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"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
Anonymous
Happy Valentine's Day -- and Happy Anniversary to Positively Present! One year ago today, I sat down on my bed with my laptop and wrote this post -- my very first Positively Present post. It's hard to believe that it's been one year since that night and even harder to believe how much Positively Present has changed my life. Writing this blog has helped me to consciously seek positive things in life and to look for ways to live in the present moment. In the course of the past twelve months, I've learned more about myself than I never thought possible, all because I've been paying attention to the now and keeping my focus on the positive. Looking at the world through the Positively Present lens has made me see everything differently and every new situation I encounter benefits from my new point of view. This year has been one of the best years of my life -- filled with all sorts of ups and downs and good times and bad times. I've been living life -- both the positive and the negative -- and I've been learning how to make the most of everything I've encountered.
It hasn't been easy. I've had a hard time letting go of the negative attitude I used to cling to and I've faced some situations this year that have challenged my desire to be positive. Changing my attitude and, as a result, changing my life has been, quite honestly, the hardest thing I have ever done. I've done some difficult things, but reworking the way one thinks about the world affects everything and, in a sense, everything in my life has had to change over the past twelve months. It's been extremely difficult for me not to look back, to analyze the past with the fervor that I used to save for that type of unhealthy analysis. It's been so hard for me to live in the moment, especially in moments that I would have rather lived without. When I started this blog a year ago, I wanted to leave the past behind me. I wanted to erase it and start from scratch. Of course, as the quote above says, you can't go back and make a new start. But, as I've learned this year, you can start from where you are and create a new ending.
I used to think I knew exactly what my life would be like. I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I knew what I wanted and what I thought would happen to me. But I had no idea that this year was coming my way. I had no idea that I would be able to shift my priorities, my focus, and my life in such a way that, only one year after my first blog post, I would find myself in a completely different place, almost as if I'd woken up finally from a dream. So many things have changed in a year and I can connect all of those changes directly to my change in attitude. I can look back and see so clearly just how much this blog -- and all of the wonderful support from readers like you -- has changed my life. It may sound silly, but it's true. Over the past year, this blog has been my friend, my confidant, my outlet, and my therapy. This blog has taught me so much about the world and about myself.
It's been a year of writing, a year of learning, and a year of making my world better than I ever thought it could be. Hal Borland said, "Year's end is neither and end or a beginning, but a going on with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us," and I couldn't agree with that more. This is a new year for Positively Present, but it's not an end to last year. Instead, it's a continuation of what has been happening here for the past year. It's a continuation of positivity, of living in the now, of working hard to make my life what I want it to be. This month I've been writing a lot about and thinking a lot about love and I can say one thing is true this year that wasn't one year ago: I love my life.
Why do I love my life? Because it's changed for the better. How? Here's a list of things that I have learned over the past year -- the top life lessons that have stuck with me through all of the changes I've made in my life. I hope you can learn from them too and realize, as I have, that a positive attitude really can make a difference in your life.
A Year of Positively Present Lessons
1. Being present makes everything more interesting.
Every day many of us are faced with routines, the daily ins-and-outs of living. It can, as most of us know, get boring from time to time. I think that boredom was one of the main reasons I used to be so down all the time. I wasn't stimulated by life (which is why I also took to drinking and other unhealthy behaviors) and it wasn't until I realized the power of living in the present moment that it occurred to me that it was up to me to enjoy my moments, whatever those moments might be. When I started to pay attention, to look around and see that there were some pretty cool things in my life, I realized that there was literally no reason to ever be bored. There is so much going on if you just look around, I discovered. After realizing this, I started to pay attention to things more. I learned to love the view from my cubicle window. I learned to take pleasure in the daily drive to work. I learned to enter into new situations with the idea that there could be something exciting to see or do. Being present isn't always easy and there are certainly times when my mind wanders or when I'd rather be somewhere else, but, over the past year I've gotten a LOT better at living in the moment and it's taught me that every moment is worth more than experiencing; every moment is worth living.
