Monthly Archives: February 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 595

Posted on February 28, 2013 by mtchamblee

To quote one of my continuing favorite lines from songs that sum up my day, “Mama said there’ll be days like this…” The truth is, I don’t really know that my own Mama alerted me that there would be days … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 594

Posted on February 27, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am exhausted. On the one hand it’s Wednesday, “hump day” as it’s often called, meaning that it’s in the middle of the work week with only two more days until the weekend. From my vantage point this evening, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 593

Posted on February 26, 2013 by mtchamblee

Last night as I was driving home from work I was startled by a remarkable sight. I had just reached a  “breakaway” on the highway, that place where the traffic finally starts moving again after having been bogged down in … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 592

Posted on February 25, 2013 by mtchamblee

Yesterday I got the chance to do a really yucky job for my sister Ruth and I was delighted. You see, Ruth has been more than a sister to me throughout my life, she has also been a close friend … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 591

Posted on February 24, 2013 by mtchamblee

Day is done, gone the sun. Here at the close of another day I reflect as always on the things I am grateful for, either for what has transpired in this day in particular or general thoughts I have about … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 590

Posted on February 23, 2013 by mtchamblee

Every once in a while I wish I could write something like, “Today I am grateful that I won several million dollars in the lottery. I am eliminating my debts, paying off my daughter’s college and graduate school loans, and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 589

Posted on February 22, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am sitting looking at a brick wall. It’s the one I ran smack into, landing with a thud on my backside and now I am sitting looking up at it. I went around a corner too fast, not knowing … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 588

Posted on February 21, 2013 by mtchamblee

“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 587

Posted on February 20, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a tough writing night. The blinking cursor of death is mocking my attempts to write something coherent. I find myself switching back and forth between tabs in the browser, bouncing from Facebook to solitaire to checking my bank … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 586

Posted on February 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for anything that makes me laugh. With the advent of the internet and YouTube, not to mention the mainstays of television and movies, I find any number of things at which I can laugh at any … Continue reading →

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