Do you ever just think 'wow I'm so lucky'

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Having a bit of a soppy moment after a few drinks with DH and thought it might be a nice idea for a thread in amongst all of the misery online.

Do you ever look at your life and just think - wow - I could only have dreamt that things would turn out like this.

Specifically tonight we were talking about our beautiful 5 month old. I had a MMC before I had him and some very similar bleeding in early pregnancy this time round. We both remember being in the waiting room waiting for the scan and being sure they were going to give us bad news again, but that time we heard the glorious 'and there's the little heart beat.'

Now he's here and it's absolutely chaos because we've got 2 under 3 and are both self employed with very little support and neither kid sleeps very well but every now and then I just look at him (and his brother) and think WOW ❤️

I'd love to hear some other lovely stories in my soppy state!

YES!!!

I'm the only family member to not have an addiction or be homeless.

My dad died of a drug overdose and my mom is an addict who is homeless. Siblings also battle addiction.

I have a lovely home, beautiful adopted son, and a bunch of pets I would never have been allowed growing up. Lol

I have a boyfriend who is the greatest human ever.

And I've had the luxury of having had a career that has exposed me to many brilliant beautiful people.

My friends are my family and they are the best. 💝

I'm a very lucky woman.

What a lovely thread for once!

Yes, quite frequently.. I've had a lot taken away suddenly, so I do appreciate what I have and think life can't get better.

We live in a small 6 room house, 4 of us, we don't have great riches etc at all.

Every day. But then. I've had most of my loved ones die, I had an absolutely shit childhood, so, I'm just sheerly grateful for the fact I have a firm roof over my head, let alone I was able to have the children I want, they're healthy, dh gravitated into an amazingly well-paid career, I can be a stay at home parent and not slave in a 40 hour per week job on minimum wage, our life is slow and gentle and stress free and I've never had that and I just love it. I will never, ever, not love this wonderful life I've been gifted.

Oh yes. I have everything I used to dream of when I was homeless.
My daughter
My little dog
A home that's clean and warm and safe
Somewhere to grow flowers and vegetables
A job.
It's marvellous.

Yes, I have always felt so lucky that I wasn't born 35 years earlier because I and my family would have most likely have been murdered by Nazis (as many of my direct relatives were). On their behalf, I have always reminded myself of the luck I have, and how the security and comfort of my life to them would have felt like heaven. Also, it was not easy for me to get pregnant, so I regularly marvel at the luck of DS's existence and how gorgeous he is.

I worried that DS may never get a job being autistic and having to navigate interviews. Having read that 80% of people with Aspergers are unemployed it really kept me up at night. But he has landed himself the perfect degree apprenticeship which is likely to lead to a permanent position and I am so thankful, I put a lot of work into prepping him and practising with him and now feel so lucky on his behalf!
I also work with the most amazing group of women, I've always struggled socially myself but I've really found my tribe and my job is a joy because of it. Never had a job I really enjoyed before.

Spent months homeless and couch surfing as a teen. Debt collectors banging on our doors growing up. DH's career brings us the most amazing stability - will never apologise or my life of security. Yes I'm a stamp. I am happy, we are happy.

Yes. I had a sad and difficult start and always just felt unlucky.

I just imagined that all my friends would get married and have children but that it would never happen for me.

I've now been married for 34 years and have two beautiful and amazing adult daughters, with whom I am very close.

I have to pinch myself.

Oh yes me, and I really, really don't want to bring this lovely thread down, but does it ever overwhelm anyone? Do you think life can't remain this good? Something has to go wrong? "Rain is coming my way"? I really struggle to just enjoy it sometimes because knowing how cruel life can be I worry something is around the corner!

We often agree we're lucky, yes more money, a better view or to live by the sea would be great, but all our family are close by, we both have a number of genuine life long friends, the view of the highest point in the Cotswolds from our road, lots of great facilities and walks locally, DD has a job and lovely boyfriend, two great cats and eachother.

Yes. I spent 10 years in a relationship that got progressively worse & became severely depressed.

