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Category Archives: Gratitude
The Choice
In response to a recent post titled, “One Of My Heroes And A Quote That Helps To Explain Why”, a reader asked, “How do you do that–leave it (Ed. note: hatred, bitterness, anger) behind? That is an excellent question. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing
Tagged Anger, bitterness, chains, cling, Forgiveness, free, gifts, hatred, hppy, prison
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They Chose To Give It To You
“When a child gives you a gift, even if it is a rock they just picked up, exude gratitude. It might be the only thing they have to give, and they chose you to give it to.” –Unknown I believe … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Generosity, Gifts, Gratitude, Quotes I Love
Tagged child, children, gift, gifts, Love, people, strangers
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Beautifiers
“Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks.” –Charles Dickens (Source: Wordsmith.org) Beautifiers I agree They are indeed And believe Those attributes And attitudes Along with kindness And gratitude Beautify lives And worlds. –Russ Towne
The Change
The daunting gauntlet that was my life Was full of stress and strain and strife Felt only pain and misery Hope seemed a distant memory It was even hard to lift my head Or get myself out of bed Trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Gratitude, Loneliness, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged amazed, bound, change, cocoon, gratitude, heart, kindness, Life, Love, misery, pain, room, sadness, self, trapped
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Funk Relievers
“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.” –Emory Austin (Source: Online Wellness Network) This sounds like good advice to me (as long as they are happy, uplifting songs). I also find that smiling, looking up, … Continue reading
Posted in Attittude, Feelings/Emotions, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Joy & Happiness, Quotes I Love
Tagged Anger, anger-inducing, debilitating, disempowering, dismiss, driven, ego, Emory Austin, funk, happy, hugging, kindness, loved, negative, network, Online Wellness Network, sing, sings, smile, smiling, song, songs, source, uplifting, wellness
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Misifusa’s Kindness and My Compromise
Misifusa has just nominated my blog for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award. Thank you! I am honored. For those who haven’t yet discovered her gem of a blog, I recommend that you check it out at http://misifusa.wordpress.com/ Congratulations … Continue reading
Posted in Awards: Sharing The Love, Gratitude
Tagged award, awards, blog, Blog of the Year, Blog of the Year 2012, honored, Misifusa, Misifusa's Blog, nominated, nomination, re-blog
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An Apology & A Thank You
As the number of readers and followers has grown, my turnaround time has been stretched beyond what is expected or even reasonable. I apologize. You all deserve better than I am able to give. I could either keep trying to … Continue reading →