Seeker Magazine

Open Letters to Survivors

Recipes for Life

by: Cheryl Therrien

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Recipe for Happiness

Take:
2 Heaping cups of Patience
1 Heartful of Love
2 Handsful of Generosity
Dash of Laughter
1 Headful of Understanding

Sprinkle generously with Kindness
Add: Plenty of Faith and Hope
Mix Well
Spread over a period of a lifetime
Serve: Generously to everyone you meet!


An Infallible Recipe for Preserving Children

Take:
1 large grassy field
1/2 doz. children
2 or 3 small dogs
1 armful of wildflowers
A pinch of brook and some pebbles

Mix the children and the dogs together well, and put them in the field, stirring constantly. Pour the brook over the pebbles. Sprinkle the field with flowers.
Spread over all: A deep blue sky
Bake in the hot sun. When brown, remove and set away to cool in the tub.


((Copyright 4/1/96 Cheryl Therrien))
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