AUTHOR: Marty, a.k.a. canape TITLE: Gratitude DATE: 3/22/2007 05:45:00 PM ----- BODY:
I'm starting a new blog. This one isn't going anywhere, although I'm about ready for a new template of my very own. I just have to decide who I want to ask to design it - and how much I am willing to spend.

Anyway, back to the new blog.

A few weeks ago, a former co-worker of mine and I were chatting at a piano event. I'm thinking that we are having this pretty standard catching up chat when she says,

"You have the most tragic life of anyone I know."

Holy crap.

That is so not how I want to portray myself because it is not true.

My friend T and I were walking this morning when this very subject came up. The subject of gratitude. I said that no matter how many bad things have happened in my life in the past five years, I was still a happy person. Because in my life, these past five years, I have also had some of the most wonderful things happen as well, and I'm pretty damn lucky.

I have so much.

And I have laughter. Everyday. Not everyone laughs everyday I don't think. But I do. Either at Guy or at my students, or at a fellow Blogette. There is always something to laugh about.

So I want to start this new blog. A gratitude blog. And I would like for there to be more than one contributor. I know that a lot of you have a lot of things for which you are grateful. And while you probably already blog about them, just think about the huge amounts of positive energy someone could get from reading post after post of people's gratitude.

I tried to do this on Tuesday, but I couldn't make the template work that I wanted. Tonight, I will launch it with a standard Blogger template. If you are willing to join me, please let me know and I'll add you as a contributor. If you want to post without signing on, email me and I'll post your submission. But join me if you will. Join me in being grateful for what we have in life.

It feels good.

Come on by and get, or give, some good vibes: Gratuitous Gratefulness

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----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous gail DATE:Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 8:50:00 PM EDT If you want me, I'll bite. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Jen DATE:Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 9:15:00 PM EDT i'd love to contribute. i think as humans we spend too much time dwelling on what we've not received or shit we've gone through and not enough time revelling in what amazing things which are present in our lives. i've got so much to be grateful for its good to remind myself of this on a daily basis,

i'll skip over there now... ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Mamma DATE:Friday, March 23, 2007 at 12:11:00 AM EDT Sounds like a fantastic plan!!! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Oh, The Joys DATE:Friday, March 23, 2007 at 9:04:00 AM EDT For the record, I would not describe you as tragic.

I like the idea of the new blog though. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Andria DATE:Friday, March 23, 2007 at 11:48:00 AM EDT Sounds like a great idea. My husband is always saying that I only see the negative in things- maybe it would a helpful exercise for me to work on seeing the positives. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Jessica DATE:Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 9:20:00 PM EDT Not that it's all about me, because it's not. But if you'd like, you can refer your friend over to my blog... it would give her a whole new spin on your tragic life. Because while I think your life has the appropriate amount of tragedy, it is also filled with beauty and emotion... Tragic... No. Just my opinion though :) ----- --------