Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Invest your time in people...??

Hey - blog silence the last several days. I was out of town, enjoying a fantastic retreat in McCall, Idaho.

I'm an observer of human nature (as previously mentioned). So, of course, all weekend I observed people's body language, word choice, and actions. I often wonder what makes people tick, but I also wonder what makes one person generous and another selfish.

Between these thoughts and thoughts about taking my mother in tomorrow for her bone marrow biopsy, are more thoughts (ha). I am pondering the people in my life. Here are the questions I'm asking:

1. Who are the people in my life that I'd miss and I'd be sad if they died tomorrow?
2. Who are the people that I give the most time/energy to in my life?
3. Does the second list match the first list?

So, today (as soon as I'm done with this post) I'm going to:
1. Make a list of the most important people in my life. (for example: Rachel Thompson)
2. Think of something kind I can do for each person. (for example: take Rachel a jar of salsa, maybe with a bag of tortilla chips)
3. Post this list in a visible place so that I can remember to acknowledge these people in my life.

Recently I heard a speaker comment, "Being grateful but not saying thanks is like wrapping a Christmas present but never giving it."  We need to let the important people in our lives know how we feel about them.

**stepping off soap box now**

Who is someone important in your life? What act of kindness can you do for them today?

5 comments:

  1. Awesome reminder! SO true. It means so much, not to mention, it makes you feel good too. :)

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  2. "Being grateful but not saying thanks is like wrapping a Christmas present but never giving it." I LOVE that! Soapbox or not, this is a wonderful and oh-so-true post. :-)

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  3. Margo,
    Glad you had a nice getaway...you deserve it!

    Hmmmm, in my writing life I'd have to say I'm grateful to you (for your awesome critiques) and how I can let you know that is to get going and send you some more pages! :)

    Christi Corbett

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  4. I love posts that make me think. Thank you for this. I love gestures. I'm off to think about this one.

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  5. Thank for the comments! You guys are awesome!

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