Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time of appreciation, gratitude, and generosity.  It's about pausing and saying thank your for all the pieces in the puzzle that makes up your life.  The messy ones, the beloved ones, the random ones...they all fit together to make the beautiful mosaic that is your life.

In that same sort of way,
it makes me think of stones,
and one of my favorite poems. Yes, I'm mixing metaphors, but I feel both are what's tied to the heart & meaning of Thanksgiving:

"Drop a Pebble in the Water"  ~by James W. Foley

"Drop a pebble in the water:
just a splash, and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
Circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center,
flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling
where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water:
in a minute you forget,
But there's little waves a-flowing,
and there's ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing
to a great big wave have grown;
You've disturbed a mighty river
just by dropping in a stone.



Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading, spreading
from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them,
once you've started them to flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless:
in a minute you forget;
But there's little waves a-flowing, 
and there's ripples circling yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart
a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy
ere you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
just a flash and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort
on each splashing, dashing wave
Till you wouldn't believe the volume
of the one kind word you gave.


Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
in a minute you forget;
But there's gladness still a-swelling,
and there's joy circling yet,
And you've rolled a wave of comfort
whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water
just by dropping one kind word."

Here's a lovely musical montage tied to this same sentiment: 


May your Thanksgiving this year be a mosaic of memories, 
and a plethora of ripples out on the pond. 


Thanksgiving Mosaic from http://blog.mozaico.com/mosaics-create-a-welcoming-thanksgiving-atmosphere/
Stairs Mosaic from http://www.curiositiesbydickens.com/wp-content/uploads/mosaic-stairs.jpg
Mother Theresa Quote/pebble/water image from https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fe/ba/5d/feba5def79608d9c289c04365e54b294.jpg
Video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIs4A-yViV8
Poem from http://www.ripplemaker.com/pebbles.htm 
(where you can find other inspirational links and resources dedicated to those who make a difference.)

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