Monthly Archives: October 2013

Lessons in Gratitude Day 830

Posted on October 21, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight is a good night to spin the wheel of the Random Number Generator. I was up at 5:30, got onto campus by 7:45, and participated in non-stop meetings from 8:15 through 3 p.m. I mean I stopped once to … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 829

Posted on October 20, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful this evening for all the lessons that have come my way over all these months that I’ve written this blog. Sometimes they have been bold and in-your face, but most of the time have been subtle and … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 828

Posted on October 19, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I celebrate my daughter’s birth 23 years ago. I have written about her many times in the two and a half years since I first started writing this blog, including a post on her 21st birthday two years ago. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 827

Posted on October 18, 2013 by mtchamblee

I can’t help it. I am so grateful that it’s Friday I can hardly stand it. I don’t mean to be a broken record about it, but these days I am ready to collapse when I get home on Friday … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 826

Posted on October 17, 2013 by mtchamblee

Tonight I am grateful once again for members of “Team Terry/Marquita” who continue to show up for me in so many ways. My sister Ruth, who for the second Thursday in a row came over to my house to let … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 825

Posted on October 16, 2013 by mtchamblee

I do a lot of thinking in the morning: the 40-minute commute to work provides me with one of the quietest times I have in any given day, behind my morning journal writing time and other rare snatches of quiet. … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 824

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mtchamblee

“Mama said there’ll be days like this…” Good ol’ Mama. The truth is I don’t remember my mother warning me I’d have days like this, but as I think about it, I reckon she probably did. There was nothing terrible … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 823

Posted on October 14, 2013 by mtchamblee

I am grateful tonight for every one of us who has struggled with something, who have fallen down, and battered and bruised, scraped and bleeding, scrambled to get back up, wobbly at first but gradually regaining strength and stability. Whether … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 822

Posted on October 13, 2013 by mtchamblee

“I love you like the moon at night, big and round, warm and bright…” This evening as I returned home from an evening at my sister’s house I noticed something I hadn’t seen for the past several nights: the moon … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Gratitude Day 821

Posted on October 12, 2013 by mtchamblee

Today has been a good one for taking it easy and recovering from a long week. I realized how tired I’ve been and know I need to take steps to take better care of myself. I’ve written about that a … Continue reading →

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