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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Lessons in Gratitude Day 687
I have a lot of hope for the future of our planet…at least the little corner of it that I have inhabited for the past several days. I am at the end of my last full day in New Orleans, … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 686
Tonight I am grateful for the gift of resilience: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” Today was a bit of a struggle. It could have been a variety of things that affected me–from irritating work emails (which I perhaps … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 685
Mama said there’ll be days like this. Or then again, perhaps she didn’t; I don’t really remember a lot of what Mama said. Oh, I remember some of her more colorful turns of phrase (“I’m so mad I could chew … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 684
Today has been a long day and I am exhausted. It’s a different kind of exhaustion than usual–instead of my usual work day and post workday commute, I spent today in intense conversation as part of a daylong conference session … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 683
I am really appreciative of the willingness and desire of my guest blogger, my daughter Michal, to create and share yesterday’s gratitude blog. First of all, it’s exciting to me that she’s interested in and thinks a lot about the … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 682
From guest blogger and Marquita’s daugther, Michal Jones ______________ “Distance makes the heart grow fonder,” so the saying goes. Tonight I am nearing the end of a visit with my family that feels too short (don’t they always?), but am … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 681
Tonight I find myself once again considering the notion of forgiveness. During a recent meeting of folks a lot of old hurts were raised in conversation. What was clear was that one person or another had slighted another person and … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 680
Another week has come and gone. It has been an odd week and at the end of it I find myself emotionally drained. It’s been a long time since I rode Mephistopheles the mechanical bull, and I didn’t ride today–but … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 679
Tonight after a long but productive work day I find that I am a little too exhausted to write a coherent post from scratch. So I spun the wheel and got luck with an earlier post on simple gratitude from … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 678
I’ve written a lot recently about how glad I am to be living in close proximity to my three sisters. It is been a great joy to me to be able to visit, interact, talk, and share meals with them … Continue reading
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