Monthly Archives: June 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 342

Today has been a rich and full day. This morning I had a flash of inspiration about what I would write about this evening. Unfortunately that was this morning, and no sooner had I thought of the idea, I had … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 341

It’s been an interesting day. I am pondering how successful I’ve been at eradicating the word “not” from my vocabulary. I have to confess that the previous sentence originally began with the words, “I’m not sure how successful I’ve been…” … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 340

I have said many times how grateful (and gratified) I am that people read this blog. I think about it, write it, think some more, re-read it, edit it, say grace over it and send it on its way. And … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 339

I have a lot of thoughts bouncing around in my head this evening, so this is probably going to be one of the more ADD (attention deficit disorder) driven blogs. But it’s been that kind of day–I woke this morning … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 338

Whew, it was hot today. Normal temps here in the Bay area in June can be between about 60 and 80 degrees. Today it was about 102 here where I live. And us with no air conditioning. Saints preserve us! … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 337

I am grateful for the gift of words. As a writer, a reader, a poet and lyricist, a player of scrabble and all kinds of letter games, I love words. I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of words. … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 336

It would be pointless for me to once again lament the speediness with which this week has passed. I bet if I went back to my blog over the past several Thursdays I would find the same sentiment expressed week … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 335

Today has been a really good day. I am grateful. I could end here, but after only seven words? Nah! This could have been a much more challenging day, given how it started. Not so much for me but another … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 334

Today I am mostly grateful for how the day unfolded. There really wasn’t anything at all extraordinary about the day; it followed the usual pattern of waking early, writing in my journal, morning ablutions, oatmeal for breakfast, then out the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 333

Today I have been reminiscing and thinking again about my mother–today would have been her 86th birthday. May and June are times of remembering Mom whether I want to or not. Beginning with Mother’s day in the second weekend in … Continue reading

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