally because of certain situations).
There are a lot of bad things going on around me and it is worrying and sad but right now everyone is okay but these bad things will continue. I hope I can do something to improve certain situations. I am thankful that these problems can be solved or helped and I feel thankful that I may be able to do something to help with these situations.
I am thankful for my own life. I think there may be better days in my future and I can't go back to better days from the past (most of my past was full of bad things though). I am glad to be alive now, I am glad to have hope for my future. Hope is something you really miss when you lose it, so if you have hope, be very thankful for that!