2. A positive attitude can transform any situation.
Now, even after a year of writing this blog and doing my best to have a positive attitude, I can't say that I'm always a positive person. There are little bits of negativity that creep in from time to time. And you know what? That's okay. I've realized that being positive doesn't mean being positive every second of every day. It means making the most of a situation to the best of your ability and trying your hardest to see the good. Sometimes I'll admit that I can't (or won't) do this, but, over all, I've done a pretty amazing job of looking for the good over the past year. It's been a pretty heavy year for me -- filled with the very highest of highs and the lowest of lows -- but I've handled it all pretty well I think. And you know why? Because I've tried my best to have a positive attitude. Even when things seemed to really suck and all I felt like doing was curling up into a little ball and bawling on my bed, I chose to look for the good. This was not easy, but I know it made a difference. It was not the path of lease resistance (it's so much easier to just give in to the negative thoughts!), but it was the best path I could have chosen for myself. It's been very, very difficult at times to see the good or have a positive attitude, but every single time I've done it, I've been happier and more at peace with the situation. Being positive isn't always easy, but it is always worth it.
3. Positivity broads your mind and your outlook.
I didn't really think about this much until recently when I read Barbara Fredrickson's Positivity, but it's such an important element of my journey. Positivity really has made me have a broader, more open view of the world. With a positive attitude, I've been able to be more present to situations, including situations that would not normally interest me. In the past, I would have automatically had a snide or sarcastic comment ready for a situation that wasn't "me," but now I try to have a more positive outlook. The positivity has, in fact, allowed me to be more present. Going into situations with a positive attitude, I'm more into them and I'm more fully aware of what's happening. Because of this, I've been able to expand my mind and my ideas of what I find enjoyable. I've started giving new things a change and I've engaged in activities and situations that I never would have done in the past. It's still not super easy for me to try new things, but now that I have a new outlook on life I'm more open to the possibility of doing something different. Now that I know that I can find good in almost any situation, I'm more open to trying new things. It's exciting, being open-minded, and it's not something I've experienced too often in the past. I'm learning more and more every day not only about the world but about myself as well and I know I wouldn't be doing this if I were still residing under a dark cloud of negativity.
4. Rid your life of negativity and you will succeed.
Ridding my life of negativity was by far the hardest thing I've had to do since I started this blog. It has been incredibly difficult to stop doing some of the negative, self-destructive things I used to do. It has been even harder to get rid of the people in my life that I used to do these things with. Removing negativity has been extremely, extremely difficult for me. There were things I liked to do, things I thought of as fun and exciting and interesting, that I had to stop doing. I still want to do them sometimes, but I know that all of the success I've had over the past year would be nonexistent if I were still surrounded by negative activities and negative people. I cannot tell you how much it hurts to stop doing things you love or to stop seeing people you care about. It's painful and it doesn't feel very positive. But it is. By ridding my life of things that were negative for me, I've opened up space for more positive things. I've created more time for me to do the things I love. I've cleared more space in my heart to let in new, positive people. Without making room for these things, I never would have started this blog. I never would have met some of the amazing people I have. I wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't actively removed negative things from my life. It was painfully difficult, but, looking back, I see that all of the pain was worth it to get to the place I'm in right now.
5. Do what you love and you'll increase your happiness.
The one thing I've always loved -- no matter where I was in my life or what was happening -- is writing. I've loved it for as long as I can remember. On my thirteenth birthday I was allowed to go into Tiffany & Co. and pick out anything I wanted and you know what I picked out? A beautiful silver pen. That's what I wanted when I was younger and that's what I still want today -- a chance to write. I've always been writing, filling lined journals with my thoughts and desires, typing page after page of short stories and poems on my laptop. It wasn't until this year though that I actually started sharing my writing. I used to keep it locked up, trapped behind tiny brass locks and passwords, but this year I started this blog and started sharing what I write with YOU. It's been scary and exciting and unnerving at times, but mostly it's been wonderful. I love to write and I love to know that I'm actually writing for others. I'm writing mostly for myself, I'll admit, but I also am keeping you, the reader, in mind. Though I haven't made a career of this writing (yet!), I know I want to and I also know that I've become a much, much happier person because I've spent so much time doing what I love. Not everyone is even lucky enough to know what s/he loves to do, but I am fortunate enough to know what I love and to have the opportunity to do it every single day. Every time I write, I'm happy, and, for that reason, I cannot say enough: do what you love. It will make you happier than you ever thought possible.
6. Focus on what you want and it will find you.
I'm not sure how many of you readers believe in the Law of Attraction, but it's a pretty interesting thing. I've learned quite a bit about it over the past year and I've found that a lot of the things I put mental energy into became physical realities. The more I've focused on something, directly all of my energy to it, the more it's come into my life. For example, let's look at positivity. The more I've focused on it, the more I've found it all around me. I see the happiness in others. I find the goodness in situations. I am somehow surrounded by people who also see the good in things. By actively focusing on what I wanted -- a more positive life -- I was drawn to things and situations and people that helped me to create that life for myself. I've spent time actually writing down lists of what I wanted and, much to my surprise, I've actually gotten those things. I'd read about the Law of Attraction, but I never believed in it until this year. It's amazing that when you put your attention on something, that's what you'll get. It always worked that way before too, but I'd just never realized it. I felt like bad things were always happening to me and it was because I was spending all of my time focusing on and complaining about the bad things. Once I decided to let those things go and started focusing on the good things in my life, more good things came my way.
