Even ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsThis beinghuman isa guesthouseAs aguidefrombeyondSomemomentaryawarenesscomesJelaluddinRumiStill treateachguesthonorablyAs anunexpectedvisitorMeetthem atthe doorlaughingThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceMetaphor TheGuestHouseA joy, adepression,ameannessWelcomeandentertainthem all!Everymorning isa newarrivalEmptyof itsfurnitureAndinvitethem inBegrateful forwhoevercomesHe maybeclearingyou outWhoviolentlysweepyour houseSimileRhymeBecauseeach hasbeen sentForsomedelightColemanBarksEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsThis beinghuman isa guesthouseAs aguidefrombeyondSomemomentaryawarenesscomesJelaluddinRumiStill treateachguesthonorablyAs anunexpectedvisitorMeetthem atthe doorlaughingThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceMetaphor TheGuestHouseA joy, adepression,ameannessWelcomeandentertainthem all!Everymorning isa newarrivalEmptyof itsfurnitureAndinvitethem inBegrateful forwhoevercomesHe maybeclearingyou outWhoviolentlysweepyour houseSimileRhymeBecauseeach hasbeen sentForsomedelightColemanBarks

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