Gratitude Lounge Welcome to our community space to support and celebrate Grateful Living. Please consider reflecting on questions such as these: What am I grateful for? How does gratefulness enrich my life, my community, the world? What is grateful living inspiring me to do? You are welcome to include images and videos to illustrate your reflections… Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Diane3 weeks agoDianeGood morning lovely friends I join with Anna in thinking of you dear Ursula. Sending love and prayers across the ocean to you. ♥ This has been a weepy morning for me and I find myself so grateful that I have this safe and sacred place to come to.....with both my joys and with my anxieties. During my meditations this morning, through my tears, I listened to a beautiful guided meditation on JOY. This meditation led me through cleansing breaths with a calming affirmations that helped me ...Good morning lovely friends I join with Anna in thinking of you dear Ursula. Sending love and prayers across the ocean to you. ♥ This has been a weepy morning for me and I find myself so grateful that I have this safe and sacred place to come to…..with both my joys and with my anxieties. During my meditations this morning, through my tears, I listened to a beautiful guided meditation on JOY. This meditation led me through cleansing breaths with a calming affirmations that helped me to release some of the tension and anxiety my body was holding onto. The meditation guided me..on my out-breath to smile. And then offered some thoughts on carrying my smile with me through the day and offering it up to those who cross my path. It ended with one of my favorite mantra/chants……om shanti shanti……which is an invocation of peace in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions. I am grateful to have been led to this meditation. My heart woke up heavy but feels lighter now. Wishing you joy this day my friends. And may you have peace in your hearts and a smile or two to offer to the world around you. ~Blessings ♥ Read More6 Reply grateful sea3 weeks agograteful seaOm shanti. 2 Reply Anna3 weeks agoAnnaDear Ursula, today is Saint Martha’s day and I am thinking of all the friends here, but above all of you, I hope you are better. I am praying to the Saint, right now, before going to work. 3 Reply grateful sea3 weeks agograteful seaI join with you and Diane in thinking of our dear Ursula, holding her in the light. 4 Reply Dave3 weeks agoDaveMy wife sent me this photo of our daughter wearing our national costume for women for a school event. I pray with my heart everyday for the love she has in her for me. 6 Reply Diane3 weeks agoDianeThank you for sharing Dave….she is so blessed to have a father who obviously treasures her. Her smile radiates such joy from within ♥ ~God bless you and your loving family 0 Reply grateful sea3 weeks agograteful seaShe shines, Dave. What a gift she is. 0 Reply Pilgrim3 weeks agoPilgrimShe is lovely, Dave, with beautiful eyes and her sweet smile. Thank you for sharing. 1 Reply Dave4 weeks agoDaveThanking God for today’s Rambutan harvest from our yard. Ever tried having one? 🙂 6 Reply Michele3 weeks agoMicheleNever have I heard of these! I’m looking them up! 3 Reply Dave3 weeks agoDaveFunny when I tried searching what the fruit is called in English. Hehe 2 Reply Anna4 weeks agoAnnaInteresting fruits, Dave! I’ve never heard of it, I’ll try to find some descriptions on the web! They seem to have healing properties. enjoy them! 2 Reply Dave3 weeks agoDaveI understand. Most of the fruits we have here are the same with healing properties. Thank you, Anna. 2 Reply Diane4 weeks agoDianeGood morning Dave…thank you for sharing such a lovely picture. I like the bright red fruit being in the aquamarine bowl…so colorful! I have never heard of rambutans and was tickled by your description that they taste like “Sprite” 🙂 Enjoy your harvest! 2 Reply Dave3 weeks agoDaveYou should see them up close. They really look like berries and they taste almost the same. 1 Reply grateful sea4 weeks agograteful seaI love rambutans! Though it has been a very long time since I lived where they grow. The memory and your colorful photo make me smile, thank you. Enjoy the sweetness. 4 Reply Dave4 weeks agoDaveRambutans here now had improved to its meat being juicy before to now being meat and sweet. The old fruit type is still being grown by some of us here and it is always a better taste to have grown both. Peace with you! 2 Reply grateful sea4 weeks agograteful seaPeace be with you also. 1 Reply Serafina4 weeks agoSerafinaWow….so cool and what a bounty Dave! I have never heard of Rambutan much less try one. I am curious, will look them up. Thanks for sharing. Wishing everyone a lovely weekend. 3 Reply Dave4 weeks agoDaveThank you. You must. The Rambutan trees only bear in season like what it is now where I am. They taste like sour “Sprite” now that is always a treat. 