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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear John,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Greetings from St. Louis, MO!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY, John. We give thanks for and celebrate you with BEING itself in history. Your gift of your books, blog, Profound Humanness Journey, poetry, and leadership have been such a blessing to us over these many years.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We think of you every day at 4:00PM when your blog came to our email. Now it comes in Spirit.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We hope you have a wonderful birthday and will be thinking of you on your special day.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Grace and peace,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">blessings and love ~</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ellie Stock :)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">St. Louis, MO</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 11:26:15 AM CST, Lynda C via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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<p class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">John turns 85 tomorrow December 19. This bit of poetry was written 10 years ago but still reflects the gratitude of being sustained. Check out the poetry and the links below.
John would enjoy hearing from you. Contact only through my e-mail now. A photo or reflection of when he knew you would assist his memory recall. There are over 6,500 entries in Journey Reflection. Share with him one that has had special meaning for you.
How grateful we are for our rich collegial connections through our shared endeavors through OE and ICA, and family and friends. </span></p>
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<p class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Happy Holidays! I hear that another ICA December birthday fellow is over 100 on Christmas Day. Join us with greetings for Fred Karpoff! <a href="mailto:fdmkarpoff@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fdmkarpoff@gmail.com</a>
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<p class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">We’ve only just begun! </span></p>
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<p class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Grace and peace, Lynda (and John) Cock.
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<b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#003366;">Journey Reflection</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:maroon;">March 3, 2013</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#00CCFF;">“What a Gift”
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<a href="http://www.rejourney.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#993366;">blog link</span></b></a></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#993366;"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;" class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889separator"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><img border="0" style="width: 240px; max-width: 240px;" id="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:W5AiA3UWpd2NM6iC8evw" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:serif;color:#555555;background:white;"> </span><i><span style="color:black;">What a gift to have</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Lived in you, body …</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Seeing through your eyes</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Dancing with your feet</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Breathing from your lungs</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Talking with your voice</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Hugging with your arms …</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">And sensing with your spirit</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Bright blessed day</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Dark sacred night</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Love of my kin and</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Our common Earth!</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">What a gift it is</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">To live in you, body!</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Thanks for carrying me</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">So long, so far,</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">And oh so well …</span></i></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Most of all,</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">Thanks for putting me</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;"> In touch with</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><b><i><span style="color:black;">spirit</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><i><span style="color:black;">At the heart of it all.</span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;">*****</span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><b><span style="color:black;">~jpc</span></b><span style="color:black;">, 3/1/13</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;"><b><span style="color:black;">Nez:<span class="ydpb8c475f2yiv8168365889apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Thanksgiving is an awesome experience.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;"><b><span style="color:black;">Namaste.</span></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"> *****</span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Xtra Blog Post:
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;">*****</span></p>
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