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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/29/2008 10:01:42 PM

Marie M.

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Today I am grateful and relieved that the big yard party I had planned for weeks had turned out well, with good weather over the weekend. After months of doing improvements the yard looked better than before. The yard pony party that included two ponies one small and one rather large were a delight to my young one and her 20 something friends. It was a good day and a blessing in our lives that was needed after everything.

Today also has been a day filled of recollection of the good times and memories of birthday parties from almost thirty years ago with my other children which brings much joy along with the new memories. I am grateful to have had these in my life.

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/29/2008 10:13:47 PM

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Jude, you don't bore me with your buzzard stories! There is so much to see just walking along the streets, but many people never notice.

I wrote this some time ago:

A flock of pigeons

circles

over Daley Plaza,

spiraling up

and swooping down

with

a power, grace and beauty

not expected

modest pigeons.

I notice

a young woman

looking up,

watching the

exhilarating performance;

our eyes meet and

we smile.

Edda

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/29/2008 10:21:17 PM

Hildegard

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Marie, I am glad your yard party turned out so well and the children had fun. You have the satisfaction of it adding to your good memories. Certainly this is cause for grateful thanks.

Edda

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/30/2008 7:12:12 AM

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Edda, your poem describes perfectly what I was thinking. Most people I know don't even know one bird from another, and I could count the number of people watching the various birds which nest on the cliffs here over the past 19 years, on one hand. On those occasions there is something which connects us, without words.
We have some kind of dove flock nesting on the castle, which display every evening en masse, kestrels and ravens on the cliffs, a heronry and of course, buzzards, as well as several types of seagull together with numerous other species too numerous to mention, which visit and fly over the garden. It's a lovely spot if you like nature, and birds in particular, as it has so many different habitats, namely farmland, river and cliff, with the sea within a couple of miles.
Foxes are here too and a lovely addition to the night sounds. A female mating fox frightened the life out of me the first time I heard it. I was convinced someone was being murdered.

Can you wonder I don't want to move from here!

Jude

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/30/2008 10:37:26 PM

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Dear Gratitude family
Today I am grateful for prayers answered and my daughter in Las Vegas began a job today Blessed Be !Jude I encourage you to turn your son and concerns to prayer as in my most weakened states of worry past and present as I do this God shows up and presents a solution of safety and needs met. Edda I love your poem too although Ive dodged a few pigeons in Daley Plaza Im sure it was playful Betty I continue to keep you and Paul in prayer and request God's Light to shine his peace to Paul and family too T.O. your photos are lovely I pray for your needs of employment to be met Lynn hope you enjoy your vacation and return home brings you continued good health Juliana today again I visualized the cool mountain tops with the snow cover it has been hot and humid here what a visual relief and enjoyed respite Today I continued to prep floor and my daughter here may have the apartment she needs in the school district needed please add your prayers for housing to the list I pray for Angela and her concerns of help needed and all single moms here for support and sustaining, for health, for financial concerns, for relationships, for grief and joys
Namaste
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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/30/2008 11:51:19 PM

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Jude, I can well imagine that you don't want to move! The description of your surroundings ist most inviting. Though I live in the big city I do have a bit of nature all around me. I can watch the birds from my window. It is always exciting to see or hear a cardinal. There are several pairs in the neighborhood. The mourning doves and finches keep the abundant sparrows company. Of course, there are grey squirrels running about, and an occasional rabbit. The streets in our neighborhood are tree-lined, and the small gardens in front of the houses are mostly filled with flowers. I am grateful for all this life around me.

Much love,
Edda

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 8:35:00 AM

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Edda, it sounds lovely where you live. Not at all as I would imagine a Chicago street.

The cardinals must be beautiful to see.

I do like squirrells, but perhaps not in my garden........they've stolen all the plums off my favourite plum tree.

Jude

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 9:57:40 AM

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Marie, it is good to see your postings again. It sounds like your little one and her friends were just ecastatic about the party. With all the hard work you have put in the last several months, it must have been very satisfying to see it bear the fruit of such a special day and very cherished future memories. Congratulations on the use of all the skills and capabilities that you probably didn't even realize that you had. Your peseverance was and is a good example for me. Thank you for your continued prayers for Paul. It is "one day at a time."
Jude, I must agree with Edda, your buzzard stories do not sound boring. One need only read the posts about your natural surroundings to readily understand why you never want to leave Gemrock. It sounds like a perfect place to be reminded of how much we are loved just by being surrounded constantly by the beauty and diversity of creation.
Edda, you do live in a very special area where despite the busy cross streets every so often, it is within walking distance of "my lake" and Lincoln Park. Hopefully you do not get what is expected here with heat indices well over 100 by this weekend and air that feels like it needs to be wrung out.
Barbara, your comments about the pigeons in Daley Plaza reminded me of the little singsong poem--"Birdie, birdie up so high, birdie birdie in the sky--Gee I'm glad that cows don't fly!"

Today, I am grateful for yesterday--lunch with a friend then going to see a good musical comedy that was a welcome transport from all the "stuff" of daily life..

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 1:40:46 PM

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Hello. Edda and Betty thanks for the continued support. Taken and very much appreciated. Hugs to both of you and a big group hug for everyone.

I have been here all along but not posting. Changes and much evolving. It is good to smile and mean it from the heart. My prayers for everyone that has come to find this forum.

Jude, I too enjoy the buzzard stories that you share. I looked them up to see exactly what they look like so I can visualize them when you speak of them. I have not seen any around here by me.