🙂 1 Reply Carla1 month agoCarlaThough it’s becoming late into the evening, I pause to balance Martha & Mary’s work. As “Mary” I pause to be here amongst each of you, soaking up words by many of the numerous ways we’re grateful for Blessings, Gifts, Challenges & Grace. As “Martha” I will soon run water in my sink to wash dishes sprinkled with remnants of fresh summer veggies that nurtured & satiated my hunger hours ago. God is so good! Blessed be! 5 Reply Anna4 weeks agoAnnaI love your reflection Carla. Being both Martha and Mary is the best attitude towards life! For a long time I was taught to take Mary as an example, but I just read a reflection on this. Martha uttered one of the greatest professions of faith, therefore, in her hectic life, she never forgot her spirituality. I think of myself as a "follower" of Martha, at least now, since I don't find it easy to stay in meditation for more than 10 minutes ... anyway, I'm working on a better balance! Thanks for t...I love your reflection Carla. Being both Martha and Mary is the best attitude towards life! For a long time I was taught to take Mary as an example, but I just read a reflection on this. Martha uttered one of the greatest professions of faith, therefore, in her hectic life, she never forgot her spirituality. I think of myself as a “follower” of Martha, at least now, since I don’t find it easy to stay in meditation for more than 10 minutes … anyway, I’m working on a better balance! Thanks for this reminder. Next Monday it will be the day of Martha! Read More2 Reply Carla3 weeks agoCarlaThanks Anna! Yes Martha’s feast day is almost here. 2 Reply Diane4 weeks agoDianeCarla…..you made me smile. The ever-present struggle to be more Mary and less Martha resonates with me. I am slowly learning to be content and joyful with just “being” and less “doing”. But here you give value and virtue to both and I’m grateful for that reminder. I think the key is being fully present in both with a heart full of mindful gratitude. Thank you and grateful sea for this lovely meditation. ~Blessings ♥ 2 Reply Carla3 weeks agoCarla🌻💟 0 Reply grateful sea4 weeks agograteful seaThank you for being here with us, Carla. Washing dishes mindfully, when I remember, is one of my favorite practices of grateful living. 2 Reply Carla3 weeks agoCarla🌠💟 0 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWhat a lovely practice, Carla N! Thank you for sharing it. I want to do it too! 1 Reply Carla3 weeks agoCarla🌸💟 2 Reply Mica3 weeks agoMicaYes- Mary, Martha, and Mica, who just wants to have fun most of the time. And now is a good time for me to ‘be’ Martha for at least a few min. Hugs to you 1 Reply Ose1 month agoOseGreetings to all of you who visit and share here, and beyond, on our common prayer day, even if a bit late. Coming back from celebrating the 90th birthday of my father, I am happy that he could experience this special day in good health together with family and friends. One of the friends of my parents organized a little open air-concert in the morning, given by the local Music chapel where many years ago he used to play, too. It was moving to see his deep joy when I led him around the corner of...Greetings to all of you who visit and share here, and beyond, on our common prayer day, even if a bit late. Coming back from celebrating the 90th birthday of my father, I am happy that he could experience this special day in good health together with family and friends. One of the friends of my parents organized a little open air-concert in the morning, given by the local Music chapel where many years ago he used to play, too. It was moving to see his deep joy when I led him around the corner of the house and he realized this was a gift given to him. The way his birthday begun, it went on, and he and family and guests shared a day full of celebration and joy. May you all be blessed with smaller or bigger joys day by day, so that His light may warm heart and soul and may jump over to the one next to you who might be in need of it. May we all be aware of His Light and Love radiating in and around and of which every single being is included, and may it heal. Read More6 Reply Diane4 weeks agoDianeOse…your blessings always touch my heart. ♥ 1 Reply grateful sea4 weeks agograteful seaHow very beautiful, Ose. Thank you. 1 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimDear Ose, Thank you for sharing the beautiful musical tribute and celebration for your father in honor of his 90 years! I come from a family of musicians and know that nothing would bring joy more than a day such as the day and celebration you describe. 3 Reply Carla1 month agoCarlaOse, thank you for sharing this tender & joy filled day of time with your father with us. Thank you too for your prayers encircling us all with your love & support for Blessings from the Divine. 