Alison (Unaspencer) wrote this last year. It is so beautiful, I want to share it again:
Two weeks old and it's our first Thanksgiving as a social networking community. As I write that and think about the nearly 2,300 users, over 90 groups and too much activity for me to follow, it's hard to believe we're only two weeks old. We are truly blessed.
Judy had the "just do it" fortitude to respond to a sentiment that trickled through diaries on the Daily Kos: "I wish we could...." And now we can. For this we are blessed.
She put the word out and people came over to give it a look see. And stayed. For this we are blessed.
And more came. We are further blessed.
People are connecting in functional ways. Working on a new business idea together. Helping someone in need. Sharing job search ideas. Pointing people to opportunities. For this we are blessed.
The connections go beyond the functional to the soulful. Sharing music, lifting spirits. Yet again, we are blessed.
We have sprung up from a movement in our nation. A Servant Leader has emerged. He encourages us to look to our better angels and rise together rather than tear each other apart. It is a siren call for us all to become servant leaders. A calling we all have but can't always hear. Judy heard the call and it generated a spark. Energy flowed through her fingers and created a fertile ground. Every new member is a seed and from it emerges the makings of our landscape: trees who provide shelter, shrubs who nourish us and flowers who remind us of divine beauty. In two short weeks, we have sprung with a lushness that I'm reveling in. Visions abound and my heart is full. Two weeks ago this didn't exist. Today we are blessed.
There is a Sufi grace:
O thou the creator of our bodies, hearts and souls
bless all that we receive in thankfulness. Amen.
Today, on our first Thanksgiving, I take a moment to receive all that you all have given in thankfulness, that we may continue to be so blessed. May we move forward with grace.
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