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Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
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Anticipation
The poodle dashes to the door, The rest follow in a parade of anticipation. Oh welcome All with Thanksgiving.
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Tagged anticipation, blessings, company, dogs, doors, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, Liz Teal, love, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, sumi-e, Thanksgiving
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Welcome
The littlest of us came home for the holidays, Singing Her special songs of Love Go home (if not in body, I your heart) Give thanks. No matter how small, Give thanks for it all.
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Tagged art, art journaling, grateful, gratitude, home for the holidays, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, thankful, Thanksgiving, toy dogs
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Today
Meister Eckhart teaches us “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, It will be enough.” She curls up in my arms, And melts into my heart. And I am filled with thanksgiving. It … Continue reading
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Communion
The child slide the slice of apple thru the chain link fence. The goat received it, with thanksgiving. May we all be so blessed by those who encounter our barriers. May we receive all gifts with thanksgiving.
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following with thanks
following in our traditions, facing into the wind, we find our place in the sun. and give thanks. sumi-e on rag paper, scanned over an old piece of calendar photo of an eagle catching a salmon, sorry no ascription…but thank you … Continue reading
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