day 22 of Thanksgiving month: the kindness of strangers
Today's gratitude is slightly abashed. I'm grateful for kindness -- even my own, actually. And abashed that it's noticed so...noticeably...? Because if just joking w/ the Starbuck's barista, and...
View Articleday 23 of Thanksgiving month: soundtracks
The other day I wrote about how much I love music, how it's one of my everyday gratitudes. Which set me to thinking: what would my life's soundtrack be? What would I like to exit to? You have to...
View Articleday 24 of Thanksgiving month: getting ready (or not…)
I'm not at the 'in the pie pan' stage yet, but I did make the dough today. My family is BIG on pie, and especially at Thanksgiving. (Countdown: 3-2-1...) I think my beloved could eat an entire pie by...
View Articleday 25 of Thanksgiving month: gratitude in the wake of #Ferguson
Today, in the wake of Ferguson, my beginner's heart is breaking. There seems so very little to be grateful for. I wasn't even going to write. And then I thought -- there is one sad, terrible thing for...
View Articleday 26 in a month of Thanksgiving: cranberries, turkey, and pie…oh my!
The pies are cooking for tomorrow. All the house smells of butter crust and pumpkin filling. In the 2nd fridge there's a medium-sized turkey, with a ham still to be picked up. I'm fielding calls...
View Articleday #28 in a month of Thanksgiving: it’s the happily ever after thing…
Today I'm very grateful for all the little things my beloved does, every day. Things ranging from getting up to take the dogs out when they howl at 2 a.m. (maybe that's a big thing...), to running to...
View Articleday #30 in a month of Thanksgiving: one thing leads to another
Today is the last day of Thanksgiving month, although I'll continue to keep my gratitude journal. While this past month has been public, I've kept a gratitude journal for years now. It's too...
View Articlewith a little help from friends
You know that saying 'it takes a village'? Well, it does. For any endeavour worth remembering, it takes collaboration. Varied viewpoints, multiple hands, and a LOT of coordination. Witness my niece's...
View Articlehappiness is…
It's true. You can DECIDE to be happy. I promise. And it doesn't reaallly take a whole lot of effort, despite what cranky people may think... There's a (relatively) new field of research, happiness...
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giving thanks month, day 4 (for cats) ~
In a month of giving thanks for everyday blessings, people sometimes assume that I'm not grateful for the big things: my home, my family. My material well-being. But the point to an entire month of......
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