Category Archives: Gratitude

Prayer

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Fran Gardner

Dear God, Make this the best day. Let it be the day I love the most The day I am loved the most The day I am most just The day I act with the most integrity             Listen with the … Continue reading →

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A dot of happy

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Fran Gardner

I use vintage handkerchiefs, found over the years in a dozen places. Some are in better shape than others, and as I carry them about from day to day, they wear out in their different ways. Some of them I … Continue reading →

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Bucket baloney

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Fran Gardner

Despite my resolution for this month (February), to avoid thinking, saying or writing negative things, I can’t get a recent Editorial Notebook from the New York Times out of my head. The title is “Last Things First for Patients With … Continue reading →

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Cleaning lady lives matter

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Fran Gardner

  In an interview in the Sunday Business section of Sunday’s (Feb. 7)  New York Times,  Adam Bryant asked Walt Bettinger, C.E.O. of the Charles Schwab Corporation, about lessons he had learned in college. Here’s Bettinger’s response: A business strategy course in my senior year … Continue reading →

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I can see clearly now

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Fran Gardner

I  look at my face in the mirror and think, this is how I am going to look for the rest of my life. I wander into the bathroom late in the evening and start to wash my hands before … Continue reading →

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