A joy, adepression,ameannessEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsBegrateful forwhoevercomesSimileMetaphorSomemomentaryawarenesscomesEmptyof itsfurnitureAndinvitethem inWelcomeandentertainthem all!RhymeAs anunexpectedvisitorThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceAs aguidefrombeyondThis beinghuman isa guesthouseColemanBarksMeetthem atthe doorlaughingWhoviolentlysweepyour houseEverymorning isa newarrival TheGuestHouseBecauseeach hasbeen sentJelaluddinRumiStill treateachguesthonorablyForsomedelightHe maybeclearingyou outA joy, adepression,ameannessEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsBegrateful forwhoevercomesSimileMetaphorSomemomentaryawarenesscomesEmptyof itsfurnitureAndinvitethem inWelcomeandentertainthem all!RhymeAs anunexpectedvisitorThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceAs aguidefrombeyondThis beinghuman isa guesthouseColemanBarksMeetthem atthe doorlaughingWhoviolentlysweepyour houseEverymorning isa newarrival TheGuestHouseBecauseeach hasbeen sentJelaluddinRumiStill treateachguesthonorablyForsomedelightHe maybeclearingyou out

The Guest House - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A joy, a depression, a meanness
  2. Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows
  3. Be grateful for whoever comes
  4. Simile
  5. Metaphor
  6. Some momentary awareness comes
  7. Empty of its furniture
  8. And invite them in
  9. Welcome and entertain them all!
  10. Rhyme
  11. As an unexpected visitor
  12. The dark thought, the shame, the malice
  13. As a guide from beyond
  14. This being human is a guest house
  15. Coleman Barks
  16. Meet them at the door laughing
  17. Who violently sweep your house
  18. Every morning is a new arrival
  19. The Guest House
  20. Because each has been sent
  21. Jelaluddin Rumi
  22. Still treat each guest honorably
  23. For some delight
  24. He may be clearing you out