Tag Archives: gratitude

Christmases Past

I’ve spent a few hours this week reflecting on how fortunate I am. Period. I suppose this kind of thinking is natural when one has (finally) a holiday, which comes with time and space for deeper thinking.    by  CanadianAEh  This … Continue reading

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for granted: on Sunday

I did not post yesterday. It is Monday now, and I am bone-tired exhausted after not enough sleep last night. But this is how I felt yesterday.  

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gratitude plus

I have written about gratitude before. And, well, I’m writing about it again. Today, I’m grateful for… family: even though they are far away, they have unique ways of assuring me that I am loved and cared for. Also, they … Continue reading

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same-minded

I don’t want this to sound like a post of privilege, though I realize it has the inherent danger of doing so. I don’t even want this to be a long post. I just want to say, for the sake … Continue reading

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Yesterday: on finances

I didn’t post yesterday. No really big reason, I guess. I spent most of the day at home managing “life stuff” — paying bills and sorting out the logistics of a big trip this summer, not to mention navigating the … Continue reading

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another gratitude post

Truth: I’m very tired and have spent the last several hours researching flights and crunching numbers. Truth: This summer will be very expensive and I’m rather concerned/anxious/fretful about this. Truth: I don’t have any real major truths or insi… Continue reading

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Gratitude

I have a great life. I am so lucky. Here are some things I am grateful for today. Living close enough to green space that I can be there in less than 10 minutes and am surrounded by birds, trees, water, lizards, and grass. The air feels so differe… Continue reading

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Travel

Today’s truth is going to be quick. I’m sitting at the gate at YVR waiting to board. Here it is: I am lucky and grateful to be able to travel. Travel makes me a better, more appreciative, more knowledgeable, and more balanced person. It makes me m… Continue reading

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Friends like family

Friends like family.We all have these, don’t we? They are the people who have been in our lives a very long time — so long that at some point, we can’t remember when they entered. Or, their entrance was just so natural that it all seemed to fit. … Continue reading

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