Monthly Archives: August 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 394

Tonight I am grateful again for the basics–food to eat, a safe, warm, place to live, a relatively healthy, strong body and reasonably sound mind, clothing that covers my body and shoes on my feet. I am also grateful of … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 393

Tonight I am grateful for having had a relatively quiet day. I was tired, having risen early to take my son to catch the train into the city for work (this after picking him up from the train last night … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 392

One of these days when I sit down to write my book about gratitude there’s going to be a huge chapter on perseverance, persistence, and resilience. If I were to do a search of this blog over these 391 days … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 391-Part Two

In case you missed it, I posted part one of today’s blog at around 11:30 this morning, Pacific Time. It was unusual for me to do that, but it was an unusual morning. The afternoon and evening have been more … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 391–Part One

I am starting my blog unusually early today; that’s in part because I am at home preparing to head over to the Berkeley Food Pantry for my weekly dose of bread sorting, fruit cutting, food bagging, weightlifting, public greeting, frequent … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 390

Today has been a long day. I woke early, as usual, wrote in my journal, ran some errands and went to work. I am grateful that I have work to go to. The job I have is not in my … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 389

Whew today was quite a day. I hit a wall of sorts and almost wasn’t sure I’d be able to write tonight, but hey, walls haven’t stopped me yet, so here I am. As I’ve written many times, there is … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 388

Push, push, push.  That is how to keep moving, keep going, keep working, keep pressing on. That’s what I did today. Today has been a relatively productive day, though from looking around me I can’t fully tell what I’ve accomplished. … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 387

I’ve started tonight’s blog three times now and keep backspacing and deleting what I’ve written. And I just deleted the second sentence I wrote after I finally wrote the first sentence. Not off to an auspicious start tonight. I am … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 386

Tonight I am grateful to be back home safe and sound from my few days headed to and hanging out in Seattle Washington. It was an eventful trip to be sure, beginning with our epic drive up to Seattle from … Continue reading

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