List three things a day to be thankful for

[NYTomcat]

Staying in on a Flush draw and winning runner runner straight.

Finally getting the car my brother crushed in his driveway back from repair shop after 7 weeks

Newest addition to my extended family weighing in at 8 pounds 2 ounces

 

congrats on the newest addition PK. Mazel Tov!!!!

[+ Tom Isern]

5 things research shows can improve happiness

 

Here are five things that research has shown can improve happiness. One is "count your blessings." A friend emailed these to me:

 

1. Be grateful - Some study participants were asked to write letters of gratitude to people who had helped them in some way. The study found that these people reported a lasting increase in happiness - over weeks and even months - after implementing the habit. What's even more surprising: Sending the letter is not necessary. Even when people wrote letters but never delivered them to the addressee, they still reported feeling better afterwards.

 

2. Be optimistic - Another practice that seems to help is optimistic thinking. Study participants were asked to visualize an ideal future - for example, living with a loving and supportive partner, or finding a job that was fulfilling - and describe the image in a journal entry. After doing this for a few weeks, these people too reported increased feelings of well-being.

 

3. Count your blessings - People who practice writing down three good things that have happened to them every week show significant boosts in happiness, studies have found. It seems the act of focusing on the positive helps people remember reasons to be glad.

 

4. Use your strengths - Another study asked people to identify their greatest strengths, and then to try to use these strengths in new ways. For example, someone who says they have a good sense of humor could try telling jokes to lighten up business meetings or cheer up sad friends. This habit, too, seems to heighten happiness.

 

5. Commit acts of kindness - It turns out helping others also helps ourselves. People who donate time or money to charity, or who altruistically assist people in need, report improvements in their own happiness.

 

Lyubomirsky has created an iPhone application, called Live Happy, to help people boost their well-being.

[NYTomcat]

time to steal what im thankful for

 

As I get ready to leave on a long "weekend" midweek with a "friend" im thankful to lady GaGa for putting my three things to music:

 

Boys

Boys

Boys

[doitb4ugo]

Sunday May 30th

 

Today was a beautiful weekend day...weather in Boston was perfect.

 

1. I spent a good part of my day in my perennial garden, putting in some new plants.

 

2. Weather was great and I got some sun in my yard.

 

3. Started to try and make plans to get to NYC in July to visit with some friends from this site.

 

All in all a great day.

[+ purplekow]

Chinese take out

A tall cold one after a couple of hours at the dog park

A tall hot one, well if not in reality at least in my mind's ability to make it so

[Racketjock]

Doit,

 

Today was a great day. Three things that made it spectacular-

 

- holding the hand of a friend who takes their last breath in peace.

- blooming roses in my garden that remind me of my mother

- receiving kind words in an email from a great guy that in a way were accepting, non- judging, and affirming that put a smile on my face and made my heart a bit softer.

 

Definitely a day to remember and be thankful for.

[NYTomcat]

Having my kids around me

 

Having a friend who I can text message on and off all day with thanks AS and welcome to the big apple

 

The pool being open and less green than last year

[doitb4ugo]

Monday

 

Three things I can be thankful for today:

 

1. Opened my pool and will have clean, warm water in only a few weeks.

 

2. bought a very nice bird bath for my shade garden...a gift for my upcoming birthday.

 

3. making plans(for which I am famous) to visit a couple of very special guys in NYC later this summer.

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

Happy Birthday~~~ You are so nice to think of birds when buying a birthday gift for yourself. So sweet.

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

AS? Adam Smith in NYC~~ That's hot~~ Welcome Adam Smith.. I hope you start a great life in NYC. Kisses and hugs~~~

[rvwnsd]

This is my first addition to the list. Here goes:

 

1) Peonies on sale at Trader Joe's that remind me of my mother and her beautiful garden.

2) My little 18 year old kitten. He's been extra-cuddly since I returned from a 1-week vacation.

3) An absolutely beautiful day in Southern California.

[Guest greatness]

3 things

 

Had a good relaxing weekend

 

Found a new direction in my life

 

Love reading books all day~~~

[doitb4ugo]

Weds.

 

Three good things for me today:

 

1. Very good meeting at work. Presented proposal and got the Okay.

 

2. Hot and playful message from an escort was in my inbox.

 

3. Feeling well most of the day on my new meds.

 

This process does indeed work to focus on positive things...especially when you're down.

 

good night for this day.

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

Congrats~~~ I'm glad that your work went well and you are doing well. That's nice you got hot and playful message from an escort~~ I don't get any lol..

 

Three good things for me today:

 

1. Very good meeting at work. Presented proposal and got the Okay.

 

2. Hot and playful message from an escort was in my inbox.

 

3. Feeling well most of the day on my new meds.

 

This process does indeed work to focus on positive things...especially when you're down.

 

good night for this day.

[NYTomcat]

Yeah I have been enjoying this as well: OK lets see:

 

1) Meeting a friend for some fun tomorrow (no pro's just us civilians)

 

2) Getting rid of my most hated client today. Boy that felt good

 

3) Leather, Leather, Leather found the perfect leather and made my day

 

Nothing very deep today. just some enjoyable little moments

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

That is so nice you are going to have some fun.. You need it. Have fun~~

 

I didn't know that you can hate~~ You are so nice to everybody~~~ Kisses and hugs~~

[+ purplekow]

Decongestants

Cough medicines

A good strong antibiotic

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

purplekow~~ I hope you feel better soon. If you need anything you have my number~~ Kisses and hugs~~

 

Decongestants

Cough medicines

A good strong antibiotic

[NYTomcat]

Decongestants

Cough medicines

A good strong antibiotic

 

Oh NO.... god I hate that in the spring. its bad enough in the fall going into winter.

 

May I suggest

 

A hot toddy (Rum)

A shot of Bourbon

and a Nyquil Chaser

 

It may not make you feel better but you wont care.

[doitb4ugo]

Thursday

 

1. went out with tennis buddies for a few drinks

 

2. Celtics are finally in the NBA palyoffs

 

3. Making plans to meet a friend on the forum

[LurkerSpeaks]

I am so glad this thread is continuing to grow and flourish. When I started it, I briefly mentioned a friend whose idea it came from. Thank you to TxAlphaDog who initially started this idea... Even though I havent contributed to the list each and every day, I have read most, if not all of the posts.. so with that in mind, my 3 for today are

 

1) my good friend TxAlphadog

2) the positive things, no matter how small they may seem, that I encounter every day

3) my kitty who loves chasing the laser pointer...

[+ purplekow]

A day off to sleep late

A day without human contact to recuperate

The assurity that tomorrow will be a better day

[NYTomcat]

Ok here goes again

 

Hitting my first neighborhood gay bar in Manhattan

 

Going along with the first. The cute DJ who kept winking at me and in his 30s so somewhat age appropriate

 

My fellow poster who gives me the moral support to foray into such places

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

That's hot~~~

 

Ok here goes again

 

Going along with the first. The cute DJ who kept winking at me and in his 30s so somewhat age appropriate

[doitb4ugo]

Friday

 

1. Finding guys to play with that are not age appropriate.

 

2. Working from home today so I can spend some time screwing off.

 

3.My weekend begins.

 

I just want to add that this thread is the greatest. I forces me to stop for a moment and reflect on my day and llife to value the little positive things that when said and done make up the fabric of our lifes(corny. I know and no the fabric is not 100% cotton -for me its leather:p).