This week I learned a dear friend from my young teen years passed away. While I have not been in touch with her for years, I remember all that she did for me and with me while I was growing up. Her passing and burial this week remind me of how important it is to stay in touch with those you love.
This video shares my gratitude for my younger sister who passed away 17 years ago today. She was only 46 years old and was an exceptional woman whose life was cut short from illness. #RememberMeLullaby from #CoCo #DisneySingAlongs #DisneyMusicVEVO
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This posting is about gratitude for books in the #LACMA. Specifically, the #libraryofunborrowedbooks is featured.
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This posting explains why one should have gratitude for a parking space.
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This posting is about the love between a mother and daughter after a long time of separation. Watching love bloom always warms our souls.
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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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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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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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This posting is an audio recording of the text of the post by the same title on May 7, 2021. To listen to the conversation regarding sharing stories of gratitude please go to the You tube under “gratitudesquared” and listen to the video titled “Gratitude Energizes”.
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This is the audio version of my posting on April 30, 2021 titled “Gratitude is a Teacher to Moderate Desire”. Some of my followers have requested audio versions rather than to read the text. Since this is a longer and more complex subject than I sometimes post, I request that for any of you who wish to take notes, please refer to the text posting as linked above. All of the audio content is provided within the above link.
In general, this posting explores the relationship between desire and gratitude with reference to the book “Psychology of Desire” (2015) edited by Hofmann, W., & Nordgren, L. F. (Eds.). (2015). The psychology of desire. The Guilford Press. Content within this book is described in detail in the posting linked in the above paragraph.
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