Category Archives: Living in the Moment

Lessons in Gratitude Day 661

This has been an amazing weekend. I love it when something is good for no particular reason. This weekend, today, has been like that. Who’d have thunk it? And now it’s early–7 p.m. here in the greater DC Metro area–and … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 655

She takes the time out to dance, spinning ’round til she collapses on the floor Breathless and laughing she takes a quick rest and then she starts dancing some more. She sings the truth that she sees, and doesn’t silence … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 648

I’m getting closer every day, honest. I tell myself most evenings that I need to adjust my routine, change my schedule so that I’m doing important things–like writing this blog–earlier and doing less important things–like watching the news–later. Of course … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 616

“Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…” The notion of how swiftly time is passing continues to impress itself upon me. Time does have a way of speeding up, and as I look at how my life has … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 595

To quote one of my continuing favorite lines from songs that sum up my day, “Mama said there’ll be days like this…” The truth is, I don’t really know that my own Mama alerted me that there would be days … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 578

Today has been a good day and as always I am grateful for that. I feel like a juggler with many varied things I’m working on, but I am glad to say that most of them are good. I have … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 577

I am grateful for every day God sends my way. Each morning when I wake I perhaps make a dozen or so choices in that first hour. Some of them are simple while others may affect the trajectory of the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 511

Technology is a wonderful, terrible thing. But mostly it’s wonderful. Yesterday I wrote about missing my brother. Tonight I was able to Skype with him, talking face to face, me plopped on my bed with my laptop on my lap … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 415

Today has been a busy and reasonably productive day. I am grateful to be sitting down and essentially calling it a night in terms of physical work. Once again I spent most of the day on my feet or walking … Continue reading

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