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Probably not. I feed on encouragement and wither without it.

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I don’t believe you. 😊

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Beautifully said Don, thank you for sharing and for all your wise advice throughout the year!!!

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Thank you, Riley. Much appreciated!

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Thank you, Don. This is beautiful.

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Suzanne, it is always a delight to hear from you.

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Beautifully written, as always, and an inspiring way to end one year and begin the next. Thank you for sharing your insights!

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Thank you, my favorite sister!

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This is such a tender post. You hold nothing back and gather your readers into your field of blessing. Thank you.

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Thank you, Susie. You continue to inspire me with your philosophical speculation, delivered with panache and pizazz.

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Grateful for you, Don, for your uplifting example as a writer who keeps on writing. Keep on truckin’ in the NewYear.

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Thanks, Brian. Always great to hear from you.

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I’m grateful for your wisdom and your efforts to make clear what it means to be a geezer. 👴

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We geezers gots to stick together.

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I wish the same for you, Don. May the New Year bring you and yours many, many blessings.

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Thank you, Susan. Thanks for shining your light on autism and the legal system.

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Thanks Don, I am grateful for many things, including your weekly columns. I enjoyed a plane ride with Lisa and hope she passed along my holiday greetings. 🕎

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Cheryl, indeed she did! I hope your new year brings happiness, fulfillment, and peace.

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Don, as always …expressed so beautifully. Some of the things you wrote brought tears to my eyes. Thank you my friend. 💕

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Amy, thank you! I appreciate this so much.

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I've been keeping a daily gratitude diary since the early '90s and a more thoughtful journal entry at year end is a very good idea. We are grateful for YOU, Don.

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Wendl, thank you, and know that I appreciate your commentaries very much.

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Very appropriate. I'm grateful to read your wit and humor and feel a little excitement when you come up on my feed. In Shreveport were awarded two properties for most abundantly and lovely oak trees. #1 was LSU-S and the other was Arthur Circle. Arthur Circle has been bought from the parish by wealthy citizens and converted into a school for dyslexic kiddos. Several times as a high school foreign language teacher my students DISCOVERED their dyslexic condition. Many years could have been more productive. Happy New Year!

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JoEllen, I am glad to know that our elementary school of blessed memory has been put to good use. I have no doubt that some of our classmates would not have been branded "slow" or worse if dyslexia had been better understood.

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Very lovely inventory.

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Than k you, Jet!

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Gratitude is a topic we should all embrace regularly. Thank you Don for reminding us what you are grateful for. While reading this it made me feel grateful for so many people and opportunities in my life. I'm grateful for discovering TheEndGame.

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Pat, thank you so much. Look forward to chatting soon.

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I’m grateful for this great read! Thank you, Don!

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Kathleen, thank you. I hope the wedding was everything you hoped for. I found your article on coping with long plane rides very helpful.

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Great inspiration gratitude mentions! ❤️Would you continue to write if no one reads your writings? (I know this would never happen but curious)

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