Gift People
This forum is a hall-of-fame for people who are gifts in our lives and fill us with gratitude. Here you have an audience of thousands before whom to praise the grandparent who taught you more than any other teacher; an actor, a singer, a writer who inspired you; or maybe a person whose name you never knew, whom you met only once, and to whom you will be grateful forever. Of course you may also want to comment on the Gift People featured on this site or on other favorite saints and heroes.

I'm grateful for my family, my friend Anna, and for a sunny, blue sky day along with rich green grass and beautiful flowering trees... and prayer.
- Nancy, Ohio   12 May 2008

I'm grateful for my dear family.And for my wonderful freinds who give me the strengh to live also when I'm down.thank you all ! I really love you! hey grandpy wish you much fun in heaven :) miss you [although you called me a criminal :D] =*
- thesa, near cologne   5 May 2008

My friend Ricky passed away 21 years ago. In June of this year he would be 52. I still can't get it that I can't pick up the phone to call him. On the phone, we'd laugh forever. I still laugh when I think of his love, his gift of style, his passion for dancing, his great laugh and latest joke. I am grateful always for his love.
- DQ, Hudson Valley, NY   29 Apr 2008

I am grateful for the many lives...the many moments of clarity...with which I have been graced. The people, the pets, the places, and the situations that have touched my heart and given it the courage to remain open... Whenever I feel like my heart has been broken, I step back and Alas!...it is usually my ego that is suffering not my being...for an open heart cannot be broken.
- CC, AZ   22 Apr 2008

I am grateful that even amidst the pain of losing the love of my life I can be thankful for all he gave me
- Lyn, Glasgow Scotland   21 Apr 2008

I am grateful for the love of my husband, Gerry. He gave his all to be with me and continues to do so in spirit form. He is the gift that keeps on giving. I am grateful everyday day that we happened 29 years ago. Love is stronger than death. I love you eternally. Your ever faithful wife, Karen.
- Karen, Breezy Point, NY   21 Apr 2008

I am grateful for my cat, tegro. He gives me many opportunities to smile. It is a simple love, but a real highlight in my day.
- lt, Boston, MA   17 Apr 2008

At this moment going thru this process I am aware of how the people who have "failed" me, have also flayed me, open, to a great love and life force that embraces the failures the way I embrace my son and daughter when there efforts fall short. The turning away that has left me alone, has also left me open to a grief that is a guide now.
- Catherine, Planet Earth   14 Apr 2008

I am grateful for the love and support that has come into my life now....a beautiful caring man who is giving me everything my heart has desired... I am grateful for my family and all my friends who have stood by me and with me throughout my life, they have taught me much and shown me what unconditional love is all about. I thank the universe and beyond for guiding me thru life and giving me all that I need.
- Pamela, Wollongong Australia   10 Apr 2008

I am grateful for a relationship that has recently been fading away- no closure - no goodbye - it may rekindle its magic one day- i am grateful that i believe in miracles - i am grateful for my God whom I trust- I will move forward and live my life with love in all my actions and thoughts - i will pray for my beloved and hope that he returns to me with open arms and an open heart. Thank you God for my life for all its magic and its challenges - I am blessed as I see your Grace in the faces of those that i love. Christina
- Christina, Sydney   6 Apr 2008

I am grateful for the students at West Brooklyn Community High School. In the midst of my grief, they bring me out of myself and offer me an opportunity to serve. They bring out the child in me and soothe her pain. What a blessing!!!
- Karen, Breezy Point, NY   5 Apr 2008

I am grateful for the beautiful park I live near. I have wandered through it endlessly, and it has brought me great solace and joy over the years.
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