Category - Thumbs Up!

I’m thrilled by the number of bloggers who want to contribute something positive to the blogoshpere through Thumbs Up! Time for our second edition already.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Thumbs Up! and you’re scratching your head wondering what it’s about you can read the details here.

Dean at My Jarrol Spot is giving the Thumbs Up! to his friend Amy in his post Positive Influence.

Bob wants to highlight the encouragement of another blogger in his post Blog Buddies over at The Four of Clubbs.

Romi at Romi’s Journal has a wonderful Thumbs Up! for her father with the post My First Teacher of English.

Sarah from This is what Sed said has written about honouring pastors. Her post Give Your Pastor a Hug is well worth reading and then putting into action.

Apple tells a Thumbs Up! story about remarkable generosity at her wonderful blog The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree.

Shannon at Divulgence takes us on a taxi ride through downtown Chicago with his post, Positive Influence.

Ethel Sings Again is a wonderful review from Bev at Funny the World, reminding us that a great performance always deserves a Thumbs Up!

Isn’t it wonderful to enjoy being where you are? Mrs. Mecomber thinks so and it’s not hard to tell why when you read Why I Love the Mohawk Valley at New York Traveler.

Lynn Emery accentuates the positive in her post Thankful over at her blog Be Encouraged.

If you enjoy good story telling and a great story check out Ian Welsh’s My Friend Peter posted at The Agonist.

I don’t think I’ve left anyone out but if you did post a submission this week and you can’t see it here, please email me so that I can add your post. If you missed out on being a part of Thumbs Up! this week, get posting now and submit for next week.

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Just a quick reminder that the second edition of Thumbs Up! is on its way.

Submissions close at midnight Sunday, Western Australian time. If you want to see what time that is for you just click here. (It may be sooner than you think.)

You can find the Thumbs Up! criteria and code for the badges here. Remember that the easiest way to participate is to fill in the Thumbs Up! Blog Carnival submission form. Once you’ve entered the permalink URL of your post, the form fills in most of the details for you.

There has already been a number of great submissions and I’m looking forward to posting the second edition on Monday morning.

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Looks like I’m not the only one interested in accentuating the positive.

There have been quite a number of bloggers wanting to get involved with Thumbs Up! If you’re not quite sure what I’m talking about you can read the details here.

So here we are with the first official Thumbs Up! posting. Thanks to everyone who has contributed. I hope you’ll take the time to read through the posts and leave some comments for the bloggers who have participated.

Amanda Hunt from Amanda’s Musings gets the ball rolling by giving the thumbs up to a couple of bloggers in her post Thumbs Up! Award.

Cody tells us I’m Thinking Positive with his post at What’s Going On, Cody?

All the way from Japan, Romi at Romi’s Journal tells us about the wonderful Ms. K*.

Free the Children is a post from Marie at A Little Joy for Today that highlights the fantastic work being done by a couple of Canadians.

Colin from Darkening Glasses has really taken to the idea of Thumbs Up! by highlighting fifteen bloggers in his post. Great work.

Melanie at Our Happy Happenings has combined her weekly Thankful Thursday post with Thumbs Up! Excellent idea. Check out the things that are putting a smile on her face here.

In Meg’s Weekly Update of the Australian blogosphere at Dipping Into the Blogpond she awards Thumbs Up! as the Aussie Blogpost of the Week. I’m extremely honoured.

Sarah from This is what Sed said has jumped on board too with a wonderful post highlighting a cople of fellow bloggers.

Roger Carr highlights someone who is Rescuing Homeless And At Risk Youth To Make A Difference at his Everyday Giving Blog.

Melody at Aussie Adventures has done her bit to spread the love by pointing her readers to Thumbs Up!, encouraging them to get involved in giving others a pat on the back. Shannon at Divulgence is also pointing out the idea to his readers. Also adding Thumbs Up! badges to their sites are David of Pilgrim Scribblings and Pilgrim Pals as well as Susan from Susan’s Blog.

Bonnie at Bonnie Writes does a wonderful job of fostering an Attitude of Gratitude.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents a Recipe for Success, Wealth & Happiness.

Anna Farmery presents an interesting Positive Thinking story at Mabel and Harry.

Edith Yeung encourages us to live out our dreams with her post I Have a Dream at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.

John Hill has written a post about Gratitude versus Entitlement at Universe Of Success.

Just to finish off this week, let me clarify the fact that the criteria for Thumbs Up! posts are outlined here and posts that don’t fit the guidelines will unfortunately be rejected. I’ve had a few submissions this time around that have simply been promoting the power of positive thinking or motivational stuff for getting rich which really isn’t what I’m setting out to highlight.

I’ve included a couple such posts because I still felt they had merit but I’ll need to be a little stricter with the guidelines from now on to ensure that Thumbs Up! doesn’t turn into something it was never meant to be. Sorry if yours was one of those rejected.

The essential criteria, as previously listed, is simply, “You can post a thank you to someone, a list of reasons you’re thankful this week, or highlight people doing something worthwhile in your community.”

If you did submit a post but you haven’t been included feel free to email me. While I did reject a few submissions I would hate
to have missed any legitimate posts.

If you missed out on being a part of Thumbs Up! this week, get posting now and submit for next week.

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Want to highlight someone making a positive difference?

Is there a blogger who deserves a pat on the back or simply something that has you feeling thankful this week?

The blogosphere can sometimes be a pretty negative place so I reckon it’s great to make a habit of accentuating the positive.

I want to link to a number of bloggers who are writing positive posts each week.

Do you want to be a part of the positive? You can post a thank you to someone, a list of reasons you’re thankful this week, or highlight people doing something worthwhile in your community. You don’t have to post every week but it’d be wonderful if you’re prepared to make the effort to write a positive post most weeks.

If you’re willing to jump in and give it a go, just copy the code from the box below and insert it into your blog post to display the Thumbs Up! badge. (Like the one in the top corner of this post.) Don’t sweat it if you don’t feel technically confident enough to add the badge. I can give you some help if you need it or just simply post without it, however you must link back to this post.

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I’ve also been asked about a smaller badge for sidebars. You can copy the following code for a smaller badge.

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Write your post any time during the week then email me or simply enter your post details via the Thumbs Up! Blog Carnival submission form. Once you’ve entered the permalink URL of your post, the form fills in most of the details for you.

I reserve the right to reject submissions that don’t fit the criteria outlined above.

At the start of every week I’ll write a post that links to everyone who’s participated over the past seven days.

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