God Bless Us All
Marie

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 1:47:04 PM

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Today I am grateful for friends worldwide that have come to be, through the computer. And to think I did not have one for years before. Wow, I worked at a software company and chose not to, and then I did and found this special place.

I am grateful for a friend in Japan that lives in the most beautiful paradise I have ever seen. The grass may be greener everywhere, but it is worth a look outside of your own yard which may just need a little more TLC to be greener. Really. LOL

Marie

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 2:36:41 PM

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I am grateful for my life, for every problem, mess, complication and bump in the road that life hands me, I am grateful. Every hug, kiss, thoughtful word, kind gesture or a smile from a passing stranger makes up for everything.
Prayers and blessings to all. Love, Lynn xo

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 4:54:50 PM

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Dear Gratefulness Family,

Once more, I had to catch up on reading your posts, as I was away from home for a few days. Thank you all for communicating your good news.
Guess what I am listening to right now on our cultural radio program? A report on a teacher who has introduced a new subject at his school: HAPPINESS. He is convinced that it can and should be trained, and the results prove him right. And which is the most important quality: GRATITUDE! We know about this, don´t we?

I am grateful tonight for three days spent at the spa from where my therapist is just leaving. She has kneaded my back and shoulders for years. Now she was surprised and pleased that I had come to say goodbye to her.

With love,
Juliana
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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 7/31/2008 5:53:03 PM

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Marie, I don't know what I would do now without my computer. I would be completely lost!! And I too was very resistant. I never thought I would be bothered with them, but a friend persuaded me to have lessons 8 years ago, so I tried it and became totally addicted.

I can 'feel' your smile from here.

Lynn, we should all take a leaf out of your book and just be grateful for life.

Juliana, that's amazing about the teacher! A few schools in this country have discovered the therapeutic value of meditation on behaviour in school, but it isn't likely to catch on unfortunately. How I wish that it would.

Today I am grateful for a telephone conversation with a dear friend.
And of course, for my buzzard children.

One was shouting from his precarious perch in the fir tree and his sibling suddenly flew past me about 15 feet away and they both went off together. I hope they soon learn how to catch dinner!

Jude

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/1/2008 10:39:27 AM

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Morning all. Another visit to another doctor today. This time for pain management. I saw the kidney doc the other day, there's another stone. And he found out that I'm producing too much calcium and that is contributing to the stone production along with oxylates. Apparently I have to change my diet, drastically. lol. After reading the brochures, I'm almost reduced to eating cardboard. Well, maybe not that bad.....yet. lol
I will have the stone removed in September thru the ureter, not as simple as last time because the stone is very dense. Next week I have appointments for a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. By the end of Sept., I will have been thoroughly probed. lol I see my hep c doc in Sept also, might be starting treatment again. This is my life and yes, I am still grateful and very optimistic that I will be healthy once again. If nothing else I will have gained an up close and personal relationship with my doctors and their staff. lol
Prayers and blessings. Love, Lynn xo

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/1/2008 11:10:11 AM

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Dear Lynn,
I am sorry about all the probing you have to endure, but I admire your sense of humor! Yes, you will get to know your doctors really well. As to your diet, one plus may be that the calories may be reduced which has been recommended for a longer life! Your positive outlook will get your through all these challenges!
I keep you in my prayers!

I am grateful today for my aunt in Austria who is celebrating her 92. birthday. I called her just when she and my other aunt and my cousin were enjoying a bottle of wine from my home town. She has quite a few health problems but had made it to the hairdresser!

Edda

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/1/2008 3:50:14 PM

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Gratitude Family
I am thankful and grateful for all here rayer continues for all issues from the floor as I
scrub glue an dremove old tile if you do not here from me know yo are in my hearts I will return after this major project and I reaquaint myself wih big and small muscle groups long forgotten
Namaste
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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/1/2008 4:57:53 PM

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Lynn and Barbara,
The great sense of humor of both of you makes me laugh out loud!

You are setting an example that is worth following. Best wishes for your health, resp.tile removing issues!

Edda,
Your Aunt of 92 reminds me of a 97 year-old lady whom I visited the other day. She says she is a little tired, but keeps herself fit by doing brain jogging when she lies awake during the night. She tries to find as many words as possible beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Also worth following, isn´t it?

Tonight I am grateful - among numerous other blessings, of course - for three big red blossoms on a cactus that looks so old and withered that one wouldn´t have expected it to be alive, even less to bloom.

Juliana
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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/2/2008 4:04:39 PM

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Today I am grateful for finding this web site and a gratitude family
a spiritual ring of support encircling my heart, thoughts and spirit
holding me up from under me, above me, right side and left side
Namaste
Barbara T
PS sorry for previous 8/1/ typos hands were sticky from tile glue

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/2/2008 5:35:51 PM

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Dear Barbara,
Your post reminds me of a prayer I say when worried about someone. I ask that angels be each side, in front, behind, above and beneath the person, and surround them with a circle of light to protect them from harm.
It's good to do it for ourselves too.

Lots of Love, Jude

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RE: TODAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR .......... - 8/2/2008 7:02:23 PM

Marie M.

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Today I am grateful for seeing the beautiful tiny little yellow finch return to my yard. While looking out the upstairs window I spotted the little yellow bird sitting on top of the spruce. Yesterday, after coming in the glass sliding door I turned quickly to see something I spotted out of the corner of my eye. There was this yellow finch hovering in mid air looking at the glass door for about 40 seconds. I thought she must have seen herself, thinking it was a potential friend, or was she surprised of her own beauty in the glass? Wonderful.... A grateful moment.

Marie