7. Seeking out help will help you grow even stronger.
I've mentioned it before, but I'll say it again: I would not be where I am right now if it weren't for a great support system and an amazing therapist. I've had a great cohort of family and friends who have supported me as I've made a lot of big changes in my life and I will be forever grateful to those who have stuck by my side through the past year (which, believe me, wasn't always easy). I wouldn't be where I am today without the strength I gained from their support. I also wouldn't be where I am today without some fantastic weekly therapy sessions (click that link if you want to read more about my therapy experience). I'd been in therapy before, but it never seemed to work. It had always seemed like a waste of time. Then, about a year ago, I started seeing a new therapist and my world was dramatically changed. Rather than sitting back and listening (as my previous therapists had done), this therapist actually took action. She gave me books to read, workbooks to work on, assignments to bring back to the next session. She helped me to stop the negative behaviors and to realize that I had a lot more potential than I gave myself credit for. One week at time, she made me see that I deserved to have a normal life and that I no longer had to live the way I'd been living. She made me realize that it was up to me to make changes and with her support, along with that from my family and friends, I was able to change things and to become the me that I am today. A lot of people shy away from getting help, thinking it means they are weak. Seeking help doesn't make you weak -- and it may be the only way to help you become strong.
8. Loving yourself is the very best thing you can do.
It can be really, really hard to love yourself. It's hard to love the things you've done, the mistakes you've made, or the emotions you sometimes feel. It's not easy to accept yourself, but I think that's exactly what was holding me back for so long in my life. I couldn't be happy with who I was so I could never really be happy with the life I was living. It wasn't until I got into therapy and started really looking at myself up close that I realized that I had to do whatever it took to love myself. I realized that if I didn't start loving myself, I could never, ever love my life. And I desperately wanted to love my life. So I got started. I started focusing on the good things about me and stopped harping on the bad. I started surrounding myself with people who lifted me up and got rid of those who made me feel bad about myself. I looked for the good things in my life instead of focusing on what had happened in the past. Putting myself in the present moment with a positive attitude helped me to really, truly fall in love with myself. When in the present I didn't have to dwell on the past and I didn't have to be anxious about the future. I could just be and whatever I was at that very moment became enough. Being positive and being present taught me to love myself just as I was, just in that moment. After a year of focusing on the good and learning to love the moment I'm in, I can honestly say that I love the person I am. I'm not perfect, but I'm perfectly me.
9. Be grateful for the love in your life.
Over the past twelve months, I've had quite a few ups and downs in terms of love, but I've realized that love isn't always able to fit neatly into a box. Love isn't always ready for a label. Love comes in all forms and we can feel it all around us if we just pay attention. Before this year I used to take love for granted. I assumed it was one of those things that would always be there and it was just like air -- important, but easy to forget about. This year I realized that love is so much more than I ever realized it. It is one of the most basic things, one of the things you're given right from the day you're born, but it's something that is so complex and moving that it cannot be forgotten or taken for granted. I have a lot of love in my life. Some of it is what you would expect and other forms of it are unusual, but all of the love I have is so very important. It's easy sometimes to forget about how important it is, but, in learning to be more present it's become harder and harder to take love for granted. I've become much more genuinely appreciative of the love in my life over the past year and I hope that appreciation always continues. Love -- whether it be from friends, family, or significant others -- is an amazing thing and I've learned to be respectful of it and to recognize and appreciate it as often as I can.
10. You can make the choice to have a positive, present life.
The greatest lesson I learned over the past year is this: you have a choice. You have a choice to be positive. You have a choice to be present. Both of these things can be really, really hard at times (believe me, I know!), but every single day, every single second, you have a choice. You can either be fully present in the moment, assuming a positive attitude and making the most out of whatever situation you're in. Or you can be something else. It's up to you. I've made the choice time and time again to be positive and to be present and every time I've made that choice, I've benefited from it. That being said, I don't always make that choice. I always want to, but sometimes it's very difficult and it's something I'm still working on all the time. However, when I have made the choice to be positive and present I've been a lot happier. I've learned that it really is the way to go. No matter what the situation is, if you make yourself present and you make your attitude positive, you'll enjoy the situation a lot more. Hard as it may be at the time, being positive and being present it worth every ounce of effort if you want to make the most of any situation. It's a choice -- and not always an easy one -- and it's always, always up to you. Choose to be positively present!
