RhymeColemanBarksA joy, adepression,ameannessBegrateful forwhoevercomesEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsForsomedelightMetaphorEmptyof itsfurnitureThis beinghuman isa guesthouseMeetthem atthe doorlaughingAndinvitethem inEverymorning isa newarrivalBecauseeach hasbeen sentHe maybeclearingyou outStill treateachguesthonorablyAs aguidefrombeyondThe darkthought,the shame,the malice TheGuestHouseWhoviolentlysweepyour houseWelcomeandentertainthem all!JelaluddinRumiAs anunexpectedvisitorSomemomentaryawarenesscomesSimileRhymeColemanBarksA joy, adepression,ameannessBegrateful forwhoevercomesEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsForsomedelightMetaphorEmptyof itsfurnitureThis beinghuman isa guesthouseMeetthem atthe doorlaughingAndinvitethem inEverymorning isa newarrivalBecauseeach hasbeen sentHe maybeclearingyou outStill treateachguesthonorablyAs aguidefrombeyondThe darkthought,the shame,the malice TheGuestHouseWhoviolentlysweepyour houseWelcomeandentertainthem all!JelaluddinRumiAs anunexpectedvisitorSomemomentaryawarenesscomesSimile

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