Category Archives: Gratitude

Lessons in Gratitude Day 854

Posted on November 14, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight’s post is from a guest blogger: my daughter, Michal. Tonight, despite it being a stressful and physically painful week, I am grateful for many things. It is a good problem to have when I have multiple things I could … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 853

Posted on November 13, 2013 by mtchamblee

A funny thing happened on the way toward loving kindness: my heart opened up. I have been saying loving kindness meditation (metta), offering wishes of good will toward all beings ever since I first learned about the concept a few … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 852

Posted on November 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

I’m trying to ignore the sniffling and am acting like I am not coming down with something. Who has time for that? Certainly not me. I have been fortunate to have been able to will myself past those times I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 851

Posted on November 11, 2013 by mtchamblee

I don’t like war. I think it’s safe to say that I don’t even like the idea of war, and yet I understand that for as long as human beings have walked upright they have waged war upon each other … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 850

Posted on November 10, 2013 by mtchamblee

“Good things come to those who wait.” As written by one of my favorite authors–anonymous–this expression is feeling truer for me at the moment than it has in a while. While I am generally a relatively patient person, in order … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 849

Posted on November 9, 2013 by mtchamblee

There are 51 days until New Year’s Day 2014. That also happens to be when I hit day 900 of this blog. Perfect. I have been thinking about how and when I would finally wind down and stop writing this … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 848

Posted on November 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

Ah another Friday and the end of another long work week for me. I am quite tired having gotten up at 5:20 every morning for the past week. I had set for myself the microshift of getting up between 15 … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 847

Posted on November 7, 2013 by mtchamblee

This morning I left my house at a little after 7 a.m. and returned home at 9:45 p.m. My original plan was to have a guest blogger tonight because I knew it was going to be a long day. As … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 846

Posted on November 6, 2013 by mtchamblee

This evening I am winding down from a tiring day and looking ahead to a very, very long day ahead at work. I have decided to spin the wheel. Interestingly I landed on the piece I posted after I had … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 845

Posted on November 5, 2013 by mtchamblee

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. This morning I was writing in my journal about whether … Continue reading →

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