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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Lessons in Gratitude Day 526
I must confess that I am a humbug. Today for the first time in years I went to a mall to go Christmas shopping. Because of the hectic pace of the past few months, I lost track of the time … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 525
Today has been a really good day start to finish. I am grateful for that, particularly as we wrapped up the work week and are now headed into a two-week holiday break. It’s coming in the nick of time. My … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 524
Sometimes I miss good, old fashioned letters. Every day I go to my mailbox, lift the flap and feel around for mail. Most days there’s something in there and 99 percent of the time it’s either junk mail, coupons, cards … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 523
Often during the course of the day I come across things I am grateful for. “Oh,” I think to myself, “I’ll write about that in my blog when I get home tonight.” Then of course by the time I make … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 522
Tonight I am so tired I can hardly see straight. Last night I had a hard time getting to sleep, and as often happens that meant that I was tireder today than I’m comfortable being. The 90-minute commute home–part of … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 521
I am grateful to have spent a nice day with my daughter. We had brunch out, did a little shopping, went over to one of my sister’s houses and hung out for a bit before heading toward home, picking up … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 520
This is one of those weekend days that I have from time to time, more often than not actually. It was a quiet, low key kind of day. It’s not like I had a long to-do list or a full … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 519
On days like today, there are no words that can be written or spoken that helps us makes sense of the senseless. Today’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut defies explanation. How can one explain the murder of innocent children? The other … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 518
Today has been an odd sort of day, one of those that feels like two separate days. Of course this has been an odd sort of week as I think about it. I have relived the dismay of watching my … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 517
Over a year ago I decided that it would be a good idea to write a morning journal and a gratitude blog every day. My journal writing typically occurs first thing in the morning before I’ve had my coffee and … Continue reading
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