🌺 3 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeOur common prayer day....and no matter what else is happening I feel blessed to be able to visit with this sacred community. I had a triple-whammy yesterday....bad fibromyalgia pain, a flare up of my tinnitus, and a visit from that sneaky old sometimes-companion anxiety. They had a great old time hanging out with me yesterday and, although they are still lingering a bit I am grateful that they have turned down the volume on the party they were having at my expense! I am grateful for the ...Our common prayer day….and no matter what else is happening I feel blessed to be able to visit with this sacred community. I had a triple-whammy yesterday….bad fibromyalgia pain, a flare up of my tinnitus, and a visit from that sneaky old sometimes-companion anxiety. They had a great old time hanging out with me yesterday and, although they are still lingering a bit I am grateful that they have turned down the volume on the party they were having at my expense! I am grateful for the lovely weekend we had….despite the brutally hot (even for me!) temperatures we have been having here, we managed to get out and enjoy ourselves for awhile 🙂 However, with the heat index up over 100 degrees, I am very very thankful for the 2 portable air conditioners my husband installed in our windows. I generally don’t care much for air conditioning…I would much rather have all the windows open enjoying the warm summer breeze but this past week I was rejoicing in the coolness and relief they provided. My daughter’s plans to move out to Colorado are progressing. She will be heading out there in September at the same time as my husband and I….she to stay and carve out her new life and us for a vacation. My older daughter and her husband are beyond thrilled that the 5 of us will be together….and of course I am counting the days! July is flying by and at the end of this month we will celebrate the 4th anniversary of our move here to rural farmland. I am grateful every day to be here….it is a miracle really (long story!) Grateful for rain that is cooling things off right now as I type this. Grateful for all of the practitioners in my life that help me to live with chronic illness and I am looking forward to seeing my acupuncturist soon. Blessings to you all.. And whether it be winter or summer, oppressively hot or shivery cold…In your little corner of the world I wish you wonder and awe at the gifts each season brings. ♥ Read More7 Reply grateful sea4 weeks agograteful seaDear Diane, we are blessed by your presence here, always. I hope you are feeling better. I, too, have been challenged by the heat this summer and have considered putting in a window air conditioner unit (kind of radical for me) but the last few days have been much cooler and I hope I can make due with the electric fans. Ever more grateful for the original inhabitant of this house who, eighty-some years ago, planted a Norway Spruce that blocks the late afternoon summer rays. I found myself th...Dear Diane, we are blessed by your presence here, always. I hope you are feeling better. I, too, have been challenged by the heat this summer and have considered putting in a window air conditioner unit (kind of radical for me) but the last few days have been much cooler and I hope I can make due with the electric fans. Ever more grateful for the original inhabitant of this house who, eighty-some years ago, planted a Norway Spruce that blocks the late afternoon summer rays. I found myself thanking her out loud the other day. Read More0 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaI am grateful for my new modem, my husband who managed to fix it. I hope everyone here enjoys her or his summer or winter with gratitude and serenity, making peace with her heart and her mind. Ursula, I hope you're doing better, and your struggle has calmed down, like the wind after the storm. I'm sure you can, don't give up. Think of Santa Marta, we will soon remember them (July 29th!). Pilgrim I'm so sorry for your challenges with your hand, I read your post in the daily question. Take care ...I am grateful for my new modem, my husband who managed to fix it. I hope everyone here enjoys her or his summer or winter with gratitude and serenity, making peace with her heart and her mind. Ursula, I hope you’re doing better, and your struggle has calmed down, like the wind after the storm. I’m sure you can, don’t give up. Think of Santa Marta, we will soon remember them (July 29th!). Pilgrim I’m so sorry for your challenges with your hand, I read your post in the daily question. Take care of yourself, don’t give up, you’re special, dear friend. I imagine you walking quietly in your woods … Michele, don’t think you have nothing to say, we’re happy when we see your posts. Diane, I know your love for summer, it’s like mine. How are you now, dear friend? I hope the best for you and your dear family, and that you can spend some time with your daughters. And you, dear Palm, your wonderful winter in bloom … I hope you are well, dear Palm, that you are never sad and that your daughter