A Thousand Thanks

There are a lot of reminders these days about gratitude--how it makes us happier, keeps us healthier, and even helps people lose weight! This chronicles my attempt at a new years' resolution to hand-write and send (or deliver, since postage is expensive) a thousand thank you notes in 2022. 

This is an average of three notes a day, or nearly twenty a week! Will I discover enough things to be grateful for--enough people to thank? I believe so, especially if I am on the watch for those who are usually overlooked: it is easy for everyone to see the onstage star, but what about the backup singers and band members, the arranger and the costume designer and the choreographer? Do we appreciate the custodian, the usher, and the program designer, who all work to make the experience wonderful? This dynamic is true in every one of life's arenas.

Frankly, finding enough to be grateful for is not going to be a problem, but making time for the project might. Sometimes I have a hard time following through, and I don't want to have 572 notes to write at this time next year! I am hoping to use this blog as a way to stay accountable, and I have enough experience with writing blogs to expect that (since nobody reads them anyway) the best way to have privacy is to post!

I am asking my very talented sister, Sharalen Benson, to design some stationery for this: it's always more fun to write on pretty paper! I hope to have some notes printed up by the week after Christmas, so I can start as soon as the year turns. Actually, I expect to have written some notes already to warm up, but I won't start the count until Sunday, January 1.

Photo from Tallengestore.com.