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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on October 11, 2020 by hernibs

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward

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The Universe

Posted on November 7, 2019 by hernibs

The universe is a single reality— one long sweeping spectacular process of interconnected events. The universe is not a place where evolution happens; it is evolution happening. It is not a stage on which dramas unfold; it is the unfolding … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Cactus

Posted on October 16, 2019 by hernibs
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Entitlement Or Endowment Part 2

Posted on August 28, 2019 by hernibs

Life looks very different to us when we look at it from the endowment window, rather than the entitlement window. The endowment view is that our life is a gift; its value increases when we choose to make the most … Continue reading →

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Highlighting A Life

Posted on November 27, 2018 by hernibs

Like the outline on a painting or the edging of a stole faults and failures only highlight a life of gratitude for second chances. ©2018 Sharron R. McMillan

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by hernibs

  May Christmas dawn with Peace in our homes and in our world. May our gifts to each other be respect and acceptance and may we be filled with gratitude for the many blessings we receive daily. Merry Christmas to … Continue reading →

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Gratitude and Appreciation

Posted on June 25, 2017 by hernibs

Gratitude and appreciation help both those who show it and those who receive it.

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LISTENING

Posted on January 10, 2017 by hernibs

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to those teachers. ~Kahlil Gibran

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It’s About Disappointment

Posted on November 15, 2016 by hernibs

It’s about disappointment and loss. Life lessons that change our life and how we choose to change with it. Anger, revenge, retaliation, fear, or peace, acceptance, blessing and grace – we choose until we learn it. Today I choose through … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on June 10, 2016 by hernibs

When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude. ~Elie Wiesel

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The Day Is Waking Up

Posted on February 17, 2016 by hernibs

Misty, calm, sunrise through the trees. Lord bless my family today. May each of them catch a glimpse of your love as they zing through their lives. A moment here, a smile there – may love touch each of them … Continue reading →

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Anchored

Posted on November 20, 2014 by hernibs

Such a life we have carved out here built on our dreams and our inexperience. Yet it stands, unique and unassuming. It is our life, my life. I need to just be here. I can not be anywhere else. I … Continue reading →

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How I Would Change the World If I Could

Posted on September 13, 2014 by hernibs

Our world is the most beautiful place we could imagine, yet we who live here take it for granted and abuse what has been given us to enjoy. If I had the power to change anything, I would open the … Continue reading →

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Raining

Posted on June 10, 2014 by hernibs

Rain may fall in torrents I shall let it wash my hair, splashing through the dripping day without a worry or a care. Although I can not change the sky I can change the way I see, as gratitude blows … Continue reading →

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