will bloom like a wonderful flower in your garden Dear Ose, another close neighbor! you always give us an uplifting and enlightening thought for our meditation. I hope you’re surrounded by your friends, in that fantastic landscape of Swiss mountains and lakes, enjoying the fresh air! Sylvie, you can’t imagine how I’d like to get good news about your dear Gabi and Awinchen. You are in your Schwartzwald, so green, so fresh, such a sense of serenity … I remember my trip there! Grateful Sea, dear sweet friend, how are you? I hope for you a warm season, if not the summer, every other season, but that will give you a breath of joy, a ray of clear light, a sweet music in your precious heart. Mica, do you have any vacation so you can see those wonderful algae of your recent photo? Mary, dear Mary! Soon I will go to Sicily, on a fantastic trip with a gorgeous group of friends, among them a joyfule teacher! So I will think of you while looking at amazing landscape of sea, art, ancient stories, myths…I will post a picture for you! Carla, Serafina, I hope for you the same joys I wish for other friends here and forgive me if I don’t know you so well as to tell you something else. And to every absent friend, who has not written for a long time, I wish a good time to rest and recover energy. With a warm embrace to each of you! Read More4 Reply Carla1 month agoCarlaDearest Anna, I am touched to be remembered. 🌻Our many lives & journeys have all intersected & co-mingled right when they’re supposed to! I’m grateful for this cyber community of spiritual seekers. Namaste dear new friends! 5 Reply Anna4 weeks agoAnnaNamaste dear Carla, I too am grateful for this community, for me it is a real place of rest where I have met fantastic, good people. I always learn something reafing you and othere friends, here and in the Daily Question. 0 Reply Ose1 month agoOseDear Anna, thank you for your caring and warmhearted being with us all. You are dear to me and us here since years, joining and sharing, reminding and being lovingly present. May you be blessed, dear friend. 3 Reply Anna4 weeks agoAnnaOse, dear friend, may you be blessed as well. I consider you a special soul, since I met you here. 0 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeCara Anna….what a joy to read your generous and loving post to us all. Such a beautiful reminder of what a miracle this sacred community is. We are scattered throughout this world, each with our own individual and also shared joys and struggles. I feel so blessed and honored to be a part. This is our common prayer day….and your remembrances and encouragements to us are a special kind of sacred prayer. Thank you my friend. The summer goes by so fast and I am soaking up all that I can whil...Cara Anna….what a joy to read your generous and loving post to us all. Such a beautiful reminder of what a miracle this sacred community is. We are scattered throughout this world, each with our own individual and also shared joys and struggles. I feel so blessed and honored to be a part. This is our common prayer day….and your remembrances and encouragements to us are a special kind of sacred prayer. Thank you my friend. The summer goes by so fast and I am soaking up all that I can while it is here 🙂 Sending you grateful love ♥ and un grande abbraccio mi amica. Read More1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaUn grande abbraccio a te, Diane, amica cara. ❤🌸 0 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWow! Thank you Anna. The beautiful kelp was from an email I got – I didn’t take the picture, but I’m enjoying it greatly. I’m enjoying Palm’s lovely tree picture with her daughter, too. 3 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaHi Mica, thank you, and many blessing! 2 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaDear Anna, thank you my friend. I am lifted by the blessings that flow from your heart for me for all of us and I wish you and your family blessings this day and always. Sent with love from grateful sea 3 Reply Anna1 month agoAnna❤💚🌸🌹🌺 1 Reply Ursula1 month agoUrsulaThank you so much, dear Anna, you reminded me of our Common Prayer Day and also St. Martha! I am at home, there are many ups and downs, but sometimes I don' t know how to stay positive that I can survive ... I am weak and in bed most of the time (although I do my best to make a little progress each day), but my heart has to work so hard because it is affected by the disease ... And what they told me in hospital has made me lose more weight and get completely discouraged that my situatio...Thank you so much, dear Anna, you reminded me of our Common Prayer Day and also St. Martha! I am at home, there are many ups and downs, but sometimes I don’ t know how to stay positive that I can survive … I am weak and in bed most of the time (although I do my best to make a little progress each day), but my heart has to work so hard because it is affected by the disease … And what they told me in hospital has made me lose more weight and get completely discouraged that my situation can improve … Well, not completely, but that is what I was told. My husband is also often overwhelmed by the situation … I am not sure what to do. I’ m not someone who wants to stay in bed all day … I planned to go to a clinic in Germany but am not sure if the travel is supportable for me. A few days ago I was sure I would get my life back, just now I ‘ m discouraged …. Read More4 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimPraying for and with you every day, dear Ursula. May you find strength enough even to sit outside with your faithful companion Sunny, even if only for a little while. You are in my heart. 