Tag Archives: gratitude

A Morning Walk Through Mountain Memories

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A simple 5,000-step challenge became a morning walk through mountain air, family memories, waterfalls, golf paths and the kind of beauty I don’t want to take for granted. Continue reading →

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I’m Inspired By the People Who Take Away My Excuses

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some people inspire us not because their lives are easy, but because they keep showing up when life gives them every reason not to. Their example reminds me how much I have — and how few excuses I really have. Continue reading →

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Happiness Is Not Perfect Weather

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Happiness does not wait for perfect circumstances. More often than we admit, happiness grows from what we choose to notice — the clouds or the beauty around us. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Tasting Note You Missed

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The whiskey did not necessarily change. My attention did. Sometimes the same is true in life. God’s mercy may be present long before I slow down enough to notice it. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Uneven Fill

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Comparison has a way of ruining both glasses. If mine is fuller, I can become proud or careless. If mine is lower, I can become bitter and suspicious. Either way, I stop receiving and start measuring. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Borrowed Glass

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Sometimes grace does not arrive as something grand or dramatic. Sometimes it looks like a bartender handing you a small glass when you forgot your own — and suddenly, you have what you need to receive what someone else was willing to share. Continue reading →

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The Luxury of Finally Being Left Alone

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Sometimes joy isn’t an event or an achievement. Sometimes it’s the quiet after school, the comfort of an old massage chair, relaxing music, and a decent bourbon in a Glencairn while the world finally stops asking for something. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, May 15, 2026: Count It All Joy

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A last-second basketball shot may have kept thousands of fans inside the Georgia Dome when a tornado tore through downtown Atlanta. Sometimes the delay, the detour or the interruption may be mercy in disguise. Continue reading →

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The Mount Rushmore Nobody Else Can See: The People Who Shape a Life

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some people change history in ways the world remembers. Others change our lives in ways only we remember. Maybe the most underrated people in history are the ones carved into someone else’s memory. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, May 13, 2026: How Quickly We Forget

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The Israelites had seen God deliver them from slavery, part the Red Sea, and provide for them in the wilderness. Yet they still looked back toward Egypt and complained about what they lacked. Their story is a reminder that gratitude requires memory. Continue reading →

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