[Oe List ...] Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life: Happy Thanksgiving

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I agree, Sandra.
 
Blessings and Gratitude,
Jann
 
In a message dated 11/23/2010 9:48:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
icatrue at igc.org writes:

Paula Thank you for the gratitude quote - perfect blessing before  feast.

Sandra  




On Nov 23, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Paula Philbrook <_paula.philbrook at gmail.com_ 
(mailto:paula.philbrook at gmail.com) >  wrote:





Thank you Sandra.
 
I have always love the celebration of  Thanksgiving!  From waking at  4 am 
to start 10 birds in the first floor kitchen at 4750 to a late night  
celebration in Jawale with Dennis and Amy Jennings.  (We had  a roll and a slice 
of canned ham and we sang "Now thank we all our God"  with great gusto")  
 
This past Saturday, I sat  with Hannah (17), Leah (15), Lela (25) and Marge 
(82).  We were  planning Thanksgiving over breakfast.
 
Eight years ago we began having our feast on  Friday.  It gave me an extra 
day to prepare and allowed us to  invite people to join us who could not 
attend on Thursday.  So we  called it Alternative Thanksgiving.  This year, 
they made an invitation  only facebook event to invite everyone.   


The  menu-Abundance without going over board- Our image a tablespoon of  
everything.  
The space-do we have enough  chairs-where can we set up the  appetizers?
The decor-who will do the center  piece and iron the gold napkins?
The dialogue-our tradition has  been to begin with each person sharing a 
thanksgving from the past year  and the Mayflower Compact with ORID.  As we 
planned the discussion  we decided to ask  "If you were boarding a boat today: 
Who would  you want to have in your boat? What would you be leaving behind 
or moving  away from?  Where would you be headed or moving toward?  

I have been living with this quote:  
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we  have into enough, 
and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order,  confusion to 
clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home,  a stranger 
into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings  peace for today, and 
creates a vision for tomorrow.  Melody  Beattie
Let gratitude unlock life's fullness for you this  year. 
Paula




 
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