The Sufis say that whatever you can lose in a shipwreck isn’t really yours.
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As we sit around our table with family and friends, giving thanks and offering notions of gratitude, consider that all those things we have, that we give thanks for and appreciate having, are only on loan to us.
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People come and go. Possessions come and go. Events come and go.
Moods, attitudes, feelings, ideas and thoughts come and go.
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Be aware that opportunities for loving kindness, patience, generosity, harmonious activities and wisdom come and go as well.
All in a never-ending stream, moment-by-moment.
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Be thankful for your opportunities to be the very best you can be, and use your gratitude to propel you into being kind to all who cross your path.
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Gratitude and Kindness.
Perfect partners.
Be them.
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~Neither grief or a broken heart, or fear, precludes you from doing this.