Thanksgiving: Today's Gratitude

Horay for turkey!

I'm thankful for graciously prepared meals.

Daily Gratitude, A Twofer

11/24/09
Yesterday, I was grateful for community. Yesterday, it was my yoga community. Everyone came together to look out for someone, cover for and guard the reputation of someone. Community brings safety. Community also encourages growth and learning. The communities that I'm party to encourage the sharing of ideas, innovation and creation. In my communities, the social media scene, the yoga and alternative healing community, I've found nurturing and unique knowledge.


11/25/09
Today, I'm grateful for reruns. Something to put my mind to when I'm pushing off tedium.

Today's Gratitude: Follow Through

There's a saying about under promising and over delivering. We've all been disappointed by people not keeping their word or meeting our expectations.

Today, I'm grateful for follow through. It's wonderful, and unfortunately unexpected these days.

Gratitude Day 5: Smarties

Friday night, I spent my evening at a Starbucks with a colleague I respect (@johncass) discussing social media and culture. Over piping cups of chocolate infused beverages, we shared our thoughts on the changes in society technology has afforded us, on the sub-cultures that have emerged in new social technologies and more. The whole conversation had me buzzing with ideas throughout and after. I was super charged to get a ton of stuff done when I got home too--although that may have had something to do with the caffeine quatity in my chocolate infused beverage.

Because of that conversation, and the many like it that I've had over the years with my mentors in archaeology, social media and elsewhere along the path I've wandered, I'm thankful for the smarties today. I'm grateful for those people around me that make me think, wonder and question. Thanks!