This morning I took my little dog to the beach for the first time. He seemed to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed watching him explore the new area. The following video captures our visit to the beach today.
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We are in a new month at the early morning hour. This brief posting gives gratitude for the beauty of nature.
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When you are at the beach do you ever consider all the people around you? Where did they come from? Where are they going? How often do they get the opportunity to come to the beach? Today I am grateful to participate in a life event that so many people seem to enjoy.
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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.
Are you a beginner on your journey to Gratitude? Explore your options to purposefully choose #gratitude, and/or to experience the unexpected and unknown.
Explore #ScottDinsmore 29 ways to show gratitude at #liveyourlegend.net
Be a #gratitudeexpresser
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We wait, we dream, we plan, but we need to “seize the day”! Be courageous. Make memories. Maybe we need to follow the example of surfers who wait for just the right wave to ride on into life. A similar concept was described in text on a posting of February 21, 2021, also titled “What Are You Waiting For?
This posting is classified as #gratitudezero, following the categories described in the February 28, 2021 post titled, Your Choice: Gratitude Zero, Gratitude Lite, or Gratitude Ultra.
Enjoy the sites and sounds of the surf as you “Seize the Day”, “Seize Your Day” and make memories for which you will be grateful!
I offer this post during the wintertime for any person suffering from a Nature Deficit Disorder caused by a dark, gloomy, cold, chilling winter in some parts of the country. This gratitude post is categorized as #gratitudeultra following the classifications I described in a post on February 28, 2021 titled, Your Choice: Gratitude Zero, Gratitude Lite, or Gratitude Ultra.
This was my third post on February 6, 2021 and defined the term #gratitudesquared, the name of my site. This post is an audio version of the original posting for persons who prefer to listen rather than read. I categorize this post as #gratitudelite following the classification system I posted on February 28, 2021 titled, Your Choice: Gratitude Zero, Gratitude Lite, or Gratitude Ultra.
On February 7, 2021 I first posted a narrative on the source of my own gratitude stream based on my Mother’s teachings and parenting of me. This is a topic that is #gratitudeultra according to the categories I described in my posting on February 28, 2021 titled, “Your Choice: Gratitude Zero, Gratitude Lite, or Gratitude Ultra.
I read the posting to several individuals who did not read because of various disabling conditions and they seemed to value the messages for #gratitude from this audio version. Please enjoy listening to how gratitude is derived from your #moralvirtue, based on the teachings of values, beliefs, and ideals molding your own character as you move toward adulthood. Some of these values are taken directly from my mother’s poetry which was published in a book, A House Inside of Me Poetry by Marian Elsie Blake by Mary Blake Huer, available on Amazon.com.
I love water…. I love all water…. the ocean is particularly fascinating and complex to watch as the waves change. Water is, at times, peaceful. On the other hand, water can be dangerous as during storms, when waterspouts form. What I would describe as “angry water” is noted during downbursts or microbursts, when squalls or gusts form from sharp shifts in wind direction. I love to visit the waves after a storm.
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Gratitude Squared 