Oops, I apologize for not explaining it. I do use Firefox as my browser, but I don’t use the built in Wordpress commenting.

DISQUS is a system that takes over your Wordpress comments - it’s what I use on my blog. I am trying it out because I have seen it on other blogs that I like, and I enjoy using shiny new things =). They have a nice interface where I can see all the comments on my blog in one place (http://sidsavara.disqus.com/), but even better I can see all the comments I have left on any other blog that uses DISQUS - so I don’t need to email and/or RSS subscribe to comments, I can just go check my DISQUS account and see replies. I can even see comments other commenters have left on other blogs, if I want to “stalk” someone on DISQUS

The killer feature it has is if someone comments on my blog (or replies to my comment on any DISQUS powered blog) it shoots me an email with the comment, and I can reply directly to that email, and it shows up as a reply to that comment on whichever blog the comment was. This is awesome for me, since I can use my blackberry to interact with commenters on any DISQUS blog.

I hope this doesn’t come across as a sales pitch or anything of the sort. I use DISQUS, and so far I like it (though the javascript has not always played nicely with other plugins). I don’t own any stock or anything of that nature =).

Yes Comment Ninja - saved my hide, for sure. It makes responding directly to you so much enjoyable because, after all, the response box pops up right beneath your comment inside the WP Panel. That way I can read the comment while typing away my response, point for point, without shifting back and forth between the panel and the comment section. It’s a huge timesaver, not to mention a very effective way to keep track of who said what and who I responded to. Love it!

You need to try it if you ever switch to Firefox. What is DISQUS? I never heard of it.

While I’m still impressed that you read and respond to each comment so personally, I now know your secret for getting the cool links ;). I use DISQUS so I can’t take advantage of that script, but I bookmarked it just in case I can later =)

Thanks for telling me how you found me here. Welcome! I’m enjoying the new influx of visitors who leave comments like yourself. Thanks for taking a moment to say hi and introduce yourself.

You said it - gratitude indeed helps us remove doubts and brings deeper appreciation. Very true.

So you also enjoyed the “Step Into the Spotlight….” book too? The whole book was a simple reminder that we have to do what we have to do if people are to find out about us and what we do. It doesn’t pay to sit in the dark corner, hoping to “be discovered.” That’d be awesome but it isn’t reality. They key is to find ways of tooting our own horn tastefully. Tsufit does that rather well.

Gratitude removes one from the bog of doubts to appreciation and joy in all things.

That length of a drive with someone is certainly proving grounds for the strength of a friendship of whomever you’re with. That’s a long time to spend with someone in none other than a car!

But seriously, you’re right - never having any moments of awkward silence is a sign of a good friendship with a person but I also think that it’s okay to have long moments of silence without any feelings of awkwardness. That is also the test of a good friendship.

I haven’t yet had that experience with my friend - it seems that every time we get together, we never stop talking. I am planning to ask my friend to shut up for ten minutes, just to see if it’d work. LOL.

Thanks for helping me remember that incredible time!

I’m smiling because I know how it feels to be the first at anything. Cool! That means throughout the day today, many people will see your name over and over again.

I love the friendship story - it’s powerful, timeless and worth its weight in gold. Last night I watched “The Kite Runner” and it was a friendship movie between two boys who formed a bond through kite flying. One of them constantly stuck up for the other while the other cowered in the corner while his friend was being picked on. It was a powerful story of a friendship, one that I place tremendous importance on in my life.

You’re ABSOLUTELY RIGHT - being grateful has the potential of turning any moment around in an instant. OMG, how true that is! I’m blessed to have such wise, powerful people participating in this community.

Really, you’re not always kind? How interesting to see that side of you that we don’t know about. Well, perception is everything, isn’t it? Even though the last interviewee, Sharmaine Hobbs, cringed at the question, “What’s your dark side?”, I suppose the “sometimes unkindness” would be yours?

Your comment truly cheered me up this morning - how thankful I am to have a powerful platform that allows me to interact like this.

Why is gratitude so important to me? Being grateful can turn my day around. Appreciating people and events in my life can bring happiness and smiles to my day. Appreciation can remind me of the important things and people in my life. Friends are a very important part of my life. They give me joy and support and kindness. They remind me to be kind. I am not always kind.