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Thought For the Day: The More You Practice Thankfulness, the More You Have To Be Thankful For

“A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” – Norman Vincent Peale    

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Thankful For Nothing

A poem of gratitude #16: Thankful For Nothing by Michael Romani Always looking to connect I hold things up to inspect Never intending to ever neglect Anything even where circumspect A question has haunted mankind Who is always probing trying … Continue reading

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With Appreciation

A poem of gratitude #15 in appreciation and gratitude for the influence of the California Sound of the 1960s and early 1970s. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ With Appreciation by Michael Romani There is really all kinds of music But, it doesn’t really abuse … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Be Thankful For Those People Who Rekindle the Inner Spirit

“We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer    

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No Coincidence

An ardent atheist Issac Asimov was so startled by the number of improbables that allow live on the earth to thrive that he wrote a piece on that and the odds he tabulated were astronomical.  He couldn’t bring himself to … Continue reading

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Joy In the Gifts of Hard Times

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 7 is to write a poem about gifts and joy.  Above this challenge was a bit about how poetry can prove quite the therapeutic tool.  I can see this easily from my own life.  From this … Continue reading

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Thanks In Everything

There are times when it seems awfully hard to find gratitude for the things and situations God puts into our lives.  Here’s a little something on that topic and to make up for not having my mid-week Christian poem yesterday.  … Continue reading

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