{"id":2178,"date":"2010-11-27T17:04:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T00:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2010-11-27T17:04:43","modified_gmt":"2010-11-28T00:04:43","slug":"a-thanksgiving-meditation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/?p=2178","title":{"rendered":"A Thanksgiving “Meditation”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s no surprise that the Parker dinner table is a bit unconventional, from the tofu turkey to the not-so-sweet bean cake treats.\u00a0 Our guests often find themselves immersed — dare I say somewhat stunned — at the eclectic conversation and repeated call-back references that “the regular cast” find hysterical yet leaves the newcomer questioning our sanity.\u00a0 All of it we understand is an acquired taste indeed.<\/p>\n

This Thanksgiving has been a challenging time for me, with deeply rutted potholes causing unpredictable bumps in my journey.\u00a0 The particulars of which I am sure will find their way into an upcoming blog, but for now suffice to say that it seemed this holiday would be marked for me by a heavy mental story.\u00a0 That is why this bit of comic relief and precision timing to craft, plan, practice and execute a wonderful table-time turn the tables on my son sit-down-flash-mob was priceless.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and here’s that\u00a0 covert video invitation we sent to Dan’s friend who was so kind to rock this number with us to accomplish our surprise.\u00a0 To all of my family … I am deeply thankful.<\/p>\n

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