a gratitude practice
Posted in 9-5, entrepreneurship, hard work, writing on Feb 3rd, 2009
Got news this week of three more friends being laid off – the economy still seems to be tanking. Gave me pause to think about the last seven months and how grateful I am for them. I have grown so much in that time: building my grant writing business, focusing energy on my book, and [...]
Posted in 9-5 on Jan 26th, 2009
Its a scene not totally unfamiliar. In the wee hours of morning, I sip a fresh cup of coffee and listen to the birds outside chirp at the imminent sunrise. The peace of late night solitude has evaporated, and exhaustion makes me feel frustrated with everything. My eyes burn from staring at my computer screen [...]
So many times while I was working for someone else, I would be out on my lunch break and see all these people doing lots of things that I would rather be doing: running, shopping, biking, hanging at coffee shops and more. More than envy them, I wanted to be one of them. For years, [...]
Posted in 9-5 on Dec 3rd, 2008
I am grateful that I can choose to work at any time of the day or night. There’s just something so conducive to productivity about 2am for me. Of course, I am also grateful that I can take daytime naps, when needed.
Posted in 9-5 on Nov 13th, 2008
I am grateful for how much more enjoyable work conferences become when you carpool with a friend and stop at the outlet malls on the way home.
Posted in 9-5, daily, Education, nature, travel, winter, Wisconsin on Nov 10th, 2008
I spent the day driving around northern Wisconsin, visiting school districts for whom I’ll be writing grants this year. On a drive from Superior to Mellen, I saw three bald eagles. These enormous creatures just perch in the tree branches next to the highway, casually watching me drive by, oblivious to the involuntary patriotic fervor [...]
An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.
