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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Beautiful, Carlie, my feelings too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org <thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org> on behalf of Jima Abbott via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, December 8, 2023 at 10:26 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Thespiritexpress] To Esalen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank-you Toni,……my heart swells with joy and tenderness reading To Esalen. I am so drawn to the last phase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Tears are flowing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Tears are flowing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">For no other reason<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Than the joy <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Of what ever waits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Around the bend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With both your's and Ron’s dedication to Spirit House and providing a place for people to gather I feel you have helped me shorten that time of “around the bend” to THIS VERY MOMENT. So much joy if I slow
down and listen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With much love……Carlie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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