<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>gratitude Archives - Living with Scleroderma</title>
	<atom:link href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com/tag/gratitude/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/tag/gratitude/</link>
	<description>Reflections on the Messy Complexity of Chronicity</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:00:23 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>
<site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">31053421</site>	<item>
		<title>What We Take for Granted</title>
		<link>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-we-take-for-granted/</link>
					<comments>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-we-take-for-granted/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Evelyn Herwitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=10833</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="700" height="394" src="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/joshua-junior-pNcCtOjuwws-unsplash.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/joshua-junior-pNcCtOjuwws-unsplash.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/joshua-junior-pNcCtOjuwws-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><p>Early Monday morning I was awakened by what I thought, in my half-dream state, were raccoons or some other large critters running around on our roof and climbing in the gutters. Then I heard voices outside. I roused myself to look out the front window and discovered a row of city public works trucks outside, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-we-take-for-granted/">What We Take for Granted</a> appeared first on <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com">Living with Scleroderma</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-we-take-for-granted/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10833</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hats Off</title>
		<link>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/hats-off/</link>
					<comments>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/hats-off/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Evelyn Herwitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=8833</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="700" height="468" src="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/elliott-stallion-1UY8UuUkids-unsplash.jpg?fit=700%2C468&amp;ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/elliott-stallion-1UY8UuUkids-unsplash.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/elliott-stallion-1UY8UuUkids-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><p>It&#8217;s Election Day here in the U.S. I write this with some trepidation. There is so much misinformation, so much distrust, so much othering of each other. It is also an extremely important Midterm election, with a lot at stake. But I&#8217;m not going to dive down that dark rabbit hole, where I&#8217;ve been spending [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com/hats-off/">Hats Off</a> appeared first on <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com">Living with Scleroderma</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/hats-off/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8833</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>What I&#8217;m Grateful For</title>
		<link>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-im-grateful-for/</link>
					<comments>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-im-grateful-for/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Evelyn Herwitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body-mind balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managing chronic disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=8092</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="700" height="550" src="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eric-tompkins-Ph8m2QHF_w8-unsplash.jpg?fit=700%2C550&amp;ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eric-tompkins-Ph8m2QHF_w8-unsplash.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/livingwithscleroderma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eric-tompkins-Ph8m2QHF_w8-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><p>What a difference a year can make. Last Thanksgiving, our younger daughter couldn&#8217;t come home from Philly because of Covid risks. We had a small celebration with our eldest, who lives only an hour away. But the holiday was overshadowed by all the uncertainty and infections and deaths wrought by the pandemic. This year, we&#8217;re [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-im-grateful-for/">What I&#8217;m Grateful For</a> appeared first on <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com">Living with Scleroderma</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/what-im-grateful-for/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8092</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Grateful</title>
		<link>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/grateful/</link>
					<comments>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/grateful/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Evelyn Herwitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=1215</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>One year ago, on New Year’s Day, I was sitting with friends in their cabin out in Western Massachusetts, talking about the idea for this blog. Writers are always advised, “Write what you know.” Well, with three decades’ experience, I certainly know about scleroderma. For several months, I’d toyed with the notion of writing about [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com/grateful/">Grateful</a> appeared first on <a href="https://livingwithscleroderma.com">Living with Scleroderma</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://livingwithscleroderma.com/grateful/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1215</post-id>	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!--
Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/?utm_source=w3tc&utm_medium=footer_comment&utm_campaign=free_plugin

Object Caching 38/74 objects using Memcached
Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced 
Lazy Loading (feed)
Database Caching 4/19 queries in 0.031 seconds using Memcached

Served from: livingwithscleroderma.com @ 2026-04-15 15:15:57 by W3 Total Cache
-->