a gratitude practice
Posted in winter on Dec 19th, 2008
Recently, a friend told me the story of a family reptile pet that died during winter (I think it was a frog or lizard). Since the family wanted to bury it, they kept it in the freezer all winter until the ground thawed in spring. How’d you like to see that staring back at you [...]
Posted in daily, flaming things, friends, winter on Dec 17th, 2008
I’ve been losing a lot of cords lately – first my iPod charger and then my photo memory card reader. I am still not convinced that there isn’t a thief among us, but hey – I’ve bought replacements and once again my blog has photos of the things that I am grateful for. First on [...]
When the phone rang at 6am this morning, Diene leaped out of bed so quickly that in my half-asleep state, I thought it was already 7:30 and that we’d overslept in our normal routine. Then I hear him pick up the phone and without even waiting to hear who it was, he says expectantly, “Hello, [...]
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, [...]
It’s kinda difficult not to get slightly elated about the first real snow of the season. Sure, this means you have to scrape your car before leaving for work (unless your a hermit, home-worker like me) and it is no longer wise to go without boots. Still, its just so beautiful – the way that [...]
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.
