thoughtful thursday...

thanksgiving

is a time

of quiet reflection

upon the past

and an annual reminder

that God has,
again,

been ever so faithful.

the solid and simple things

of life

are brought into
clear focus,

so much so

that everything else

fades into insignificance.

~~~

charles swindoll
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~

wishing you a reflective thanksgiving...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

for flowers that bloom

about our feet;

for tender grass,

so fresh, so sweet;

for song of bird,

and hum of bee;

for all things fair

we hear or see,

father in heaven,

we thank thee.

~~~

ralph waldo emerson

~~~~~

~~~

~

for all our blessings,

we thank thee...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

if the only prayer

you ever said

in your whole life

was,

"thank you,"

that would suffice.

~~~

meister eckhart
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~

may your prayer be one of thanks...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

gratitude unlocks

the fullness of life.

it turns what we have

into enough,

and more.

it turns denial into acceptance,

chaos to order,
confusion to clarity.

it can turn a meal into a feast,

a house into a home,

a stranger into a friend.

gratitude makes sense of our past,

brings peace for today

and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~~~

melody beattie

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~

may you be filled with gratitude...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

listen...

with faint dry sound,

the leaves,

frost-crisp'd,

break free

from the trees

~~~

and fall.

~~~

adelaide crapsey

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you ears to hear

the faint dry sound...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

autumn

is the mellower season,

~~~

and what we lose in flowers

~~~
we more than gain in fruits.
~~~
samuel butler
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~
wishing you autmn's fruits...
peggy

thoughtful thursday...

i like spring,

but it is too young.

i like summer,

but it is too proud.

so i like best of all

autumn,

because its leaves

are a little yellow,

its tone mellower,

its colours richer,

and it is tinged

a little with sorrow...

it's golden richness

speaks not

of the innocence of spring,

nor of the power of summer,

but of the mellowness

and kindly wishdom

of approaching age.

it knows the limitations of life

and is content.

~~~

lin yutang

~~~

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~~~

~

wishing you autumn mellowness and content...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

there is a vitality,

a life force,

an energy

that is translated

through you;

and because

there is only

one of you

in all of time,

this expression

is unique.

~~~

martha graham

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you joy in being you...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

to laugh often and much,

to win the respect

of intelligent people

and the affection of children,

to earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends,

to appreciate beauty,

to find the best in others,

to leave the world a bit better,

whether by a healthy child,

a garden patch...

to know even one life

has breathed easier

beause you have lived.

this is to have succeeded!

~~~

emerson

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a life of success...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

we need to find God,

and He cannot be found

in noise and restlessness.

God is the friend

of silence.

see how nature~

trees, flowers, grass~

grow in silence;

see the stars,

the moon and the sun,

how they move in silence...

we need silence

to be able

to touch souls.

~~~

mother teresa
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~

wishing you silence...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

prayer

is such an

ordinary,

everyday,

mundane thing.

certainly,

people who pray

are no more saints

than the rest of us.

rather,

they are people

who want to share

a life with God,

to love

and be loved,

to speak

and to listen,

to work

and to be at rest

in the presence

of God.

~~~

roberta bondi

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~

wishing you presence with God...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

life is not intended

to be simply

a round of work,

no matter how interesting and important

that work may be.

a moment's pause

to watch the glory

of a sunrise

or a sunset

is soul satisfying,

while a bird's song

will set the steps

to music

all day long.

~~~

laura ingalls wilder

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~~~

~

wishing you a soul-satisfying day...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

i am beginning to learn

~~~

that it is

the sweet,

simple things of life

~~~

which are

the real ones

after all.

~~~

laura ingalls wilder

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~~~

~

wishing you real, sweet, and simple things...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

hug o' war

~~~

i will not play at tug o'war.

i'd rather play at hug o' war,

where everyone hugs

instead of tugs,

where everyone giggles

and rolls on the rug,

where everyone kisses,

and everyone grins,

and everyone cuddles,

and everyone wins.

~~~

shel silverstein

from

"where the sidewalk ends"

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you hugs, kisses, cuddles, and grins!

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

deep summer

is when

laziness

finds

respectability.

~~~

sam keen,

philosopher

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you respectable lazy days...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

true silence

is the rest

of the mind;

it is

to the spirit

what sleep is

to the body,

nourishment

and refreshment.

~~~

william penn

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~

wishing you nourishment and refreshment...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

good bread

is the most

fundamentally satisfying

of all foods;

and good bread

with fresh butter,

the greatest of feasts.

~~~

james beard

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you good bread and fresh butter!

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

we are so busy

in our lives

that we need

to purposely give attention

to the everyday things

that can make

our lives lovelier,

such as keeping

a vase of fresh flowers

in an obvious place,

or several places

in the house.

planting roses

or other flowers

for this purpose

makes sense.

~~~

emilie barnes

~~~

wishing you a day of everyday things...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

there is more

to life

than

increasing its speed.

~~~

mahatma gandhi

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you less speed...

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

home

is the definition

of god.

~~~

emily dickinson

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~

may you know home...

peggy