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Category Archives: Gratitude
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 822
“I love you like the moon at night, big and round, warm and bright…” This evening as I returned home from an evening at my sister’s house I noticed something I hadn’t seen for the past several nights: the moon … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 821
Today has been a good one for taking it easy and recovering from a long week. I realized how tired I’ve been and know I need to take steps to take better care of myself. I’ve written about that a … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 820
Tonight I am writing in grateful reflection on National Coming Out Day 2013. I am keenly aware that coming out is a process that some of us will go through over and over again. Perhaps this is particularly true to … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 819
Tonight’s blog is contributed by a familiar and no longer guest blogger, my daughter Michal “MJ” Jones. Enjoy her wonderful voice this evening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is hard to believe that I moved to Seattle well over a year ago. Time … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 818
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. I am a peacemaker. I always have been, I think. Perhaps it is a middle child thing, perhaps it is somehow a product of my upbringing. Nurture and … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 817
Tonight I am grateful for the thoughtful consideration of my coworkers. This morning at our weekly staff meeting, we jumped into some challenging discussions around our unit strategic plan, changes we are making to the budget structure, and in general … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 816
Tonight my daughter called to tell me she loves me and had been thinking about me. “Wait, did you have another nightmare that I fell off a cliff and died?” I asked her, jokingly. Occasionally she dreams that something tragic … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 815
Somehow when I wasn’t paying attention it got to be October. The last time I paid attention to time of year was back in August when I was returning from a few days at the beach and was lamenting the … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 814
Tonight I was hit by an unexpected little burst of grief. They happen from time to time, but this one seemed to hit out of nowhere, while I was minding my own business. I found myself missing my father, which … Continue reading
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