What Im Thankful For, 2017

WHAT I’M THANKFUL FOR, 2017 Well, it’s Thanksgiving week once more right here in America, and though I’ve skipped this publish three out of the past 9 years, I thought this yr deserved a extra thought of essay than final 12 months’s outburst. And indeed, this 12 months there’s been tons extra to be pleased about than what was a really troublesome 2016â€"difficult sufficient that we’ll just let it sit there and move on. So what's there to be pleased about in 2017? I’ve been working via some aware efforts at self-enchancment and personal and skilled progress which have actually moved me somewhat bit in a constructive direction. That won't seem like a lot, however you’re coping with an old dog here, and new tips are rarely welcome and when they're, could be devilishly onerous to undertake. Still, I’m enormously grateful for… who? Any of the authors of the books I’ve learn or audio packages I’ve listened to? Sure, I guess. Or am I thankful for my very own capacity to push previous the crusty o ld man exterior that’s descended over me to begin taking some added measure of accountability for my own reactions to issues? I suppose. But in the final evaluation, what I’m really most grateful for is the entry to new concepts and knowledge that’s continually at my fingertips. Sure, there’s method too much so-referred to as “outrage porn” out there and cyber-bullying in all its demented and unhappy, petty little faces, and last year’s horror show of an election became… what it became… But nonetheless I get to explore the Information Age on my phrases, discover help, weed via numerous ideas and methodologies, try new stuff, set aside what doesn’t work, adopt what does, and hybridize my very own new concepts and patterns out of the combo, and now right here I am actually doing better, imagine it or not, psychologically and financially, as a result. So yeah, I’m thankful for being a reasonably smart person in a world of good folks, sharing ideas and opinions and jokes and strategies and tales and improvements. I’m thankful that I can nonetheless change my mind about issues. I’m grateful that I can nonetheless change my behavior for the better. I’m grateful that I’ve found methods to disregard the things that don’t matter, engage positively with the issues that do matter, and uncover new ideas then get to determine whether or not they matter. I’m grateful for being a human with something to say and one thing to offer in a world filled with humans with things to say and issues to offer. Some crap occurred in 2017â€"crap at all times happensâ€"but some good things happened, too, and unlike final yr, let’s grab on to the positive and move into 2018 on that observe. One of the issues I didn’t a lot learn but was reminded of in 2017 is that you can’t at all times be in charge of what occurs to and around you, however you can be in control of your reactions to those issues, and small steps in the best direction beginning in Janu ary can take you a really, very good distance by the end of November. Happy Thanksgiving. â€"Philip Athans About Philip Athans Fill in your details beneath or click an icon to log in: You are commenting utilizing your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of latest feedback via email. Notify me of recent posts through e mail. Enter your e-mail address to subscribe to Fantasy Author's Handbook and obtain notifications of recent posts by e-mail. Join four,779 other followers Sign me up! RSS - Posts RSS - Comments