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Thank you for simply being here.

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Pay it forward to the world and the people around you.

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You can start by listing five to 10 things you are grateful for at this moment.

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It’s not that we are not grateful. Gratitude and appreciation is our natural state. It’s that we forget to be present with it.

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Winter. Because it sucks up all the noise.

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All the goodbyes. They led you to new hellos.

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It’s easy to see the worst in a situation. It’s easy to take your loved ones for granted. It’s easy to forget how good you have it. 

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What really made me feel good today was an acceptance of the story I wrote just two weeks ago. Telescope, an influential and intelligent little magazine, wants “My Basic Problem” for their “male feminism” issue! And they sent me a lovely acceptance letter with a contract specifying a $6-per-page payment.

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In a time where there was mostly darkness and little hope, you generated humor, confidence and light. I was able to begin again.

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I often remember the people who showed up for me. Some are in my life today; some, not so much. I’m eternally grateful for all of them.