Thankful Thursday

It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.

I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.

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I’m thankful for all the beautiful nature around us. Nature gives me such a feeling of serenity. Have a stressful day or week? Surround yourself with nature and your stress will disappear.
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What are you thankful for today?


1. Brian’s Home
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7. Shelter Cats
8. My GBGV Life
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11. Friends Furever
12. Comedy Plus
13. 15andmeowing
14. Eastside Cats
15. Catscue
16. Milo Moments
17. Colletta’s Kitchen
18. In My Heart 4ever
19. Comfort Spiral
20. The LLB Gang
21. Dash Kitten
22. Kitties Blue
23. Friendship Friday
24. Small Tales
25. My Tata’s Cottage
26. Amber’s Book Reviews
27. Midweek News

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63 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday

  1. iannieam – Northwestern Pa
    Ann Thompson says:

    That is so very true. Whenever I was stressed about something I would take a walk. That always helped clear my head and mind. I would love to be walking on that beach right now instead of getting ready to put my boots on and trudge through the snow.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I hear you and spring is coming, Ann. I promise you. Have a great day, my friend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It is true. I did it just the other day and my mood changed immediately. You have a wonderful day and upcoming weekend, my friend. 🙂

  2. My GBGV Life – Minnesota, USA – I am a GBGV, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén - enjoying my life and sharing my experiences.
    My GBGV Life says:

    We love nature, it always makes us happy no matter what the season.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Can you tell I’m ready for spring? I’m ready. Thank you for hosting Thankful Thursday. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I’m in the same place, Cathy. Winter and I are not friends. The rest of the seasons I’m fine. Winter not so much. Hugs. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      You and I are the same then. Washes all your issues away and brings peace. Hugs. 🙂

  3. Eugi – Atlanta Ga – A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2025, my poetry appears in twelve anthologies, and my work is published across six platforms, inclusive of WordPress, PoetrySoup, Spillwords, BlueSky, Mastodon, and Tumblr. I am among those who received Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award) for the Year 2025 by Spillwords Press. I’m thrilled in be in the company of such a talented group of kindred souls. Now retired, I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 40 years being rewarded professionally and personally.
    Eugenia says:

    Nature offers us so much – inspiration, peacefulness, beauty, protection, etc. Life would be dull without nature. Happy Thursday!

  4. Eastside Cats Blog – Metro Detroit, Michigan USA – Follow my three cat families and other cat antics at https://eastsidecats.blogspot.com/
    Eastside Cats Blog says:

    52 days to Spring in North America!
    Even in the bitter cold, some outside time lightens my spirit.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It does for me too. It’s warm for a bit in the afternoons here. That won’t last long, but I’m enjoying my afternoon walks. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      There is that. I’ve been in Death Valley when it was so hot we needed to turn off the air conditioner because the car was going to overheat. Take care too. 🙂

  5. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens says:

    Nature…nothing does it better! 🌞🌙🌈🌄🌃🌎… Have a wonderful week, Sandee! xo

  6. Memories of Eric and Flynn – I started this blog to show my holiday photos but haven't added to it for so long, but you can see my other holiday photos at https://allatseawithme.blogspot.com My main blog is my cat blog at https://twodevoncats.blogspot.com
    Memories of Eric and Flynn says:

    I was sure I commented earlier, but knowing my memory I probably forgot to post comment!
    Nature is very beautiful, but can also be devastatingly powerful.

    • Memories of Eric and Flynn – I started this blog to show my holiday photos but haven't added to it for so long, but you can see my other holiday photos at https://allatseawithme.blogspot.com My main blog is my cat blog at https://twodevoncats.blogspot.com
      Memories of Eric and Flynn says:

      I see my comment this time. Very often if I am an early commenter it doesn’t show right away, but when I come back it is usually there.

      • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
        Sandee says:

        WordPress has a mind of its own. It has to think about things before doing them. 🙂

  7. InvisiblyMe – United Kingdom – Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain & Disability Blogger at InvisiblyMe : Live a visible life, whatever your health > ★ www.invisiblyme.com ★ FB/Twitter/Insta : @invisiblymeblog twitter.com/invisiblymeblog instagram.com/invisiblymeblog facebook.com/invisiblymeblog
    Invisibly Me says:

    I agree. Nature really is incredibly refreshing, calming & grounding all at the same time 🌿💐🌷🌹🌺

  8. Kathe W. – Married to my best pal, mother of three grown children, retired and wouldn't be able to fit work in now-too busy having fun and learning new things every day.
    Kathe W. says:

    Being in the midst of nature is very calming. Wonderful post Sandee! xoxoxo

  9. Marv, Kozmo, Jo Jo & Nutmeg – Midway, BC – This is our Wordpress login. We also create the badges for the Cat Blogosphere. The Cat Blogosphere is INCLUSIVE! Although it is a US based, we accept all pets from around the world! (Including Canadians and Dogs). Each month you can find badges for special events at the Cat Blogosphere. If you need a smaller size, each Month we upload smaller versions of the badges to our blog (cats-astrophic-events . blogspot . com extra spaces around the .) BTW, we ARE CANADIAN! Elbows Up!
    Marv, Jo Jo, Kozmo, Cinnamon and Barb says:

    What a wonderrful thankful! Nature almost always soothes my spirit. I LOVE living in the middle of no where for that very reason.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It sure does. I love it when I’ve feeling a bit stresses. Works every time. 🙂

  10. Anne M Robinson says:

    Hey, do you think chasing a chubby little pup around the snowy yard in the freezing temps count? hahaha It sure gave me a workout because every time we had to go outside, that stinker Thor ran from me. I don’t know if he hates that I carry the snow shovel but the snow is so deep I don’t want to fall! I like to walk if I am stressed or chase dogs in the snow. LOL! I love your photos you shared. THNAK YOU and adding my other blog. Blogger was given me a hard time as it posted some garbled words and I had to change it all around. HUGS to you sweet lady!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It does if you want it too, Anne. I’ll always add you if you have an issue. Don’t want you to miss a hop. Hugs back. 🙂

  11. Anne M Robinson says:

    Those photos you took are so lovely. I like seeing all the different kinds of captures we see. I like walking and sometime just doing some exercise to relief stress. Today as I mentioned in my other comment, Thor & I were enjoying freezing in the cold and deep snow. He would not come in the house. I think the snow shovel scares me but I have to create a path so they don’t disappear in the snow. What a stress reliever since I needed a fifteen minute rest period after that twice today! hahaha….Always so good to be here. THANK YOU! You are the very best and such a wonderful friend.

  12. Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
    Tails Around the Ranch says:

    Such cool images! As always, I’m grateful you share such lovely pics.

      • Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
        Tails Around the Ranch says:

        Seeing tulip bouquets at the grocery store aren’t helping with winter weather. Though today it’s 60F! After a few days of highs in the teens during the snow storms we had this week. Crazy weather!

        • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
          Sandee says:

          We’ve been in the low 60s for about two week. Beautiful for our afternoon walks, but we need rain. 🙂

          • Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
            Tails Around the Ranch says:

            We received about 8″ of white stuff (VERY unusual for January-March and April are our wet months). Who’d have thought there’s be so many 50+ degree days this month?! 😲

  13. Dakota/Caren/Cody – Michigan – Freelance writer, pet blogging professional, product influencer, half of the writing team behind Dakota's Den and "Cat Chat With Cody & Caren" Most importantly, I am a "pet mom" to Dakota, (Shetland Sheepdog) and Cody (my silver gray tabby!)
    Caren says:

    such pretty photos!!!!

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