Monthly Archives: August 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 414

This has been one of those quiet, kind of low energy days. I didn’t get a lot accomplished, and I will have to get serious work done tomorrow. I’m glad to have a long weekend as I could use the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 413

Tonight I am too tired to write, but not too tired to be grateful. Sometimes when I arrive home in the evenings I should get out and kiss the ground, grateful to have safely made it home after nearly an … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 412

I am sitting in my room, looking out the window at the rising of the near-full moon, listening to the sounds of the night critters croaking and chirping. They seem particularly noisy this evening; perhaps because it is such a … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 411

“Now I lay me down to sleep…” Yesterday I experienced a long, slow exhale. Some information I had been waiting for finally came in. I was up late last night pondering possibilities, thinking through plans and scenarios, plotting out strategies. … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 410

They say “good things come to those who wait.” Perhaps this is true. But I don’t think waiting is intended to be a passive process of sitting around “wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’.” I’ve spent a lot of … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 409

Last night I was determined to cross one thing off my to-do-list. I had been working pretty much all day, but when I’d looked at my list there was not a single item completed. Though I was up until almost … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 408

I’ve stopping to take a break in the midst of my working to blog. It has been a long day and while I didn’t take breaks to do much of anything other than eat, I still feel like I barely … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 407

The end of another week has come, and I am grateful to be able to mark it by saying, “It is well with me.” I have been riding the mechanical bull this week, big time. But through all the bucking … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 406

I’m grateful this evening for the people I have in my life. Family and friends have always been important to me, but lately even more so than ever. My sibs have increasingly “been there” for me as I’ve struggled through … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 405

I’ve started and stopped writing this blog three times–getting a paragraph into it then hitting the delete key and erasing it all. The truth is, I’m really tired this evening. So my ability to express thoughts in a coherent fashion … Continue reading

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