Some of these may have seemed obvious to you, but a year ago, none of these things were obvious to me. I believed I was destined to live under this dark cloud of sadness; I assumed that was my purpose and that I was expected to be gloomy and grumpy for the rest of my life. I had no idea that it was even possible for me to make such grand changes in my life. In fact, I had no idea it was even possible for me to want to make those changes. I got to a point where I was so unhappy, so drained and miserable, that I knew there was no other choice than to make a change. I didn't know exactly what the change would be, but I knew I had to do something. It took a long, long time -- twenty-five years! -- to get to the point where I realized that I needed a change, but since I've begun striving for a more positive and present life, I've learned so much and I truly believe I'm finally, after all of these years, becoming the person I was always meant to be.
Thank you so much for reading Positively Present over the past year!
The blog wouldn't be what it is today without readers like you so THANK YOU!!
I love your site (I commented the other day on hope springs internal! I didn't realize I could just.. type in my info instead of logging into OpenID haha.. I'm "S") & this post & your blog. I completely agree with all of these points. I used to be the most negative & self-hating person ever, but only after lots of determination to learn how to do these things.. I'm actually happy now, and I'm so grateful. I agree that loving yourself is a big step. I think really, happiness & positivity comes from when we first cherish our own being. :]
Posted by: sui | February 14, 2010 at 04:36 AM
Sui - Thanks for commenting! :) I'm so glad to hear that you could relate to this post and to what I was going through about a year ago. It's not always easy to be positive, but it's become a lot easier since I began working on loving myself!
Posted by: positively present | February 14, 2010 at 08:17 AM
Happy Birthday to PP! I love the story of being 13 and picking out a silver pen at Tiffany's, thats crazy:) You have been an amazing example to anyone who wants to change their life. Go celebrate!
Posted by: Tess The Bold Life | February 14, 2010 at 09:01 AM
Happy Birthday PP! I can't remember when I started following this blog, but when I read your interview the other day and learned that PP was coming up to its first anniversary, I couldn't believe that you hadn't been working on this for years! Congratulations, Dani, on all you've achieved this last year, and thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Posted by: Catherine | February 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Hi Dani - Congrats on One Year with Positively Present! Here's to the next!
Posted by: Amanda Linehan | February 14, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Hi Dani,
I'm wishing you a ' Happy Valentines' day ! ' and a 'Happy Anniversary! ' with immense pleasure.You have come this far, spreading love, providing value to your readers and may you have the strength and determination to carry on this journey for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time !
Wish you all the success !
Posted by: vikum | February 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Happy Anniversary. So happy to have found your site..you definetly keep me moving in the right direction.
Today is my 40th birthday...and I am happy and content, dispite the turmoil in my life.
Happy Day!
Posted by: Dawn | February 14, 2010 at 01:06 PM
Happy Anniversary PP! I absolutely love, love, love your blog!
It's taught me a lot after reading it on a daily basis and I feel an improvement in myself already. I was stuck in a negative rutt but now I'm starting to see the good rather than the bad in every situation.
Thankyou so so much for your inspiration and advice! Keep doing what you're doing :) you're definitely making a difference in the world.
-Alice
Posted by: Alice | February 14, 2010 at 02:43 PM
Congratulations and best wishes! Wow, what a fabulous year to celebrate! And much, much more of the good stuff is on its way to you. Thank you for sharing it all with us and taking us along on the ride!
Posted by: Michelle @ Following Your Joy | February 14, 2010 at 03:20 PM
Tess - Thank you so much for the comment! I really appreciate your support and it's been great connecting with you in the blogging world. :)
Catherine - Thank you! :) I really can't tell you enough how much support like yours means to me. I'm so glad you found the blog and you enjoy it!
Amanda - Thanks! I hope there are many, many more years of Positively Present in store!
Vikum - Happy Valentine's Day and thank you for the anniversary wishes! I really value your support and your encouragement makes me want to keep writing!
Dawn - Thank you! I'm so happy you've found the site and I'm also happy to hear that, despite what's going on in your life, you're happy and content. Happiness really does come from within. Happy birthday!!!
