Gratitude - What five things are you most grateful for from 2011?
1) My parents. Who have been entirely patient and gracious with me as I struggled through the murks of joblessness and trying to find a publisher. My parents, who make me laugh. My parents, who quite happily opened up their home again to the wayward, unemployed daughter, and made sure I got fed.
2) Twitter. More on this in a future blog post. But let's just say, right here, right now: I am very grateful for the wonderfulness that is Twitter, and the cheeky writing/publishing geeks whose accounts I follow (yes, I admit, like a stalker) and whose lives are ever so much more interesting than mine. It's like TV, only immeasurably more awesome!
3) The series of lucky-ish events -- catching that train on time, finding that cheap-enough hotel room, missing that last ferry -- that allowed me to spend some time on Iona.
4) Small pleasures. I've been somewhat lax in posting about my 365 project (seems to be par for the course with me and projects of all kinds!), but this year more than any other, I think, I've come to appreciate those smallest of things that bring us joy.
5) The fact that other people have faith in me even when I lose faith in myself. Don't ever underestimate the power of other people believing in you, kids. Sometimes it can make the gloomiest of days seem special.
:)
1) My parents. Who have been entirely patient and gracious with me as I struggled through the murks of joblessness and trying to find a publisher. My parents, who make me laugh. My parents, who quite happily opened up their home again to the wayward, unemployed daughter, and made sure I got fed.
2) Twitter. More on this in a future blog post. But let's just say, right here, right now: I am very grateful for the wonderfulness that is Twitter, and the cheeky writing/publishing geeks whose accounts I follow (yes, I admit, like a stalker) and whose lives are ever so much more interesting than mine. It's like TV, only immeasurably more awesome!
3) The series of lucky-ish events -- catching that train on time, finding that cheap-enough hotel room, missing that last ferry -- that allowed me to spend some time on Iona.
4) Small pleasures. I've been somewhat lax in posting about my 365 project (seems to be par for the course with me and projects of all kinds!), but this year more than any other, I think, I've come to appreciate those smallest of things that bring us joy.
5) The fact that other people have faith in me even when I lose faith in myself. Don't ever underestimate the power of other people believing in you, kids. Sometimes it can make the gloomiest of days seem special.
:)
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