Ab_Normal

* Mr. Ab_Normal is okay with my (lack of) religious belief. (After reading what Vicar Philip and blondegoddess are going through, I'm very thankful for that.) My family is also okay with what I think, and his mother has decided to cut us some slack, which is the best result I think we'd get from her.

* My employer is looking to move when our lease is up in the spring. This makes me happy because at our current location it rains on the inside, which isn't too good for computer equipment. My boss is out evaluating possible sites this morning, and one of them is about a mile from my house, which would make me even happier.

* Our daughter is doing well in school and in her music lessons - more importantly, she enjoys what she's doing. (A bit of a downside: she's getting bored in school and not putting forth her best effort. We're trying to get her into a private school so she will be intellectually challenged. Anybody want to loan me $12K a year for tuition?)

* I'm keeping off the approximately 50 pounds I lost last year. Now, if I could only start exercizing again...

Deadbeat

I have a good job, with a great boss, decent pay, and friendly coworkers.

I have an awesome cat who will be turning one this April. He makes me laugh every day, and he's unbearably cute when he's sleeping.

And my girlfriend of six months told me last Saturday that not only am I the best sex she's ever had , but I'm also the first person she's been with that she's felt like she's got the whole package with.

The absolute best part is how I feel the same way about her.

So yeah, life is pretty good. And the future looks very bright indeed.

christ-on-a-stick

Good thread idea!

Lots of good stuff happening here.

1. The depression I spoke of in JAI's other thread has been greatly alleviated over the past months by a) the right medication, a really great therapist and supportive family and friends. I can see clearly now, the rain is gone!!!

2. I feel great physically as I am starting to take better care of myself; eating healthy (mostly!) and excercising. If it weren't for that insomnia monster I would be set!!! Working on that...

3. I like my job for the first time in a long time. While it's still not my "lifelong career" choice, in sharp contrast to my 7 years in corporate insurance I no longer wake up every day overwhelmed with dread of going to work. I work with a great group of people and my direct boss, the owner, is a wonderful, kind and eccentric/wacky person! I have a lot of fun (and it's pretty slow right now so I have lots of time on the II! )

4. I've just been really realizing lately what a great group of girlfriends I have. A relatively small, but tightknit core of true friends. Priceless.

5. Me and hubby are going on vacation from Valentine's Day til the 22nd! Yay... we haven't had much one-on-one time together for a while so I am looking forward to some quality reconnection

I could actually go on and on - life is good right now - but those are the biggest things that come to mind.

Rhea

I have a wonderful husband who loves me so much that he sneaks chocolate into my lunch bag.

A 3yo son who is so cute it hurts, and sleeps well and doesn't tantrum, eats healthy meals, and thinks his little sister is the best (during a fire drill at daycare he said, "someone has to go in and get my sister!")

A 10mo daughter who nurses well, sleeps well, is learning to eat table food with great delight is just about to walk, has said her first word and who thinks her brother is wonderful,

A job that I love, which pays well, has flexibility, is a 10 minute commute,

A home in the country with a view of Nature's Best every day to enjoy and revel (well, aside from the old bathtub used to water the cows... but that's part of the charm)

Great health for all of us!

The little nagging problems like my husband being out of work and his mother needing homecare seem like manageable problems when they are placed on top of such a foundation of good things.

beastmaster

Nothing bad happens to me. Or maybe it's just my attitude. I try to make things easy for myself and others.

There are lots of good things in my life: entertaining and lucrative career, wonderful girlfriend (altho she's in another country right now), great parents who have always trusted me to make my own choices for myself my whole life, being born in the U.S. rather than, say, North Korea . . .

But those all seem rather trivial compared to the [secular] miracle that I exist at all. To experience this precious life and learn something new every day are the greatest wonders.

Just Another Infidel

Imagine my surprise at seeing my handle in the thread list over my first cup of coffee this morning. "OMG, I must have really pissed somebody off!" LOL

Nice idea IronMonkey. FWIW, the poll I started after writing the post you quoted indicates that my theory about non theists being predisposed to depression was incorrect. I'm happy to say that you all seem to be pretty well adjusted after all. Please keep in mind that at this writing more than 10% of the respondents indicated the poll was flawed. Oh well.

My life is mostly good. Actually, my life has always been mostly good. I've generally accomplished goals I've set for myself and usually had a pretty good time doing so.

My employment situation is tenous at the moment, but we have very little debt and enough savings and other income to see us through any rough patches. I've never collected unemployment insurance and I'm thinking it might be nice to get some of that money back.

I have a loving wife who is almost always bubbling with optimism. Our 17 y.o son is making good choices in his life, but he still baffles us occasionally. Our 27 y.o. foster daughter strugggles from payday to payday but is enjoying her role as new mother to our 7 m.o. granddaughter. Her boyfriend is still there with them and he's a great guy. He'd make a good son-in-law. Mrs. Infidel and I regularly remind the two of them how nice that would be.

I have many friends through my motorcycle club and we frequently party to excess when we're not actively challenging most of the State laws regulating safe vehicle operation in the State of Washington. And Canada. And Oregon....

The sun is shining and the streets are drying up. Life is good!

JAI

Luiseach

Good stuff, in no particular order (just as they come to my head):

1. Recently married the guy I love.
2. Will be finished my PhD by the end of the summer.
3. Am having an article published in the Spring.
4. Have a new telescope.
5. Loads of plans for the future.
6. Am looking forward to the next installment of Lord of the Rings
7. Bought a king-sized duvet cover and pillowcases with gorgeous teracotta flowers on it (am very chuffed with this for some reason, perhaps because it makes me think of spring)
8. My sister, who has been unemployed for some time, recently landed herself a great job (I've been worried about her, and now I'm much relieved!)
9. My folks love me and I love them.
10. The days are starting to get longer...'sumer is a-cumin in, ludly sing cucoo' <-----just a bit of nonsense, that. ;-)

southernhybrid

I'm extremely happy although I had my share of depression in my younger years.

I have a wonderful 21 year marriage to a hot atheist man who adores me.

We don't have any financial problems and just paid off the second mortgage and both cars.

I love where I live, and have a cute little vacation home on the Florida coast which I visit at least monthly.


I only work two days a week and usually love my work.

I've never felt so good physically and I'm 53 years old.

I feel as if I have almost complete freedom to do whatever I want. Freedom is a state of mind, a very good state of mind.

It's almost spring which is my favorite season.

Life is good.

beth

Well I made snowcones for over a hundred kids yesterday to help support the accelerated reading program. They all were happy and thanked me. Then I spent today at school helping the teacher prepare for testing. Oh, and I started a flowerbed. Those are about the only good things going on right now. Pathetic, huh?

BigBlue2

I have a family (parents and sister) that i love and that I can rely on, no matter what.

I have a small, but loyal, circle of friends.

I am in good health, and have been for my entire life.

I live in a country where nobody gives two hoots about my lack of religious belief. When I read about some of the nonsense that American atheists go through with their families and/or work colleagues - well, my reaction is usually .

I am close to completing a computer course which has broadened and enhanced my skills, so that I will find the job that I want, and find it pretty soon.

I have travelled to a number of wonderful and fascinating places with plans for more.

I have been to an Olympic Games (Sydney 2000) and a Soccer World Cup (Japan/Korea 2002), again with plans to attend more of both.

My mortgage is down to 30% of what it was. I should have it paid off by mid-2004, if everything goes to plan.

I think that's enough gloating for now .