The Mystery and the Magic
Today, this day that is called the Sabbath in the faith I was brought up in, I thought I'd express my profound gratitude for those things which are beyond the ordinary. Have you ever known something before it happened?  Have you ever had an encounter with someone you loved after they passed?  H

posted 3:22:11pm Dec. 01, 2013 | read full post »

Thankful for the Arts!
Continuing with the theme of gratitude....   I don't know whether this counts as one of "life's simple pleasures" or not.   It uses technology and it's not free, but it is a pleasure, it's comparatively inexpensive, and it's a nice thing to do with one or more friends. I'm talking ab

posted 6:15:40pm Nov. 30, 2013 | read full post »

Grateful for the Things Money Cannot Buy
On this day in America, hordes of people descend upon thousands of stores across the country, wrapped up in a buying frenzy.  The good news is:  it appears the economy has recovered significantly.  But I confess I am sad that so many of us focus so much on buying, buying, buying - especially on t

posted 7:26:30pm Nov. 29, 2013 | read full post »

Grace and Gratitude
It’s interesting.  The one thing most of us have been taught to be thankful for is our food.  Many of us were raised to “say grace” before our meals.  However, in this affluent society in which we live, many of us have never had to worry about actual starvation.  And many of us have been b

posted 1:07:03pm Nov. 28, 2013 | read full post »

Gratitude for the People in our Lives
This is Part III of A Week of Gratitude. If you were to choose one single thing or category of thing for which to be thankful, what would it be?  What would you miss most if you didn’t have it?  What would you miss most if you were on a desert island?  What would you miss most if you were in a

posted 4:44:51pm Nov. 27, 2013 | read full post »