Gratitude

Jan 1 2014

Tracey Jackson

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Gratitude, Living Fully, Moving Forward, The Right Stuff, Trust

WITH GRATITUDE AND TRUST EVERY DAY CAN BE NEW YEARS!

WITH GRATITUDE AND TRUST EVERY DAY CAN BE NEW YEARS!

Today marks the first day of the New Year.  January 1st, 2014. For the last several days, in fact, most likely since Thanksgiving many people, (my guess is far too many people) have been over indulging in a variety of ways.  Perhaps you have been over indulging for decades. Many have been over eating, over drinking, over spending, under exercising, generally engorging themselves on life with the idea that come January 1st (that would be today) they will put an… Read More

Dec 18 2013

Paul Williams

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Fear, Gratitude, Hanging In There

THE WORRY WARRIOR AND THE ZOMBIE ZOO

THE WORRY WARRIOR AND THE ZOMBIE ZOO

  One of my favorite movies is “Shaun of the Dead”.  It’s a very funny film written by Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg, also director and star, in that order. There’s a running gag in the film where the lead actors are surrounded by zombies but never see them.  It’s an industrial strength take on the old Abbott and Costello bit where Lou Costello would try to get Bud Abbott to turn around to see the monster. By the time Abbott… Read More

Dec 11 2013

Tracey Jackson

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Faith, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Hanging In There, Happiness

I’M DREAMING OF A CALM CHRISTMAS

I’M DREAMING OF A CALM CHRISTMAS

Paulie and I decided we would tag team blog this week and both write about the holiday season; the woes that come along with the cheer. Paul wrote…. To compare is to despair. Whether your celebrating Christmas or Hanukah let the spirit of the event be the raft you cling to when the tidings of discomfort and “Oy vey” rise within you. Remember why we gather together in the first place. He touches on two big things in this paragraph… Read More

Dec 5 2013

Tracey Jackson

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GRA – ATTITUDE

GRA – ATTITUDE

Okay, so I added the extra T, but right off the bat you get the idea. Gratitude at its core is having a great attitude. I think conceptually this makes gratitude easier to achieve, certainly in the face of adversity. I read the other day (I don’t know where) “You don’t have to like everything, but you need to stay positive.”  That in a nutshell is gra- attitude. It means that no matter what you face you can somehow, some… Read More

Dec 2 2013

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Jim Turrell,

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Change, Gratitude, Living Fully, Love

GRATITUDE IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER

GRATITUDE IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER

  The secret to creating the feeling of gratitude is to be consistent in keeping an open and receptive mind, a believing heart, and a natural, sane and expectant nature. This is what creates confidence and the kind of strength measured in your connection with the Divine and your feeling of oneness with the world in which you live. Some people posses this type of consistence; most do not. Overwhelmed with fear, many live in a very noisy mind, dominated… Read More

Nov 20 2013

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Julianne Bull,

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Gratitude, Shame

SHAME vs GRATITUDE

SHAME vs GRATITUDE

  Shame is a powerful thing. It locks things up inside of you that, if released, could free others of their own. It hides you away from the things that truly matter. Nothing has ever changed quite so much for me as it has in 2013. And that’s saying something, because I’ve seen a lot of change. I spent my childhood on television sets and my adolescence in lockdown treatment centers. I’ve bounced around from state to state, never quite… Read More

Nov 18 2013

Tracey Jackson

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GRASPING FOR GRATEFUL STRAWS

GRASPING FOR GRATEFUL STRAWS

  There are days when gratitude comes easily. You wake up in that warm, fuzzy state of bliss, where everything from your coffee to your toothpaste gives you delight. You are grateful the seasons are changing. You are grateful for the job you have. The sidewalk beneath your feet, your dogs drool. Then there are days when gratitude is hiding under the bed. It’s totally concealed by dark cloud. It feels like life and events are conspiring  against you. And… Read More

Nov 5 2013

Paul Williams

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Ego, Gratitude, Living Fully, Mindfulness

STINKING THINKING

STINKING THINKING

There’s an old joke about a fellow going to borrow a shovel from his neighbor.  Walking over he remembers that during the summer he borrowed a screwdriver that he never returned.  He begins imagining the conversation with his generous friend who he begins to see as a self-righteous ass.  By the time his friend answers the door he’s fuming and screams, “Keep your fucking shovel.” I think we’re all guilty of that little role-playing exercise. We become the designated hero… Read More