Archive for the ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ category

Gratefully Minding the Gaps

August 5th, 2012

This weekend I fell in a hole as my Darling Husband would say, I spent the weekend slightly out of touch with everything. It was an odd and kind of relaxing weekend. I didn’t accomplish much of anything, except maybe to stay kind of cool and unfocused. It felt unplugged. Today I am grateful for [...]

Gratitude for Change

August 3rd, 2012

Today was a day that did not start out like every other one this week.  Today I woke to find the Pixies quietly watching a movie, and it struck me how quickly things are changing around me.  Have I stayed exactly the same as every other day?  It is my wish that I grow a [...]

Waves of Gratitude

August 2nd, 2012

Today has been long, in a week with with many ups and downs.  The waves rolling out softly, deceptively lulling you into a calm before they come crashing back over over the top, threatening to crush you under their weight.  It is at times hard to remember the purpose you started with.  In trying times, [...]

Abundance of Gratitude

August 1st, 2012

I am in the midst of a social experiment, also known as my life.  I started my Gratitude Journal again because a comment tossed out in an angry moment has stayed with me for a long time.  You were a nicer person when were doing all that journal stuff.  My husband was right, I am [...]

Today has been an enlightening journey.  Through the course of the day I have come to appreciate some of the simple things.  The circle of life continues to spin, the trees grow, and bear fruit.  Lemons for lemonade, refreshing for a grateful heart. Today I am grateful for the sun shining and the beautiful breeze. [...]

Attitude of Gratitude

July 30th, 2012

Sunday July 29, 2012 In an effort to clean up my proverbial act, I think I need to go back to the things that have helped me in the past.   Each night right before I power down I will be listing 5 things I am grateful for.  I invite people to do the same either on their own [...]