Author Archives: mtchamblee

Lessons in Gratitude Day 941

Posted on October 11, 2014 by mtchamblee

This week I rode Mephistopheles the mechanical bull. I’m not sure when I invented Mephisto, but he continues to be an apt metaphor for the kinds of twists and turns my life appears to take in a given moment. Or … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 940

Posted on October 10, 2014 by mtchamblee

This has been a remarkably long week, and I find myself exhausted at the end of it and grateful to have two upcoming days when I can sleep a little later and relax a little. I decided to spin the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 939–Mama Said…

Posted on October 9, 2014 by mtchamblee

Last night I fell asleep with my computer on my lap. I was in the midst of writing this blog. I woke, bleary-eyed, sometime after 10:30 p.m. and struggled to put the last few sentences together. I had no idea … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 938

Posted on October 8, 2014 by mtchamblee

This morning I chased the moon and caught it. Like many people around the world, I figured out what time the total lunar eclipse was going to hit our part of the country. I had heard somewhere that it would … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 937–Seasons and Cycles

Posted on October 7, 2014 by mtchamblee

“And summer’s lease hath all too short a date…” ~William Shakespeare My friend J loves the summer; even with all of its heat and humidity, she relishes it. So when the cooler, shorter days of autumn begin,  and she finds … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 936–Loving the Questions

Posted on October 6, 2014 by mtchamblee

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke These days it seems like … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 935–The Soundtrack of Life

Posted on October 5, 2014 by mtchamblee

I continue to be profoundly grateful for the role that music plays in my life. As a singer-songwriter, composing and more importantly singing and sharing my songs gave me a voice, a form of expression I didn’t have early in … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 934–Persistence Revisited

Posted on October 4, 2014 by mtchamblee

This evening I conked out with my laptop on my lap, chin on my chest. I am still exhausted from the long week and find myself yet again digging into my repository of earlier posts for tonight’s lesson. To determine … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 933

Posted on October 3, 2014 by mtchamblee

This morning as I was driving to work I had some ideas about what I was going to write this evening. That was this morning, over 12 hours ago. I’m sure that whatever it was was going to be good, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 932–A Gift of Words

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for the written word, specifically tonight I am so grateful for poetry. I used to fancy myself a poet, and in some ways I am. The problem was that almost all of my poems rhymed and … Continue reading →

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