<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you Carlie for the reminder.<div class="">This poem comes into my life at a very auspicious time.</div><div class="">Thanks</div><div class="">Riantee<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 4, 2023, at 20:08, Carlie Abbott via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class=""><p class="">Friday during Shaking yoga and meditation I was pointed to Rumi's
The Guest House by Toni & Lee. I wanted to share it with
you. For me it allows me to accept all that comes into my life
with love. Hope you enjoy. Carlie<br class="">
</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding:
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255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" class="">This being human is a
guest house.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
Every morning a new arrival.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding:
0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px;
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color: rgb(49, 51, 53); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" class="">A joy, a depression, a
meanness,<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
0px; font: inherit;" class="">
some momentary awareness comes<br style="box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
as an unexpected visitor.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding:
0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px;
line-height: inherit; font-family: FSPBookRegular, sans-serif;
font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit;
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color: rgb(49, 51, 53); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" class="">Welcome and entertain
them all!<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
0px; font: inherit;" class="">
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,<br style="box-sizing:
border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
who violently sweep your house<br style="box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
empty of its furniture,<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin:
0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
still, treat each guest honorably.<br style="box-sizing:
border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
He may be clearing you out<br style="box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
for some new delight.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding:
0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px;
line-height: inherit; font-family: FSPBookRegular, sans-serif;
font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit;
font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;
color: rgb(49, 51, 53); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" class="">The dark thought, the
shame, the malice.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; font: inherit;" class="">
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding:
0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit;
font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates:
inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px;
line-height: inherit; font-family: FSPBookRegular, sans-serif;
font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit;
font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;
color: rgb(49, 51, 53); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" class="">Be grateful for whatever
comes.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding:
0px; font: inherit;" class="">
because each has been sent<br style="box-sizing: border-box;
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as a guide from beyond.</p>
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