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Lessons in Gratitude Day 670
It is 11 p.m. and I just started writing. I got home from work at 10:00; I attended back-to-back graduation receptions on our campus. I drove home thinking as I breezed through what is normally the most gridlocked three miles … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 630
This evening I am grateful for the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forty-five years ago today–April 4, 1968–Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. I was a few weeks shy of my 11th birthday. Things I … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 518
Today has been an odd sort of day, one of those that feels like two separate days. Of course this has been an odd sort of week as I think about it. I have relived the dismay of watching my … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 502
Oh my goodness, how did it get to be 10:20 and I am just starting to write? This is how time gets away from me. I want to amend my opening line from yesterday’s blog, from “Sometimes you’re the windshield, … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 492
How do we mark the passage of time? Is it through the change of seasons that we mark the movement from one to the next? What about those places that don’t have four distinct seasons? How do they mark the … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 481
It has been interesting watching the election returns. I’ve had moments of anxiety and moments where I am more relaxed. It could be a long night. Back when I lived in California, three hours behind when the polls closed in … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 471
Today has been a really low key day, which has been a pretty good thing. Tonight is one for simple gratitude. I spent a delightful afternoon with my younger sister. It wasn’t so much that we did tons of fun … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 469
What would happen if everyone took a few minutes every day doing something they totally loved doing: playing basketball, crocheting a sweater, bowling, riding their motorcycle, camping out, painting, playing an instrument, planting a garden, stargazing, birdwatching, bungee jumping, cooking, … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 462
I fully expect that tomorrow night when I get home from work I am going to want to plop onto my sofa and vegetate in front of the television for the entire evening. I’ll probably write an abbreviated blog and … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 453
NOTE: I currently do not haved the internet turned on in my new house, so I am once again writing this blog on my smartphone. Hopefully I’ll be back online tomorrow night. Today I am grateful to be resting in … Continue reading
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