by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
This week, I enjoyed reading Sam Gentoku McCree’s piece on Ten Steps to a Grateful Life. Having a grateful life is a discipline. It’s not difficult for my mood to tumble this time of year. It’s dark in Alaska for much of the day. My energy dips just as my work chaos...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Family & Celebrations, Healing & Gratitude
Today I turned the big 5-0! Fifty years old! Yikes! Can you imagine? What do you think you will be doing on your 50th birthday? Or if you are 50 or older, what did you do on that big day? Traditionally, I spend birthdays reflecting on what I’ve accomplished...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
Some people have all the luck. That’s what I thought when I met my friend, Mike Dominoski. I met him in the dorm cafeteria at Western Washington University in the fall of 1982. You could tell he was fun by how he held himself. Wearing a pinstriped, button up shirt...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude, My Writing
I like to think I’m a positive person. I wake up and give thanks every morning before I start my day. I live intentionally, setting goals for each season that cover the different priorities in my life—family, volunteerism, fitness, financial, professional, and...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
What are you reading this season? I feel like I’m on a winning streak lately. May brought free cable (thanks to my kid’s job at the utility company), new romance, and two new kittens. Even so, one of the best parts of any good season for me is enjoying a...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude, Travel & Tourism
I’m in Italy this week, spending time with a cherished friend. Have you ever been the beneficiary of uncommon kindness from a random stranger? There is something special about going through a brutal time and finding that you have guardian angels who pop up out...