Tag: thankfulness
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Am I Truly Grateful?
photo courtesy of Ann on Unsplash Thanksgiving is a day of choosing to consider being grateful for all we have. It’s more than a turkey, pumpkin pie, and football games. I sometimes miss the significance of what it means to have a heart of gratitude because I’ve immersed myself in what have become the rudiments…
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Compassionate Turkeys?
My friends Penny and Joe have a small farm in Colorado where they raise a variety of animals, including turkeys. The big guy will be on their table at Thanksgiving dinner. I know the president pardons a turkey or two at this time of year, a practice thought to have begun back when Abraham Lincoln’s…
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Is It All “Please” And No “Thank You”?
When people begin a year-long program of leadership development and growth, many things are taken into account. Location, team participants, content. The big picture of hoped-for success. When families are part of the picture, little ones must be considered. I love belonging to an organization that values the family and provides opportunities for husbands, wives,…
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It Doesn’t Cost To Say Thanks
With so much in the news lately of the military and first responders going above and beyond to help people powerfully affected by this hurricane and wildfire season, it’s been a great reminder of how those who serve our country do so at a high cost to themselves. Often with very little gratitude from those…
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