I keep having this recurrent memory of when I woke up to find my dying kitten Dahnous covered in ants feeding on his tiny body as he was taking his last breath. The night before I had covered him in a small blanket and cried myself to sleep seeing him all weak and not showing signs of recovery and I thought waking up to the sight of ants covering him up like he was already a corpse was going to be my worst nightmare ever.
Now everytime I see my dad lying helplessly on his bed, getting thinner by the day, what I thought could be my worst nightmare only seems like a distant bad memory. I keep having these images in my head of ants covering my cat, only now, it's dad instead of the cat.
I know I'm not spreading any positive vibes in here, as the challenge dictates, but here it is:
I'm grateful I'm strong enough to handle whatever life throws at me.
I'm also grateful (a bit sad but mostly grateful ) that I have no drugs or alcohol within my reach to turn to for when I hit rock bottom and just feel like I want to drown in my own sorrows.
I was nominated by @calluna for this positivity challenge. I, myself, cringed at the idea of sharing my happy thoughts, but not for the same reasons. I cringed because the word "happy" seems so empty and devoid of meaning right now. The idea to be in any challenge whatsoever however made me feel excited since that would help me feel part of this community, so thank you.
I'll carry on this challenge once I feel like I'm in a more "grateful" mood.
The rules for the 7 Day Positivity Challenge:
• Write a post about something you have to be postive about today - this could be anything from being thankful for your current situation, someone being nice to you, being thankful for your friends and family, or even being thankful for the opportunity you have been given here on Steemit - just keep it positive :)
• Do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated
• Mention three people who should do this on each day.
• Tag it with #7daypositivitychallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post
• Include a picture of something positive (related to your story if possible)
=> I won't nominate any 'victims', but if you voluntarily wanna take part of this challenge, leave me a comment and I'll be more than willing to put you out of your misery..I mean, to put your name in this post.
Cheers.
It's good to know you better, Taco, the real you. Much better than having you make so much effort to hide your fears and sound positive. Although I wouldn't call it a fail 😉 there is a strong personality and some gratitude here.
I do what I can with what I have! Thank you buddy! ^_^
Hi there :) @hazem91 suggested that we shadow you this week for the Welcome Wagon!
Really enjoying your humor, your intelligence and your interaction with Steemians in your comments :)
If you'd like to be interested in being selected as one of our recruits this week (doesn't cost anything at all - but you will need to sign up on Discord - and I can send that link to you) then just reply to this comment or any other of mine and let me know!
You can check out what we do at @welcomewagon or - you can ask @hazem91 ! :)
@dreemsteem,
with a HI from the Welcome Wagon
Thank you for your encouraging words! I am indeed interested in being selected as one of your recruits ^^
Hi there!!!! We are graduating our recruits today.... Annnnnnnd.....
Looking forward to accepting you tomorrow!!!!! 😃
Will be sending you a DM today/tomorrow :)
@dreemsteem, for the Welcome Wagon