November 2, 2008

  • A Season for Thanksgiving

    Is the cup half empty or half full? 

    Read this:  IAMNOWHERE 

    Now read this:  I AM NOWHERE 

    But wait, read this:  I AM NOW HERE.  

    The cup has the same amount in it whether I see it as empty or full. 

    The letters are the same in each statement.  I choose the perspective.  

    When my head hurts, the toddler needs a diaper, the preschooler wants something to eat (again), the 1st grader needs help reading her lesson, the 5th grader wants me to check her assignment, and I'm trying not to burn supper - I lose sight of gratitude.  Reading  Ann's Gratitude Journal reminds me of who I want to be.  So, to bring my life into focus, I concentrate on the full and not the empty.  I choose to be thankful. 

    106.  Dishwashers that work

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    107. Figuring Data Clusters with 5th graders

    108.  Figuring Number Charts with 1st graders

    109.  Figuring how many with preschoolers

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    110.  Eating pretend food with toddlers

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    111.  Text messages from the handsome chief

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    112.  The smell of falling leaves

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    113.  The beauty of falling leaves

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    114.  Trick or Treat reunions with family and friends

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    115.  Spiced Apple Cider

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    November, a season of Thanksgiving.  Consider starting a gratitude journal.  You'll reap unmeasurable benefits.