I apologize for being 2 hours, 40 minutes behind on the 5th day of gratitude…I’ve been out til late 
It was my friend Gabriel’s birthday earlier this week, and I met him today for some coffee and to pass him his birthday gift (one of my favorite books; Veronika Decides to Die). We had a nice chat, had dinner with his girlfriend and friends, and decided to go play LAN games afterwards (DOTA Allstars on Frozen Throne, one of my all-time favorites!).
It was a really special moment because Gabriel is one of the 2 longest standing friends I have. I’ve known him since I was 12, and that makes for 15 years of friendship now (wow! even I’m surprised). That’s a long time. Even though we haven’t always kept in touch, we’ve remained easy friends. His friendship is something I value, and the fact that we’ve made it thus far, and seen each other through so many changes, not to mention the fact that I wouldn’t have had my last girlfriend if he hadn’t introduced her to me, is something I am immensely grateful for.
What’s one thing you’re grateful for in your life today? Even if you don’t write it down in our comments section (which I do recommend you do), do take a moment to think about it…
February 12th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Well you may want to be grateful about something else… interesting volumes of traffic coming your way… heh. Onward to Alexa’s Sub 50,000!
February 13th, 2006 at 11:55 am
(I wonder what Stuart’s up to…)
February 13th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Wow.. this is mt first time posting a message eversince the Life Coaches Blog was up. Thanks, Alvin for the above post. After reading your article, I can’t help but to think what I am really grateful for. Back to basic.. I am really grateful for my parents for giving me a life. In my years of existence, I have never felt so empowered, full of confidence and of course, speaking with conviction. I am indeed grateful for the new friends that I made over the years and the knowledge that we shared. In a metaphoric way, I must say that I have 3 habits that I always carry with me. That is “Think Win-win”, “Begin with the end in mind” and “Sharpen the saw”.
Cheers!
Karen
Whoosh….
February 14th, 2006 at 12:32 am
Karen! See you leaving a comment at long last
Thanks for being around, and I’m glad this post at least proved of some use.