Category Archives: Resilience

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

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 768

Mama said there’ll be days like this. So the old song says. I’ve used this line many times over the course of the past 767 days. Sometimes I was writing about really difficult, challenging days, but most of the time … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 748

This afternoon while I was in a meeting my daughter sent me a text message that I didn’t see until some hours later. She was asking for help with a financial and transportation challenge that needed to be resolved in … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 727

I think I have been on an extended ride of Mephistopheles the Mechanical Bull. I think that in the last several weeks I have been whipped back and forth, up and down, side to side. So much happening so fast … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 686

Tonight I am grateful for the gift of resilience: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” Today was a bit of a struggle. It could have been a variety of things that affected me–from irritating work emails (which I perhaps … Continue reading

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