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Lessons in Gratitude Day 991

Posted on December 8, 2014 by mtchamblee

I wish every one had a family whom they love and who loves them. I wish everyone loved their children, cared for them and were proud of them. I think the world would be a much different place if this … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 986

Posted on November 30, 2014 by mtchamblee

“I hate it when you spin the wheel,” my friend complained to me the other day as I was lamenting having to come home late one evening to write my blog. ” You try coming up with an original post … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 942–Literary Gratitude

Posted on October 12, 2014 by mtchamblee

“A mechanic cannot be a poet,” he thought, “That is not how things are.” ~Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, in The #1 Ladies Detective Agency As a writer, I love words. As a fiction writer and an avid reader of … 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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Lessons in Gratitude Day 886

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mtchamblee

I spend way too much time on Facebook sometimes. I get stuck there because that’s where I post this blog each night. The process of writing the blog takes me about an hour, but the posting easily takes another hour … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 870

Posted on November 30, 2013 by mtchamblee

There are 31 days until New Year’s Day, 2014. This means that my recent calculations are off and that Day 900 on the blog will occur on December 30, 2013 instead of on New Year’s Day 2014. In my defense … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 859

Posted on November 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

Nearly two years ago I started writing a daily journal (I actually began writing the journal about six months after I started writing this blog.) I titled it, “Writing My Way to Clarity,” and have proceeded to write every day … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 760

Posted on August 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

Like many people, I enjoy a good mystery. You are presented with a situation, you search for clues, follow a few false leads, lose the trail, then pick it up again. There are plot twists and numerous unexpected events and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 758

Posted on August 10, 2013 by mtchamblee

It has been a long day–I spent several hours at my sister’s house constructing a loft bed for her daughter only to realize that my suspicions were true: the bed was too tall for the room and will need to … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 742

Posted on July 25, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am rapidly approaching the time when I will stop writing this blog on a daily basis. I’m not quite sure when it’s going to be but my promise to those of you who read this regularly is to let … Continue reading →

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