Category Archives: Self Awareness

The Perceiver’s Vantage Point

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement. Alice Koller For a … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Yourself

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves” is the 4th step used in anonymous recovery groups for compulsions that range from alcohol, narcotics and gambling to overeating, workaholic behavior and the recovery group I am active in, Codependence … Continue reading →

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Window With A Different View

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

I would be grateful if you’d forward to a few friends an installment of G.M.G. you found meaningful and help set a record for readership for GoodMorningGratitude.com’s second birthday on April 25, 2013. Thank you. Life without thankfulness is devoid … Continue reading →

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Why the Sadness Passes

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

It seems to me that almost all our sadnesses are moments of tension, which we feel as paralysis because we no longer hear our astonished emotions living. Because we are alone with the unfamiliar presence that has entered us; because … Continue reading →

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The Well of the Spirit

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

What if you had died in your sleep last night? Would you be wishing you’d done yesterday what you didn’t do? Words that you regret not saying? Gratitude left unexpressed? Love left unspoken? While the scenario is humanly impossible, it’s … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

It has been no secret on this blog that I deal with cycling depression that comes around for two or three days about every six weeks. Though counseling I have learned to mostly just let it pass through me like … Continue reading →

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Six Little Things

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Having focus and good intentions has proven to have significant effect on the quality of my life. When I walk into a day with specific things to try to do better, even managing to improve just a little gives a … Continue reading →

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Words Of Wisdom Borrowed

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of … Continue reading →

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No Apologies, No Regrets

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I faked it. I pretended. I spoke about it with words that were false. I made others think I was, when I wasn’t. What was this “it” I fabricated, made up, manufactured, constructed and lied about? The simple statement “I … Continue reading →

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Ready To Be Changed

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller … Continue reading →

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