{"id":927,"date":"2011-06-09T20:38:50","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T20:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2013-08-28T09:54:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T23:54:47","slug":"is-gratitude-too-touchy-feely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2011\/06\/is-gratitude-too-touchy-feely\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Gratitude Too Touchy-Feely?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I left a travel\u00a0bloggers\u00a0Facebook\u00a0group the other day. In all honestly, I had wanted to do it for some time. I joined the group as I felt it might be a worthwhile place to exchange information with others and learn new things. But,\u00a0every time\u00a0I went in there\u00a0it was filled with arguments and egotistical stroking.<\/p>\n
The other day, I got really pissed and\u00a0found\u00a0myself involved in an argument right in the middle of Will and Kate’s wedding. I don’t like getting into arguments and I don’t like it when people say shit just in an effort to make themselves sound like they know everything.<\/p>\n
After comments were made to the effect that gratitude goes overboard and can be too touchy-feely, I decided to press\u00a0the “leave-this-group” button. Who wants to hang around people who hold this narrow and\u00a0disempowering\u00a0view on life?<\/strong><\/p>\n These comments coming from a person who I have not yet seen display one iota of gratitude to\u00a0anyone\u00a0else online. He only comments in places where he can argue his point, the point that makes him sound like he knows everything and has been\u00a0everywhere. If anyone\u00a0counteracts, respect is never shown for their opinion, again words are spewed forth\u00a0to\u00a0raise his expertise and God like qualities up.<\/p>\n Never a “Thanks for that comment.” “I like what you are saying … but”<\/em><\/p>\n It all got a bit much for me and I\u00a0ended\u00a0up retorting in a rude fashion that if this was his attitude then I hope I never\u00a0meet\u00a0him on\u00a0the\u00a0street or at a party. This was because he seemed to think those who do show appreciation and gratitude to those who respond to others when they leave them a comment as fake\u00a0and\u00a0not really being like this in real life. Rubbish.<\/p>\n Bah… Mind you I have a bee in my bonnet about this person to begin with. When I first started travel blogging he piped his holier-than-thou head up to rudely and arrogantly tell me that my goals were unrealistic and that pretty much, I wouldn’t\u00a0be able to achieve them. In promoting his own self-importance he assumed many things about me, namely that I didn’t have what it took, I knew nothing about blogging, and I wasn’t\u00a0willing to\u00a0work hard. Well I’ve achieved most of my goals in a year that he said took him 3 years to do therefore I couldn’t\u00a0do it.<\/p>\n What\u00a0would\u00a0you remember more and who would you like to follow and\u00a0support\u00a0more, someone who shows no thanks or\u00a0appreciation\u00a0to others\u00a0or someone who takes time out of their day to\u00a0thank\u00a0you? It doesn’t have to be a\u00a0gushing\u00a0of\u00a0emotions\u00a0and\u00a0washing\u00a0of your feet.<\/p>\n Appreciation\u00a0and gratitude can be shown in many ways.<\/strong> Responding\u00a0to\u00a0someone’s\u00a0comment on your blog lets them know that you appreciate their input and the\u00a0time they have taken to support and follow you. When someone pays you a compliment all you need to do is smile and say a\u00a0simple\u00a0thank you.<\/p>\nIs gratitude too touchy-feely? Does it go overboard?<\/h2>\n