Tag: Gratitude
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Look Out, G*D–We’re About to Give Thanks
G*D, I just want to apologize in advance for the annual torrent of “thanks” you’re about to hear from some of us, Your most privileged. Just between You and me, some of these “prayers of thanksgiving” just rub me the wrong way. I don’t know how You stand it. There are so many ways that…
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Gratitude Workarounds
Photo by Chris Ensey on Unsplash Because the wheel’s still spinning By now we probably all know the terrific Zen tale that teaches us never to assume we know whether events will turn out to be good for us or bad for us. The story goes like this: A man’s horse runs away — bad news! The horse returns,…
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In praise of the heart of life
It’s under there, somewhere, the beating heart of the life that we all share. Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash It’s beneath the skin — the infinitely variegated surfaces that each individual shines up or oils down or covers with glitter or costume or camouflage. It’s coequal with the head — the egg-shaped knobs that we each fill with wildly differing…