Multiple Personalities Give Thanks

So, OCD Denise inside me insists that I follow the stats on my blog dashboard.  Last month I didn't know "stats," "blog," and "dashboard" could be used in a single sentence.

Thank you for continued growth and expanded understanding.

Thirteen-year-old Denise inside me worries, "What if they don't like me?" Old Denise says, "whatever."

Thank you for wisdom often masquerading as sarcasm.

Competitive Denise inside me says, "Wow!  Look how many views the post with the pie chart has gotten!" [43].  OCD Denise frets, "Why can't the number of views be the same for all the posts?"

Thank you for balance in an out of balance world.

Motivated Denise says, "Okay, let's get blogging.  If we miss a day, our readers will lose interest."  Lazy Denise insists, "No one will notice, trust me."

Thank you for knowing how to punctuate dialogue.

Writer Denise inside me wonders, "What do my readers want?"  Competitive Denise answers, "Clearly, it's PIE CHARTS!"  And OCD Denise chimes in, "That's true--just look at the stats!"

Thank you for the voices in my head, for I am never alone.

Well, I don't have any pie charts, today.  I will post a photo I took this afternoon on my walk, however.

I'm thankful for this:  A lovely January walk along Summit-to-Summit Rd. with my husband.  A little rain, a little sunshine, a lot of green.  All the voices are hushed and awed.  Together we praise God.

Thank you, God, for rain and the days after.