Dear Gratitude Journal :

Even though I’m goal driven, I’m grateful that I’m not a competitive person. People who always need to win have a hole in their aura that is impossible to fill, and they ruin the fun of the game for others. I’m grateful for chocolate chip cookies, especially if they’re homemade and not too sweet. And, I’m grateful for all the time I spent teaching. It taught me to facilitate discussion, and shut down hecklers and assorted other blowhards. Life skills.

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Dear Gratitude Journal :

Even though I’m a goal-driven person, I’m grateful I’m not competitive. People who always have to win have a hole in their aura that is impossible to fill; they ruin the fun of the game for others. I’m grateful for people who recommend and give me books. And I’m grateful for all the years I spent teaching. Not because of the great money but because it taught me how to put down a heckler. Life skills.