Turn Your Troubles into Blessings
Gratitude Celebration 15: Surrender to Spirit My youngest brother, Paul, was so cute. He gave me the excitement of having a child without the responsibility. My mom was pregnant with her tenth child when I was a high school biology student. As my luck would have it, our unit of study was Human Reproduction. “How …
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My sister Betsy rescued me several times in my life! The last time was as recent as 6 months ago! I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude for people in my life, and today I’m celebrating Betsy’s “life”-saving deeds. “I’ll be there in an hour.” Betsy said without hesitation, when I called …
Boundaries give us the space to take our time. Today, in my thirteenth post in my 60 days of gratitude for people in my life, I celebrate my brother, Jim. Jim is my brother who is eight years younger than I. Jim played a big role in a pivotal time in my walk of the …
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Generosity and persistence are my brother, Tom’s, virtues for which I am thankful. I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude for people in my life. Enjoy! Please comment with your own stories, and feel free to read previous and subsequent essays. Today’s gratitude goes to my brother Tom for his generosity and …
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Today’s gratitude is for Seeds of transformation planted by my sister, Mary Rose. I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude for people in my life. My gratitude today must begin with an apology. I’m sorry that I wasn’t a better big sister, a kind and caretaking big sister to my little sister, …
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“Noble” is how I describe my brother, Mike, who I celebrate today in my Gratitude Celebration series. I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude for people in my life. Enjoy! And please add your comments! Today, I want to thank my brother, Mike. He’s three years younger than I am, but I …
I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude for people in my life. Today, I bring to mind my older brother, Dan who keeps high notes coming and the home fires burning. I have a few clear memories of childhood play with my brother, Dan, who is just 16 months older than I. …
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I’m celebrating my 60th birthday by expressing gratitude to people in my life for 60 days. Today, my nod goes to my Aunt Priscilla and Uncle John. I want to honor my Aunt Priscilla for following her heart and leaving the convent when she wanted to get married instead. My memories are those of a …
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I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 days of gratitude to people in my life. Today’s gratitude goes to my cousin, Susan. Today, I want to express my gratitude to the one person in my life who always reminds me of God, in particularly, how I am staying – or not staying – mindful of …
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I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with 60 posts of gratitude for significant people in my life. Today’s gratitude goes out to my Uncle Paul. Enjoy the story! Then, share one of yours! Tears welled up in my eyes and I pulled my shoulders in and tucked my chin so I could be invisible. The thought …
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