Tell Me Five Good Things

[Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager]

In my blog post for today, I talked about how this past year has been for me, and for my family. I discussed how this site has created a new line of thought for me, and how I can counter every "negative" thing that has happened with a positive side effect (Every action has an equal and opposite action!)

But since I posted it, I thought... I have managed to find that sense of balance with negative situations... but I also realized that I'm harboring some resentment about that one PERSON, and needed to find something good in her, something good that she did, in order to let go of my resentment.

I've been thinking on it a while now, and I remembered something that she used to do... we used to run a forum together, and she liked to make a post, every week or so, called "Five Good Things..." The idea was that everyone list 5 good things that had happened that week, or 5 good things in your life at the moment.

I need to remember those posts, and the fact that she was motivated to make all of us focus on the positive things we had going on in our lives. So, in my effort to find the silver lining in a friendship gone ugly, I'd like to start a 5 good things post here right now...

So, tell me, what are 5 good things going on in your life right now? Or, what are 5 good things that have happened to you in the last week?

[Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager]

1. I discovered the sort function on spreadsheets (YAY for not having to rebuild the spreadsheet, again, in alphabetical order this time!)
2. I've come to a point in my life where I have to say "Let me check my calendar" before making plans LOL
3. I've invoiced 3 clients in a week - sooo good for my Christmas budget!
4. I get to look around my house, inside and out, and look at Christms decorations!
5. I'm writing poetry again, and that's a GREAT thing!

[Cami Walker -- 29Gifts Founder]

1. I'm in talks with a great organization to partner with for our April or March cause of the month.
2. Its sunny and beautiful out today.
3. More good things are coming to the surface after doing Mbali's Bone Telling Mineral Ritual two days ago.
4. We've already raised $285 to help Mbali sing her way home to South Africa
5. I committed to write a giving story in my 29Gifts blog every day starting this Sunday to celebrate my 12th cycle of giving!

[Cami Walker -- 29Gifts Founder]

1. the first national feature story about the 29 Gifts book hits news stands today. Pick up a copy of the Oct 12 issue of Woman's World (circulation 1.2 million)

2. the second major feature will hit stands mid-october in the November issue of Body+Soul magazine

3. I'm going on the TODAY SHOW Oct 23 to talk about the book.

4. I have a loving husband who rocks my world.

5. I have the cutest dog on the planet.

[Stacey S.]

Ok here are my five good things this past week
1. Spending Thanksgiving with my family
2. getting extra Lighted Bottle orders
3. My niece's 3rd birthday
4. Getting a lot of my christmas presents wrapped
5. Picking our family 12 days of christmas secret santas!
It was a great week for me
Erin thanks for posting this I think it is a great way to think about all that we are blessed with each week. I would love to do this every week!

[Stacey S.]

Here are my 5 good things from this past week
1. i got to spend time with my niece and nephew. my nephew (6 months old) and i took a nice nap together.
2. i got an additional Lighted bottle order.and sold one that i had instock.
3. i got almost all of my secret santa gifts for our Family's 12 days of christmas and wrapped them.
4. watched one of my favorite christmas movie "A Muppets Christmas Carol" with my niece.
5. I got a $30 gift card from my bosses for Christmas.
Not a bad week at all!

[Stacey S.]

Here are my 5 good things from this week
1. Having my dad's family connect with each other again
2. Christmas (all the fun of the holidays, spending time with family and friends)
3. Spending the day with my best friend shopping and laughing.
4. Not being in my car when it was struck by a hit and run on the driver's side.
5. Eating Crab Bisque soup from my favorite restaurant

[Cami Walker -- 29Gifts Founder]

I love this idea. Here are my five good things from this week.
1. My new little dog, Charlie, has put on a little bit of weight. We're working hard to fatten him up.
2. I got to feed 12 other people on Thanksgiving... and other than my husband these are all new friends I've made in the past eight months since starting the 29Gifts project. All of the food came out great!
3. I've been collaborating with Mbali to create the Reader Journal portion of the 29 Gifts book.
4. We got 80+ story submissions for the 29 Gifts Book. AWESOME!
5. I made two amazing soups out of Thanksgiving left overs -- Turkey and Roasted Veg Stew and Hamhock Blackeyed Pea Soup. They're both YUMMY and I'm freezing a bunch so my husband and I are set for food for quite some time now.

[Cathy C. Hall]

Ooooh, five good things!
1. My daughter called (finally) to say she'd made it back to school.
2. The Atlanta Falcons won!
3. I finished a writing assignment and can mark it off the "Things To Do" list.
4. Then I played hooky from work and had time for other interesting things to do (like random reading at the 29 gifts site :-)
5. My weight (sorta) stayed the same, despite two pieces of pumpkin pie.

[lynn]

1. Thanksgiving with my family and some friends.
2. Went to the Botanical Garden and it was even more impressive than we expected!
3. We got some much needed rain last week and it felt like the holidays were here!
4. I got a special card made for my brother's girlfriend and I'm sending it today so it should get there in time for her birthday!
5. My first 29 days went by in a blur! The friends I've made here are such beautiful people!

[sharon]

1-I am a happier person than I have ever been.
2-My patience is stronger than it has ever been.
3-My financial situation does not have control of my emotions.
4-All of my daughters are my friends.
5-My husband wants to be with me the rest of my life.
-s

[Sarah P]

Thanks so much for doing this. Its a great way to get us to focus on the positive.
1. Together time with family.
2. Running into an old friend.
3. Learning to focus on what's important.
4. Christmas caroling/Advent festival at church.
5. Using some time off to get caught up with some things I was falling behind on.

[jennifer meriposa]

1. i got to take a break from the heartbreak of searching for a job in this economy and relax over thanksgiving vacation!
2. my girl came up to visit me and we had such a fabulous time romping around portland
3. i got to go to a decemberists show!
4. i might have a job possibility coming through for me today
5. the sun is peeking out from the portland clouds :) ahhhahhhhhahhhhhh........