On my 40th birthday I decided that if I didn’t do something now I never would. Ten years on I have my own flat all to myself, a career I love, a busy social life with wonderful friends, and cats.

Lovely thread

V hard childhood
Extreme poverty
Then escaped extreme d v

Now
Oxbridge education
1st place in my year
Set up my own private practice
Built my own house almost paid for ( well three years from now )

2 lovely dd
Great sister

So ups and downs
But yes
Now feel very lucky

Yes, I do.
I beat the shit that happened to me in my youth and got over the impact it had on my all through my twenties.
I've met a wonderful man who I'm soon to marry. I've got the job I've worked hard toward for twenty years. I am able to put food in the fridge and a nice roof over our heads. We are lucky enough to have choices in life.
I am very grateful.

All the time. My absolute win is my commute to work. It's a peaceful 2km walk along a beautiful river. I love Monday mornings, I get to the river, and just stop and breathe. 2 beautiful girls who are thriving teenagers and so a lovely happy all female household. We were sat around our kitchen island last Friday, eating steak and I was drinking, putting the world to rights, and I realised there was no where else in the whole world I'd rather be.

I beat cancer, of course I feel lucky. As well as eternally grateful to the amazing team who have cared for me.

Most days - at least once a day, probably more often. . I think about how my two children are thriving, and I have enough money, and I have my health and a handful of good friends. All of this makes me very lucky indeed.

i wouldn't say 'wow im lucky', i feel i have worked hard over the years to achieve what i have now and i don't mean money or belongings because i have very litte of both, but i do marvel, after the shitty life i have had, that i have got to the place where i am now, and life is pretty good!

I've managed to marry a great man, i've managed to raise 2 children through some pretty hairy times and they have both come out fairly trauma free, with good educations, jobs and savings... as i came from the poorest family on the local council estate.. i feel i've done pretty well.

I feel incredibly lucky. I have experienced no major challenges. I have a supportive family and husband. A wonderful child. I have always managed to land on my feet job wise. I earn enough not to worry about money.
I can't help but think that my luck is about to turn though!

Every day! 😃😃

All the time yes, I’ve got a great relationship and when I look around at friends (or read threads on here!) I see so many unhappy relationships and women having a really shit time with useless men.
My DH really is a very good man, the best I’ve known.

And we’ve got a lovely life, great kids. Everyone is healthy. good jobs and a safe home.

in this day and age it feels like an awful lot, even though in reality we’re far from wealthy or well to do.

I can genuinely say I am 100% happy with my life most of the time (I’d like to be slimmer and less wrinkles, more sleep etc!)

I love this.

I'm lucky... family, friends, living arrangements... it definitely hasn't always been like this, and it's been a grind and a struggle at times, and there was one time in particular I came close to losing it all.

I love so many tiny things... opening the back door into my own garden... walking around our local park, affording to have a coffee, meeting other women at my hobby. A hot shower, cuddling my dog, a bird singing, the smell of a huge honeysuckle. A day out at the beach. Shutting the front gate and the front door, keeping the world out. A new tv, central heating, peace and quiet. Listening to great music, getting the laundry finished, eating a family meal.

I'm pretty easily pleased!

Yes I'm 'lucky'. Despite many things - my husband dying suddenly when our kids were 4 and 6, me developing Type 1 diabetes during pregnancy, my DD diagnosis of MS at 17...
I've had an advantageous upbringing, and I married a high earner. We have our house, some investments, my son lives in another house I own (tiny and needs some serious renovation, but he loves it). He has a job, my DD is off to Durham soon, we all get on! A few financial worries currently but they will iron out with time.
Very lucky, though that's not to take away from my own ability to keep us going all these years, my son's strong work ethic, and my daughter's incredible academic ambition.

Just spent two nights in a beautiful 5 star hotel and went to two amazing restaurants. Things weren’t always easy for us, we’ve come so far and whilst we were away I said to DH “aren’t we lucky” x

Yes 100 per cent. I think please let us all always be this lucky and happy because it could be our turn for bad luck next x