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Category Archives: Overcoming Fear
Lessons in Gratitude Day 997–Counting Down
Five, four, three, two, one…It seems as though I am in countdown mode these days. Counting down the last days of 2014, the last days of this blog (again), the last days of work before the holiday break, the last … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 971–Another Battle with the Balrog
It is amazing how often this happens: I write a post about standing strong in the face of one’s fears, about planting one’s staff, taking a stand boldly in the face of opposition, and then kablooey, it blows up in … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 970–Facing the Cannon
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 880
Today was a snow day. Yesterday was an odd weather day–delayed opening and work and power outages wreaked havoc on the campus and surrounding area. This morning the winter storm they meteorologists had predicted showed up right on time, exactly … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 875
As I was headed out of my office this evening, one of my coworkers told me that Nelson Mandela had died today, December 5, 2013. And as my breath caught in my chest and the lump formed in my throat, … 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 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 783
I am grateful tonight for staying power, for the power of perseverance. I know I write about perseverance a lot, but when you deal with a lot of tough stuff on a semi-regular basis, or you’ve been through a lot, … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 782
Tonight I decided right off the bat that I would spin the wheel and see what wise blog post it pointed toward. It has felt like a long, though in reality it is no longer than usual. Last night I … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 691
Sometimes the fear of a thing is greater than the thing itself. Someone famous probably said that once, but I like to think that I made it up. I use that statement to remind myself that sometimes the simple anticipation … Continue reading
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