Category Archives: Letting Go

Lessons in Gratitude Day 997–More About Letting Go

Some people have an amazing ability to hold a grudge. The other day I was talking with a friend, telling them that I had heard from a person with whom I haven’t spoken in many years. This person had taken … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 993–The Wisdom of Nothing

Sometimes the best answer is to wait, to take no action on a particular thing and simply wait to see what happens. “Don’t just do something, stand there!” a little zen joke suggests. And so I did. It recently had … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 992–Endings and Beginnings

I am not a big fan of endings. I know they are a natural and even necessary part of life, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them. In 2011 when I first started this blog I was reeling … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 919–Making it Easy

I am grateful this evening for some very down-to-earth, homespun wisdom from my my brother, with whom I converse on Skype periodically. He reads this blog faithfully (he has since the very first one in June 2011) and every once … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 884

525,600 minutes 525,000 moments so dear 525,600 minutes How do you measure, measure a year? “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent” How do you measure a year? How do you measure a lifetime? I am feeling very philosophical as … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 771

My son and I got into a shouting match a couple of days ago–I mean a good ol’ holler near the top of your voice kind of argument. I was sitting here in my bedroom and he was sitting in … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 683

I am really appreciative of the willingness and desire of my guest blogger, my daughter Michal, to create and share yesterday’s gratitude blog. First of all, it’s exciting to me that she’s interested in and thinks a lot about the … Continue reading

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