I made a mostly unconscious decision about a month ago to avoid specific people in these gratitudes, unless they’re outside my personal orbit (like musicians, YouTubers, or the inspirational heroes of lost-at-sea stories). Most of the time, the gratitude I feel for a person–or the reasons for which I’m grateful for that person–is something just a little more personal than I’d want to share. While I will now consciously keep to this, I have considered lately that my appreciate for the kindness of friends and neighbors should not go unrecognized, so similar to how I’m putting concerted energy into these gratitudes, I will figure out a way to regularly recognize the beautiful humans in my life, to make them know they’re far more appreciated than a good deal on cheese at the Grocery Outlet.
