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I’m grateful for finding “community” everywhere, in both the real world and the virtual. There are so many opportunities to be a part of something, if I so choose, and I am grateful for that freedom. Being a part of … Continue reading →

I’m grateful for my old friends—‘old’ as in ‘age,’ not the length of our friendship. They are active and vital and inspirational. They are perceptive, quick and often hilarious without meaning to be. Each one of them has enriched my … Continue reading →

On a bike ride along the water’s edge yesterday, I came upon a vacant lot covered with bluebonnets. What a sight to behold, and certainly a moment to be grateful for. It was completely unexpected, since the area is mostly … Continue reading →

Today is the last day of February and I just returned from a bike ride on the beach. It was rather windy, as it usually is here, but the sun was shining and it was a glorious day. Being able … Continue reading →

If it weren’t for the daily practice of expressing gratitude, I’m certain I would have lost my temper with my pup when she barfed all over the bed at 1 a.m. this morning. The bed whose sheets I’d just changed … Continue reading →

This morning I went to an AA meeting, my first in-person meeting in some time. I hadn’t planned on going; truly, it must have been a Divine nudge. And if it’s one thing I’ve learned in recovery, it’s to pay … Continue reading →

Missing an exit on the highway and driving a little out of the way the other day proved to be a God-wink as we passed a patch of bluebonnets gracefully carpeting a swath of highway median. What an unexpected blessing! … Continue reading →

I wish I could explain the drastic change I have felt within myself recently because it’s been palpable. First it was buying a Bible a few months ago. Then it was reading it most every morning. Three weeks ago I … Continue reading →

I don’t know who James Clear is, but the words force yourself jumped out at me this morning. Finding a gratitude topic that resonates enough to make me want to write about it, and then an appropriate corresponding image to … Continue reading →

As if he read my mind, the president yesterday outlined his plan to end crime and restore law and order in America. It gave me hope for the future; that the craziness of today’s world would soon end. And I … Continue reading →