Have any of you seen the phrase "the bucket filler" floating around blog land? I have seen it here and there and wasn't quite sure what it was. It's funny because I read Our Life in Perfect Cadence regularly, and was always uplifted by the warm and inspiring posts Cadance made each day. What I didn't realize was that she was filling my bucket!
The bucket filler was started by a blogger named Jan whose blog I just recently discovered and love! It revolves around the idea that we each have invisible buckets. Our buckets are filled when we have positive, uplifting interactions with people. By the things they say, or by their actions. When our buckets are full, we are happy.
We also all have invisible dippers. They can be used to fill the buckets of others, or to dip into and lessen the buckets of others. Unkindness and negetivity empty our buckets and diminish our happiness.
Perhaps many of us don't try to empty each others buckets, but at the same time maybe we find it uncomfortable to make the effort to fill the buckets of others. This tradition is an effort to overcome that difficulty and help us each receive the joy to be found both by having our buckets filled and by filling the buckets of others.
Cadance has tossed the bucket to me! For the entire month of May I will be doing my best to fill your buckets! I don't know if there are any particular rules or protocols for this assignment, so I'll just roll with it! Each day I will share something that I hope will add a little more to each of your buckets. It may be a thought within my post, or it may be a post in itself. Either way I hope that each day you leave my blog feeling uplifted, and that your buckets are each a little fuller!
For my first "bucket filler", I'd like to share a quote from Albert Einstein:
"There are 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle. "
I truly believe I am surrounded by miracles each and every day! Have a wonderful Friday everyone!
Comments
For the record, you have been filling my bucket for a while now. I love that it now has a name!
Congrats!
~S
My bucket is getting pretty low. Looking forward to it being filled up!
The only bucket around here is what we call Mom's Stress Bucket. You never know what will be the drop that makes the bucket over-flow. God help you if you're in the vicinity when that happens.
Run away boys! Run away!
:)
I think all of our buckets get filled with daily contact with our bloggy friends too- both in reading uplifting posts and receiving encouraging comments!!
I have always loved your uplifting spirit! Thanks for filling my bucket when I come to visit you!
~Becca
... what a great concept!
You're off to a great start with that quote! It's so true.
this is a great feature..
i am glad jan kicked that bucket over to candanc!
i think candance did a great job!
(I like your little badge thing you made for the bucket filler!)