A Year of Gratitude – April 21, 2024

Today, I was filled with gratitude for a gift. That gift was you. I received so many lovely and kind comments and messages that brightened by day today. While it wasn’t particularly sunny outside, I felt the warmth from your kindness all day long.

I also heard from new followers and readers who were so happy to discover that the comment section here was so warm and friendly. A few of them told me just how much they enjoy reading the comments on our posts. I know that isn’t something you can expect from all online spaces. I know how rare it is to find a community of people who choose to be kind to each other.

I know how special it is to be surrounded by a group of people who show kindness towards each other, who offer encouragement, share the beauty from their days, and lift each other up. It would be amazing to feel that way about a small group of people, but our group continues to grow each year and still remains such a warm and lovely place to gather. I’m so grateful for that.

In this year in which I have decided to be more mindful, to look for gratitude and share it with you in the hopes that it will help you to discover your own gratitude, I continue to be reminded of how grateful I am for you. I am thankful that I can spend my days with such a lovely group of people.

While the online population continues to grow, the feeling of community can be in such short supply. It’s never been easier to reach people, but it can be difficult to connect with them. It warms my heart to know that so many of you feel connected here. What a gift that is for all of us.

So, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being here, for inspiring me to keep creating delicious new things to share with you.  Thank you for treating me and each other with kindness, a rare commodity these days.

I hope that we can continue to cultivate kindness here. Be sure to keep a bit of it for yourself. We all deserve kindness, so let’s sprinkle it around liberally.

This post is part of our A Year of Gratitude Series. You can find the introduction, inspiration, and entire year’s gratitude’s posts here.