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Patience. I am a pretty patient person. I try to share it each day at work, at home and with everyone I meet.
Today is Inauguration Day in the US. I pray, long and hope for peace for today and throughout this year.
Love. The world must keep love in its vision. Love in its most basic form is the answer. We must love source with our strength, all our mind, everything. And we must love our sister and brother as we love us. Maybe more so.
The world has so much potential. It’s inhabitants can love in the most amazing ways. From giving water to a stranger to bringing justice for all.
I try each day to love. I do not always succeed. But I attempt to help others when I can and wish othe...
I try each day to love. I do not always succeed. But I attempt to help others when I can and wish others well when I cannot. Love.
We have a food pantry at my church. My mother in law volunteers there. One day, a man was passing out $100 bills to the clients. As the story goes, the man inherited some money from a relative and wanted to “pay it forward”.
Also, I have witnessed customers paying for others at the coffee shop drive thru.
Kindnesses are happening all the time. Let’s notice them and broadcast them to the world … to drown out the bad!
Helping others. Wishing others well. Family. Friends. Work. Being grateful. Being more observant and mindful. Faith. Really enjoying the little things.
I have been struggling with this idea: which is better collaboration or competition? Maybe you need both in balance. Working with others can really make a project work. Competition with yourself and with others (sometimes) can spur people to do amazing things. I feel like maybe the world is out of balance and that is why we are in our current situation. More collaboration, less competition. Thoughts?
Thank you for your responses. A lot of food for thought here!
From Kristi’s book “Wake Up Grateful”, I have been inspired to be curious about my feelings. Why do I feel this way? What caused the feeling? How does my body react?
Keep being grateful!
By being human. By being vulnerable. By being heart-minded. By caring for others. By caring for yourself. By being gentle to others. By being gentle to yourself.
Not sure why, but this quote immediately came to mind when I read the question.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creatin...
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
~Mother Teresa
People are ungrateful, be grateful anyway
A couple of years ago, I signed up to coach my daughter’s soccer team. I had volunteered a couple of times and felt I could do it. I was a bit nervous about running practices and coaching games on my own. For practices, I would research and try the drills with my daughter and then put them literally “into practice.” For games, we just take it one step at a time. The experience was tough at times – bad weather, postponements, injuries, sick kids, etc. But I was so glad I too...
A couple of years ago, I signed up to coach my daughter’s soccer team. I had volunteered a couple of times and felt I could do it. I was a bit nervous about running practices and coaching games on my own. For practices, I would research and try the drills with my daughter and then put them literally “into practice.” For games, we just take it one step at a time. The experience was tough at times – bad weather, postponements, injuries, sick kids, etc. But I was so glad I took the leap of faith- it was fun, I bonded with my daughter and I volunteered in the community.
By looking at the opportunity and possibility in every moment
Happy New Year! Time for a new startI have been visiting the website for a number of years, reading the Word for the Day and reading the wonderful blog articles. Just this week, I realized there is a Gratitude Lounge community so I thought I would submit an entry. I am most thankful today for Breath, health and family.Well, grateful living is inspiring me to live gratefully. I have been taking a more positive approach to life in the past couple of years. I have been trying to find ways to emb...
Happy New Year! Time for a new startI have been visiting the website for a number of years, reading the Word for the Day and reading the wonderful blog articles. Just this week, I realized there is a Gratitude Lounge community so I thought I would submit an entry. I am most thankful today for Breath, health and family.Well, grateful living is inspiring me to live gratefully. I have been taking a more positive approach to life in the past couple of years. I have been trying to find ways to embrace gratefulness. Some examples: being more present for my family, helping out more in my church/community/work and not taking anything for granted. I purchased Kristi Nelson’s book “Wake Up Grateful” and have been reading a passage a day to practice gratefulness.A blessing in my life: the rock of family. Not sure how to answer how am I being supported right now. It happens in many ways: my wife and kids help me every day, my co workers help me, my family and friends. I find wonder, awe and the sacred the most in nature. However more and more, I am finding it in a breath, a kind gesture, a bite of delicious food, a loving look, the ordinary is extraordinary as Kristi writes in the book. Wonder, awe and sacredness can be found anywhereThanks for reading my entry. Gratefulness to you
KC , thanks for your response. Sounds like an interesting book
Thank you for this quote!
Inspiring story! Thanks for sharing
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I just became an organ and tissue donor. I am glad I did it. Feels good that I will help someone down the road
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