gratitude | gratitude
Nov.14.2011
Even if wind is whistling moreso or throughout your bank accounts, realize that you have much to be thankful for—especially if you have loved ones, good health, supportive friends, kind neighbors, loyal pets, a safe and comfortable home, a peaceful nation, sufficient clothes, fresh air, clean water...
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Nov.11.2011
In the fall season, we focus on reflection (looking at what we've accomplished thus far this year), connection (spending the holidays with family and friends) and introspection (tuning in to spirit and our hopes and dreams).
This season provides ample opportunity to say a prayer of gratitude for...
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Oct.24.2011
Said it before, say it again. Gratitude people, at times we take for granted so much that goes on in our lives. We see the bad before the good, forget to laugh and be who we are supposed to be. So here it goes again, a day of Gratitude 101 starting at 12.30am this morning!
My...
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Sep.30.2011
Alright, before you roll your eyes or fear that I have shaved my head (although I did cut my hair pretty short yesterday) and am moving to Tibet, please read on.
I believe in the adage that a life unexamined is not worth living. To that end, I spend a great deal of time thinking about all...
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Aug.15.2011
I read an online article this morning about Self Motivation and came across 12 questions as part of the exercise. The last question “Am I Happy?” egged me to answer in writing…
Am I happy?
Yes! Compared to my state of being ten years back, without a shadow of doubt the answer is yes!...
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Aug.04.2011
Happy to see her!
Happy to make her laugh!
Happy she remembers.
Happy she knows.
Happy the rain has turned to sunshine.
Happy the waiting has paid off.
Happiness is gratitude.
Happiness is keeping the faith.
Thank you.
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Jul.28.2011
I made pancakes for breakfast yesterday. I don't often fix a big breakfast anymore. My teenagers stumble out of their rooms like moles emerging from their tunnels; blinking and shading their eyes from the bright sunlight. With a few mumbled syllables they head for the t.v., the computer or the...
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Jul.24.2011
Even in a down-turned economy $1,000 goes a long way. But sometimes, when the $1,000 are counted in pesos, we Americans can momentary feel shorted.
South of the Boarder it costs around $99 pesos for a sack of dog food, $55 pesos for a meal at Burger King, and $49 pesos for a movie theater...
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Jul.20.2011
July twenty-second marks my first anniversary at Red Room. I didn’t know what to expect when I joined because I read about Red Room in Oprah. I was leery and insecure, had this nebulous idea of an online support group where English professors with imaginary red pens pointed out my spell check...
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Jul.07.2011
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing, and I can’t think of a moment growing up when I didn’t dream of being a full-time author. I just always imagined myself making money doing the one thing I loved more than any…
But I never imagined, in all those years of dreaming, that I’d ever have...
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