"Simple like an uncarved block."
Tao te Ching


"Like an acorn that holds the promise of a thousand forests."

Thursday, November 26, 2009

THANKSGIVING

May your day be blessed with loving kindness
enough to eat
plenty of laughter
friends and family
and
Thanksgiving.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If the only prayer you ever say
in your whole life is
"Thank You"
that would suffice.
Meister Eckhart

7 comments:

Marcie said...

I hope your day is wonderful as well!

Cloudhands said...

We had dinner with Uncle James. I have a turkey breast and all the trimmings to treat him, but he wanted us to join him at Fletcher House where he lives so that it could be his treat. After dinner we took him out for a ride through the countryside. All in all a very pleasant day.

Marcie said...

I'm sure he was glad to have family to spend the day with. It sounds very nice and you have beautiful countryside to drive through!

Gilly said...

Sounds a great idea to have a public holiday right in the middle of winter!! Cheers everything up!

We have to wait until Christmas, and then after that its Easter. Long, cold, dark haul with no frivolity or cheer!

Cloudhands said...

Top of the morning to you, Gilly, I guess coming to this continent was such a hardship taming a wilderness that just surviving caused celebrations that created traditions. I know your cousins in Canada had their Thanksgiving celebration in October.
Maybe you could be the one to start a new tradition in January for a grand occasion. I'll leave it up to you to find the cause for celebration.

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Your prayer says it all!!!

Cloudhands said...

Ernestine,
The longer I live the more I understand that we can keep 'it' simple and fill 'it' with love and that is enough. 'It' being whatever we are doing at the moment.