Thanksgiving 2016

We are alive.

We are together.

There is no need to count empty chairs;

We are well aware of each of them

and the memories they hold.

Nor are we ignorant of our complex world.

We know things are not peaceful everywhere;

but wish to pause

and create peace where we can.

We are aware of inequality in our world

and are humbled by our good fortune.

Disappointments and injuries of the past have no seat here

as we embrace healing in our healthy cores;

neither do the ugliness of political power struggles

or the stress of economic uncertainties.

Today we rededicate ourselves

to finding better goals and methods in our lives.

The greatest gift we bring to the table is time for one another:

time for humility, gratitude, peace and love.

We are alive.

We are together.

Let’s allow this precious NOW to be everything.

Sybilla

November 6, 2016

"Gluttony" by Anne Coe