Tag: gratitude
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December Gratitude & A Very Tiny Bit of Reading
December Gratitude The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we had gone for Hannah to one of the more time consuming pit stops of waiting purgatory…an Arizona MVD office. The skittles and kindle were packed, an appointment was made…and we were still in there for about half an hour with at least 60 of our fellow Arizonans. Tony…
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November Gratitude & Some Reading
A Few Bits of Gratitude I started off this week feeling so grateful that Tony recovered enough from a recent viral illness to go Trick or Treating this Halloween. He hasn’t been since he was six and hasn’t really expressed any interest in ever going again. Generally, he doesn’t like costumes, and for candies, really…
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September Gratitude & Some Reading
Tony I want each of you to think about what it would be like to spend 12-13 hours a day working on the subjects you were worst at- the ones you struggled to understand and filled you with dislike at best, dread at worst. And then you have to live through the feelings that come…
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August Gratitude & Some Reading
Some Thoughts On Gratitude Earlier this afternoon, my honey and I had a lunch date at Dino’s Greek & Italian Grill. At the moment, my system is swamped with a surfeit of carby goodness and the will to sustain any sort of eloquent expression of thought is nil. The food, the ambiance, the personability of…
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July Gratitude & Some Reading To Consider
To Emmy I wasn’t surprised when you told me you were taking a job with a different company. We’ve long been aware the reimbursement rates AZ DDD (Division of Developmental Disabilities) gives music therapy clinics isn’t sufficient to pay therapy providers an adequate living wage. New grads come, get experience, and leave for companies who…
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June Gratitude & Some Reading
To Jenny From the first day you met with us on Zoom you have been a constant source of support and positivity. You heard my challenges, you listened to my feedback, and you stepped in and offered to help with things you didn’t have to, like social stories. You were understanding when Tony was struggling…
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April Gratitude & Some Reading
To Those Taking The Time… To those of you taking even teeny bits of time to chat with me on-line, thank you. Y’all know who you are: Kent, Ewa, Chris…and we all know you don’t have to. I’m going to keep this part very short, but that is not because this is a matter short…
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March Gratitude & Some Reading/Viewing
Gena I know how important a certain level of on-line privacy is to you, so my respect for you and for that is the reason I am keeping the details here scant. You and I both know what was done, and while I might not share those particulars publicly, I certainly believe they are worthy…
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February Gratitude & Some Reading
To Eowyn The razor thin edges on so many words, the shattered shards of a strong divide, coated thickly with the dust of nearly a decade replaying only echoes of it all… a formidable array of obstacles that would have dissuaded many from trying to bridge such a potentially jagged and emotionally fraught gap. Thank…
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January Gratitude & Some Reading
To Nicole These unsettling pandemic years have changed so many things, including when we were able to meet. Nearly a year you were a case manager for our son before we were able to finally work together in person, and yet you still always called to check in with us and make sure we were…