Posts Tagged ‘Gratitude’

MILDRED’S REAR VIEW MIRROR–by Who else? Mildred

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

I’ve been reading a great deal lately–0n blog postings and elsewhere–about giving without counting the cost–and about not expecting anything in return. Dan O’Connor, Chief Energy Vampire Slayer has written several blogs on the topic, and of course I’ve read them all. Theoretically, everything he’s said is well and good. But I live in a slightly different world from Dan, so pardon me if I speak with experience, rather than theory, as my guide. While it is true that you save yourself a great deal of heartache when you expect nothing in return for what you give to children, spouses, parents, friends, significant others, it is also true that at some point, if no one thanks you, if no one notices what you are doing, you will stop giving. You simply will. It is human nature to want to be appreciated for giving. It is human nature to want your efforts recognized. It simply is. We should all consider this when we are the recipients of anyone’s (more…)

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