Tag: Gratitude
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10 At The End – July – Gratitude
Thankful to live in and celebrate our extraordinary country… Summer sunrises and sunsets… Summer Bible study with my daughter… Spending time on the water… Consciously thankful for the ordinary, ‘normal days’ I would have labeled boring when I was younger. Now, pain-free, crisis-free, routine days are viewed as true gifts.…
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10 At The End – May
“In May, witness nature’s resilience as it dares to blossom.” Emily Dickinson Gratitude and enjoyment this month…the highlight reel… 2. During a recent walk, I watched a little girl somersault all the way down a hill while her brother played soccer on an adjacent field. That’s good fun right there!…
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10 at the End – April
As always, my gratitude list extends far beyond these short ten, but here are the April highlights…
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10 at the End – February
Happy Friday! There are 52 Fridays in 2025. Today is #9! Today’s post: February gratitude.
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10 At the End – January Gratitude
This is a list of 10 things I’m thankful to have enjoyed or accomplished in month one of 2025. The list below is less exciting than what I expected to share at the outset of this month. I was sidelined a bit with my back leading to more reading, less…
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The Season of Gratitude
Today marks the start of the 11th month of 2024. The season of gratitude, Thanksgiving, lingering leaves that eventually descend, reducing trees to barren branches. The first freeze often happens in November, and the frigid morning air is welcome against my face. I have always loved October through December. Though…
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Somber Sunday, Hopeful Monday
I came across the following words today, stated by actress Shannen Doherty of the 1990’s television show, Beverly Hills 90210. She died on Saturday at 53-years old. “I don’t want to die,” she heartbreakingly told People at the time. “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with…
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Small Accomplishments
Pulling cookies from the oven on that Sunday afternoon, three dozen chocolate chip circles were the closest I’d felt to any real accomplishment in many months. I created something. It would be easier if I simply appreciated the basic equation of work = money but I’m the sort who cares…
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Memorial Day🇺🇸🇺🇸
Vigil strange I kept on the field one night;When you my son and my comrade dropt at my side that day,One look I but gave which your dear eyes return’d with a look I shall never forget,One touch of your hand to mine O boy, reach’d up as you lay…
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An Icy Find
It was a long day at the office and I just wanted a few minutes outdoors at the park – even if it was only 18 degrees. So, I drove to my snowy park, put on a hat and stepped outside my vehicle. The cold air hit my face hard.
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 