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Fri Nov 26 06:28:42 PM EST 2021
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What are you grateful for?

I'm grateful that, even for a day, there is a roof over our
heads and food on our table; and that, in spite of all of our
challenges, we were all healthy enough to gather and enjoy a
day together.

Just as importantly, both for myself and for everyone, I am
grateful for the fruits of an intensive, reflective
practice, so that when that moment came when my daughter's
exceptionally caustic wit struck me like a lightning bolt, I
was able to send it to ground.

I'm grateful that nothing from this gathering should leave
anyone dreading the next.