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The Right to Vote (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 7)
It’s Election Day! Do more than be grateful for the right to vote — exercise that right! If you don’t know where to vote or how to vote, the website Vote411.org has resources to help you get your vote in before the polls close. Why vote? Your Vote Matters Your vote is your way of…
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Preserving Moments, Part I (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6)
Photography is amazing — it allows us to capture a moment in time to revisit again and again. Some of those moments are heartbreaking. We have seen its power during times of tragedy and disaster … too many times in the recent days and months. Gratefully, photography also allows us to revisit happier times. Even…
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Love Nature More (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 5)
I usually do not condone graffiti, but have to admit this inscription on a large rock brought a smile to our faces as my friends and I walked along Lake Superior’s Brighton Beach. Lord Byron’s words are fitting, given the fury Lake Superior unleashed just over a week ago, rearranging the shoreline and man-made paths.…
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Unconditional Love (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 4)
Really no words needed. The eyes say it all. Unconditional love. Gratitude for the unconditional love I have received over the years …. … from Bruce, who was only with us for 18 months before ill health forced us to say good-bye … … from Snowy and Duffy, the goofy pair who were inseparable for…
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Take Time to Watch the Sunset (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 3)
We so often get wrapped up in our over-scheduled lives, with the constant barrage of technological communications and screen distractions, that we forget to breathe and just be. While driving north after a commitment for work in the Twin Cities, the sky was increasingly filled with the most glorious glow of pink and orange. I…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 