Posts Tagged "sisters"

Hope and Gratitude

Posted by Mary on Apr 14, 2009 in Life Lessons | 1 comment

 One of my friends taught me about practicing Gratitude a few years ago and introduced me to the Gratitude Journal as part of a women’s retreat. It was a new experience for me to write down what seemed obvious to me but after practicing for a while I’ve learned how much we take stuff for granted, especially the loved ones in our lives. Last year around this time I lost a friend to suicide and last fall my father died at 91 years old, and my life lesson was to appreciate and be grateful for all those opportunities to just BE with family and friends. Yesterday I got a message telling me my sister Susie was not feeling well, I was surprised as she just left for...