Carol

Grateful – Yes, I Am!

by Carol on April 5, 2011

1.  So overwhelmed with work, taxes, and other things yesterday, I was feeling a little punk in the morning.

2.  Having a third gorgeous pink bloom on Amy, the amaryllis helped inspire me.

3.  Writing on 750words.com helped me expressed my punkiness so I could coordinate it better.

4.  Talking to my dear, dear, and wonderful friend Thelma helped me put things in perspective and get my enthusiasm back up.

5.  Spending time with my Miracle Minding friends – Rose, Kathy, and Linda really made me grateful for their friendship, enthusiasm, and love.

6.  Making wedding shower invitations for Sara’s shower with Maribeth, Dyan, Nate, and Andrew, was such a loving, fun, and creative adventure.

7.  Dyan, Maribeth, and I were being very precise about everything on the invitations, and Nate and Andrew (6 and 7) were insistent that they help (they adore Sara), so they pitched in with love in their hearts in little boy ways.

8.  Tom fixed chili and biscuits for dinner and it was on the table when I got home.  Thank you, Tom!

9.  Working on my taxes was not so bad when it was accompanied by “Dancing with the Stars”!

10.  ”Pay no attention to that voice inside you that is not you.”  Eckart Tolle

 

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Thank You, Thank You!

by Carol on April 4, 2011

1.  Thank you for Riva, my wonderful prayer partner, for coming in early to church yesterday so we could have quiet time together.

2.  Thank you to Maribeth for picking up Tom’s birthday cake.

3.  Thank you to Tom for being born — without that miracle, there would be no Maribeth, Kevin, Andrew, or Nate!  Wow!

4.  Thank you to my friends at church for all the wonderful hugs during greeting time.

5.  Thank you to Bruce for giving another thoughtful sermon.

6.  Thank you to Kathy for her announcements which reveal our church (Unity Chapel of Light) to be active, loving, and fun!

7.  Thank you to Dad for finally answering the door after scaring me by not answering three different times!

8.  Thank you to our family for a fun family birthday celebration at Spaghetti Warehouse.

9.  Thank you for all the waiters and waitresses that sang and clapped in honor of Tom’s and Andrew’s birthday.

10.  Thank you, Teri – teri@terimartin.com for great quotes every day -”To live with an open heart means that pain is no stranger, and wonder will be a constant companion.” – David Oldfield

 

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Amy the Amaryllis!

April 1, 2011

1.  I never had an amaryllis bulb before, but I have always been fascinated by them. 2.  When I got my two bulbs (one for my Dad) in the mail, they were huge and funny looking. 3.  Dad and I both planted ours — he waters less often than I do and my Amy started [...]

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Gratitude Works!

March 30, 2011

1.  Grateful to Crystal for reminding me today that gratitude in action in powerful! 2.  Feeling sad that the money we saved for this summer’s vacation is almost gone, but grateful to know that we can figure out ways to try again! 3.  Had to turn in Molly’s accident to insurance, and that will cost [...]

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Today is Andrew’s Birthday

March 29, 2011

1.  Six years ago today, I watched my grandson, Andrew, being born! 2.  One of the most important invitations of my life was to be invited into the delivery room! 3.  When Andrew was a baby, his brother Nate, who is 2 years older, couldn’t understand that one day he would be able to play [...]

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Thankful Zentangle Thursday

March 25, 2011

1.  Drove to Zanesville to do a Zentangle (see zentangle.com) Class — the clouds were beautiful and the music on the radio was great 2.  Taught a Zentangle Class for the Zanesville Appalachia Arts Project at their gallery 3.  Everyone was so friendly, and the gallery was great 4.  A gentleman did his Zentangle on [...]

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With Gratitude for Jewelry

March 24, 2011

1.  my chunky, colorful lucite bracelet from the art museum 2.  my heart shaped necklace that was my sister Barb’s 3.  the little heart ring from estate sale jewelry — I love knowing there’s a history, even if I don’t know the details 4.  my charm bracelets that have such individual meaning to me — [...]

