Monthly Archives: June 2011

More of Myself Than Yesterday

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Each evening near bedtime and when I first wake up each morning in my thoughts are questions like “What am I grateful for today?  What am I going to write about on my goodmorninggratitude.com blog?”  These simple little questions asked … Continue reading →

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Pretty Ugly and Awfully Good

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Marek looked at me with a very confused look when I answered his question “How did you sleep last night?” My reply was “awfully good”.  Thinking he did not understand me I said it again to which he replied “was … Continue reading →

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Gypsies, Jews, Rednecks and Black Sheep

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

  Once upon a time I worked for a manager named Marvin.  At the time he and I had known each other for close to a decade and worked together previously as peers in a different city where we first … Continue reading →

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Searching for Gratitude in 100° Heat

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The weather forecast for today indicates the temperature will be 100.  It would be easy to complain about that.  My sweating is more profuse than most people and its gets annoying on the really hot days.  I worry that I smell … Continue reading →

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Mark Twains’ Version of Adam and Eve

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

“…It is my prayer, it is my longing that we may pass from this life together; a longing which shall never perish from the earth, but shall have place in the heart of every wife that loves, until the end … Continue reading →

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Albert Einstein: The Man Behind the Scientist

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

As a youngster and through my teen years one of my heroes was Albert Einstein.  In those days I thought I was going to grow up to be a man of science.  Of course I picked the most famous scientist … Continue reading →

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Old Dogs and iPhones

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

A dear old friend is visiting me this weekend and sitting talking this morning we ended up in a conversation about our mobile phones.  Most specifically the discussion he and I had was a typically modern one of comparing the … Continue reading →

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Gere, Clooney and Me

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

As best I can remember ‘it’ first began to appear when I was about 35.  At the time I was quite proud my maturity had reached the level where ‘it’ started to come into view.  As time has ticked by … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Innocent Youth

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Wisdom is not always something that comes with learning and experience.  If one pays attention, wise insight can be found in the clarity of innocent naiveté within the young.  Such unbridled inate wisdom often presents keen insight.  Just this week a clear example … Continue reading →

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Only One First Love

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

It has been common remark for me to say “there are days when I was growing up I remember more about than entire years of my adult life”.   It is such a memory I share today.  It was a few hours … Continue reading →

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