Alice - Thanks so much!! It means so much to me to hear readers like you say that I'm making a difference. The blog really helps me out with my own personal development and it makes me so happy to hear that others enjoy and appreciate it too.
Michelle - Thank you! It's been a great year -- probably my best ever! -- and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2010 will bring for Positively Present. Thank YOU for reading and for commenting. It really means a lot to me!
Posted by: positively present | February 14, 2010 at 03:48 PM
Happy Anniversary. Have been reading you for a few months already, and I love your style and openness. Keep up the great work ;)
Cheers ^^
Posted by: Jav | February 14, 2010 at 05:04 PM
Jav - Thank you so much and thank you for reading Positively Present! :) I really do appreciate readers like you!
Posted by: positively present | February 14, 2010 at 05:17 PM
Hi Dani,
The sunshine has guided me to your blog :) and I am glad I made it on a special day. Happy anniversary to PP. Am looking forward to be inspired by you and your inspiring posts from now on.
Posted by: Rani Bora | February 14, 2010 at 05:37 PM
Rani - I love the way you put that -- sunshine guiding you to the blog! :) I'm so glad you found Positively Present and I'm hoping the inspiration from here continues for many more years. Thanks for the comment!
Posted by: positively present | February 14, 2010 at 06:04 PM
Hey Dani, a BIG congrats on the one year anniversary of PP (and all the lessons learnt)! You really have created a beautiful place here and your hard work and perseverence in changing the parts of your life you're not happy with is totally inspiring!
Posted by: Sami - Life, Laughs & Lemmings | February 14, 2010 at 06:14 PM
Happy anniversary and happy Valentines!
I think your year of reflection and focus really paid off. You've grown in your writing and in your outlook. That's priceless.
Posted by: J.D. Meier | February 14, 2010 at 08:42 PM
Sami - Thank you!! :) It's been an amazing year and one of the greatest things about it has been connecting with fellow bloggers from all over the world (like you!). Thanks for being such a great supporter of PP!
J.D. - Happy Valentine's Day! And thank you for your awesome comment. I've learned a lot this year and I'm glad you can see that reflected here on Positively Present.
Posted by: positively present | February 14, 2010 at 09:17 PM
Congratulations on your one year anniversary Dani! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your blog a few months ago; it inspired me to start my own. Looking forward to what the next year brings for you :)
Posted by: Eran - The Quarterlife Quest | February 15, 2010 at 04:20 AM
Eran - Thank you so much! I was inspired to start this blog while I was reading other blogs (The Happiness Project and Think Simple Now) so it's awesome to hear that the cycle of blogs-inspiring-blogs continues. :)
Posted by: positively present | February 15, 2010 at 07:40 AM
Congratulations Dani - this is a wonderful milestone for you, and how much you have achieved in just this one short year. I always come here when I need to feel a bit more positive, I'm sure many people do. You've created something beautiful here and should be so proud of yourself. Thank you for Positively Present and all it has done for me :D xx
Posted by: green ink | February 15, 2010 at 07:53 AM
Green Ink - Thanks! :) You've been a great PP supporter and I really appreciate that. I'm so glad that I could help bring a little positivity into your life. I've become a LOT more positive myself through the blog and it's been an amazing experience. You're welcome and thank YOU for reading!
Posted by: positively present | February 15, 2010 at 08:07 AM
Thank you for sharing with us this last year! And here's to may more to come.
Posted by: Ellie Di | February 15, 2010 at 02:10 PM
Ellie - You're welcome! Thank you for reading!! :)
Posted by: positively present | February 15, 2010 at 02:42 PM
Having a positive attitude and thinking in a positive way is the most important things in life. I should know, I went without it for a good part of my life. You are doing a great job!
Posted by: Steve@Life Change for You | February 15, 2010 at 06:30 PM
LOVE your attitude!!! THAT'S the way to live your life. If only everyone could be so fortunate to see this.
Lindsey Petersen
http://5kidswdisabilities.wordpress.com
Posted by: Lindsey Petersen | February 15, 2010 at 08:11 PM
Dani,
Congratulations on your success and determination to create a better life for yourself! You have a fantastic and contagious outlook on positivity and life.
P.s. I became your 1,200th follower on Twitter! Sweeeeeeet.
Posted by: Mike aka Find Inspiration | February 15, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Congratulations and best wishes for many more years to come.
You know you're right, Dani. It does some down to choices. And deciding to live life positively is a great one to make as it totally changes our outlook on life.
Like Tess, I enjoyed the part where you chose the silver pen from Tiffanys. The sign of a true writer.
