Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by marclave » Sun, Dec 24, 2023, 10:23 PM UTC

happy holidays everyone, it's hard not to look back on the year but what are you grateful for in this moment?

i just visited my grandpa, and spent the afternoon going through old photos and hearing his stories. my grandma passed away this year and it's been pretty hard, but im grateful for today and for that moment with him.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by ipunchghosts » Sun, Dec 24, 2023, 11:58 PM UTC

I am surrounded by ppl that love me and ppl I get to love. I have a stable job, roof over my head, and food. I am healthy and have plenty of time to enjoy the outside

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:27 AM UTC

Loved ones and basic needs met. Every day is a gift. Sorry for your loss, be present and mindful of time; this too shall pass.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by taosx » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:30 AM UTC

Happy Holidays, everyone! I know it might sound a bit cheesy, but I'm truly grateful to be alive and kicking. These days, not having a job has been tough, but my family has been amazing - their support means the world to me. I'm also deeply thankful for technology and the internet. A big shoutout to everyone who plays a part in making the www so fascinating and accessible!

ps: if you're hiring nodejs/ts, rust or golang in EU I put my email in the profile/about.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by monero-xmr » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:32 AM UTC

Poor people can be rich in spirit and happiness, the rich poor in friends and full of misery. Every day I can walk, my family is alive, food on the table, and a roof over our heads, how can I be ungrateful? I don’t sweat the little day to day grievances. We have so much to be grateful for, in such a great country.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by wmichelin » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:35 AM UTC

I am grateful for my wife, my dog, a roof over my head, and a job that enables a comfortable life. I am grateful for my mind, my curiosity, the life I have had that allowed me to learn these skills, and the people I had in my life that enabled the experiences that I have had.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by thiago_fm » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:37 AM UTC

First Xmas with my in-laws since I've moved to Germany around 9 years ago.

It definitely feels less lonely when family is around. Exchanged some presents and will go watch a ice hockey game soonish.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by trinsic2 » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:47 AM UTC

Greatful that I do not work for our current iteration of corporate America, that I provide services directly to the best customers I could ever have.

Grateful that I have a wife that loves me and I love what I do in this life.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by all2 » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:48 AM UTC

I'm grateful that my energy levels are improving in fits and starts after months of fatigue. Also for peaceful family time, a new engagement, and so much more I suppose (housing, delicious food, a warm bed, clothing, a mind relatively free of madness...).

And you guys. You guys are pretty darn excellent.

Re: Ask HN: What are you grateful for?

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Post by cowpig » Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 1:52 AM UTC

I'm grateful for the incredibly intricate and staggeringly complex systems that are completely invisible to me but provide me with everything I need to survive day in day out