Dear Mr. Spammer:

I’m not an expert on how to handle or manage spam, much less on how to spam others.

So, it’s just my opinion, but I’m pretty sure this is an ineffective way to get traffic to your website:

Speaking only for myself, it’s very ineffective.  Since I now have to go through and delete the dozens of Contact Form submissions that you sent me, I won’t bother taking the time to visit your website.

Good luck with this though.  Your efforts make the online world a little more sleazy.  ~ Brian

My source for this is Michael Hyatt’s post on the topic of sitting.  The original creator of the infographic below is visual.ly.

I sit at a desk all day long.  Time for a standing desk, I think…

“Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” ~ The Thanksgiving Psalm

The antidote to pride (hubris)?

Gratitude.

For example, in the scripture quoted above, the Psalmist reminds us that God made us.  Not only did we not make ourselves, but we could not.

Being grateful requires us to acknowledge that relationships, possessions, situations, and even challenges, are gifts.  That act of acknowledgement is the antidote to pride.

For example:  Yes, it required hard work on my part to get through six years of college.  But, I acknowledge that my mind and body are gifts.  I could not have attended college without them.

So, during this Thanksgiving Week, these are only some of the things for which I am thankful:

First and foremost, Michelle

Our children

My Faith

My parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, et al

The opportunities that I’ve had to attend school and pursue the career of my choice

The challenges that Michelle and I have faced together – some overcome, some not

The economic and personal liberties that we enjoy in a nation of freedom

My body (old as it’s getting) and mind (forgetful as it’s getting)

My camera, which has made me keenly aware that my eyes are amazing instruments

Holidays and special occasions spent with family, eating and making memories

Hand-and-Foot nights with good friends

I’ll stop for now.  Happy Thanksgiving!