Today I’m grateful that my Dad is keeping in good health despite his cancer diagnosis, and that his prognosis was as good as it could be.
I’m also grateful to be living in such a beautiful part of the world, and that I’m getting out and about a lot more than I have previously!
Grateful that this guy who gave us a big scare last week seems to be fine. Grateful that the big scare led to a medication change for a long standing issue and the new med appears to be working. Grateful that I managed to find a sitter for November despite the uncertainty that hit a day after I posted the sit!
Grateful to have sat yet another sweet doggo and then come home to my own beloved pooch (and husband 
). Also grateful that I can do sits and not worry about my dog, because my homebody husband takes great care of him.
Grateful that we’re able to board our special-needs rescue dog with someone we trust.
She met our dog well before we did, while working at the shelter where we eventually discovered him. She helped take care of him then and knows him well. He sat there a long time, unwanted after his first adoptive family returned him.
When we went away for the first time without him years ago, we wanted to leave him with someone familiar, so we asked at the animal shelter for someone able to board him. (We never leave him with anyone unfamiliar.)
Our dog boarder’s then-fiancé — now her husband — is a police officer with work hours opposite hers. That means our dog gets more human attention than otherwise. And since they first sat him, they’ve now moved to a rural area, where he has much more room to roam.
It costs a lot, but it’s worth our peace of mind and great care for him.
I felt like we all deserve to take a moment and find our “glimmer” for the day…
I’m grateful for the lovely sunshine that we’ve had for the past few day, and that my Dad brought me a bird feeder just in time for it, so I’ve had a few days of watching all kind of new friends snacking on seeds and dried mealworms!
I’m grateful that I’ve come across this lovely, life affirming post and had so many contributions to catch up on! Love this topic and the variety of what has brought gratitude to so many people.
I’m grateful for my faith, family and friends. I’m grateful for appreciative and generous home owners and the privilege of being trusted by them and their pets in lovely homes and locations. I’m grateful for my reviews that have continued to bring me exciting new assignments and new people and animals into my life. I’m now getting long sits of a month or more and in places that are repeats so I know more people to socialize with as a frequent solo sitter.
I’m grateful my wife’s health has improved immeasurably and she is travelling to stay with me on a sit for a long weekend!
I’m grateful for the forum and the friends I’ve made and the advice i’ve been given and encouragement I’ve received.
I’m grateful I can live in Spain and visit other countries when I choose to do so.
I’m grateful for my health and happiness. I’m grateful that I can see more of my grandchildren by housesitting nearer to them so visits are easier and more frequent.
I’m grateful for my sense of humour that I share with many on here! Thank you for the uplifting thoughts and comments expressed.
Hi @Jenny 
I love this prompt - and that Ferris Bueller quote never really ages, does it?
Today I’m grateful for the unremarkable kind of morning that quietly turns out to be everything. A slow coffee, light creeping in through the window, and that rare feeling of not needing to rush into anything. After so many years of living a fairly nomadic life, I’ve come to really value these grounded, ordinary pockets of stillness - they feel like little anchor points in the flow.
I’m also grateful for the ongoing thread of connection this community brings. There’s something lovely about people scattered across different places all pausing to notice their own version of “glimmers”, whether it’s a meal, a walk, or just a good conversation that lingers a bit longer than expected.
And, in the spirit of simple joys, I’ll add fresh air after rain. It always feels like the world has been quietly reset.
Thanks for the reminder to notice it all.
I think I’m grateful that I’m in my late 60s (nearly 68!) and not in my 20s still worrying about what to be, who to be with, and how to be myself…. that’s all now happened and is part of my history: career/family/introspection all in the past now.
I love being older.
I’m grateful that my wife got back to Madrid safely after joining me for a long weekend at this Cadiz sit. Although much of Southern Europe has a heatwave now Cadiz had the lowest temperatures during her stay. We were able to have lovely early walks with the dog now that my wife’s health has improved. I’m grateful for this 17 day sit and the opportunity to really get to know this fascinating ancient Spanish port, brimming with history and culture.
The Australians would be wearing hats and scarves! 
Really want to visit. Thank you for the photos.
Highly recommend it!
Note: It can get extremely hot in the summer, so if you have a choice of where to stay, look for air conditioning.
It’s been so hot that my phones have been overheating while I’m sitting on a tour bus, for instance.
My curmudgeonly nature and refusal to Accentuate the Positive. 
Today, I’m grateful that the airline found and delivered the suitcase they left behind when I changed planes.
Grateful that I got to take this train trip several weeks ago:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/most-scenic-train-ride-in-europe-11943916
Looking at my loads of photos today, they don’t do the scenery justice.
Now I think my next adventure to Switzerland will be with the Swiss Travel Pass, maybe next year. (The pass allows “unlimited” travel by train, bus and boat up to 15 days.)
Has anyone in the forum done such a trip, using the pass?
At times of natural disasters such
As Venezuela is suffering from the selfless help from dogs is something I find humbling and it brings me joy.the first photo shows dogs helping to search out survivors. The second was a dog rescued after mistreatment and adopted by an owner who got into difficulties. The dog waited 17 hours till the owner was helped effectively.
Grateful to have returned home from travels and to have my husband have built a patio while I was away, as I’d requested.
We already had a nice one in the backyard, but our dog’s nemesis are two little neighbor dogs, who set him barking and running along our fence line when they’re out. Instead, I asked for a patio in the side of our house that faces private woods, so our dog and we can relax in peaceful calm.
My husband not only finished the patio in time for summer — our best season — the grass he replanted along the edges is starting to sprout. And our dog has happily taken to the patio.
