When my professional colleagues at The Community Roundtable started posting their "Thank It Forward" posts recently, thereby recognizing three specific people or groups that have made a difference in their lives this year, I knew I wanted to do the same. So it's taken me a while to think through it and come up with …
Category: Attitude
When Bad Things Happen, Be Better – Not Bitter
None of us have the luxury of experiencing life without some bad things happening from time to time. Granted, some people seem to have a dark cloud that hovers over them a little more frequently than the rest of us, but all of us probably have more negative experiences than we'd like. (Do we want …
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I’m Not Thankful Enough
This week has been a mixed bag of emotions for me. With the American Thanksgiving holiday yesterday, there have certainly been more than the usual number of moments reflecting on all for which I am thankful. But some of the week was dominated by other less-than-admirable emotions of anger, of disgust with what I was …
I’m Thankful For My Faith
I have intentionally saved for last in this series on thankfulness that for which I am most eternally thankful. It's hard to rank the objects of my thankfulness and some may think that valuing one over the others is unnecessary. However, I place those involving relationships higher than others, and there is no more important …
I’m Thankful For My Health
Everyone experiences health issues from time to time - some more than others. I consider myself fortunate that I am rarely sick. Outside of a little cold now and then, it is highly unusual for me to have any health issues at all. At nearly 57 years old, I'm 5'10" tall and weigh 145 pounds. I …