0 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula💗💖☀ 0 Reply Carla1 month agoCarlaUrsula, know that you’re tucked in my prayers. May the road trip to Germany for appointments not be too hard on you. I will try to attach photo of my back yard daisies & milkweed (favored by butterflies) to give you a view of outside from your room. Gentle hugs to you… 1 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula💖☀❤ 0 Reply Ose1 month agoOseDear Ursula, sending light and love your way. May the love of your heart be inspired by His love and guide you to be healed. Blessings to you, dear friend. 0 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula🙏☀💗 1 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeDearest Ursula.....thank you for sharing my friend. I'm grateful that you are taking the time and what little energy you have to let us know how you are doing. You are so important to all of us here. Ursula....each day is a new beginning and my prayer is that tomorrow you will be feeling better in every way......body, mind and spirit. Keep hope and faith in you heart dear warrior woman.....and please be assured that there is always a light that surrounds you and a love that enfolds you...Dearest Ursula…..thank you for sharing my friend. I’m grateful that you are taking the time and what little energy you have to let us know how you are doing. You are so important to all of us here. Ursula….each day is a new beginning and my prayer is that tomorrow you will be feeling better in every way……body, mind and spirit. Keep hope and faith in you heart dear warrior woman…..and please be assured that there is always a light that surrounds you and a love that enfolds you. I join with everyone else here holding you in prayer. 💜🙏 Read More0 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula🙏🌺💗 0 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Ursula, you are in my thoughts and prayers every day and especially on Common Prayer Day. Sending loving energy ❤️ 0 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula✨🌟💗 1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaUrsula, i am holding you in prayer. Right now. 0 Reply Ursula4 weeks agoUrsula🌸❤🙏 0 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaDear Ursula, I am here with my candle lit. I lift you into the Light. Sent with love from grateful sea. 1 Reply Ursula1 month agoUrsulaDear grateful sea, Thank you so much! Your prayer has already uplifted me! Sent with love 💗 from Ursula 3 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimDear Anna, such a beautiful and inclusive post! Thank you, dear friend. Reading of your new modem, I had this thought from Fiddler on the Roof of the town's excitement and calling on the Rabbi to come and bless the new sewing machine; the joy of the whole town for this new piece of equipment. Your modem may be the current version! Your kindness and remembering each of us in our worries and concerns, and daily lives, is so beautiful and fills my heart this morning with joy and gratitude. I lo...Dear Anna, such a beautiful and inclusive post! Thank you, dear friend. Reading of your new modem, I had this thought from Fiddler on the Roof of the town’s excitement and calling on the Rabbi to come and bless the new sewing machine; the joy of the whole town for this new piece of equipment. Your modem may be the current version! Your kindness and remembering each of us in our worries and concerns, and daily lives, is so beautiful and fills my heart this morning with joy and gratitude. I love Palm’s reference to you as gluten (perhaps I am not so allergic to gluten!) holding us together. What a beautiful and generous heart you have, my friend. You have blessed me this day. Read More5 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaI too love the reference to gluten…..I love pasta😊😊🌞! Thank you Pilgrim, thank you! 2 Reply Serafina1 month agoSerafinaDear Anna, So happy to hear your new modem has been set up, what a gift it has brought all of us here in this community. You are so kind, thinking of everyone and sharing your sweet, thoughtful words and blessings. Thank you and thank your husband for his assistance. May grateful joy and serenity continue to fill your big heart. ❤ 4 