Thanks for the little things makes a big difference

Thanks for the little things? Really? Really. Even though everyone is feeling stress these days, there is plenty of scientific evidence that it does us good to identify and experience thankfulness. Even thanks for the little things. Since I mentioned science, I feel obliged to offer evidence. Psychology Today (2015) cites seven benefits of gratitude […]

Posted on April 7, 2020 at 11:46 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving gatherings is really important. Following the turkey every 4th Thursday of November for the past several years, I’ve been conscious that I don’t want to stop concentrating on being thankful. I’ve tried to be committed to that, too. The reasons are several. One is that we have so […]

Posted on December 2, 2019 at 5:50 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Thanks to the special people

How does it feel to give thanks to the special people? When does one stop seeing his younger sister as a child? Robin is 5 years younger than I. She has been for 65 years. Maybe because she was challenged by the effects of the meningoencephalitis she contracted at age 2 weeks, I still see […]

Posted on February 1, 2019 at 5:12 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Praying Made Easy. 6. Thanksgiving,

Happy Thanksgiving. We say it many times, this time each year. And we mean it. No doubt that everyone has much to be thankful for. So, is there any difficulty? For me it’s this: wanting to give thanks for every thing; feeling badly that I can’t. My complaint goes like this: I have so much […]

Posted on November 22, 2017 at 2:09 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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