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"There is nothing greater than thank you.

Thank you is what you say to God. "

- Maya Angelou

I had a topic in mind and then I heard her say this. It is the very essence of where I wanted to go with this post. This is a post about the natural and unnatural states of unconditional love. The natural being in the giving and the unnatural being in the receiving. For all of us there is a desire to earn the love we are given. We need to feel worthy of it in our own eyes. Love someone unconditionally and you will get one of two results, a building up of the spirit with renewed vigor to greater heights or a complete shutting down and a distance put up to push that love away. This is true even in the unconditional love of ourselves. It is so very natural and even instinctual to love ourselves. It is in the receiving that we so often fall short. Know that gratitude is a magnet to all things good because it is there that we make our claim to be open to that good. It is with this in mind that I say to myself,

"Thank you."

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	Joe Miltonwrote: That's the paradox. Unconditional love in my not so humble opinion is an insult, just as equal respect for all cultures is an insult to a culture that you say you respect equally before you even know anything of that culture. Aug. 17
	Crazy Shannonwrote: We Miss You!!!!! July 21
	Wayward Billwrote: Shannon, I absolutely refuse to remove you from my picks list. Please come back to us. Luv u, Wayward Bill July 19
	Kristiannewrote: Hey Sweetie! Haven't updated in a while, huh? I know that feeling. I was pretty much AWOL for a while there myself. Hope everything is grand in your neck of the woods. I'll try not to be such a blog snob and stop by more ofter. You take care. Hugs, Damiera July 14
	§herrä Leewrote: wow, what a small cyberspace! i see you have my cyber friend damiera in your linx section! just think, ive been blog hopping for over an hour, seen about 100 spaces and i end up back to where i started lol....(my amusement for the day lol) ahh well great space! ive enjoyed my visit! July 12
	Eijawrote: Happy Birthday to that beautiful little girl of yours!! July 11
	Ewrote: Hi goddess, I am checking on you sweet... hope you are well. (¯`♥ ´¯) . ¸. ... Missing you, ♥ Kitty July 8
	Norawrote: Hey goddess, where are you? I'm back and you still disappear? Hmm.. .. I hope all is fine there, take care k, cya soon! July 8
	_The_Gay_Dudewrote: Happy 4th! July 4
	Jude .wrote: Hope all is well with you Shannon.... :) June 28
	Elle Sheriwrote: You have been missed Goddess... where are you?? Elle :( June 26
	_The_Gay_Dudewrote: Please tell me that u r gonna blog again! :( June 26
	ηικκιħartwrote: Hi Shannon, I hope you've been having a wonderful vacation!! Looking forward to seeing you when you return. ღ´¨) ¸ .´¸.ღ´¨) ¸.ღ¨) (¸.´ (¸.` ღ Love Nikki*ღ June 23
	Simonwrote: Hey Shan. Just thought I'd pop in and say hi. Hope you're having a good break. Keep well beautiful. Ciao. June 22
	Wayward Billwrote: Shannon, Where are you, I comment, I email, no Shannon. Worried Wayward Bill June 22
	Denniswrote: Shannon, Why are we without you? More selfishly ...why am I without you? Have you slipped into an alter ego? EZ June 20
	Jude .wrote: Thanks for the update Dirge, much appreciated! :) June 20
	Ðirgewrote: Just for people that don't know, I'm Shannon's other half. I don't normally come here...or to any msn space for that matter! But I was bored and saw that alot of people seemed to be wondering where she was. And no, I didn't bury her in the backyard Bekke. She and Frankie have gone to visit Shannon's mother in Kansas City. She should be back by the end of the week. And Shannon, in case you ever read this, all this damn pink just made my left eye hemmorage massive quantities of blood all over my keyboard. You should put a picture of a kid shooting a kitten in the face with Jesus standing behind him laughing to balance it out a bit! Just and idea... June 18
	Jude .wrote: Hoping everything is ok with you hun. Take care :) June 16
	MESSENGER_FRIENDwrote: Shannon, I'm truly happy for you, and I mean that with all my heart. Not knowing why you stopped visiting my space is the only mystery of you. My continued faith in you will override the mystery. Just wanted you to know that you are missed. *John* June 15

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