“I’d love to give you something but what would help?” Ikkyu
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Zen – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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parallax · The view from here … Or here!
Is the box supposed to be blank? For some reason my phone is not showing photos, so just checking!
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It is indeed supposed to be blank 🙂
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😉😂😉
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Indeed.
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Thanks for that Susan 🙂
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White Album!
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I like your thinking
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😀
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tricky!
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Indeed, the sound of no pen writing 🙂
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A blank frame = ingenious! 🙂
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Very kind, thank you so much. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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very clever!
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Thanks 😉
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Ha ha! It only took me a second!
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🙂
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Very clever indeed! I have dozens of blank boxes…and I’m always eager to fill them up and give them to people…well-meaning but usually futile.
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Yes, I find that, that’s why I love that quote.
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🙂 🙂
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Brilliant!
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Now, that’s Zen!
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Thank you Liz. 🙂
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Yes, its Zen. 😉 Thank you Paul, have a beautiful weekend! Michael
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Well, it sure seemed like an expression worthy, thanks Michael 🙂
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🙂🙂
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Very clever
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