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Grateful For Hope
Hope is such a great feeling! Hope may be expressed in multiple ways: What a great concept – HOPE! Be grateful today for HOPE! #gratitudeultra
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Finding Gratitude in Belonging
I am currently engaging in significant rounds of multiple chemotherapies in order to save my life. This is a new experience for me. BUT, what is most impressive right now are the various people who are stepping up to help me! I am so grateful for their kindnesses. They are driving me to appointments, bringing…
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Finding Gratitude In A Cancer Diagnosis
After five years without my cancer returning, it is back! In four days I begin an intense round of multiple chemotherapies. Surgery is not an option for me this time. Chemo seems to be the only option now.Thus, I search for the courage for what I am about to face. I make last minute arrangements…
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Tending to My Garden, Hair, and Fur – With Gratitude
Plants need pruning regularly so they will product beautiful blooms. Some dogs need haircuts so they may see and stay healthy. As for me, in order to have good health, I have to suffer hair loss. So, this week it seems my theme is cutting, in a positive way. It feels hard to find gratitude…
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Begin YOUR Climb to a Joyful Life on #MicheltorenaHeartStairs, With Gratitude
My dear friend introduced this hidden staircase in Los Angeles, in the Silverlake neighborhood, as I set new goals for my life. Standing at the bottom of the staircase, I noted there were 40 steps to the top. The number 40 is a special number for life, so my goal is to move up the…
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Grateful for Stained Glass Art
Here is a sketch of an image of stained glass with brilliant bright blues and yellows and images. I am looking for this image in religious stained glass art work sites, museums, old churches, and/or paintings. Has anyone seen this work? If so, please help me find it. This week I am so blessed to…
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Grateful To Find Comfort When In the Valley
It is hard to feel happy and grateful when you are afraid and stressed with life events. Last night I was in the “valley” in my life as my cancer has returned after more than five years being cancer free. Apparently, my tumors are like “sands” and they cannot perform surgery as they would have…
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Grateful That Peace Surpasses All Understanding!
Five years and one month ago, I was ill and expected to die soon. Yet, obviously even today I am still very much alive and am expressing my gratitude for such through my postings to you on my gratitudesquared.com Recently, and unfortunately, now I am facing uncertain illness again and am finding it hard to…
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Joy in Discovering Vermonica in Los Angeles
Did you know that LA had more than 400 different types of streetlights, having one of the most diverse streetlight ecosystems in the country? Yep. This was true. However, with changes overtime came new lighting structures and the old unique lamps were taken away and replaced, and discarded. BUT Sheila Klein, an artist, collected 25…
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Grateful For Independence
Today I am celebrating my independence from ordinary life as I continue my walk in a State of Gratitude. Approximately one and one-half years ago I started my pathway to Gratitude and it changed my life. I can tell you story after story about so many moments of pure wonder and delight in my life…
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Blessed At The Mission of Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin and Martyr, in Solvang, California
Recently, I visited the Mission in Solvang, CA, attending a Mass led by an Irish Priest, and experiencing the spiritual and social life of the Santa Ynez Valley. Through serendipity I received a blessing for my upcoming medical tests, as well as a blessing for a precious Bible purchased by a dear friend whose mother…
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Gratitude to My WordPress.com Followers
Today I took some time to read hundreds of the postings from my followers within WordPress. I am fascinated by the wisdom and/or fun insights from all of you! In fact, when your site noted: “sorry we couldn’t find that site”, I became worried. Many of you have hundreds, some thousands of followers, so I…
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