to marci and all ~ Happy Thanksgiving and Gratitude

November 28, 2008

Dear marci ~ beautifully said, and received here. Many thanks and a Blessed

and Happy Thanksgiving to you, even though I am writing the next day. For me,

the whole month of November is Thanksgiving. I bring out my special November

items. October pumpkins remain in place (hanging over my spice rack) through

the end of November. My hand quilted hearts, one set held together in a

group, saying " Blessings, " are still hung.

Other hearts, large and small, in fall colors, some quilted and some not,

get placed around the house, leaning against a shelf here or several in a bowl

there. One of my favorites is one patterned fabric (reddish brown) with

" Blessing " embroidered on it. My November dried wild flowers that I gather in

neighboring woods are placed in a vase and on my book shelf. People who visit

have loved it, and that makes me happy. For me it is the same as worship, only

applied to my home as the space.

Then, after Thanksgiving, I gradually remove these items, and on December

first I start to put out the Christmas hearts ... I want to celebrate the winter

too, but was never able to get around to making winter hearts. When I get a

new (portable) sewing machine, I will add those. I' m not sure why I wanted

to share this with you and the group, but something inside me pushed on my

heart. In a way, it is making gratitude visible so it can remind me all month

long. Jai Jai Ma

~ Linda

marci wrote:

Peaceful and meaningful Thanksgiving to One and All. . .

Amma said " Thankfulness is an internal attitude. Real

" Thanksgiving " isto accept all external duality and realize that

the inner essence ofeverything is one. Gratitude is not liking the deer

and disliking thelion. Real " Thanksgiving " is to understand the

calm nature of the deerand the fierce nature of the lion, and at the

same time, recognize andaccept the Divine Power, which gives

consciousness to both theseanimals. "

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