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Well, I'm always happy to be able to teach the Wednesday night class before Thanksgiving,

and I use it as a chance for us to really explore what does nourish a grateful and generous

and happy heart.

We'll explore that together.

I thought I'd start with a very brief story about a traveler who came to the edge of a

town and encountered a wise woman, and he was curious to hear about the town.

He said, so, you know, what kind of people live here?

And she asked him, well, what kind of people lived where you came from?

He said, oh, well, unfortunately, they're pretty untrustworthy.

Just greedy and nasty and dishonest, ill-tempered, you know, that kind of thing.

He said, well, those are the kind of people you'll probably find here.

A couple of days later, another traveler came by and he actually asked the same question.

So, what kind of people are here?

And she said, well, what kind of people are from your parts?

And he said, oh, generally really good-natured people, generous, and, you know,

patient and fun, fun-loving and playful.

And she said, well, you'll likely find the same kind of people here.

And what does that tell us about our habitual stance?

I think often about how much our level of happiness arises out of how we perceive ourselves

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