Monday, January 11, 2010

Emotional Baggage

Someone's (mine) thankfulness has no limits, let me explain you why. Yesterday I wrote a note on Facebook titled "I'm a Loser, Baby" - my thoughts on my weird love patterns. The analysis inspired yesterday's thankful post too. And today, after leaving a comment that made a whole lot of sense to me, Graham, my amazing blogger buddy, is my hero! His remark inspired my status update on FB, which in turn, inspired a very meaningful conversation with my girl pals Deb and Sarah. Right now I am so elevated, so encouraged and so thankful! I am thankful to Graham for always being very on point with his comments and bringing a fresh attitude; I am thankful to Debby for putting in so much into our today's conversation and taking the time to make me feel cared for; I am thankful to Sarah for never judging me and always cheering me up; and last, but not least, I am thankful for having all the emotional baggage that I have - without it I'd never be who I am today, and I'm kind of very fond of this person! THANK YOU!

18 comments:

  1. I'm very thankful that I have friends who've helped make me who I am. Tony and Scott are two of my closest.

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  2. <3 I really, really do love your blog.

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  3. i'm so glad for my emotional baggage too! what can't kill us makes us stronger aye? hope all is well sweets <33

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  4. Emotional baggages... these are the reasons why we become stronger persons. I had my share and I am glad I had them.

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  5. I will try to be thankful for my emotional baggage too ~ fab post, darling!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  6. wow wish i had friends like that!

    Missy
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    http://thefashionfusion.blogspot.com

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  7. Michael, being thankful for having amazing friends feels incredible!

    Daisychain, aw, THANK YOU! :)

    Sam, very true! Esp. funny, since my Facebook note was inspired by reading Nietzsche and you just quoted him!

    Leah, can I just give you a virtual hug? :)

    Carrie, thank you!! Thankfulness goes a long way, so I highly recommend trying :)

    Missy, look around, what if you have them already? It's worth checking!! :)

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  8. Woop woop for good friends who carry you through!

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  9. Nice of you to thank people for their small favors which often go unnoticed! :) Glad you have such great people in your life!

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  10. You seem to have what is missing these days from people....you are so rare!!!

    I am thankful that people like you still exist nowadays!

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  11. I really dig the subject of this blog. It's always good to be reminded that we have lots to be thankful for.

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  12. Caitlin, thank you! That's what the blog is really about - noticing everything all of uss should really be thankful for ;-)

    Jeune P., thank you so much, so sweet of you to say so!!

    Treacle, thank you for stopping by!!

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  13. I feel very honored to be mentioned by name in your post, Julia. Wow. I feel the same way about your comments: always incisive and insightful, honest and fresh :) You give me better insights on things than my own local friends, and we've never met! How funny is that?

    Now I'm really curious what your FB message was.

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  14. Sometimes, it's really the friends around you who can lift you up in the most unexpected of moments. I call them "my family of friends!" Glad you had your friends around you!

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  15. Aww, Graham, thanks! I'm so flattered! Happy to hear our communication is mutually beneficial :) Aww!!

    Nina, very true!!

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  16. Wait, what did Graham say to inspire you??

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  17. Ah Shannon, not really inspire me, he left a comment that made me think in a different direction and I realized a lot of things :)

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I appreciate you taking the time to connect and share your thoughts, so thank you for your comment! And while you're at it... Why not tell me what you're thankful for today? ;-)