Category Archives: Life

Mostly We Are All The Same

We’re all pieces of the same ever-changing puzzle; some connected for mere seconds, some connected for life, some connected through knowledge, some through belief, some connected through wisdom, some through Love, and some connected with no explanation at all. Yet, … Continue reading

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My Imperfect Seeking

Response to the post here yesterday, “Stuck In the Labyrinth“, was much stronger than usual. Thank you for reading and for your re-posts! I suppose it is a commonality we all have: too much time spent thinking about the past … Continue reading

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Just Do It!

There are nineteen weeks remaining until I retire from a profession I have been engaged in for forty years. There is certainty I will be busier then than now, but with what I specifically want to do. For example, there’s … Continue reading

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Simply This Thing, and Then the Next

If we tune-in on thoughts of failure, illness, discouragement, despair and hate, the charts of our lives will take a sharp downward course. If we tune-in on thoughts of victory, love, hope and faith, our lives will become larger, finer, … Continue reading

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Embrace and Appreciate Life

For a long time I internally felt inferior at company meetings and business gatherings. It always seemed there were so many smarter and more successful people around, that surely I did not belong. No matter how successful I became or … Continue reading

Posted in Life, The Past, Wisdom

Six Well Made Comments

With the exception of about 100 words, today’s focus topic is love; written with pictures. Let the images paint in your heart, mind and soul meanings that are uniquely yours.     Ultimately love is all that matters. No one … Continue reading

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Out of Monochrome and Into Full Color

The quip goes “time is money” but I have grown to see that “money is time”. Seems like I’m only playing with words by flipping them around. But there’s a deeper meaning with a closer look. Definitions: Time = one’s … Continue reading

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Passage of Time

Every year people sharing exchanges about how quickly Christmas has arrived again is a common as leaves on the ground. And there’s plenty of talk about how fast another year has evaporated. At this point in my life, it feels … Continue reading

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Yes, Santa Claus, There IS a Virginia

Originally Posted here one year ago on December 20, 2011 Yesterday found here was the well-known “Yes,Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial from 1897.  Thank you for all the positive feedback on reprinting it on the goodmorninggratitude.com blog! Today this … Continue reading

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Players On The Stage

Good morning to: The fifth grade teacher who never liked me; You taught me how impossible it is to please everyone. The supervisor who stepped aside to let me take blame for someone else, You taught me knowing someone for … Continue reading

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