This posting explains why one should have gratitude for a parking space.
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Gratitude for a Parking Space
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Gratitude for Seasons of Life
This posting reminds us to celebrate all seasons of life, but especially our elderly family members and neighbors as they may not be with us tomorrow. Personal stories highlight special moments between senior couples and also focus on the musical talents of many of our parents. Have gratitude for your older family members.
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Gratitude for Mothers of Special Children
Mothers of special children are amazing. This posting focuses on one mother of an autistic child who was often disruptive to the family. The awesome mother would sing to her daughter to calm her and to try to teach her. When her daughter was good she would sing “You Are My Sunshine”. When her daughter was having a bad day, the mother would sing “One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus”. This posting focuses on the lyrics from both songs and reminds us to have gratitude for the good as well as the bad times in life. Especially during the pandemic, the words to the songs offer lessons to us all.
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How To Find Gratitude Around You
We have just finished 15 months of the pandemic and finally we are able to take off our masks and begin to return to our normal lives. People are stressed and tired of being restricted. This video encourages you to stay positive and to find gratitude around you daily. Reset your life!
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Gratitude Energizes
This gratitude blog apparently is energizing, giving vitality, and generating enthusiasm for all of us as we continue to share and exchange stories of our own gratitudes. I love these frequent experiences with you!
On May 3, 2021, I received several different texts, comments, messengers, and phone calls from you expressing your own gratitude stories, particular to your life. Please know that I sincerely appreciate your positivity and your time to follow along this pathway to gratitude. That evening, I reflected on what triggered your desires to share your own stories. What might have been your motivations? Why are these postings meaningful to you? While I can not explain what prompts you to read my thoughts, or stimulates you to reflect upon your own personal experiences, I would like to share my initial conclusions to see if you agree.
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I’m Grateful for the Anonymous Man
This guy sits outside several times a day, watches our neighborhood, reminds people about moving their cars on street sweeping days, takes in people’s trash cans after trash day, and visits with everyone walking up and down the street daily. He knows everyone’s name as well as their pet’s names. He even feeds treats to the dogs as they pass by daily. He’s a great neighbor.
He’s a Vietnam Vet who was injured during the war. He was in the Navy. His brother passed away last week. I just wanted to remark what a wonderful fellow he is and I’m glad he is taking care of all of us.
Please make the time to visit with people in your neighborhood. They are interesting folks with a rich history and appreciate just a little bit of your time once in a while. I’m so grateful for Ron-the anonymous man.
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A Sacred Eve Before the Dawn of Day
#UrbanLight is a landmark in Los Angeles at #LACMA by the artist #ChrisBurden in 2008. It is free!
The lights are from the 1920’s. There is repetition. There are lines of lights like “toy soldiers” lining up. Burden says the lights are “about imagining something”, a “societal responsibility”. What holds the work together? What do you feel when the lights come on at dusk and turn off at dawn? What do you relate to with regard to the repetition of the rows of lights and the on and off of the lights?
Today is the end of the #GeorgeFloyd murder case with the verdict of guilty. During this eve, I wonder what will the societal responsibility be tonight? Will people consider this eve as a sacred time for gratitude and thankfulness; will people consider this eve as a point of anger towards others? What will be the societal impact tonight? The recent mass shootings, the constant violence, the repetitive cycles of killings, court cases, protests, and discussions of racism continue on and off like the 1920’s lamps at the museum. The fear of citizens and communities to travel during the day as well as during the night re-emerges again and again after each act of violence.
This is a sacred eve before the dawn of day. Will people feel #joy, or #happiness, or #gratitude? Time will tell us… tonight when the people reflect will they be imagining something new, a change, hope, or will they not? I do not know how to feel about this sacred eve.
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A House Inside of Me
How do you acquire your moral values and beliefs? My mother was my teacher. Here is one of our favorite poems she would tell us, “A House Inside of Me”, poetry by Marian Elsie Blake available on Amazon.com (2013). I have deep gratitude for what my mother taught me.
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When Gratitude Is Enough (Video)
This video explores when gratitude is enough. The text of this posting was released on April 9, 2021 by the title “When Gratitude Is Enough”. Some of you tell me you prefer to listen and see photos versus reading the text, so some of my posts are provided in two different formats for your viewing pleasure and enjoyment. Expressing gratitude through your different senses provides a variety of experiences for your reflection. Enjoy!
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The categories for each posting were defined in my February 28, 2021 posting titled, Your Choice: Gratitude Zero, Gratitude Lite, or Gratitude Ultra.
Tomorrow Is Not Promised
My mother, Marian Elsie Blake, was a poet in addition to being the wife of a minister. I found 100 of her poems after she passed away and published them in a book, A House Inside of Me Poetry by Marian Elsie Blake (2013), available on Amazon.com. Marian was always so upbeat, optimistic, and positive about life. She inspired many people, as well as encouraged them during the worst of times (such as the death of a child), as well as the best of times. For today’s post, I selected one of her poems: Tomorrow Is Not Promised
Tomorrow is not promised us,
So let us take today.
And make the very best of it,
For once we pass this way.
Just speak a kindly word,
Or do a kindly deed.
And try to help and understand,
Some fellow creatures’s need.
Tomorrow is not promised us,
So let us take today.
And make the very best of it,
For once we pass this way.
© Marian E. Blake
As I continue to practice “being in a state of gratitude” I find her words provide instruction to us…
- Make the very best of every day
- Speak a kind word
- Do a kind deed
- Help meet another’s need
- Make the very best of today
These five important directives seem to summarize appropriate “actions” for us today. What do you think?
This is #gratitudelite according to the categories I posted on February 28, 2021.
Gratitude Squared 