i keep forgetting what i was going to write about
for some reason i keep thinking about stuff that i want to post, but i just never write down any notes or remember when i sit in front of my computer. maybe i should get a moleskine.
i know for sure the one thing i wanted to say was that i am so lucky, and so thankful, for being able to do the things that i can do. it took a lot of hard work, and of course some luck, to have been able to get to where i am in life and to have the kind of things that i do: the people, the job, the friends. the stuff, toys and extras, are kinda nice, but it’s really the deeper things that take the most work to achieve and earn.
every now and again i am reminded that i need to be sure to acknowledge people and the things that have conspired to get me here. thank you for everything!
i think far too often we forget to thank our lucky stars and take in what is around us in this world. most especially, we tend to take things for granted. i think everyone is susceptible to it, but i don’t think everyone recognizes that they do take things for granted until, as the saying goes, those things are gone.
so, please take some time to be thankful for what and who are in your life. remember to stop and acknowledge their presence and impact on your life, remind yourself to do so every once in a while.
thanks and love.
-m