Monthly Archives: June 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 697

Posted on June 10, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful for something ridiculously simple: I love the tastes of summer. I am a cherry nut. As soon as the cherry season hits, I overdose on them. Where I lived in California they were abundant and cheap. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 696

Posted on June 9, 2013 by mtchamblee

Sometimes there are no words. How many times have I found myself in situations in which some kind of response was invited, called for, and I simply had no words? I have found myself in that space quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 695

Posted on June 8, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a good time for simple gratitude. I spun the wheel four times and didn’t land on a blog that felt right for this evening. That was a little disappointing as I am tired this evening and would have … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 694

Posted on June 7, 2013 by mtchamblee

Ah Friday. Can I tell you how ecstatic I am that it is the end of my work week? I could, if I had the energy. There used to be an old beer commercial back in the 80s or sometime … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 693

Posted on June 6, 2013 by mtchamblee

Sometimes I don’t slow down long enough to do some things I really want (need) to get done. These are projects–creative and otherwise–that I’d like to make time for, but haven’t yet seemed to get there. I’ve decided that for … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 692

Posted on June 5, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I find myself mentally exhausted and needing to get to sleep earlier than I have been. So, I decided to spin the RNG wheel–I have two that I spin. One is set to choose a random number between 1 … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 691

Posted on June 4, 2013 by mtchamblee

Sometimes the fear of a thing is greater than the thing itself. Someone famous probably said that once, but I like to think that I made it up. I use that statement to remind myself that sometimes the simple anticipation … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 690

Posted on June 3, 2013 by mtchamblee

Yikes. Sometimes words fail me, which as a reader of this blog you probably already know. I’m in the midst of one of those times that I can only describe using the line from the James Taylor song that says, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 689

Posted on June 2, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful this evening for the treasure trove of gratitude that I have amassed over these 600-plus days of writing. On nights like this when I’ve been working on other things and then on the phone for an hour … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 688

Posted on June 1, 2013 by mtchamblee

It’s broken record time yet again. I am grateful for my family. Over the past week I’ve had a wonderful overdose of family, beginning last weekend when I was able to spend time with three sisters, one brother, an aunt, … Continue reading →

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