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Daily Question, September 5

How does gratitude help you to see the good in the world?

  • Mohammad Alam
    The more look back the more I find that my life during the last six decades has been nothing but a bundle of help , care and love from hundreds of people starting from my parents, spouse, children, friends ,teachers colleagues ,outsiders ,doctors and what not. Expressing gratitude to these people is the only way to repay my debt at least to some extent. This is the reason expressing gratitude at every stages of our life enriches our life and we truly understand that I am nothing without others ...

    The more look back the more I find that my life during the last six decades has been nothing but a bundle of help , care and love from hundreds of people starting from my parents, spouse, children, friends ,teachers colleagues ,outsiders ,doctors and what not. Expressing gratitude to these people is the only way to repay my debt at least to some extent. This is the reason expressing gratitude at every stages of our life enriches our life and we truly understand that I am nothing without others favor and help.

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  • TofuLove

    I think gratitude helps me appreciate life much more as it keeps me from getting tunnel focused. When I acknowledge how much of my life is reliant on others, I feel more awe, openness, relaxation and trust which helps me be open to love and goodness in the world.

  • Shelby Mitchell
    Gratitude helps me see the light in the darkest of places. Extending the emotion of gratitude towards other humans, animals, and even the earth can have a huge impact on your attitude and the way you portray the bad things that happen to you. Life is so beautiful. As we all know, during an upsetting situation it is very hard to show gratitude and see the many amazing things life has to offer. But if you become aware of the way you show gratitude in happy situations, you will become more aware of...

    Gratitude helps me see the light in the darkest of places. Extending the emotion of gratitude towards other humans, animals, and even the earth can have a huge impact on your attitude and the way you portray the bad things that happen to you. Life is so beautiful. As we all know, during an upsetting situation it is very hard to show gratitude and see the many amazing things life has to offer. But if you become aware of the way you show gratitude in happy situations, you will become more aware of how important it is to show gratitude even in the worst of situations.

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  • Hot Sauce

    Gratitude helps me to see the good in the world by showing me that even the things I see as “bad” can often work out for good. For example, if I hadn’t had a really deep, somewhat traumatic spiritual crisis from 2010-2012, I would not be in seminary right now, nor would I have the deep sense of spirituality that pays attention to wisdom from all cultures and faith traditions that I have now. I can never judge a moment as “bad” when I don’t know what the outcome will be.

  • Linda

    Reflecting on everyone’s beautiful comments, I want to add that this site makes me see anew all the good in other people.

  • Tara Bryant

    Gratitude helps me to see the good in people. If more people was grateful the world be a better place. Having gratitude is a blessing to all

  • Kat

    Gratitude helps us collect evidence for all the blessings that are constantly unfolding around us.

    With practice, the most upsetting, terrible situation can be seen as a blessing. Gratitude is the closest thing to alchemy I have found.

  • Ian

    Gratitude shifts my focus. It helps me first ask the question, “What am I thankful for about a person or situation?” Especially in a situation that is easy to be upset about, asking myself what I can be grateful for in that situation helps me approach the situation or person with more grace and spaciousness which encourages me to continue loving even when the easier option would be to respond in an unloving way.

  • Samuel

    a sense of Gratitude helps me to maintain a more positive attitude about the worldly things I see going on all around me. Without Gratitude it would be so easy to just slide into a fatalistic attitude of victimization and complaint and despair. .Gratitude is the balm that soothes the Empath within me that cannot stand what I perceive to be injustices and inequities perpetrated by a few people upon so many others that cannot protect themselves…
    sb

  • Rena Barker

    The attitude of gratitude gives me freedom.
    Acknowledge that I have choices, choices that I can respond to, the way I want to behave. As I do, I’ll be more aware, pay attention, be able to see details with care. 🙂

  • Linda

    All good reminders for me to just pay attention to all the beauty and joy around me.

  • Tom
    Gratitude helps me see the good in the world by reminding myself that I do have internal resources to move myself forward. Forward here does not mean attainment and accomplishment, although they do come along with the process, it is more of journeying inwards to see my own grateful nature. If I see it in myself, not in a selfish way, then I see it in my family, co-workers, neighbors that are both near and far. Gratitude reminds me that at this very moment people are doing good things all over th...

    Gratitude helps me see the good in the world by reminding myself that I do have internal resources to move myself forward. Forward here does not mean attainment and accomplishment, although they do come along with the process, it is more of journeying inwards to see my own grateful nature. If I see it in myself, not in a selfish way, then I see it in my family, co-workers, neighbors that are both near and far. Gratitude reminds me that at this very moment people are doing good things all over the world.

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  • Present Moment

    Gratitude reminds me I am not in charge, Iife is constant change, and everything is exactly as its supposed to be in present moment. As like is attracted to like, focusing on gratitude brings awareness of more to be grateful for.

  • Wiltrud

    gratitude.org helps enables me to read from and somehow get to know very kind individuals, this helps me to see the good in the world and sometimes look at the people around me with different eyes. Thank you all and thank you those who give us inspiration with pictures, quotes, questions and more.

  • GCharlotte

    Being grateful for the life that is around me brings out the love of humanity. Seeing people in the midst of everyday life makes me grateful for life that we all have.

  • Michele

    I’m grateful watching/reading the news with all the relief efforts making their way down to the Bahamas right now. I’ve used this website to light a candle for them. I can’t image that kind of devastation.

  • Carla

    Gratitude helps me focus on what’s Good in a situation as well as to see the Light that illuminates. I can then focus my direction on the positive & avoid pessimism.

  • Anneclaire

    Well, the good in the world is there, shining (though sometimes in the darkness). Gratitude gives me the eyes to see …

  • Kevin
    You know, if I didn’t see some good in the world at least daily, if not several times daily, I think I’d go nuts! Just being grateful for the good that unfolds all around me, and trying to make sure that I see it, too, is essential for my own emotional and spiritual well-being. It may be a small act of kindness noticed, or appreciating the first responders risking their own safety rescuing victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, or helping someone laden with groceries get to their car in...

    You know, if I didn’t see some good in the world at least daily, if not several times daily, I think I’d go nuts! Just being grateful for the good that unfolds all around me, and trying to make sure that I see it, too, is essential for my own emotional and spiritual well-being. It may be a small act of kindness noticed, or appreciating the first responders risking their own safety rescuing victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, or helping someone laden with groceries get to their car in a driving rain storm, it all matters, and helps to tamp-down the madness out in the world.

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    • Pilgrim

      Indeed, my friend, it all matters. Paying attention makes such a difference for me; something I can forget to do. Thank you.

  • EJP

    Gratitude provides me with the clarity to see the good in everything and to appreciate the simplicity of life.

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