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Gratefulness
That when I buy or “own” something, what I am paying for is the experience of it. All we can ever really have is our experiences. Makes it easier to let go of things when the experience of having them no longer feels enriching.
I tend to take for grated the access to education I have had that has enabled me to “get ahead” in life, compared to many of the people I serve in my professional work. I mentally complain day and night about not being “further along” in the comparison game with others, but that comparison is always with those who have, or have done, more. It’s good to remember that for someone else, the blessings I have had would be a dream come true.
I just realized I misread the question as “what”, not “who”… well, the sentiment still stands 🙂
I was surprised by the force of love that came out of me when I was faced with the illness of a loved one.
Overall, a lesson I’ve learned from knowing many, many elder humans is that age alone doesn’t guarantee happiness, contentment, or the (outward suggestion of) wisdom. We have to cultivate that and make it a habit. Otherwise, we can easily end up with a lifetime of inertia of habits of other mind patterns which bring a lot less happiness. My one surviving grandparent, my maternal grandmother, is a wonderful example of someone who has cultivated joy, acceptance, love, and gratitu...
Overall, a lesson I’ve learned from knowing many, many elder humans is that age alone doesn’t guarantee happiness, contentment, or the (outward suggestion of) wisdom. We have to cultivate that and make it a habit. Otherwise, we can easily end up with a lifetime of inertia of habits of other mind patterns which bring a lot less happiness. My one surviving grandparent, my maternal grandmother, is a wonderful example of someone who has cultivated joy, acceptance, love, and gratitude and so now in her 90’s she truly radiates that. I see her as an example of how I’d like to be at that age, but I know that isn’t a given… I need to practice it now!
Honestly, one of the books I’m most grateful for is “Wake Up Grateful”. Also other spiritual books including “The Power of Now”. In the past couple years I’ve gotten into reading fiction again and I really cherish the fiction books I’ve read and enjoyed as the bring a special quality to my day, and life, that was lacking.
His peace and sense of ease in life is so tangible through this video. I think of how attached I am (used to be even more than I am now) to my physical stuff and the concept of wealth. I know instinctively that I’d be happier without that but it is really hard to let go. Seeing him speak about his experience is very inspiring.
I think my relationship with challenging aspects of my health would change- rather that fighting against it, there might be more spaciousness and a sense of acceptance of the dis-ease as I experience awe that I am having a bodily experience at all.
Sabrina, I agree and can relate. As a healthcare worker, there is a lot of emotional trauma around that time, and seeing images taking me back to the hope we desperately tried to muster (felt like a lot of “fake it till you make it”) during that time isn’t what I am wanting to look to now for a sense of hope today! But I did enjoy Kristi’s essay a lot. And it is nice to reflect on what I can see in my life today that gives me hope.
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