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Spring Gratitudes

March 23, 2011

1.  Wow!  Spring really did get here! 2.  The blackboard countdown on our front door reads “Happy Spring” now!  Hooray! 3.  A bunch of my fun friends came over and we had fun food, fun flowers, and fun dancing! 4.  Rose brought over a beautiful cake that was delicious. 5.  We wore flower petal headbands [...]

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Annual Dance of Spring Day!

March 21, 2011

1.  the new butterfly flower spinners are ready to go out up the walkway! 2.  I am ready to build the fairy garden around the big old maple tree 3.  the flower petal headbands are ready to beautify the already beautiful heads of guests 4.  Maribeth is making fruit salad and vegetable pizza 5.  I [...]

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Happy in Indiana!

March 19, 2011

1.  attending at Zentangle retreat called FloatFest — Zentangle heaven! 2.  the food here is amazing – homemade salad dressings, organically oriented, delightful! 3.  the workshops are so wonderful and full of new ideas and creativity 4.  there are people from three states here, all loves the Zentangle vibrations! 5.  see zentangle.com if you don’t [...]

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Grateful for Green!

March 17, 2011

1.  leaves 2.  shamrocks 3.  grass 4.  lettuce 5.  parsley 6.  money 7.  emeralds 8.  beans 9.  envy 10.  Leprechaun’s hats!

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Four Days Until Spring!

March 16, 2011

1.  Buds! 2.  Hyacinths! 2.  Daffodils! 3.  Robins! 4.  Snow drops! 5.  Tulips! 6.  Walks! 7.  Hikes! 8.  Sunshine! 9.  Fairies! 10.  Hope!

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Wellness Tools Webinar!

March 15, 2011

1.  I’ve been getting ready for this Wellness Tools Webinar for two weeks! 2.  It’s free and you can register at mentalhealthrecovery.com — it’s tomorrow from 1 – 2 p.m. 3.  It’s been fun to get it together, because it really is about “Fun Things to Do” 4.  I’ve also been adding to the challenge [...]

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Grateful for Compassion

March 12, 2011

1.  When earthquakes destroy and tsunami’s wreak havoc, the world reaches out with enormous compassion. 2.  It doesn’t matter if people are different from you, worship in a different way, or have a whole different culture — we all care that there is loss of life, injury, and destruction. 3.  The Red Cross has mobilized [...]

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Tea, I love you!

March 12, 2011

1.  What could be better than a nice cup of tea? 2.  And I love my wonderful tea cups — one has “Rosie the Riveter” from WWII and it says — “We Can Do It” — I feel purposeful when I drink tea from that cup!  hooray! 3.  Then I have a cup my dear [...]

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Spring – I Still Believe in You!

March 11, 2011

1.  Woke up in the middle of the night to find lots and lots of snow blanketing everything! 2.  It’s the kind of snow that clings to the branches and the air looks like a snow globe. 3.  Sort of like someone upstairs is reminding me about the beauties of Winter as I am anxiously [...]

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Spring – I Believe in You!

March 10, 2011

1.  The birds sound different very early in the morning — today they seemed to tell me that Spring is really coming! 2.  The Annual Dance of Spring will take place again with friends, beautiful cookies, tea, waving scarves, and silliness for sure! Hooray!  (everyone’s invited – if you live in NE Ohio, let me [...]

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Grateful for my Papa!

March 9, 2011

1.  Sherman Bailey is almost 94!  Hooray! 2.  He’s the best conversationalist in the world and says surprising things all the time. 3.  Like today I was at the Dr.’s office with him and the Dr. told him that he couldn’t do much for his postnasal drip, so Dad said, “I guess you could say [...]

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Grateful Every Day!

March 8, 2011

1.  12 days until Spring! 2.  have an Amarylis bulb for the first time — waiting for some sign of life, grateful for the possibility of it! 3.  got a TV for my office, hoping to do Yoga practice there to a DVD 4.  working in the bookstore at Unity – always a pleasure and [...]

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Grateful for Sure!

March 3, 2011

1.  Tom giving me a wake-up call that included a silly joke he made up. 2.  OK – I was giving a Zentangle early class and he said that if I were in France, it would be the “Last Tangle in Paris!” (you might be too young to remember that allusion) 3.  He was so [...]

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