Tag Archives: gratitude

sometimes, bad days are there to remind you that you have good ones to look forward to. – author unknown

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IMG_0121like the day

you stood on the upside-down water table

with your beloved blankie and pacifiier all dirty

a bandaid on your scraped-up foot

mosquito bites itching

an empty bug net

and a turtle with a snapped-off tail nearby

 you can’t find your shoes

your diaper is wet

 you’re tired

and your shorts are all twisted-up.

and then –

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 suddenly

it is the next day

and the sun is shining

and

you have a fancy cocktail

right in front of you

with

floating fruit cut in shapes

a special bendy straw

and you are standing

at a table just your size

with your fancy red shirt on

and your smile

is as big as the universe

and

in an instant

all is well with the world

once again.

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here’s to you, baby j, as you continue to persevere

and find your way through the world, even after the tough days.

you are a model for all of us.

 

Life is a long lesson in humility – James M. Barrie

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it is time at last, to thank my fellow writers for the many awards you have bestowed upon me. these have languished somewhere on the side stage for far too long. i am humbled and honored by your generosity of spirit. not surprisingly, i haven’t followed many of the rules in accepting the awards, but i wanted to thank every one of you none the less. following are the awards and the writers who nominated me for them, in no particular order. each is wonderful and unique in their own way, and i hope that you’ll stop by their sites for a visit. many thanks to all of the rest of you who’ve given me the opportunity to read your words, and who’ve taken the time to read and thoughtfully comment on mine.  

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 awards:

Award Winning Blog Blessed Again

Awesome Blog Content

Best Moments

Blog of the Year

Bouquet of Awards Symphony of Color

Dragon’s Loyalty 

Fantastic Blogger

Inner Peace

Inventive Blogger

Liebster 

Lighthouse

Loyal Reader

Most Creative Blogger

Most Influential Blogger

Semper Fidelis

Shauney Award for Blogging Excellence

Shine On

Sisterhood of The  World Blogger

Sunshine

Super Sweet Blogging

The Versatile Blogger

Very Inspiring Blogger

Word Press Family 

and the writers and their sites:

 http://publictransituser.wordpress.com  

 writes and photographs her daily adventures using public transportation in montreal

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http://markbialczak.com

 a smart and funny approach to movies and music and sports and life in syracuse, ny

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 http://peacelovegreatcountrymusic.com

country music and homespun wisdom 

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http://runningawayfrom49.wordpress.com

three 40 somethings riffing on life

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 http://friendlyfairytales.com

poetry and tales in the world of nature and fairies

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http://andthemoonseesall.wordpress.com

lisa writes with a mind wide open 

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http://witlessdatingafterfifty.wordpress.com

the world of dating after a certain age

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http://belsbror.wordpress.com

writer and photographer 

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http://talesalongtheway.com/about/

anne’s journey through life 

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http://jtweaver.net

the story of family and life 

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http://sanceau.com/about/

writes about life using photos and stories

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http://juststoplooking.wordpress.com

2 single women’s trip through life

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http://ajaytao2010.wordpress.com

even with his personal struggles he tells about a positive in his approach to the world

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http://cruisingthroughmylife.wordpress.com

 engineer and poet in india who writes about women’s issues 

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http://joannebest.wordpress.com

poet and fiction writer 

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http://dshenai.wordpress.com

 scientist who writes about life

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http://5minutesmoreplease.wordpress.com

freelance writer and animal advocate 

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http://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/about/

all about animals, peace, social justice, women’s issues 

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http://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/about/

 insights about life, using art and photos

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http://animalmikelane.com/animal/

michael writes about his love of animals and adventures in the world

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http://englishmaninitaly.org

a brit married to a sicilian, adjusting to life in italy

 

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The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. – William Blake