Tag: gratitude
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How do you measure a day?
Breathing in and out, I sit to write as the day closes. One babe just blinked his eyes closed, while another reads. Today has brought both joy and frustration. Compromises and love. I find myself at the end of the day, happy, yet somehow unsatisfied. I have writing projects that need attention. I turn away…
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Gratitude first.
I have a habit of recounting all the “have nots” and “should haves” and “if onlys.” These leave me in a place of trapped emotion and regret. Instead, I seek to cultivate gratitude. Let’s take an example from writing. As I reflected upon the day I started to tell myself a story – “I did…