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Category Archives: Perseverance
Lessons in Gratitude Day 880
Today was a snow day. Yesterday was an odd weather day–delayed opening and work and power outages wreaked havoc on the campus and surrounding area. This morning the winter storm they meteorologists had predicted showed up right on time, exactly … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 865
Sometimes things can get to be a bit too much, too many things going on that demand a great deal of time and/or emotional energy. I wonder sometimes if I don’t trip a circuit or something with all the energy … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 843
Today as I was driving, someone honked their car horn at me. I had been in the wrong; I had started into an intersection that I thought was a four-way stop but wasn’t. I hadn’t actually gone into the intersection, … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 823
I am grateful tonight for every one of us who has struggled with something, who have fallen down, and battered and bruised, scraped and bleeding, scrambled to get back up, wobbly at first but gradually regaining strength and stability. Whether … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 804
Tonight is one of those nights when I am remarkably tired. I felt at times today like I was in nonstop meetings–in fact the whole week has felt like that, and I’m not sure I can keep up the pace … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 783
I am grateful tonight for staying power, for the power of perseverance. I know I write about perseverance a lot, but when you deal with a lot of tough stuff on a semi-regular basis, or you’ve been through a lot, … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 782
Tonight I decided right off the bat that I would spin the wheel and see what wise blog post it pointed toward. It has felt like a long, though in reality it is no longer than usual. Last night I … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 768
Mama said there’ll be days like this. So the old song says. I’ve used this line many times over the course of the past 767 days. Sometimes I was writing about really difficult, challenging days, but most of the time … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 748
This afternoon while I was in a meeting my daughter sent me a text message that I didn’t see until some hours later. She was asking for help with a financial and transportation challenge that needed to be resolved in … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 740
Tonight I good all my meals for the rest of the week. It’s been a while since I’ve done that, and I’m relieved to have done it though it means that I ate dinner late (after 8 p.m.) and am … Continue reading
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