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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY, FOR HOPE

03/28/2011

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KIND & GENEROUS
❤ This one is for you. A song by Natalie Merchant in concert (above). Thank you for all your wishes, for WRAPPING YOUR ARMS AROUND H๏Pモ for Japan. Join us next week when we share with you the names of four randomly selected readers and tweeters receiving THINKING OF HOME from Naoko Stoop's HELP JAPAN PROJECT. Each tweet and wish of H๏Pモ for Japan will be placed inside a treasure box and sent to Ken Crane, who will deliver it to the shelters at Kesennuma, Japan. Thank you for your friendship, kindness, and generosity, for the love, light, and hope in building a new day.

May the uncertainties, the losses, and the hardships never hold Japan down. May they always remember they are not alone. We wrap our arms around Hope.
❤ Mia, Naoko, and Ken
KIND & GENEROUS
By Natalie Merchant in concert (above). For you.

You've been so kind and generous
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness I'm in debt to you
For your selflessness, my admiration
And for everything you've done

You know I'm bound ...
I'm bound to thank you for it

You've been so kind and generous
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness I'm in debt to you
And I never could have come this far without you
So for everything you've done

You know I'm bound ...
I'm bound to thank you for it

I want to thank you
For so many gifts
You gave with love and tenderness
I want to thank you

I want to thank you
For your generosity
The love and the honesty
That you gave me

I want to thank you
Show my gratitude
My love and my respect for you
I want to thank you

I want to ...

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you

✶ A top story in Anita's Finding Inspiration Daily and other online papers. March, April 2011. ✶
 


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Dr Pooja Tripathi link
04/03/2011 10:31am

A prayer for everyone in Japan
"Grant me the moment back
, the lovely moment
That I may lean forth to see
The other buds, the other blooms,
...The other leaves on the tree:

That I may take into my bosom
The breeze that is like his brother,
But stiller, lighter, whose faint laughter
Exhoes the joy of the other.
grant me those moments of happiness back

FourDaysAWeek link
04/03/2011 12:41pm

Dr. Pooja,

Thank you so much for your poem and prayer, for your heartfelt words of hope. Thank you for being here.

Love,
Mia

Dr Pooja Tripathi link
04/03/2011 1:06pm

Hey Mia
i am not able to access twitter these days due to some browse issues,but so glad to see everyone retweeting &spreading the word of hope,courage &strength
TOGETHER WE CAN &WE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE
keeping Japan in prayers &wishes to you,Naoko&ken
Love
Dr Pooja


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