My Gratitude Journal/My Life

Chapter One

Joe Merkle

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Gratitude — the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

A baby boy was born on April 28th, 1953. Me. It was a cool spring day in Chicago. Now, I was a very lucky baby. It would take me decades to realize how lucky I was.

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Joe Merkle

I write about love, life, loss, kindness, and gratitude. Toss in some fiction and humor and you have the meanderings of a multifarious writer.