I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has stopped by to read my words. I know my musings have been viewed over 1,000 times, at least if the stats are accurate. I know in the social media world, that's not very many, but I don't need a large audience. And it is most likely the same readers coming back so that is a good sign. If I have made a difference for just one reader, that makes it worthwhile to me. I have heard back from a few folks sending words of encouragement, and I thank them very much. This has been an interesting experiment because unlike Facebook, Instagram, Threads, or BlueSky, there have been very few comments and the comments I get are anonymous. So unless someone lets me know who they are when they submit a comment, I don't know who the author of the comment is. Thus, writing such as this, in a vacuum without a significant amount of feedback, is somewhat different for me because I don't really know what resonates and what does not. For example, I know on Facebook if I post something not political, I get more views than if I post something that is political. However, the fact that there have been over 1,000 views for this blog is somewhat encouraging, I guess, because it has to be the same people coming back. So I must be doing something right! (I hope.) I regret that I have to keep a bit of control over the comments because there are too many folks in the world who seem to get pleasure from posting messages that aren't particularly kind. So I restrict commentary to those comments I can approve. And so far, all the comments have been approved. I also know I am using "old" technology, but I don't need to post on SubStack. This is the same technology I used back in the days when I was working and posting work-related notes and it still seems to be working. So far at least. And it doesn't use AI. And that to me, is a good thing. Some day, in a future post, we can explore the world of AI, or not.
Today's post is the last card for the season, but there is still a partial week of December. Today is also the start of Kwanza. You can find family friendly celebrations in the Twin Cities here and the list of seven principles for Kwanza. And the last holiday of December will be New Year's Eve.
As we close out the year, in the week we have left, I hope you have something to be grateful for in your life right now. I especially hope the holidays in December provided some much needed joy. As we leave December and look ahead to January and resolutions for the new year, I'll have to spend a bit of time pondering how best to continue this experiment. As always, if you have comments or suggestions, I would welcome any and all! In the meantime, may you continue to enjoy all that December has to offer us and may you find yourself surrounded by the beauty of winter. And if you are looking for ways to practice gratitude, check out Grateful Living.
"By practicing gratitude, we can actually wire our brains
to help us build resilience."
Christina Costa
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