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Beyond 30 Days of Thankful #52thx

2013/12/09 Gayle 2

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh A few days ago, I was reading through my twitter feed. It seemed as if each of my friends was complaining. Complaints about their neighbors, their co-workers, or unknown callers, professors and teachers, spouses and children…it was a smorgasbord of complaints. I wondered if these people are really this unhappy. Or is it just convenient to take to social media to complain? Gratitude – actively focusing on being thankful for what you have rather than a focus on what you lack. ~ Gayle Tabor The rest of the story

Focus on your path

2013/08/29 Gayle 0

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!?! We have reached the end of summer – WHAAAAAAT? Labor Day Weekend (the unofficial end to summer) begins in a matter of hours! School started back this week (at least for my neighbors kids – check local listings for times and days in your area). All of which leads me to the classic question: What did you do this summer? For me it was a busy summer. Full of Farmers Markets and work; Wildlife and new friends; small adventures and learning new things; sea turtles and WOW is that just amazing; and just getting off the couch! It was a summer of doing things! (and still there was plenty of couch time). I read more, I complained less. In years past The rest of the story

Mountains, Molehills, and 4-steps to Overcome FEAR

2013/07/01 Gayle 0

Our kitchen faucet over the last year or so had become increasingly slower. No matter the time of day nor how hard we attempted to open the tap the volume of water produced was barely a drip. Every time I turned on the tap I thought of the horrible and costly things that could be wrong. I dreaded the idea of the cost and effort to fix the problem, so I chose the path of least resistance. I can’t tell you how many times we’d just take a large pan and ‘fill it from the tub’. It was far easier to carry water throughout the house than to consider the cost and consequences of a real repair. A couple of weeks ago, as I waited The rest of the story

One Day – Two Day – Three Day – Four Day….Equals A Lifetime

2013/04/29 Gayle 0

A few weeks ago I picked up a book and skimmed a few pages. When I picked the book up I knew it really held no interest for me, I don’t really recall the name or who wrote it. The title was something like “What’s it like to be married to me?” I am very certain I do not wish to know the answer to this question – so, why read the book! However, in my short perusal, I encountered an idea that so perfectly dove-tailed with something I have been thinking and meditating on for most of this year – allow me to share. The story in the book invites you to imagine that 30 years in the future you are attending a funeral. The rest of the story

Who You Are Is What You Do Everyday

2013/04/02 Gayle 1

The Difference between Who You Are and Who You Want to be is What You Do. I stumbled upon this quote recently. I’m not exactly sure where or from whom. It resonated with me. It resonated so much that I wrote it on my blotter – I wanted to keep it close – to be reminded. As I am training for what I am calling my EPIC QUEST (walking a marathon – that’s 26.2 miles folks), I have a certain amount of solitary walking time. Time to think. Time to ponder. On one of those recent walks I decided I needed to add a word to the quote. I needed to add the word EVERYDAY. The one thing I am learning from The rest of the story