Category Archives: Family

The Flower of Life

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

For most of my life if a friend drifted away I felt what we shared was completely lost. Once in a while we’d get hooked up again at some point, but most often not. Then there were the romantic relationships … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Love

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading →

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When God Created Mothers

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into his sixth day of “overtime” when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.” And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs … Continue reading →

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One of A Kind

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

December 19, 1932 — March 9, 2013 Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Harry was locally sourcing his food years before chefs in California starting using cilantro and arugula (both … Continue reading →

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Too Much Work and Not Enough Play

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Eleven days off work has turned out to be one of the best experiences I have had in ages. Once again I am reminded that too much work and not enough play dulls my senses and washes the color from … Continue reading →

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The Day Before The Day Before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Today, tomorrow and Thursday/Thanksgiving Day GoodMorningGratitude.com will feature a favorite poem about the holiday. I feel gratefulness year round more than I have ever, but never as acutely as I do right now. I know this stretch of holidays from … Continue reading →

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Most Loving Family I Have Known

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

  Last evening my Codependence Anonymous ‘family’ celebrated my fifth year in recovery from codependency.  It was a moving experience just like each anniversary before. “Blessed Are They” below originally posted on April 5, 2012 http://goodmorninggratitude.com/2012/04/05/blessed-are-they/ Codependency is a behavior pattern … Continue reading →

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Regret Has Lived Long Enough

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Very few memories of when I was a toddler stuck, however, there is one that has remained constant since the fall after my second birthday. Mom, Dad and I were visiting my Grandfather (my father’s father) way down in the … Continue reading →

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A Little Advice

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

My son and his lady dear are away on a month-long experience in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand in celebration of achieving his doctorate. He posts photos and recaps of each day on a travel blog. I’m touched by the smiles … Continue reading →

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A Gift You Give Yourself

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

I am mostly me, but bits of others people are mixed in. For some habits and tendencies I know exactly who I intentionally copied them from. Then there are those I picked things up from simply being around others; some … Continue reading →

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