Thoughtful Thursday

For my cherished south of the border peeps, on this day of pureed potatoes and phenomenal poultry:

"Where there is hatred in this world,
let us bring love;
where there is injury, pardon
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy."

May we always try to understand,
not just be understood;
hope to console, as well as to be consoled;
try to love, not just to be loved.

For it is in giving that we receive;
in serving others that we find
our deepest fulfillment;
in setting aside our focus on self
that we find the true meaning of life."
St. Francis of Assisi

May your hearts and souls be as full as your bellies.

Turkey on, pilgrims!

Affectionately,
The Baroness