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Gratitude Journal

Storytelling Podcasts

Brief, introspective musings on the human condition directed outward for further thought and discussion!

Location:

United States

Description:

Brief, introspective musings on the human condition directed outward for further thought and discussion!

Language:

English

Contact:

330-790-1211


Episodes
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Falls, Eyeballs, and Baseballs

4/14/2024
In this episode, Matthew gets new eyes, expands his care-giving duties, and checks the box-score of his beloved (?) Cleveland Guardians.

Duration:00:24:46

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Make Your Peace With It

2/24/2024
A tray of cookies. Should you have one? Two? 'Making Your Peace' with the trials and tribulations, in this episode of the Gratitude Journal podcast.

Duration:00:24:53

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The Spaces Between The Spaces

2/4/2024
Matthew elaborates on how NOT to beat yourself up too badly over 'regret'.

Duration:00:25:01

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Grapefruit Gratitude

12/31/2023
In this final 2023 episode, Matthew ruminates on grapefruits, sisters, and 'thank you' cards...all in anticipation of a coming new year.

Duration:00:24:09

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Explode And Evaporate

11/23/2023
Matthew's Thanksgiving message on experiencing the 'now' and then letting it go...and how difficult that can be, especially when your mouth is full of turkey!

Duration:00:24:17

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COVID, Cancer, and Cucumbers

11/4/2023
Although he's still pondering the importance of cucumbers, Matthew provides an update on Donna's cancer diagnosis and an uninvited surprising visit from an old nemesis.

Duration:00:22:48

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Conditional Unconditionals

10/7/2023
In this episode, Matthew reveals Donna's pathology report...and discusses the value...and the challenge... of performing tasks unconditionally.

Duration:00:23:47

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Too Much To Handle

9/23/2023
In this episode, Matthew ponders the maxim 'G-d never gives you too much to handle'.

Duration:00:21:04

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Bikes and Bananas

7/30/2023
In this episode, Matthew arranges the fruit, serves it, and hopes that it can replicate the joy of twisting the throttle on a sunny day on the back-roads of northeast Ohio!

Duration:00:23:13

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Memorial Day Bike-Ride-Along 2023

5/29/2023
You up for a ride? Let's hit the trail, grateful for fine morning weather and an occasional Port-A-Potty!

Duration:00:37:40

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Goodbye Ben Franklin

4/17/2023
Can chocolate teach us about the 'order of the universe'? In this episode, Matthews ponders this great question!

Duration:00:22:56

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Damaged Goods Shouldn’t Ping

2/20/2023
In this episode, Matthew looks at re-purposing our 'damaged' status and how it might benefit those around us.

Duration:00:25:05

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Where The Sun Doesn’t Shine

2/5/2023
Gloomy...cold....barren....both with the weather and , perhaps, the soul. In this first episode of 2023, Matthew admits to experiencing all of these lately. But he also offers a possible antidote, courtesy of an often-used line from childhood, on this episode of the Gratitude Journal podcast.

Duration:00:30:21

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Grab The Thing

12/26/2022
As 2022 comes to a close, Matthew reflects on the thing...or the 'things'....that need to be re-analyzed and re-considered, in order to make 2023 an even better year.

Duration:00:33:58

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Absteigend

11/20/2022
Are you 'descending'? Have you 'descended'? Let's try to look up...together...on this episode of 'The Gratitude Journal' podcast.

Duration:00:21:22

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Camino Los Abuelos

10/4/2022
In this 100th episode, Matthew expresses gratitude for the stunning New Mexico landscape and for the opportunity to record a 100th episode…and especially for those who download and listen.
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A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

9/5/2022
Cryptic message revealed: in this episode, Matthew reveals his 'future plans' for the podcast, while at the same time trying to find meaning in 'this or that'.

Duration:00:31:08

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Real Time All The Time

8/15/2022
Yes...Matthew's demise has been greatly exaggerated! This time around, he explains his absence, his introduction to the world of COVID...and an upcoming BIG announcement!

Duration:00:25:31

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Moments and Tacos

6/20/2022
Holding hands in a dimly bar...listening to the rustling of the leaves...and hoping that a taco place is open on a holiday. In search of 'moments'? Matthew reflects on these things. Can we find them, or do they just happen?

Duration:00:29:53

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The End of the Beginning of the End

5/30/2022
In this episode, Matthew tries to find the meaning and the correlation of where the 'beginning' meets the 'end', where they overlap, and how one might take the place of the other.

Duration:00:28:33