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Category Archives: Gratitude
Lessons in Gratitude Day 844
Tonight I am grateful to live close by to family who are willing to help one another out in a pinch. Over the last few weeks and in the weeks to come one or another of my sisters has been … 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 842
Tonight I am grateful for mixed-up seasons. Yesterday as I was leaving work I walked out into a beautiful, sunny, 75-degree day that felt more like June than November 1. As I walked across the lawns toward my car I … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 841
Tonight I am so tired I am going to spin the wheel and the first blog that comes up is what I’m posting. Of course I say that now, but if the first blog that comes up isn’t very good … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 840
In October of 1994 I was at home in South Bend visiting my parents. I can’t really remember for what occasion I was there, but I was flying solo away from spouse and children. My mother was supposed to go … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 839
Tonight I am still pondering the concept of forgiveness. I want to circle back around to two important concepts prompted by comments people made in response to yesterday’s blog. Point #1: Forgiveness is a much about the person doing the … Continue reading
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Lesson in Gratitude Day 838
“I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter/But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter/But I think it’s about forgiveness…” ~Don Henley (India.Arie) What is a the heart of the matter? How often … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 837
I am grateful to be working someplace where even when I encounter challenges I am still grateful. Okay, so maybe that sentence doesn’t quite make sense. Let me try it again. In past workplaces I have encountered challenge after challenge, … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 836
It has been a good, relatively productive day. I began the day with one of my typical Sunday morning rituals: going to the grocery store. As odd as it sounds, going grocery shopping is often a mildly emotional experience. Over … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 835
Today has been a very lazy day and I don’t even feel particularly bad about that. I’ve been really tired and more than once I’ve found myself dozing off for various periods of time. Now that it’s after 8:30 p.m. … Continue reading
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