Monthly Archives: December 2012

Lessons in Gratitude Day 516

My daughter came home for the holidays and promptly got sick. We have an 11 p.m. appointment at a local after hours clinic about 15 minutes from my house. It kind of makes me tired just contemplating it, but there’s … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 515

Sometimes a simple change in perspective makes a big difference in how I approach something, which in turn can often affect the outcome. I have watched my attitude toward certain events on my calendar. Some of the meetings and events … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 514

This has been another long day of running around, but it has been good. The culmination was picking my daughter up from the airport on this foggy, rainy night and bringing her home to spend part of her holiday with … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 513

Today has been what a friend of mine calls a “rich, full day.” My sister Michaele has been immensely supportive of me in helping me get my house livable and homey. In the first few weeks I lived here she … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 512

Another long week has come to an end. I am grateful at this moment for the quiet I am experiencing in this moment. It passed, and I enjoyed it while it lasted. The quiet, I mean. I watched a program … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 511

Technology is a wonderful, terrible thing. But mostly it’s wonderful. Yesterday I wrote about missing my brother. Tonight I was able to Skype with him, talking face to face, me plopped on my bed with my laptop on my lap … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 510

This evening I find myself missing people. Like, I realized that I haven’t spoken with my brother in a few weeks. For a while there we Skyped on a semi-regular basis. In the hustle and bustle that has become my … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 509

This has been a good day. On good days it is easy to be grateful; one need only look around, without even breaking a proverbial sweat, to find numerous things about which one can be grateful. Other than the alarm … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 508

I am grateful that the mercies of god are new every morning. No matter what kind of day I’ve had, no matter how challenging, exhausting, painful, sad or wonderful, joyous, amazing, remarkable, each day begins fresh each morning. This is … Continue reading

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 507

I am amazed, though not distressed to be at the end of another weekend and the start of a new week. When I look at my to-do list from last week (much of which happens over the weekend) I realize … Continue reading

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