I got an award today for blogging. Me? An award for blogging? Do they give awards for breathing too? But I should not take the honor too lightly. It is confirmation that other bloggers actually read and value what I write. The award today was for having an imaginative website. Steven from the wonderful blog moodsaplenty.wordpress.com said this, “Hey there Michael, as a tribute and recognition of your charming artwork, kind heart and captivating writing, I have nominated you for the Imagine Award:http://moodsaplenty.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/the-imaginary-imagine-award/” And he gave me an award that looks like this;
It comes with responsibility. I will have to pass this award on to three to five other bloggers whose work I find imaginative and worthy in the tradition of John Lennon and his song Imagine. I already have some wonderful blogs in mind, but I have to think very seriously about it. The ghost of John Lennon will haunt me if I get it wrong.
Steven’s blog is incredible with moving videos that not only make Mickeys cry, but teach us strong lessons about our own nature and how we need to open our minds and eyes and hearts to see what other people think, experience, and feel. He is also an incredibly gifted artist with a knack for creating photographically realistic sketches.
And you know, he is not the only wonderful blogger who has shifted awards my way. Just Patty of http://petitemagique.wordpress.com/ has created a lovely awards bouquet that looks like this;
And it includes these awards;
She explains all these awards so well on this post; http://petitemagique.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/another-award-shower
And she nominated 14 of us for these awards! Talk about big responsibilities! I have to get busy and read more blogs! Dang!
So, I promise I will get busy and pass along these feel-good tokens that help a writer believe that somebody really does pay attention to what he or she has to say. You know, it is important for me to have a share in this. I often refer to myself as the writer that nobody reads. I made twelve dollars on one book and sixteen on the other. And on top of that, I’m a school teacher, so I also have all that experience with students, parents, and principals not listening to a single word I say. Maybe I’m not talking to stone walls after all!
So let me end by offering Steven and Patty the dreaded Mickey’s Grin award.
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