Nice Matters

"This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you've been awarded please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award."

Mine came from Missy who scribbles about The Incurable Disease of Writing.

And I am sending it out to these bloggers who have supported me with my incurable disease of breast cancer: Bhaswati, who is At Home, Writing in India; Paula in California at The Writing Show; a funny lady in Florida, Bonnie Boots; Damian McNicholl, author and blogger; Mark Leslie; Beth Allen II; and Troy Worman at OrbitNow. Nice people, all.

And then there is my support system via phone and email: Maryam in Iran; Eileen in Illinois; Epp; Kay; Elizabeth in the U.K.; Faye, Jennifer, Kim, Beth and Charlene in Ohio; Barbara in Guam; Larry, Sam, Noel, and Karen here; Lisa in New Mexico; and dear departed Dona, who lost her struggle with this illness.

The Internet is full of nice people whom I also feel deserve this award. Like fellow writer/editor Lillie Ammann; Matt Keegan, The Article Writer; Phil Gerbyshak, cat herder at 100 Bloggers; and ProBlogger Darren Rouse who ran Blogger Idol, through which I met many other nice bloggers.

I'm sure I've left out others who have been just as nice to me through the years. Please don't feel bad if you're one of them--just remind me!