Monthly Archives: February 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 575

Posted on February 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful tonight for having a sense of knowing who I am. I had a conversation earlier today with a young person who is really still sorting that out. It’s an occupational regularity when one works on a college … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 574

Posted on February 7, 2013 by mtchamblee

Uh oh. It’s the blinking cursor on the blank page = blank mind phenomenon. Fingers tapping idly on the keyboard, not pushing hard enough to add letters to the screen, just drumming in thought. Shifting the laptop more securely on … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 573

Posted on February 6, 2013 by mtchamblee

I have been in deep thought over the past few days. During my waking hours my mind is constantly noodling on something, often related to my work and the occasionally thorny issue on the home front. Even during my “down … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 572

Posted on February 5, 2013 by mtchamblee

“When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do?” Dory asks her friend Marlin in the film, Finding Nemo. “I don’t wanna know what you gotta do.” He replies in a tone that implies that he also doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 571

Posted on February 4, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful to be working and to be enjoying the work I am doing. It is a strange space that I’m in at the moment. While there are definite challenges, irritations, seemingly endless meetings, and days when I look … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 570

Posted on February 3, 2013 by mtchamblee

Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you. Or something like that. This morning I started out gang busters, writing in my journal, getting a bunch of house type work done, cooking and eating a nice … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 569

Posted on February 2, 2013 by mtchamblee

I have learned many important lessons and concepts on this gratitude journey of the past year and a half. This weekend I have been reminded of a few.  First is the importance of reaching out to others when you are … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 568

Posted on February 1, 2013 by mtchamblee

This evening I called a friend with whom I hadn’t spoken to in well over a year. It was a good thing to do. I have known her since I was 14–our families were friends–and though I haven’t spent much … Continue reading →

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