November 27, 2025
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Rumi
Today is Thanksgiving, and I am full of gratitude. One mantra that has been emerging for me lately is simple and grounding: grateful for everything, entitled to nothing. In that spirit, I wanted to share the below poem by Rumi.
Art lands differently depending on where we are in our lives. This poem hits for me, in particular that last stanza, because of all the people I’ve met recently. Be grateful for whomever comes. I believe every person in my life today, every person who has ever crossed my path, and every person who is still to come, is there for a reason. It’s not an accident.
My work is to learn with them, to seek what they may be offering, and to give what they may be needing. There is a reason we’re connected today, let’s not lose sight of that. On this planet of eight billion souls, that we are together now, how could it not be meant to be?
