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Things that made me happy today - August
Cher_Scope
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Hi everyone!
I thought this would be a nice space to share things that have made us happy during August. It can be one thing or a few if you like.
I'll start!! I am happy today because I have a gingerbread man to eat with my lunch
You never get too old for gingerbread men, right?! Let me know what's making you 
today too!
I thought this would be a nice space to share things that have made us happy during August. It can be one thing or a few if you like.
I'll start!! I am happy today because I have a gingerbread man to eat with my lunch
You never get too old for gingerbread men, right?! Let me know what's making you today too!Online Community Co-ordinator
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I'm happy this week because I got the keys to my first home with my partner, it's very exciting times
Plus I have caramel lattes to drink, which always brightens my day.
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I love latte's!! Gingerbread latte's at Christmas are my absolute favourite.
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I had a really amazing start to August as it was my birthday and my partner took me and my son away for the weekend to my happy place, a lovely marina setting.
We stayed over 2 nights had lots of nice food and drink went shopping and then family came to meet us for Sunday lunch
This is the first time ever anyone has actually taken me away for my birthday
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Definitely lots to be happy and grateful about being here, having families and looking to the future. Hope you have a lovely night.
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Today something that made me happy was receiving good news from the vets that my cats blood test results were all clear, woop woop!!
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(not such a weird question by he way)
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no wonder they can’t count up to twenty!
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I'm feeling happy today because I went for a jog for the first time in a while last night and managed to do 5k. Next stop - the Olympics
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(It was light rain, no flash flooding which must be awful.)
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You might find the gardening discussions in the coffee lounge section of the forum interesting, I'd recommend getting involved over there, if you haven't already.
I bet feeding those animals is so much fun, they all probably look forward to seeing you
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Thank you very much😁
I have been posting on the garden thread and it is such a wonderful thread with so many so many beautiful photos having been posted by this lovely community. I love gardening so it’s great to see what other members of the online community have been growing. It really helps me to focus on nice things.
I really do enjoy feeding the squirrels, ducks, geese, crows, magpies etc and many of them do know me. It makes a huge difference to me to feed the squirrels etc because it really lifts my mood and helps me to focus on something which I enjoy. As I have said previously just being outside really helps me. I am not a medical expert however, I know in recent years the benefits of interacting with nature have been highlighted. I find it so calming to sit in the park or in a forest and to just take in my surroundings. It is so lovely to listen to the bird sounds or ducks quacking. In my case it really helps especially when I am anxious or stressed.
I have posted lots of photos of the animals which I feed on a wildlife thread which was started by @Lauren95 in case you haven’t already seen them🐿🦆
I think the online community is a wonderful place for people to share their thoughts and ideas😁
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Absolutely, I'm delighted that nature makes you feel that way. It certainly is quite therapeutic to feel the fresh outdoor air and feed such beautiful animals.
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Thank you very much😁
It’s really lovely to see the squirrels run over to me. Two of them actually climb on me and take the hazelnuts from my hand but these squirrels are very gentle natured. I have to very careful as squirrels have extremely sharp teeth and I feed them hazelnuts in their shells which they crack open in seconds! It is really great to observe squirrels and when they take the hazelnut they always rotate the nut in their paws before they eat it. What they are actually doing is assessing the quality of the hazelnut to decide whether to eat it or to bury it for later😁It’s also interesting to listen to the various sounds they make one of which actually sounds like an ape which is basically a warning for other squirrels to keep away😁 I have learned a lot about squirrels recently and I appreciate this is not a website about wildlife however, in my case it has really helped me to focus on positive things which I enjoy (if you read some of my other posts you will understand).
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This may not be a forum about wildlife, but we absolutely welcome you talking about it. It's fascinating to hear how passionate you clearly are about the subject and it's great that you enjoy nature so much.
You have taught me a couple of new things about squirrels there, thank you
I have spent time feeding squirrels in the past and it's always been so much fun. Me and my partner used to take a bag of nuts to a large park and just spend ages walking round trying to find the squirrels. They can be quite skitty if you get too close so it's important to be quiet and gentle.
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this scope forum has helped and made me happier today.
@Oxonlady
@janer1967
@Ross_Scope
and anyone else ...
for their inputs and validations as I was feeling sad, and down, feeling better after coming along here..
thank you everyone ! 🌹
Best Wishes
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I'm glad the community has been helpful to you today, that's what it is here for
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Thank you very much for your lovely comments.
Yes I am an animal lover and I really enjoy interacting with them.
The ones I feed all come very close to me because I have been feeding them for a while so they have got used to me.
One of the things that came out of my Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was the importance of trying to focus on things I enjoy so being outside and interacting with nature helps me to do that.
I am really grateful to this online community for giving me the opportunity to share things with people who really do understand😁
I’m glad you feel a bit better😁 If you like wildlife I have posted lots of photos in the wildlife thread which you might like to see😁
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You're more than welcome, I'm glad you've found a hobby that both entertains and relaxes you, and that this online community also helps you out
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Sounds marvellous, good to hear you spent some quality time with family
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I have always enjoyed spending time outside and interacting with animals, however, in the last couple of years I have found it has really helped with my wellbeing.
I have only recently joined the online community however, after having had an extremely bad time at work (as I have detailed in my other posts) I was pleasantly surprised to find so many people on this online community who despite their own difficulties actually do want to help each other😁
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Yes that's the great thing about this community, everybody is so helpful and supportive. I'm glad you're enjoying it
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