A Gratitude post

So well, yeah, the eNotes didn't work... the thoughts do though!

Time for a post dedicated to thankfulness - Its just another trick to be happy! To feel blessed, and to feel lucky!

Here I go then,

I am thankful for my the great upbringing I have got from my parents - yeah I messed up a lot of times, but it always pulled me together... and kept me going :)

I am thankful for all my friends - they all mean a hell lot to me.. what would I be without 'em! They make my life complete. The one's I am in touch with, and even the one's I have lost touch with - they all contributed something positive to my life....

I am thankful for the strength I feel, the independence I live, the passion I bear and the courage I possess.

I am also thankful for my deep emotions, they make me connect with myself, with people around and let me indulge - good or bad, I do not know! But I am glad I'm not another cold-hearted human, thankful for the compassion!

Thankful for the abilities endowed upon me... professional or personal.... The one's that I am not doing justice with though.... oh talk about guilt!

Thankful for all the opportunities I am coming across in my life....at my age...

Thankful for growing stronger day by day - and thankful to this one person, who shows me a new way of happiness (though keeps himself out of the way!)

G.R.E.E.N

Green!
As a kid, this just meant a color to me... reaching adulthood it meant the $bucks$... and today, as a responsible individual (yeah, its good to believe so :D), the first thought it triggers is "protect the environment"

It goes back to a casual comic reading episode, during primary school days, when two interesting words caught my eye; interesting at that time and heart-sinking now - "Global Warming". At that time, I was proud of my newly-gained vocabulary and was fascinated by other terms too like, chlorofluorocarbons. It had an onomatopoeic effect then and I loved saying it again & again... Sadly, this episode just passed away and made no contribution other than helping me with some general knowledge trivia at school...

I am sure there are a lot of us out there - proud of just being aware that the human race is harming the environment, but not really making any contribution towards protecting it. But just the way I have been triggered to actually try to make a difference, I am hoping many more stagnant minds feel the same and start taking steps.

What do I actually do for mother earth? Nothing great yet.. small steps... its beginning... it has started and will go a long way.........

-- Use my very own ceramic cup at work, instead of using the disposable not-environment-friendly plastic cups
-- Hit the "go paperless" on all my bank accounts online
-- Everytime at wawa (my lunch place) when the register clerk asks me "Do you need a bag" I go "NO!"
-- One of the things I surf online is "go green" and look for activities I can do & environment-friendly changes I can bring to my lifestyle... There is a lot of information out there!
-- Unforgettably separate out my recyclable and non-recyclable thrash
-- And initiate writing on this :)

It has just started... Looking forward to being a more active contributor... Plant trees.... promote Eco-friendly products... Spread the word.... Read more, learn more, educate others more and act more..... It will go a long way... Go G.R.E.E.N!