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaThank you Serafina❤ 2 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear Anna, I got watery eyes reading your post, I am grateful too for your husband and the modem. I had a silly thought a couple of days ago, that you are like gluten in our community, binding us together, I wasn’t going to share it but your post is proof of it 😊 Thank you dear friend, also for remembering us who are in winter, I need that acceptance and serenity. I don’t have any new pictures of flowers but I send this one of a tree I took on Sunday, for you and everybody, with much lov...Dear Anna, I got watery eyes reading your post, I am grateful too for your husband and the modem. I had a silly thought a couple of days ago, that you are like gluten in our community, binding us together, I wasn’t going to share it but your post is proof of it 😊 Thank you dear friend, also for remembering us who are in winter, I need that acceptance and serenity. I don’t have any new pictures of flowers but I send this one of a tree I took on Sunday, for you and everybody, with much love. The girl is my daughter Read More 3 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaPalm, I’m so grateful for your thoughts on gluten, it’s really appreciated, you’re saying something that nobody has ever told me, it’s as if you’re seeing something that neither I nor my family have ever seen. Maybe you’re giving me the opportunity to reflect on a gift I can share. 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalm❤️ 1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaOh ..I feel moved…your daughter, your garden, your home, you seem so close Palm! 2 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaOh what a magnificent tree being! Thank you, dear Palm. Blessings to you, your daughter, this tree, and all, as we are connected. 2 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmOh what a joy grateful sea! That we are here at the same time and that my picture helped in ways I could not have imagined, I am humbled. I hope your ankle heals soon, dear friend, much care and gentleness to you 1 Reply Palm1 month agoPalmDear grateful sea, I thought about your love for trees when posting the picture, this tree amazed me too. Thank you my friend, love and blessings all the way back to you. 1 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaDear Palm, we are here at the same time! I want to say that something about the little figure of your daughter under the great tree inspired me to start re-reading The Little Prince. I am stuck on the couch this rainy day with a sprained ankle and so this has been a gift. 1 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimThinking of you Sylvie and Awinchen! 4 Reply Michele1 month agoMicheleToday I am grateful for air conditioning! It is steaming hot in Central Pennsylvania. 80 deg at 6 am when my new puppy decided to wake me to go outside. His usual time. Not to my liking for sure. I opened the door and was hit by hot and humid air! I worry about our climate change, our president who does not even believe in it and all of those suffering in this heat. 6 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaYes, yes, Michele. Thank you for saying this. It is strange I did not see your post earlier. I too am concerned for our planet and what some are calling ‘climate collapse’. So concerned that I feel unable to begin a conversation about it. I want to learn how to think and speak of it not despairingly but in a way that inspires active hope. 1 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaYes, Michele! One never knows what the climate will do these days. Not a comfortable situation. My daughter and her husband got an adorable new dog after Benji died of cancer at an old age this spring. Benji's face looked like your profile picture. The new dog was love-at-first-sight for my daughter and me; her husband took a few days longer to love it. It's a rescue dog, and she visited several - one of them with me - before finding this one last weekend. I wasn't so fond of Benji, who l...Yes, Michele! One never knows what the climate will do these days. Not a comfortable situation. My daughter and her husband got an adorable new dog after Benji died of cancer at an old age this spring. Benji’s face looked like your profile picture. The new dog was love-at-first-sight for my daughter and me; her husband took a few days longer to love it. It’s a rescue dog, and she visited several – one of them with me – before finding this one last weekend. I wasn’t so fond of Benji, who lifted his leg in most rooms of my condo, but he was sweet. I hope you’re enjoying your new dog and loving it. Read More1 Reply Michele1 month agoMicheleTo Ursula…🌸💖 6 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaDear Michele, I am thinking of you this morning, wishing you blessings this day. It is raining here and so green, everything drinking deeply after a spell of heat. May your spirit also be refreshed. 