Yay – I have 1000 followers! Unreal.
I never thought I’d get to such a milestone.
For some time I have been toying with ideas of how else to say thanks to my followers. I want to do it in a unique way. I like gifting. I like making gifts. I like surprising people in a nice way. Perhaps I could combine all that somehow. So here’s what I have come up with. I call it Soul Gifting.
Once a month I am going to choose someone from my followers and contact them to let them know they are being offered a Soul Gift. If they choose to accept, all I need is a mailing address sent to me by private email. What the gift is will be a surprise.
I was going to start this next month. However, having reached such a momentous milestone, I am going to start now. The first ‘giftee’ has been contacted!
Much as I would love to I cannot do this for everyone. It’s my way of saying ‘thanks’, no strings attached. It’s not a challenge. It’s not a competition. You are automatically in the draw if you follow my blog. I retain sole control and decision making.
I am adding a static page called Soul Gifting to my Home Page in the top tool bar. In it I will explain what it is. And I will list the ‘giftees’, why I chose them, and add a link to their blog.
All works of love are works of peace — Mother Theresa (1910-1997)
PS – you may have noticed I’m back to underlining links and justifying my post. It means I am using HTML for the first time in my life! I even found out that by clicking on the ? in the toolbar at the top gives me a list of Keyboard Shortcuts. Duh! Thanks to everyone for the feedback to my post about Missing Buttons.
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Congratulations!! What an amazing milestone.
Thank you Cheila- I’m gobsmacked!
Congratulations!! 😊😊
Thank you so much Andrea!
congratulations!
Thank you 🙂
Congratulations my friend. I’m surprised you don’t have more. You’re an awesome writer!!!
Aww, thank you for that!
Congratulations, hon!
Thanks, hun 🙂
Congratulations.
Susie
Thank you Susie 🙂
Congratulations and your should gift project is a wonderful way of paying your success forward.
Thank you Bernadette. It’s good to know you approve 🙂
Congratulations, Raili. 1000+ followers — truly is a milestone.
Many thanks 🙂
wow; how long did it take to get so many followers…
Hi George – I’ve been blogging since Aug 2015 🙂
Congratulation, Raili on reaching 1000 followers, What a great feeling 🙂
I am terrified of HTML and impressed that you have dived on in and managed to make it work! 🙂
It was forced on me. I held my breath and hit the button. To my amazement it worked!
Well you were brave to even have a go at it! 🙂
Congratulations!! I love your new idea of Soul Gifts and look forward to learning more about the winners!
Thank you Lorrie! I hoped, as I pressed that send button, that it would be understood by people as a genuine and heartfelt ‘my way’ of saying thank you. I think I achieved that 🙂
Hey, well done, Raili! 🙂
I quite like these milestones… they’re great to reach! 🙂
Aren’t they ! Such a buzz 🙂
Congratulations 1000 followers, feeling the love your followers have for you, that’s pretty special. Many thanks x
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Congrats Raili! You have a fab blog. It is always diverse and entertaining. I wish you many more subscribers who will enjoy your work x
Thank you Lana, that is so sweet of you 🙂
congratulations! It couldn’t happen to a nicer person!
Gee, thanks!
That is wonderful.
Thank you 🙂
Love this. It is such a wonderful and original idea. Your generosity and kindness make my heart smile. Just the idea of it is a gift to all of us. ☺☺
Thank you – that is such a lovely thing to say !
The world needs more souls like you sweet ma’am.
Thank you, Meghan, what a lovely thing to say 🙂