"In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices."
~ Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia)
Showing posts with label thanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thanks. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thankful
This week as an exploration I told my students to write down 15-20 things they're thankful for. Answers were all along the same line (friends, family, food) with a few more interesting ones.
Here's what I'm thankful for:
- My ring clamp. Seriously, I use it for everything.
- All the wonderful people who help me make it through the week. Other grads, the secretaries, even campus Environmental Health and Safety, I really could not survive with out all the help I receive from the people around me.
- The crickets that already come boxed.
- Peanut Butter frosting.
-TLC
- Gin. The good gin.
- Ibuprofen
- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
- Prismacolor Markers
- The little junk/antique shops on Dickenson
- Vintage post cards
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration
- Cheap beer
- MX dye
- The Post Office
- The Outer Banks
- My space heater. I really think I would die with out it.
And I'm thankful for you dear readers. Precious few as you are, I really appreciate the support. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Here's what I'm thankful for:
- My ring clamp. Seriously, I use it for everything.
- All the wonderful people who help me make it through the week. Other grads, the secretaries, even campus Environmental Health and Safety, I really could not survive with out all the help I receive from the people around me.
- The crickets that already come boxed.
- Peanut Butter frosting.
-TLC
- Gin. The good gin.
- Ibuprofen
- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
- Prismacolor Markers
- The little junk/antique shops on Dickenson
- Vintage post cards
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration
- Cheap beer
- MX dye
- The Post Office
- The Outer Banks
- My space heater. I really think I would die with out it.
And I'm thankful for you dear readers. Precious few as you are, I really appreciate the support. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Giving Thanks...
For:
- Friends
- Family
- My dog
- Friends who let me pet their dogs
- NPR
- Printmaking
- My computer lab privileges
- The new computer in the MFA office
- My more reliable car
- Gmail and Google Reader
- Graphite (powder and ink)
- Books by Anne Lamott
- Zuda and the Zuda community (even though they're not reading this)
- Small birds that hop
- All the amazing opportunities I've had
- Pandora Radio
And for you my dear readers, for making me feel like there are people out there who are at least mildly interested in the work I make and the things I have to say. And thanks especially to those of you who comment, so I don't feel like I'm talking to myself quite so much.
And last but not least, the Internet for allowing me to execute that crazy amount of linkage.
- Friends
- Family
- My dog
- Friends who let me pet their dogs
- NPR
- Printmaking
- My computer lab privileges
- The new computer in the MFA office
- My more reliable car
- Gmail and Google Reader
- Graphite (powder and ink)
- Books by Anne Lamott
- Zuda and the Zuda community (even though they're not reading this)
- Small birds that hop
- All the amazing opportunities I've had
- Pandora Radio
And for you my dear readers, for making me feel like there are people out there who are at least mildly interested in the work I make and the things I have to say. And thanks especially to those of you who comment, so I don't feel like I'm talking to myself quite so much.
And last but not least, the Internet for allowing me to execute that crazy amount of linkage.
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