“that we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone,
that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.”
-john berger
—
anna scripps whitcomb conservatory, belle isle, detroit, michigan
“gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.
thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling.
thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”
-henry van dyke
—
happy thanksgiving and much gratitude to all
—
image credit: ida bohatta (children’s book illustrator and author)
here was what I found:
what have your found that you are grateful for?
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image credit: simpleacres
my car and i
have happily traveled
100,000 miles together as of today.
who knows how far we’ll go from here?
onward.
—
‘there is but one earth, tiny and fragile,
and one must get 100,000 miles away
to appreciate one’s good fortune in living on it.’
-michael collins
(Major General, USAF, Ret.) is an american former astronaut and test pilot. selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew into space twice.
‘thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. i say that one a lot.
thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
-alice walker
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image credit: zazzle.com
like the day
you stood on the upside-down water table
with your beloved blankie and pacifiier all dirty
a bandaid on your scraped-up foot
mosquito bites itching
an empty bug net
and a turtle with a snapped-off tail nearby
you can’t find your shoes
your diaper is wet
you’re tired
and your shorts are all twisted-up.
and then –
suddenly
it is the next day
and the sun is shining
and
you have a fancy cocktail
right in front of you
with
floating fruit cut in shapes
a special bendy straw
and you are standing
at a table just your size
with your fancy red shirt on
and your smile
is as big as the universe
and
in an instant
all is well with the world
once again.
—
here’s to you, baby j, as you continue to persevere
and find your way through the world, even after the tough days.
you are a model for all of us.
