Tag Archives: appreciation

Try this gratitude practice to boost the immune system

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Kathy

Lots of folks are trying to boost their immune system lately. Eating healthy and exercising can strengthen it, but how about this simple gratitude practice? I have been feeling a little blue today–the first time in a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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“Count our Blessings” blogging practice

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Kathy

Dear readers, I have been inspired by a new blogging friend from Scotland–someone I met during The Great Blogging Switcheroo with Roughwighting this month.  Her name is Harula. She writes “Words that Serve” and inspires folks in many different ways. … Continue reading →

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Preciousness of life

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kathy

Sometimes the world seems like a dismal place, a sorrowful place, a filled-with-suffering place. Tornados roar and hundreds die.  Wars gun down thousands.  Hurricanes strike.  Earthquakes rumble and swallow.  We humans bemoan health care or politics or dozens of other … Continue reading →

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Winter Stories of Lake Superior

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Kathy

You can’t be part of a 30-day Gratitude Challenge around here without feeling gratitude for this place where we live.  Feeling gratitude for the woods.  For the million trees.  For the deer and bear and squirrels hunkering down in the … Continue reading →

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Ordinary extra-ordinary kindness

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Kathy

The mail just arrived in our mailbox. My mom’s good friend, Rose, from Florida–and originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Lake Linden) when she was a young girl–sent a Christmas card. She included a clipping from the Fort Myers … Continue reading →

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Death teaches us how to live more fully

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Kathy

Have been contemplating death–and life–since yesterday’s visit to the cemetery. How hard it can be to say goodbye to those we love.  How hard it is to watch our loved ones die.  How hard it can be to let the … Continue reading →

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