Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 557

Posted on January 21, 2013 by mtchamblee

Over the past few days I’ve heard a brief murmur from a few people I’ve spoken to that resonates with something I’ve been feeling myself a bit lately. There’s a sense of unsettledness, of disquiet about what they’re doing in … Continue reading →

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Lesson in Gratitude Day 556

Posted on January 20, 2013 by mtchamblee

I think the greatest blessing one is fortunate enough to have in their life it is a loving family. Whether biological, adoptive, or chosen, there is nothing better being encircled by a group of people who love you, accept you, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 555

Posted on January 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

Sooner or later I knew that someone would finally discover the bird feeder I’d hung outside my living room window. I might have known it would be a squirrel. I’d always had feeders hung back in my house in Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 554

Posted on January 18, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful to be relaxing, smiling and laughing at the end of a long day and busy week. It is remarkable to me, really. My commute home was a bit of a nightmare. It took me two hours and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 553

Posted on January 17, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for small shifts, micro-changes in what I’m doing or ways of being that over time add up to become much more significant. Writing this blog was a small shift: a sudden decision to start something that, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 552

Posted on January 16, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful at many levels for the bountiful blessings in my life. Sometimes I don’t see them as clearly as at others, but no matter how bad I might feel in a given moment on a particular day, I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 551

Posted on January 15, 2013 by mtchamblee

I must confess to being really tired this evening, so apologies in advance for any lack of coherence on my part and for the potential brevity of tonight’s post. The last two days before I’ve written this blog I’ve played … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 550

Posted on January 14, 2013 by mtchamblee

It was a dark and stormy night. All fake novels begin with this line, but here it is a dark rainy night, a fitting companion to the dark, gray day it was from sunup to sundown. I am grateful this … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 549

Posted on January 13, 2013 by mtchamblee

I sought solace in the drum, but found it not. I sought solace in the flute, but it was elusive. I sought solace in the guitar and brought it nearer. Perhaps in silence I will find it. Tonight I am … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 548

Posted on January 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

I’ve started writing this evening’s blog a few times. Once again I am getting a late start and as sometimes happens, I am  half asleep and needing to get my rest sooner rather than later. Today has been a fairly … Continue reading →

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