Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern
Yes, I am grateful for YOU.
Do you see what I did there? Everyone who now reads this blog will each think that I am talking specifically about them, when no one can tell who I am really talking about. I covered all the bases. But seriously, I am grateful for all of you who take time out of your busy schedules each day and read this blog.
I get such wonderful feedback all the time on how people really enjoy the things that I am writing about. I blog for a variety of reasons, but the main reason I blog is to keep a public record of the things that I say, and the goals that I set in order to keep myself in check. This forces me to stand by the words that I say, and in essence to “walk the walk,” and not just “talk the talk.”
For example in my post titled 30 Days to 10 new habits, I mentioned the fact that I pick at my nails, and would for the next 30 days try to break this habit. I caught a friend of mine trying to secretly check out my fingernails the other night, just checking to see if I have been following through on my goal. Luckily I have been, in fact since I wrote that post, I have started to pick at my nails a few times, but caught myself and stopped immediately.
But I would be lying if I said that I didn’t want people reading my blog for other reasons too. Deep down, we all want to belong, we all want to be appreciated, and I get a lot of pleasure out of hearing how my blog not only entertains people, but inspires them as well. This in turn inspires me and helps give me strength to continue on this path of living abundantly.
I am finding that it is a much easier path when you begin each day being grateful, but it is also very easy to fall back into line with old ways of thinking. I have had over forty years of bad programming that I am trying to undo, and I am grateful that I have all of you to help keep me going strong.
Thank you.
