I'm looking for a simple Thanksgiving blessing or grace

Poiuyt

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:35 PM
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I'm looking for a simple Thanksgiving blessing or grace

Does anyone know any non-religious (or at least non-denominational) things to say before Thanksgiving meal?

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ulysses

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:37 PM
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1. "pass the damned gravy"?

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barb162

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:38 PM
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2. pass the fuckin' salt

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XemaSab

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:50 PM
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7. Good food, good meat

Good God, let's eat. :9

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barb162

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Thu Nov-22-07 12:10 AM
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12. I like that, simple and to the point. n/t

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GreenPartyVoter

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:38 PM
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3. Too bad my little one is in bed. They say a grace at school that has something about

mother earth and her bounty in it.

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barb162

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:39 PM
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4. Something like

let us all be glad we are here together today to enjoy this fine meal and fine company....

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:39 PM
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5. My dear Poiuyt...

I like this one:

You have given so much to me. Give one thing more, a grateful heart.

It might be too brief though...

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

:hug:

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LynzM

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:47 PM
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6. Tne one done at our daughter's school on Tuesday:

They have a Thanksgiving day feast at school, and this is the song they sang:

Earth, who gives to us this food, Sun, who makes it ripe and good, Dear earth, dear sun by you we live, And loving thanks to you we give,
Blessings on our party food and peace to all on Earth (last line spoken)

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Critters2

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:56 PM
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8. This is a day for thanks.

This is a day for thanks,
A day in which we see or hear or feel the wonders of the other moments of the year.
This is a day for time,
a day in which we think of pasts that make our present rich and future bountiful.
This is a day for joy,
a day in which we share a gift of laughter, warm and gentle as a smile.
Above all, this is a day for peace.
So, let us touch each other and know that we are none.
For these and other blessings, we give thanks.

Daniel Roselle (alt.)

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Ellen Forradalom

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Wed Nov-21-07 11:59 PM
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9. Rub-a-dub-dub! Thanks for the grub!

Yay God! (for the religious)

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Critters2

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Thu Nov-22-07 12:01 AM
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10. Or

This Is It

This is It
and I am It
and You are It
and He is It
and She is It
and It is It
and That is That.

O It is This
and It is Thus
and It is Them
and It is Us
and It is Now
and here It is
and here We are
so This is It.

James Broughton

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Guaranteed

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Thu Nov-22-07 12:02 AM
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11. I think my grandmother's is simple and poignant

Edited on Thu Nov-22-07 12:03 AM by BullGooseLoony

God, we thank you for this food, this day, and for each other, and we ask your blessings on the sick and the needy, and all our loved ones. Amen.

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emilyg

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Thu Nov-22-07 12:46 AM
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13. Good one. I think I'll use it.

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Guaranteed

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Thu Nov-22-07 12:54 AM
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14. It's forever ingrained in my mind...

She's been opening nearly every dinner with it, or a small variation, as far back as I can remember. Very solemn.

(The commas are the pauses I hear in her voice...)

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Poiuyt

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Thu Nov-22-07 01:02 AM
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15. Thank you all!

There are some nice suggestions here. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Inchworm

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Thu Nov-22-07 03:03 AM
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16. I am thankful for...

-insert what you're thankful for-

Then add..

Thanks to the indians for helpin the pilgrims live. We kinda screwed them over afterward, but we did have at least one good year.

:hi:

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Roon

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Thu Nov-22-07 06:00 AM
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17. God's neat...

let's eat!!

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