Tag Archives: childhood

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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Yes, Santa Claus, There IS a Virginia

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

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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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Originally Posted here one year ago on December 19, 2011 Virginia was the daughter of Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  In answer to her question “is there really a Santa Claus” her … Continue reading →

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Like Thread Through a Needle

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Even just the thought of what I am about to write makes my eyes well up. Last evening watching a performance of “The “Nutcracker” there was a point I was unexpectedly moved and that feeling has grown since. Tulsa is … Continue reading →

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Living Messages

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Having never done a word count on any blog I placed here, it surprised me to find the count is as high as it is. The low side is six hundred and high range is approaching eight hundred words for an average of roughly … Continue reading →

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Believe In Love More Today

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I was in love with love before I knew what it was. When one lives with lack of affection as I did as a young child, the yearning to fill that hole starts early and never completely leaves. Even understanding … 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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The Rain Is My Dear Friend

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Sodden clouds, intermittent wipers and home, sweet home I love the rain. I don’t mean I grudgingly appreciate its ecological necessity. I don’t mean I’ve learned to tolerate it. I don’t mean I wait it out, flipping through the calendar … Continue reading →

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Third Most Popular

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

A lot has changed in the U.S. in a hundred years and what names babies are given is no exception. In 1911, the most popular names given to females were Mary, Helen, Margaret, Dorothy and Ruth. One hundred later in … Continue reading →

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Need Washing?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

It fascinates me how a friend who has passed on can continue to give to me long after he is gone. Sometimes it’s a memory of a special moment or something that was said. At other times it’s when I notice … Continue reading →

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