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Happy Thanksgiving: Remember Gratitude

November 25, 2024November 26, 2024 / Meredith Allard / Leave a comment

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. ―Mary Oliver Once again it is Thanksgiving week. This has been a crazy year for many reasons, and often, when things feel their bleakest, I do my best to strive for gratitude. I do have a lot to be thankful for. A job … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving: Remember Gratitude

Thank you, Robin Williams: A Lesson in Gratitude

August 13, 2014March 31, 2023 / Meredith Allard / 4 Comments

I’m writing and posting this quickly before I change my mind, so, as Anne Lamott said in her own post on the same subject, this isn’t going to be proofread to perfection. I don’t usually comment on the passing of famous people since I’m not sure what I can add that someone more articulate than I … Continue reading Thank you, Robin Williams: A Lesson in Gratitude

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