Notes on Gratitude
“The joy of Being is the joy of being conscious.” A New Earth, Tolle p. 300 I wanted to write a little gratitude post today about my cats. I mean, look at these two. Aren’t…
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Notes on Gratitude
I am losing him. Each subsequent year, I forget a little more—the smell of his Old Spice, the shimmer off his salt and pepper hair, the way he’d lose his dentures and we’d have to…
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Things I Love, Notes on Gratitude
"Belonging doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are." (The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, p. 25.) The older I get and the more work I do,…
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Just Finished, Up Next
Just Finished If You Feel Too Much, Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For, by Jamie Tworkowski. Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of the non-profit organization, To Write Love On Her Arms or…
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Your meme or mine?
The other day I was scrolling through my morning Facebook feed when I saw a meme that stopped my pointer finger in its track. The meme, posted by a friend of mine, read, “Sometimes the…
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Some Things That I Love, Notes on Gratitude
Part of my journey over the last couple of years has been to cultivate a practice of taking time to notice the little things, like this bunch of Gerber daisies at the supermarket. Today was…
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Some Things That I Love
Happy Memorial Day weekend. I hope everyone has a fun, safe, and joyous three days off (if you have a three day weekend.) Please take a moment to reflect on our brothers and sisters in…
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Welcome
“The most powerful words in the English language are, ‘Me, too.’” – Anne Lamott I have opinions about a whole bunch of stuff. I bet you do too. The problem is that sometimes I don’t know…
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Some Things That I Love
“A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.” (Here If You Need Me, p. 181) After my mom died and three short weeks later my daughter got sick, I…