I am going to do something new today: post.
Why? Because I can. Because I want to. Because I need to. Because I believe in the power of the written word.
I haven't posted with any regularity (or for that matter, much frequency) in quite a while. Every so often I feel badly about this, and then I remind myself why I started blogging in the first place: to share ideas, to converse and to learn. Not to work under the pressure of deadlines. I have enough of those in the rest of my life. Truthfully, I've just been really busy with moving, remodeling, work, you know, that thing called "life".
So what's changed? Perspective.
I learned this weekend that someone very dear to me has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Suddenly, my world changed.
Beginning today, I am going to post things I am thankful for. At this very moment, I am thankful for Ali Edward's post today which was strangely inspiring and empowering and her post yesterday which was somehow calming and motivating. More on that tomorrow.