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Category Archives: Overcoming Challenges
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 777
Today has brought the cool symmetrical day–day 777–when I contemplated bringing about the cessation of writing this blog every day. My guess is that I’ll get up tomorrow, or hit the 8:00 o’clock in the evening hour and the urge … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 749
“Sometimes fear of the thing is greater than the thing itself.” A very wise quote and an important concept. Okay, so I said the quote, and I can’t take full credit for the concept. It simply means that sometimes I … 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 733
This morning I fully intended to go on strike: I had had enough and was going to stop out of my life. All of it. Well, most of it. A funny thing happened on the way to the strike: I … Continue reading
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 717
Two years ago today I wrote the first lesson in gratitude. It was 454 words and the beginning of a journey that would take me through different iterations of this blog. I am grateful for what it has taken to … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 710
Tonight I went and looked for the moon, but I couldn’t find it. I got in my car, along with my four-legged sidekick, around 8:30 and set off in search of an open enough space from which I could see … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 680
Another week has come and gone. It has been an odd week and at the end of it I find myself emotionally drained. It’s been a long time since I rode Mephistopheles the mechanical bull, and I didn’t ride today–but … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 658
Greetings everyone, This is Michal Jones! I am honored to be blogging for my mother tonight. ————————————————————- Today, I chose vulnerability. It has been a week for me. There’s nothing external that has been particularly challenging or different about this … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Family, Friends, God, Gratitude, Health and Wellbeing, Overcoming Challenges, Perseverance
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