M.W. recently suggested to me that writing down the things for which I am grateful will lead to some sense of happiness. I’m willing to try this out, because there is a sound psychological basis for doing so; this activity forces a person to realize all of the positive things that exist in the world around them.
I also realize that, perhaps you aren’t particularly interested in my personal life (although I’d point out that that is what many blogs focus on). I will return to posting other interesting things since I have nearly exhausted this topic.
It wouldn’t be too convenient to make a new blog post every day or even every week for this topic, so I’m going to place some of them on Twitter. Follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/frederickding) or check this blog (since my Twitter updates are automatically re-posted here daily).
My three-item list for today (November 14, 2008):
- a warm, safe, and hospitable home
- an intelligent and thoughtful mind
- friends who care
I really wouldn’t mind if you decided to share a few of the things for which you are grateful, either by commenting here or by signing up for Twitter and letting me know about you.
ADDENDUM: of course some things will need to be kept private. But even the private things will be posted, except under lock and key.
ADDENDUM 2: here are my lists for November 15 and 16:
- life
- liberty
- health
- friends who are smart
- a Macbook Pro
- friends who care too much
“I also realize that, perhaps you aren’t particularly interested in my personal life (although I’d point out that that is what many blogs focus on).”
You have no idea.
“I will return to posting other interesting things since I have nearly exhausted this topic.”
I don’t get this. How can you have nearly exhausted the topic of things you’re grateful for? Shouldn’t the list be nearly endless? Anyways, even if it isn’t, you’ve barely broached the topic here.
“(since my Twitter updates are automatically re-posted here daily)”
Why should anyone even bother reading your Twitter site, then? All they have to do is read this blog to get both Twitter entries and full-length feature articles.
“I really wouldn’t mind if you decided to share a few of the things for which you are grateful, either by commenting here or by signing up for Twitter and letting me know about you.”
I’m thankful for a lot of things, including the fact that I don’t need to list them online in order to validate them. Not that they are necessarily private, simply that the list might take too long to type. But, in the spirit of thankfulness, I will name three.
I am thankful for:
By “this topic” I meant the philosophical analyses of relationships. I really didn’t mean the list.
On the topic of Twitter: my Twitter updates aren’t showing up anymore on my blog, so I guess people do still need to visit my Twitter feed.
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this week my list is
comprised of things mostly new
just thought I should share
(hard to make a list in haiku)
Got bored of writing about some of those important neccesary things, I looked back and realised the simple pleasures matter as well.
A Feather pillow, it’s real fun to pluck the feathers out one by one when I can’t sleep.
A few friends nad a deck of cards whenever I seem to need them.
That can of pop after gym, really calms the nerves, feels as good as a breeze on a summer day.