2 Reply Ursula1 month agoUrsulaWonderful, dear Michele! Thank you from my heart ❤ I pray that a solution for your situation appears at the right moment! ✨ 6 Reply Michele1 month agoMicheleUrsula. If I could send you health, strength, energy I would without hesitation. Alas, all I have to offer you is admiration for your spirit, my prayers for your health, calm wishes for your soul and much love from me to you. I pray each day God holds you tenderly. 🙏🏻🌸💖 3 Reply Ursula1 month agoUrsulaSo grateful, dear Michele 🙏!💗 1 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaIt is a wonderful, deep prayer, dear Michele! Let me say I feel inspired by your spirituality and I am so happy to see you again! 4 Reply Michele1 month agoMicheleAnna it is so kind of you to think of me. I check in quite frequently to see how all of you are doing, but when I am sullen, I don’t speak as I feel i have nothing uplifting to offer. So good to hear from you. 3 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaI love kelp. This picture came in an email for a slime book ;-] 8 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaMe too, Mica. I would like to be swimming through a forest of it now. 3 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaWhat a lovely thought! Thanks, grateful sea 2 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeGood morning lovely friends I am grateful for the slow and lazy hazy days of summer...having more time to sit in silence, read and reflect, pray and listen to music...and to dance! This morning I read from a book of Rumi poetry and came across a word that intrigued me. One line in the poem reads: "Aphrodite singing "ghazals". Curious, I looked up this mysterious word and found that it is an ancient form of Arabic poetry from the 7th century! The common theme of the poetry is love and it is ...Good morning lovely friends I am grateful for the slow and lazy hazy days of summer…having more time to sit in silence, read and reflect, pray and listen to music…and to dance! This morning I read from a book of Rumi poetry and came across a word that intrigued me. One line in the poem reads: “Aphrodite singing “ghazals”. Curious, I looked up this mysterious word and found that it is an ancient form of Arabic poetry from the 7th century! The common theme of the poetry is love and it is so lyrical that it lends itself to song.. Technology can be a gift sometimes….I found a collection of Hindi “ghazal” songs and was swept away by their beauty. The music cried out for me to improvise some dance movements….it was such a joy to move gently through this delightful music, stretching my muscles, swirling and swaying in gratitude for this gift. Thank you Rumi….and the internet! 😊 It felt good to move and to be reminded that, although I live with chronic illness, there is much my body can still do. I’m not always grateful for my shaky health but this morning I am grateful for this reminder. ~Wishing you all a lyrical poetry “ghazal” kind of day. 🙏🎶 Read More5 Reply Anna1 month agoAnnaWonderful Diane!!! I am so curious, when my connectivity will be replaced and I can use the wi-fi, I will surely look for “ghazals”! 1 Reply grateful sea1 month agograteful seaOh Diane, this is wonderful, thank you. I hope you keep ‘dancing’ through the rest of your day. 1 Reply Ose1 month agoOseA prayer to God on our common prayer day. May you be with the ones who cry from the depths of despair, may they be held in your light and love, may the hurting souls find peace in your everlasting presence. May we not be falling out of your care and grace. I beg you to not forsake the ones who are stuck in resistance to your ever so tender eternal love, including myself. Please my Lord, please remember us, please help us to find back to you. If I may, please allow me to pray for something pers...A prayer to God on our common prayer day. May you be with the ones who cry from the depths of despair, may they be held in your light and love, may the hurting souls find peace in your everlasting presence. May we not be falling out of your care and grace. I beg you to not forsake the ones who are stuck in resistance to your ever so tender eternal love, including myself. Please my Lord, please remember us, please help us to find back to you. If I may, please allow me to pray for something personally. I hope I may. Please allow me to stay with my teacher and dear friends with whom I walked the path these last years, for whom I am deeply grateful to have found and to be with to learn and to serve. I would feel lost without each of them. It would break my heart. My God, please hear my prayer. Read More4 Reply Michele1 month agoMicheleThank you from my heart for putting my thoughts to words….much love. 2 Reply Ose1 month agoOseHow happy I am to see you back here, dear Michele! Hope all is well with you and Finnegan. We have been missing you, dear friend. Hugs and greetings to you 😘
