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I saw this picture circulating on facebook. What a wonderful idea. I am going to make this and call it a gratitude jar. My daughter is in university and often feels weighted down by stress and poverty. It is a good idea to always carry gratitude for the things we have. I will also make some and give the gift of mindfulness and gratitude to others as well.

Wouldn't this be a great idea to get children thinking this way young and saving their little slips of paper at the end of each…

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While I haven't been very diligent in my blogging I've certainly been busy incorporating giving (and recieving) into my life where ever, and when ever possible.



Some of the highlights have been:

Helping a dear friend with physical disabilities find a way to keep her dogs. She was unable to provide them with an adequate exercise routine to tame their restlessness so we began taking them together to a leash free park in our city. What a gift it has been for us both.



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Multiple Sclerosis has been an inciduous thief gradually stealing my energy, flexiblity, strength, coordination, sensation, balance and perception of where my body is in space. As a result I am no longer able to do many things the way I used to. I have had to leave a job I loved rather abruptly and make many modifications to my life. My career was such a focus in my life, when I lost it I lost much of my self definition.



In 2008 I was humbled yet again by this disase and bought a… Continue

Yesterday I spent the day and night with my sister at the hospital. She was in a great deal of pain and it took many hours before she was seen by a doctor. I did my best to distract her and keep her in good spirits. It took 13 hours for her to be seen. It was nice to be able to be a support to her when she needed it....

Today I gave my hairdresser my undivided attention in addition to a generous tip. As she cut my hair we had a great chat and I learned much about her life. I tried to take the effort off making light conversation as she does that all day long.

I challenged a few of my friends to identify five things that are positive in their lives. I found it interesting that all of them said the first thing they were thankful for was being alive. What that says I am not sure....

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