Happiness always! Here's to the beginning of year two. :)
Posted by: twitter.com/BSwafford | February 16, 2010 at 03:53 AM
Congratulations Dani! Keep up the good work :)
Posted by: Jen | February 16, 2010 at 08:25 AM
Steve - It's definitely so important to have a positive attitude and I also spent years without one. Some much has changed (for the better!) since I started focusing on the positive things in my life.
Lindsey - Thank you! It's been a really hard thing for me to learn, but these lessons have taught me so, so much about life and about who I want to be.
Mike - Thank you very much! It's taken a lot of hard work to get where I am now so I really appreciate encouragement like the words in your comment. :) Thanks for following me on Twitter too!
Barbara - Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback and encouragement on the blog. You've been very supportive and I'm fortunate to have readers like you. Choosing positivity has been an important factor in my transformation and I'm so glad you've made the choice to follow along with my journey.
Jen - Thanks so much!! I plan to keep writing and hope that over the next year I learn even more lessons!
Posted by: positively present | February 16, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Congratulations, Dani. Keep it up, your compassion is contagious!
Posted by: Kaushik | February 16, 2010 at 04:55 PM
Kaushik - Thank you! I really appreciate your comment and the fact that you've been such a loyal Positively Present reader! :)
Posted by: positively present | February 16, 2010 at 09:32 PM
A big congrats, Dani! I love what you do and you are making a huge difference infecting us with your inimitable positivity and regard for the present! Keep doing what you're doing and here's to many more years!
BTW, love the Tiffany & Co. story. So pure and so real.
Posted by: Belinda Munoz | February 17, 2010 at 01:50 AM
Belinda - A big thank you to you! I really enjoy reading your comments and your support means a lot to me. I'm glad you liked the Tiffany story. :)
Posted by: positively present | February 17, 2010 at 08:13 AM
Dani, it has been great to read your inspiring posts over the past year. I don't know how you do it but your posts provide an incredibly uplifting view. You are an excellent writer. I'm looking forward to more of your wisdom over the next year.
Posted by: Syd | February 17, 2010 at 09:43 AM
Syd - I have to be honest, your comment made me get a little teary-eyed. To see some write the words "excellent writer" about me makes me so incredibly happy. Thank you for the comment and for being such a great supporter of Positively Present! :)
Posted by: positively present | February 17, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Dani, I found your blog a while back through twitter. I'm jennmet on there. LOVE your blog. I couldn't post last night, thats why I sent the thank you email. Congrats on one year and keep going. You inspire so many to be sooooo positive! Thank you!
Posted by: jenn | February 19, 2010 at 08:27 PM
Jenn - I'm now following you on Twitter! :) Thank you so much for your email and for your support. It makes me so happy to know that readers like you really appreciate the blog and get something out of it. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment!
Posted by: positively present | February 20, 2010 at 07:55 AM
Happy anniversary!
Being present-minded does really make everything so much more interesting :)
Posted by: Vlad Dolezal | February 20, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Vlad - Thank you! Being present isn't always easy (for me!) but when I manage to really be in the moment EVERYTHING is more interesting. It's awesome!
Posted by: positively present | February 20, 2010 at 12:25 PM
GREAT BLOG!love it!:o)
Posted by: Pinky Ab Ph | August 12, 2010 at 06:04 PM
Dani, I am studying how to blog at university and your site pretty much ticks all the boxes of what to do! I've chosen this post to analyse for my assignment, I hope you don't mind! I figured I may as well choose a blog that I love to read and inspires me so it doesn't feel like hard work. Keep it up! From Steph in Australia.
Posted by: Stephanie | August 26, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Stephanie - Thanks so much for choosing to analyze my blog! :) Reading this comment made my day! Best of luck with your studies and if there's any additional info you need from me, let me know!
Posted by: positively present | August 27, 2010 at 07:03 AM
Hi Dani, I just wanted to thank you for writing such a thoughtful and inspiring blog! I have read quite a few of your entries over the past couple of months and I find it so helpful when I'm feeling stressed or anxious with my place in the world. A big thank you, I dont know what I'd read online to inspire me if PP was not around! Thank you :) From Sophia, like Stephanie above, in Australia (Sydney).
Posted by: Sophia G | September 16, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Sophia - You're welcome! Thank YOU for writing such an inspiring comment. It means a lot to me that you're a reader of Positively Present and that the posts inspire you. Comments like these make me want to keep writing more so thank you!
Posted by: positively present | September 17, 2010 at 07:07 AM