Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 547

Posted on January 11, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am watching the cursor blinking in the white space below the formatting ribbon on the blog editing page contemplating what I want to write. Earlier this evening I was out to dinner with two of my sisters and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 546

Posted on January 10, 2013 by mtchamblee

This has been a long, tiring day, the kind where, in spite of my efforts to turn it, was pretty dismal. I’ve had a few of those this week, which is a little disappointing, but am hopeful I can pull … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 545

Posted on January 9, 2013 by mtchamblee

I love that little chinking sound when something clicks into place. It’s like hearing something that doesn’t sound quite right until with a little nudge, something that has been misaligned suddenly drops into place. It’s similar to the visual effect … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 544

Posted on January 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for the ability to soothe oneself. I woke this morning on the proverbial “wrong side of the bed,” and while the day wasn’t terrible, it was more low key than I wanted it to be. There … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 543

Posted on January 7, 2013 by mtchamblee

I’m grateful for many things every day. And over the previous 542 blogs a number of themes have emerged as I’ve written. Sometimes it’s gratitude for the practice itself—the daily ritual of sitting down and reflecting on the blessings that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 542

Posted on January 6, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today I finished putting away most of the Christmas decorations. I put all of the ornaments to bed in their boxes, tissue papers, and special containers. I dragged the tree outside to set down at the curb for recycling tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 541

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mtchamblee

I began the un-Christmasing of my house today. I got out boxes from the attic and other places where I keep them squirreled away, took the ornaments off the tree and set them out on the coffee table in the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 540

Posted on January 4, 2013 by mtchamblee

Warning: I am in an odd sort of mood tonight. One of the challenges of writing a daily blog, sometimes late at night (I’m starting tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern, about 30 to 45 minutes later than usual) is that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 539

Posted on January 3, 2013 by mtchamblee

Did you ever have the feeling that you are on the verge of something but you don’t know what it is? It’s that sense of anticipation that something is brewing, building toward something but your totally in the dark about … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 538

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mtchamblee

Well I’ve gone and done it again. In spite of all my good intentions for getting things done early so I could get to sleep at a decent time I find myself starting to write later than I wanted to. … Continue reading →

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