  Alan55 Member Username: Alan55 Post Number: 2449 Registered: 09-2005 |
We are currently in a perfect storm of terrible things happening to Detroit and the area - the recent, embarrassing brooming of a corrupt mayor; the home foreclosure crisis gripping the nation and gripping Detroit harder; the possible disappearance of the industry that has supported our area for a century; and the evaporation of trillions of our savings. With that happy thought, maybe we should try and list the things we are grateful for even in these stressful times. I am grateful for having the Detroit Institute of Arts. Every time I go there (which is fairly frequently), I am amazed and awed all over again by the quality of art that the DIA has amassed over the last 120 years. I would guess that the DIA is in the top 30 of the world's best art museums. It is truly a shining jewel in Detroit's battered crown. Long may it be so. | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 1738 Registered: 11-2006 |
I look forward to reading what everyone is grateful for. Maybe it will help me feel better. I am so scared right now about my future that I can't think straight. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 5789 Registered: 06-2004 |
It's a double-edged sword every time I look around, because so much wouldn't be here if not for them. The river - that's the one touchstone. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3979 Registered: 09-2007 |
I'm grateful that we have one of the largest fresh water supplies & one of the best water systems in the world. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 14850 Registered: 12-2003 |
I always try to remember to breathe, so I guess I'm thankful for air and that whole oxygen transfer thing. And gravity, I'm pretty happy about that, too, overall. | ||
401don Member Username: 401don Post Number: 889 Registered: 11-2007 |
I'm happy OJ is finally behind bars. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 10599 Registered: 10-2003 |
For my job...for now. My health. | ||
Alan55 Member Username: Alan55 Post Number: 2450 Registered: 09-2005 |
Gannon - I like a person who knows how to enjoy life's simple pleasures! (You forgot to mention the sun coming up every morning!) | ||
Alfie1a Member Username: Alfie1a Post Number: 101 Registered: 10-2007 |
I'm grateful for my family who kindly and unselfishly tolerate me. I sure am happy to have my job, as much as I dislike it. also, I really like the internet. oh... and gravity too. LMAO @ Gannon. thanks for that. | ||
Ruxy17 Member Username: Ruxy17 Post Number: 27 Registered: 08-2007 |
i am grateful for the phenomenal creative-type scene we have here in detroit. nothing helps take my mind off of the worries like great art/poetry/music. things may be bad, but at least we have some serious soul. | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 698 Registered: 07-2006 |
I am grateful for my freedom, hindered as it may be these days. Without it, I could not spend my depressed earning as as I want. I could not bitch about the people who suppress my drive towards success, all the while falling upon deaf ears. Yet I revel in the ability to voice my disdain and carry on through my life without fear of reprisal. I am grateful for my family who have taught me so many things they have learned the hard way. I will always look for an opportunity to pay it forward as I grow through life, short or long as it may be. I am grateful for having the ability to discover and develop the many passions in life that motivate me to be a better person. Without those, I would be much less of a person. Finally, I am grateful for the land I have grown up in and around. Michigan is so beautiful for it's many waterways, and rolling deciduous/coniferous landscapes that change like colors in the rainbow with four spectacular seasons that keep it in an ever changing state. Thanks for this warm thread.  | ||
Reddog289 Member Username: Reddog289 Post Number: 752 Registered: 08-2007 |
Greatfull for the Redford Theatre still being there,If not for this site I,D might had never went there.And to Lowell whom I,m INDEBTED TO. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 5794 Registered: 06-2004 |
I am grateful for the websites I haunt far too much, and all the phenomenal photographers we have in Michigan. Tkshreve, you might like this other website, too, if you haven't seen it before. For me it helps clear the mind. | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 1049 Registered: 05-2008 |
I'm thankful for betterhalf, the wonderful people in this city, Pewabic Pottery, Roma Cafe, the Eastern Market, Jacoby's, and the beautiful buildings within the city. | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 4168 Registered: 08-2007 |
I am grateful for everything we have - way too much to mention. But I am mostly grateful for my grandson who is now 7-years-old. It is through his eyes I get to replay much of our sons' childhood that I was too busy with housework, cooking, working outside the home, being a mother, etc., to really enjoy them. With this little boy there has been more joy and wonderment open to me than I could have ever imagined would be available to me. I am grateful that he is healthy. I'm grateful that his parents share him with us and that he asks to spend time with us. | ||
Blueidone Member Username: Blueidone Post Number: 437 Registered: 03-2007 |
Alan: you are so right...it is hard to stay positive in this atmosphere. I am grateful for this forum and the friends it has give me; for my wonderful husband of 8 years who brings me so much joy; for my three beautiful grandchildren who always make me smile when I see them; and for the fact that both hubby and I still have work and (although it is a struggle) we are making it through each day. | ||
Mallory Member Username: Mallory Post Number: 314 Registered: 05-2006 |
I'm thankful that football season is almost over. We get enough bad press as it is. The Lions are NOT helping. | ||
Mashugruskie Member Username: Mashugruskie Post Number: 340 Registered: 09-2006 |
Thankful for the Georgia Street Garden who allowed my kids to have a learning experience. There's nothing like a kid telling me that they feel so good inside after helping serve. | ||
Kryptonite Member Username: Kryptonite Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2008 |
Personally I am grateful for two cancer free years and a wonderful city that offers a lot of interesting things to do to make the two years better. I am very appreciative of Detroit and the great things it offers. At the moment Greektown, Mexicantown, Trinity Lutheran Church and Holy Cross Hungarian Church come to mind. And Foran's and the Gaelic League. Oh, I could go on forever but i won't. Next comment... | ||
Tkierpiec Member Username: Tkierpiec Post Number: 158 Registered: 03-2007 |
Today is Bodhi Day, the day of enlightenment for Buddhists. On this day 2,500 years ago, Siddharta (Buddha) became enlightened and discovered the true reason of human suffering: selfishness and ignorance. I give thanks today for the lessons this man has taught me. This Day of December 8th is a very special day to not only to commemorate and honor Lord Buddha’s Enlightenment, but to also honor our own Buddha within. Happy Holidays and regardless of your personal religious or spiritual beliefs, remember to take this day and all month long to work to the benefit, peace and happiness of others — that is the true reason for the season. | ||
Mashugruskie Member Username: Mashugruskie Post Number: 342 Registered: 09-2006 |
That was really nice, Tkierpiec. | ||
Detroitbred Member Username: Detroitbred Post Number: 183 Registered: 06-2008 |
Kath, I know that feeling well....I will keep you in my prayers. This is a tough time of the year to feel that way, everything seems amplified and worse somehow. Keep the Faith :-) | ||
Retroit Member Username: Retroit Post Number: 568 Registered: 04-2008 |
Grateful? Do we still have to be grateful even though Thanksgiving Day is over? That's asking a lot! I'm grateful that there are other people who love the World's Most Unlovable City as much as I do and are willing to commiserate over it. | ||
Mama_jackson Member Username: Mama_jackson Post Number: 527 Registered: 06-2006 |
Grateful for having family, friends and for having a place to goof off or spout off once in the while here at DetroitYes. |
