Today, I am thankful for one thousand reasons to be grateful.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.
~G. B. Stern
Two kinds of gratitude:
The sudden kind we feel for what we take;
the larger kind we feel for what we give.
~Edwin Arlington Robinson
No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.
~John Greenleaf Whittier
This is entry number 1,000 of My Grateful Journal (a sentence I never expected to write when I started this blog in December 2004). Today's milestone marks the end of my first 1,000 step journey in blogland (hurrah!).
Tomorrow, September 10, 2007, I'll take step one on a new intellectual and creative adventure, probably westward this time as I explore my complex Japanese-American heritage and identity. This is a topic I've wanted to study in depth for many years. The time feels right, and I am ready for the challenge.
As for My Grateful Journal ... well, it will continue although the format and flavor may change. As a writer, I still feel inspired to put fingers to keyboard every day and thank God for His blessings. I know He understands my heart whether I write a poem, an essay or one well-written sentence.
Finally, I am very grateful for you, the readers, whether you've perused one or one hundred entries. Every writer needs an audience, and I am delighted with mine.
For this blessing, I am grateful.
Amen.
2 comments:
I am grateful for you, and your willingness to share, even with those who've never met you.
Thanks.
Claire
Chaska, Minnesota
Thank you a thousand times for your wisdom, serenity and wordcraft. I have not found a better written, more positive, life-affirming blog anywhere in cyberspace. Your efforts are applauded! I'm an RN in a neuro ICU, taking care of patients like your friend Tom. Your perspective and peace are a balm after being surrounded by heartache. Thanks for your gift.
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