Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 306 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Clean Windows

He and his assistant, Ashley, arrived with buckets and squeegees and assorted tools of their trade and proceeded to easily erase the gloom of the monsoonal storms.

Alexandria, Gratitude and Joy, Italy, Travel, Walks

Day 293 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Downtown Delights

... downtown is where both tourists and locals gather, making for great people watching!

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Day 288 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Rewarded Patience

I’ve entered the lottery twice a year for a couple of years, so when my name came up this spring for a fall tour date, I was thrilled!

Gratitude and Joy, Travel

Day 287 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Experience

Perhaps the best experiences are the ones that are challenging, not only for the lesson, but for the great story you get to share and, hopefully, laugh about with friends.

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Day 286 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Open Windows

One of the best things about this time of year is the temperatures drop to the point where you can throw open the windows and let the easy breezes of fall in.

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Day 284 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Mystery Adventures

... you can research your adventures and plan them in advance, but there is something utterly captivating about not knowing what will happen and embracing the unknown

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Day 281 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Dreams

We’ve spent hours and hours dreaming of bigger, better, different, and new things ... Then, often, we get home and map out a plan to make several of the things we discussed come true.

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Day 280 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Long Walks

Walking is a big part of who we are when we travel, too. There’s nothing quite like seeing a new place from the street.

Flying, Gratitude and Joy, Travel

Day 241 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Small Airports

... there is something to be said about the joy of traveling through smaller regional airports.

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Day 240 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – GRRRRR

Everyone has one of those days when everything … I mean every! little! thing!! seems to irk you.