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End of the Week Gratitude Theme #31

June 5th, 2008 at 10:04 pm » Comments (27)

The word gratitude comes from the root gratus, which means pleasing. According to "Life 101" (by Peter McWilliams), the obvious interpretation is that when you are pleased with something, you are ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #30

May 29th, 2008 at 9:22 pm » Comments (22)

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. Meister Eckhart Last week was the first time I began adding quotes to the ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #29

May 23rd, 2008 at 12:45 am » Comments (28)

Melody Beatty, bestselling author of several self-help books, said it perfectly about what gratitude does for those who practice cultivating it: Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #28

May 16th, 2008 at 8:30 am » Comments (22)

For those of you new here, every week, usually on Fridays, I wrap up with a list of people, places and events that I am grateful for. I believe ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #27 (Part II)

May 9th, 2008 at 6:54 pm » Comments (24)

Continuing with Part I of Friday's gratitude post, I have much more to share with you. I'm still reeling from attending this year's SOBCon08. Like Liz Strauss mentioned in a ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #27 (Part I)

May 9th, 2008 at 12:30 am » Comments (20)

Because this gratitude post will be the longest I've ever written, I've decided to break it up into two parts with the second being aired over the weekend. I ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #26

May 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am » Comments (9)

Update: I am now making another attempt to give you an update on the conference so here goes...... Well, here I am in Chicago, using the laptop of Stephen Smith, ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #25

April 24th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (12)

It's been 25 weeks since I started the weekly gratitude posts at Adversity University. I continue to be astounded over the fact that regardless of how my week went, ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #24

April 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm » Comments (7)

I purposefully waited an extra day before writing the end of the week gratitude post because I wanted to give everyone a chance to digest the previous article on how ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #23

April 10th, 2008 at 9:28 pm » Comments (15)

It feels like yesterday was Friday of last week. What happened to the time?!?! Today represents the 23rd week since I started the weekly gratitude post! What am I ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #22

April 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (29)

This week holds no shortages of gratitude for me. (Photo Credit: Gabo). Here are a couple of reasons why: REASON #1 The Adversity University community continues to make inroads with ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #21

March 28th, 2008 at 12:23 am » Comments (23)

How did your week go folks?  Time to sit back and contemplate things we are grateful for this week! (Photo Credit:  Gabo) I promised I would update you on whatever happened ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #20

March 21st, 2008 at 3:46 pm » Comments (18)

The biggest thing that happened this week was the announcement that I had won the video competition in the "Most Life Changing Moment" category for a competition called BeTheNextBestSellingAuthor.com I wrote ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #19

March 13th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (14)

Photo Credit:  Gabo What do you think of that photo?  Isn't it beautiful?  I'd love to have one of them to set my cake on! Here's a list of things of this week's ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #18 – Video Post #4

March 6th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (18)

Time must have gone by slower this week because when I woke up at 6 am, my befuddled mind gave me the impression that it was Friday.  But when I checked ...more »