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Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” ~ Brad Paisley
In about twenty days we begin a New Year, and since I am motivated by intentions, goals, and resolutions, I always explore ways to improve my life, discover new paths and create change while uncovering ways to attain something new. 
This year instead of just coming into the year with too many goals that fall...

"I will practice gratitude to access joy." ~Brene Brown 
Week twenty-three (November 27 - December 3)
This morning the dog excitedly danced before me as I carried the tennis balls from within the house to the outdoors. These balls are his kryptonite and they have assisted us in training him to stay within the boundaries of our yard while his focus is on an opportunity to play.
I giggle at his...

"Each day I am thankful for - Nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality and likes that turned into love." 
Week twenty-two (November 20-26)
 
Thanksgiving, the time when gratitude is abundant and the first place to truly recognize the gifts in my life as my family gathers together, revealing the hope and laughter that magically slips...

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it"
Every year I fill the month of December with kindness as I remember his gentle smile. This year with the Stan Hywet luncheon on his birthday I knew I wanted to pay it forward and with Julie's help, Doug and Megan Jeffery, a deserving couple was discovered among the many who entered.
I'm looking forward to attending this tour and Champagne luncheon...

"Well, everyone can master a grief but he that has it." ~William Shakespeare
Week twenty-one (November 13-19)
I wanted to share a glass of wine and savor a moment without withdrawing from the world. Empty from disguising the pain and masking the emotions I did not understand, I rustled with the notion that I had never really reconciled the grief in my heart. The weight of loss confined beneath...

"As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John F. Kennedy
Week Twenty ( November 6 - 12)
Gratitude does not always arrive assuredly. Often I must burrow through the remains of the day seeking gratitude in a difficult world of confusion as life unravels. Staying grounded when others fall short, shifting from discomfort to...

"I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that is how you grow" ~ Marissa Mayer
Week Nineteen (October 30 - November 5)
As a planner, dreamer, and future examiner, I peer at the calendar brimming with intentions, each promoting transformation while mindful of times fleeting grace. Setting forth in exploration with so much bravado until the day arrives and it is time to leap...

"If you learn to listen for clues as to how I feel instead of what I say, you will be able to understand me much better."
As the storm quiets
The anger lingered in the air even days after she left, a cold silence that slowly enveloped the room like a dying flower casting wilted memories of exasperation that I could not erase.
It was our first gathering since she was placed in the nursing home...

"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time."  ~Lyndon B. Johnson
Week Eighteen (October 23 - 29)
On the return from our trip, the cold damp air delivered a string of heady anticipation as I readied to begin again. Inspired by the tenderness of coming home, where old favorites are transformed and opportunities awaken, I was enlivened with appreciation and refreshed...

"It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars" ~ Richard Evans
Week Seventeen (October 16-22)
It has been a week of peaks and valleys, wonderful celebrations with family and friends and untold heartache with loved ones, and regardless of which side of the spectrum I outfit a bulky cloak of responsibility. An overwhelming gratitude captivates me with the abundance of friendship,...