As you may know, once a month I blog about gratitude. I make a list of some of the things that make me happy, and the list’s number always matches the date. Today is the 25th, and here is…
Category: Gratitude
Of kumquats and Z’s: My monthly gratitude list
Time to tell my journal about things that make me happy. Today’s the 14th of the month, and here are 14 things that push my gratitude button. (Sappy, I know, but the exercise of gratitude always brings health.) Text messages…
“The Other Side of the Veil” (One of 25 things that make me happy)
Last night, in the middle of a very stressful phone call, I was given a word-image. The caller told me about how, earlier in the day, “Jjaja Jack” (Grandpa Jack, my dad) had taken little, individual ice cream packets to the…
“16 Things that Make Me Happy” (My monthly gratitude list)
Once a month, I make a list of things that make me happy and grateful. Today, I wasn’t feeling grateful, and was kind of feeling sorry for myself, so it…
Fatigue and Disappointment: 7 reasons I am grateful they exist in my life
12:09am. I was asleep, blissfully asleep. And then I awoke. Not to a noise or to a phone call—but to the sense of a burden. A few minutes later, my phone rang with disturbing news. Now one hour later, I…
26 Things I’m Grateful For
Some of my readers know that I monthly tell my journal (blog) those things about which I’m grateful. The list always matches the day’s date. From 3am on the 26th here in Uganda—this is my list—for whatever it’s worth. May…
“25 Things I’m Grateful for!” (My monthly gratitude list.)
Emails from my kids. After the long journey from Uganda, I walked into my American office on Monday and found a delightful gift and card from a colleague whose last day of work had been whilst I was away. That…
“Unexpected Ways” (An 80-second reading on what I am enjoying most about this human experience.)
Early this morning I was seated in the lobby of one of Kampala’s oldest hotels, The Africana. The Senior Advisor to Uganda’s First Lady had asked to meet me there. We have been friends for many years, and I happened…
“The Power of the Hand-Written Word” (a 50-second reading)
I sat down in my usual seat in class the other afternoon, and spotted a little envelope with my name on it. I quickly surmised that it must be a thank-you-note from a colleague. She and her husband had been…
