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Gratefulness
Unexpected answers to prayer. These are the best.
When humanity is at peace with one another and the earth is valued and tended with care.
By not taking it for granted. As Kevin said, “I don’t own it”. My gift is my mind. It is also my greatest challenge. My mind drives me to create…I write, I knit, I paint… But my mind, my blessed imagination, takes me to some dark places that terrorize me as well. I manage my gift, use it in the best way I know how, and don’t allow it to take over.
I love this question! How indeed… Today I will do little things for my husband to show him how much I appreciate his presence in my life.
Rituals. It’s my love of my rituals that gets me out of bed in the morning. My routine, my faith, my devotion to my craft, these are the things that add meaning and purpose to my life and make life worthwhile.
I want to offer compassion and understanding to people. I want to be able to provide connection with people who desire humanity. That’s my hope.
I have received the gift of personal strength, determination, resolve and flexability in solitude. When I’ve had no one to help me, I’ve relied on my own strength and my relationship with God.
For me the bigger challenge is stepping into the unwanted with a grateful heart. I’ve shared before that my daughter has no contact with us, depriving us of contact with our precious grandsons. I try to be grateful in this situation, but it’s VERY difficult. Have you any suggestions?
Space. Nature. Animals. My grandchildren. Love.
There are no people different than me, we’re all human beings, striving to live a purposeful life. We all want love and safety. Some of us don’t recognize this sameness we share but that’s OK. We’re still members of the family called Humanity.
Good Morning, Friends… I’ve been off the internet for the past week because I’ve been traveling to Michigan to see our family. This morning I am reveling in simple things like, sitting with my coffee in my favorite chair and reading my devotions. Being HOME is wonderful. I love my children and grandchildren with all my heart but Home is where I feel comfortable.
I’ve slowly learned to accept the things in life I hate. I hate that I was discounted and neglected as a vulnerable child. I hate that my beloved son drowned as a teenager. I hate that I have no contact with my youngest daughter and her precious boys. These are all things I can not change but they can change me. I hope that I am more compassionate because no one had compassion on me. I hope that I am more appreciative of the brevity of life. I hope that I am learning to yield to the decisio...
I’ve slowly learned to accept the things in life I hate. I hate that I was discounted and neglected as a vulnerable child. I hate that my beloved son drowned as a teenager. I hate that I have no contact with my youngest daughter and her precious boys. These are all things I can not change but they can change me. I hope that I am more compassionate because no one had compassion on me. I hope that I am more appreciative of the brevity of life. I hope that I am learning to yield to the decisions of others when it is within their right to make them. It’s all about gaining peace by letting go.
It’s true, everyone has demons that oppose them. I like to be open-minded and tolerant. I too am fighting demons and because of that I’m not always what I’d like to be. The best I can do is offer forgiveness, both to those who trouble me and to myself for when I come short.
I recycle, I drive a fuel efficient vehicle, I limit my uses of poisons and chemicals. I buy second hand to limit my consumerism. I am profoundly conscious of my impact on the environment.
This question comes on a Sunday, the Christian sabbath. I am deeply committed to my Christian faith, it has been my lifeline and anchor in all the storms I’ve faced in life. A primary tenet of my faith is the importance of community, today I will embody that tenet by gathering with my local congregation for a time of prayer, teaching and worship. In doing so I am not only becoming part of my local community, but also part of a global community of believers who will gather today for the ...
This question comes on a Sunday, the Christian sabbath. I am deeply committed to my Christian faith, it has been my lifeline and anchor in all the storms I’ve faced in life. A primary tenet of my faith is the importance of community, today I will embody that tenet by gathering with my local congregation for a time of prayer, teaching and worship. In doing so I am not only becoming part of my local community, but also part of a global community of believers who will gather today for the same purpose and in doing so we ALL join the throngs of believers who have lived and practiced for thousands of years.
Violence begets violence. I was subjected to violence from a very young age and it continued throughout my childhood. I left home at 17, thinking the violence would end, but I carried it in my heart. When I had children I had a tendency to be severe in my “discipline”. With one child in particular, I was very severe, I was cruel. Eventually my eyes were opened to my cruelty and I began to heal, but I’m afraid it was too late. My cruelty affected my children deeply and does s...
Violence begets violence. I was subjected to violence from a very young age and it continued throughout my childhood. I left home at 17, thinking the violence would end, but I carried it in my heart. When I had children I had a tendency to be severe in my “discipline”. With one child in particular, I was very severe, I was cruel. Eventually my eyes were opened to my cruelty and I began to heal, but I’m afraid it was too late. My cruelty affected my children deeply and does still today. My youngest child has no contact with me, my other two have limited contact. I accept this as the natural product of my actions. I have learned to forgive myself, only recently. I think two of my children have forgiven me and I pray my youngest will one day.
Good for them, carving out their niche, and good for you, for welcoming them!
“I don’t own it”…wow. Thanks for this Kevin
From the children, I say thank you.
I hope you also have the support of others in your life. NAMI has groups designed to offer just that to families of those with mental illness. I wish you all good things.
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