Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

The obvious choice for an open thread on Thanksgiving: what are you grateful for this year?

I'm grateful for words and the ability to put them together in some way that makes sense of the universe--so often I've come to understand the world and myself better only by putting it into words for other people to read. That gives me clarity, and I'm so grateful for that. I'm grateful for lovely supportive people in my life, and for every scrap of precious free time I can scavenge.

I hope there is grace and gratitude in your life, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not!

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

I'm thankful for my family and all the wonderful friends I've made in fandom over the years. I also agree with your sentiment about being grateful for words and having the ability to string them together into stories that people can enjoy. :)

Yesterday was a very good day after a hellacious two weeks, so I'm happy about that. I think I'm going to decompress today. That includes Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town tonight and Rudolph next Tuesday. :)

[mithen]

I also agree with your sentiment about being grateful for words and having the ability to string them together into stories that people can enjoy. :)

And I'm still grateful no matter what! If I can't write about something, I wouldn't know what to do with myself...

[me_ya_ri]

I'm grateful for all the new places I can put my writing, all the people reading it, and that my life is pretty darn stable. None of it would be possible without my hubby's support and a good house over my head.

Hope you had a great Thursday, Thanksgiving or not!

[mithen]

I'm grateful for all the new places I can put my writing, all the people reading it, and that my life is pretty darn stable.

I hope that stability has continued and that all is well and you still have much to be thankful for!

[luciferxdamien]

Gratitude is a very tough thing for me to talk about, being depressed, especially at the holidays. It's hard to be grateful for anything, when everything just seems so apathetic and negative. =/ That being said, I know I'm grateful for my wife, even if it's not something I can actually feel on an emotional level. I do love my writing, even if I am struggling so hard with it right now, and it might be my absolutely least favourite thing to do at the moment. But is an activity that I do genuinely enjoy, when my mood isn't so low.

I've had to make some decisions, I won't be able to finish all that I wanted this month, and that's not helping my mood at all lol But thems the breaks and I have the option to drop out of these two stories without consequence. Hopefully my mood will swing back around before the end of the month, because I would very much like to finish my remaining two stories, and make my NaNo word count to finish the month on a high note.

Buuut probably for right now, I will indulge myself a little bit and work on stories I shouldn't and just... shove Saitou into the emotional blender. It's cathartic, right? That's what I'll tell myself today as I torture my poor broken bby.

[mithen]

Gratitude is a very tough thing for me to talk about, being depressed, especially at the holidays. It's hard to be grateful for anything, when everything just seems so apathetic and negative. =/

I'm responding to this so so sooooo late mostly so I can send you my wishes that you're in a better place mentally now! Obviously things are tough for a whole different set of reasons at this point, but still...

Buuut probably for right now, I will indulge myself a little bit and work on stories I shouldn't and just... shove Saitou into the emotional blender. It's cathartic, right? That's what I'll tell myself today as I torture my poor broken bby.

Look, if torturing my favorites is wrong, I don't want to be right! Torture away!

[navaan]

often I've come to understand the world and myself better only by putting it into words for other people to read.

That is so true.

I'm grateful for the supportive friends and husband I have and who have given me strength through a lot of last year. I'm grateful for all the people I can share my stories and my passion for writing with, because it helps me relax and makes me happy.

[mithen]

I'm grateful for all the people I can share my stories and my passion for writing with, because it helps me relax and makes me happy.

And more than ever I feel like I could use some relaxation and happiness! (I hope everything is going okay with you right now, I watch international statistics with so much worry, because I know so many people the world over...)

[navaan]

And more than ever I feel like I could use some relaxation and happiness!

Haha, same!

Yes, everythin is fine over here. My friends in Japan keep me updated about what's going on over there and my family in Italy had a few scares but it turned out fine too so far.

How are you guys doing? I hope everything is fine and you and your loved ones are safe the world over. Sending good vibes so all of us get through these strange times.

You answer to this comment came at a great time, by the way. I had some unpleasantness in my live on top of the overall stesfful situation that made writing a bit of an additonal anxiety factor for a while, but seeing my comment here reminded me at the right time, why I shouldn't let the negativity eat at me. Especially now now when all of us need fandom passions to relax and be happy! ❤️