Tag Archives: appreciation

The Art of Appreciation

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I think it is easy for us, in the nearness of our lives, to overlook the constant opportunities we have to encourage one another. Continue reading →

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Tilting the Kaleidoscope

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I think that in much of our lives, we often and only see others in a particular role that comes to define them in our minds: Continue reading →

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The Gift

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Occasionally, though, I’ll get lucky. I’ll actually give someone something he or she doesn’t want to immediately re-gift, re-cycle or indulge his or her pyromanic tendencies. Continue reading →

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Short List

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Doc Arnett

That’s the funny thing about many of the affluent; they can always think of a few other things they’d really like to have.
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Window Watching

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where the ordinary can become spectacular, yet last only an instant, we ought to live with our eyes open. Continue reading →

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Family Matters

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Doc Arnett

During that twenty or thirty minutes, he mentioned some of the challenges he and his wife had with the boy’s adoption and raising. Continue reading →

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Good Workers

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Doc Arnett

He knew that it was easy to become discouraged when we feel unappreciated, when our efforts seem to go unnoticed and things are not always fair. But he also knew that those who continue to lift the extra weight, walk the extra steps, or take the extra duty have a satisfaction that the others will never know. Continue reading →

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