Monthly Archives: April 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 636

Posted on April 10, 2013 by mtchamblee

I have so many thoughts swirling in my mind as I write this evening. Part of me is tired and wants to spin the wheel and pick a blog. The two random number generators offered two different numbers and both … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude day 635

Posted on April 9, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a good one for simple gratitude–it has been another beautiful weather day. It is so wonderful to see watch nature bursting awake with the heat of summer-like  weather–even at this hour (8:39 p.m.) it is still 76 degrees … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 634

Posted on April 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

You have to love the month of April from a strictly meteorological perspective. When I lived in California, where spring starts arriving in February, by April the weather was predictably beautiful. When I lived in Michigan, you could have a … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 633

Posted on April 7, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am not a big fan of trite expressions; I mean, who could be, when by their very definition they are “platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, stereotyped, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, timeworn, tired, hoary, hack, unimaginative” and a number of … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 632

Posted on April 6, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight, after getting a late start because I was spending time bonding with family until late this evening, I decided to pull a number and repost an earlier blog. I like taking the time to generate a “random” number and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 631

Posted on April 5, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I decided to spin the wheel, and pick and augment a previous post for your reading pleasure. This evening’s excerpt is from Day 212, posted on January 27, 2012. I had just engaged my son in a long conversation … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 630

Posted on April 4, 2013 by mtchamblee

This evening I am grateful for the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forty-five years ago today–April 4, 1968–Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. I was a few weeks shy of my 11th birthday. Things I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 629

Posted on April 3, 2013 by mtchamblee

Oh lord, I am tired! I have been making “microchanges” in my life–tiny changes in habit, routine, practice that over time will lead to bigger outcomes. One of those has been to adjust what happens when I get home in … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 628

Posted on April 2, 2013 by mtchamblee

This morning as I walked the dog, I looked up into the tops of a budding tree towering high above me. The rising sun touched the topmost branches, bathing it in orange, and there, cavorting in the canopy were four … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 627

Posted on April 1, 2013 by mtchamblee

One of the perks to living alone is that no one else has to eat your cooking. In fact, you really don’t have to cook at all if you don’t feel like it. You can eat cereal for dinner if … Continue reading →

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