Monthly Archives: July 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 738

Posted on July 21, 2013 by mtchamblee

I still recall very clearly the first summer I decided that I wanted to play the guitar. I was twelve, bored, and had always been inspired by my mom’s songs and wanted to be like her. She had four or … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 737

Posted on July 20, 2013 by mtchamblee

We are under a severe thunderstorm warning. Somewhere in the far distance I can hear the beginning rumbles of thunder. I live in a large county, so when we have a warning I don’t always take it too seriously. We … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 736

Posted on July 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

Hallelujah it’s Friday. I stayed home, working on a variety of work-related things while nursing a sore back. Not sure what I did to it, but it has been troubling me since early in the week. And oh what a … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 735

Posted on July 18, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am definitely spinning the wheel and sharing some of my previously written wise insights on gratitude. It has been a long week and I’ve been tired since Monday. I have distracted myself this evening and not gotten to … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 734

Posted on July 17, 2013 by mtchamblee

This has been quite a week and it is only Wednesday. Tonight is going to be one of simple gratitude and then perhaps a recycled reflection from an earlier post. I am grateful for and humbled by the folks who faithfully … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 733

Posted on July 16, 2013 by mtchamblee

This morning I fully intended to go on strike: I had had enough and was going to stop out of my life. All of it. Well, most of it. A funny thing happened on the way to the strike: I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 732

Posted on July 15, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a good night to spin the RNG wheel and let my previous words speak for me. It is only Monday and I am already ready for the weekend. I am going on strike today (again) and unlike the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 731

Posted on July 14, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today I tried to go on strike. I was pretty determined that I was going to be in a funk all day, sitting around vegging in front of the television and not doing anything useful whatsoever. I failed. Not miserably, … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 730

Posted on July 13, 2013 by mtchamblee

It’s hard to be brilliant two days in a row, particularly when you didn’t realize you were being brilliant. So I will just let things flow as they usually do and let’s see what happens. I want to spend some … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 729

Posted on July 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

Call it delayed reaction. Call it exhaustion. Call it too many rides on Mephisto the Mechanical Bull. You can call it a lot of things. I feel like going on strike today. You are about to witness a dramatic transformation. … Continue reading →

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