Category Archives: Perseverance

Lessons in Gratitude Day 364

Last night I slept with both my windows wide open because even after sunset it was still stuffy and hot in my room. This morning, I paid for it. I was awakened at 5:27 a.m. by the familiar and annoyingly … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 360

I am grateful this evening for having a relatively productive day. When I look at the sum total of all the things I need to get done, it might look less productive; but when I look at the energy I … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 350

I am grateful for a lot of things today. The challenge today, unlike some days I’ve had this past week, is how to figure out which one or two I’m going to focus on for tonight’s blog. Sometimes I struggle … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 349

I am cranky and overwhelmed this evening. This has been one of those days, no, this has been one of those periods when virtually nothing is easy or happens without struggle or drama. Somewhere in the midst of this tumult … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 348

I am grateful once again for the incredible healing power of music. How is it that I forget this–constantly? This morning, I listened to a CD on my way to work. Usually I listen to an audiobook, but I finished … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 347

I am grateful for many things this evening, many of them so small that they are almost missable amidst the noise and tumult that whirls around me at any given time. I had, as might have been apparent to people … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 346

I am grateful to be at the end of the weekend and looking hoping to starting a new week from a better space than I ended the last one. In spite of my difficulties, I did manage to get some … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 344

It’s been an emotionally bumpy day or two, I must confess. I sort of knew from the moment I woke up this morning that today might be a bit rocky–I wrote about it in my journal. It wasn’t so much … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 339

I have a lot of thoughts bouncing around in my head this evening, so this is probably going to be one of the more ADD (attention deficit disorder) driven blogs. But it’s been that kind of day–I woke this morning … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 331

Today I have been immersed in solitude. I didn’t intend it, it just sort of happened. This morning I woke late (around 9:20 a.m.) and knew as I started into my journal writing that it was going to be one … Continue reading

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