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Life is Like a Roller Coaster

Your traveling from a small, crowded, dark place into an unknown space of light, receiving warmth, while being held by big moving creatures as you cry endlessly. Your mind starts to wonder……”Where am I? What do I do now? I’m … Continue reading

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Being Grateful For Our Eyes

Our eyes are a blessing to us. Yet many of us take our eyes for granted. We do not realize how important eyesight is to our daily lives. We have eyes so that we can read and learn, work and … Continue reading

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Say Yes to Gratitude

When you open up your heart and allow gratitude to flow freely within yourself, you are inviting more happiness to appear. For when we are grateful for what we do have, instead of what we don’t have, we are asking the universe … Continue reading

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The Best Things in Life Are Free

They say the best things in life are free.  Well, I have to agree with that. Life is filled with simple pleasures, the little satisfying effects you never really anticipate, but always take great pleasure in.  They are the gifts … Continue reading

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The Power of Be..Do..Have

“You can have anything you want – if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading

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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not

It was a cold and windy night, as the howling winds beat upon the window panes. Inside, body warmth was not only touching my skin but my soul. I started holding her hand and caressing her soft skin. She pressed … Continue reading

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Why Did I Stop Blogging?

Hello Everyone! For those of you who have not followed my blog, my name is Dave, The Gratitude Guy. When 2011 began, I made a commitment to write a gratitude blog post for every day of the year on people, … Continue reading

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Dave Block Lost His Job, But He’s Grateful

Hello Everyone! It’s great to be blogging again, this one being the first for 2012. Today, I wanted to reveal the details of how a story was recently written about me in the San Diego Union Tribune by Diane Bell. … Continue reading

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Day 365 – A Wonderful Year of Grateful Living (2011)

2011 – A Wonderful Year of Grateful Living It has been a long, fulfilling year of blogging, but will be a lifetime of memories. What started out on January 1 as a commitment has ended on December 31 as a … Continue reading

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Day 364 – My Favorite Gratitude Blog Posts of 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, I am amazed at how fast the time has passed. When I started writing this blog on January 1, I never would have imagined the full range of emotions that I had to endure: anger,compassion,disappointment,envy,  fear,  excitement, frustration, loneliness, … Continue reading

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