Daily Question, March 29 How can I embody grateful living today? 45 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Malag1 month agoMalagI can appreciate what this body can do: still breathing, still standing despite a lot of mileage 3 Reply Ose1 month agoOseBy just being grateful for all that is. Being mindful with others, compassionate and kind. Grateful tonight for the support in having had the chance to experiencing some stillness during meditation together with a friend, who for the first time sensed this for several moments. Her eyes were shining in joy and she was very happy and grateful when she left, and me also. A joint venture 🙂 6 Reply devy1 month agodevyAs every day begin with my readings, meditation. As I enjoy my morning coffee, look outside my windows and see the world n it’s glory. The sun shining, the birds twittering, the geese flying overhead, hearing the drip of melting water. All are a signal that spring is sticking its head out and soon the summer will be back. 5 Reply Jasmine1 month agoJasmineI can embody gratitude by looking for the good in the midst of chaos. At times it can seem like what is holding us down is meant to break us but at the end of the day, we don't see how it is building us up as individuals. It is crazy how we become so focused on the storm that we forget to dance in the rain. A quote I have found peace in and has allowed me to accept my circumstances and has motivated me to keep pushing through and overcome is written by Pat Benatar... “I've enjoyed every a...I can embody gratitude by looking for the good in the midst of chaos. At times it can seem like what is holding us down is meant to break us but at the end of the day, we don’t see how it is building us up as individuals. It is crazy how we become so focused on the storm that we forget to dance in the rain. A quote I have found peace in and has allowed me to accept my circumstances and has motivated me to keep pushing through and overcome is written by Pat Benatar… “I’ve enjoyed every age I’ve been, and each has had its own individual merit. Every laugh line, every scar, is a badge I wear to show I’ve been present, the inner rings of my personal tree trunk that I display proudly for all to see. Nowadays, I don’t want a “perfect” face and body; I want to wear the life I’ve lived.” ― Pat Benatar, Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir Read More10 Reply Barb C1 month agoBarb CCoincidentally, before coming here yesterday I read this quote by Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet and 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize, expressing another version of this tree-ring metaphor: “We always feel younger than we are. I carry inside myself my earlier faces, as a tree contains its rings. The sum of them is me. The mirror sees only my latest face, while I know all my previous ones.” I like both of these! And I’m definitely living into Pat’s quote. 2 Reply devy1 month agodevyA favourite artist of mine . Those words touch my soul. 1 Reply Don Jones1 month agoDon JonesBy stepping OUT to the day rather than stepping IN to the day. Manifesting a bloom and flowering rather than an entanglement and closing down. 8 Reply Barb C1 month agoBarb CBeautiful image. Thank you. 1 Reply pmejiat1 month agopmejiatTaking a pause and living slowly and mindfully. Stop the autopilot. 6 Reply Laura1 month agoLauraLove this! It sounds like a rallying cry: Stop the autopilot! ✊🏻 5 Reply KC1 month agoKCRemembering, practicing, returning …. to Pause. Breathe. Ground. Root. Connect. Gather Course correct. Go…. Repeat … Celebrate. Give thanks. Let go… at the end of the day… zzzz 5 Reply pkr1 month agopkrI can embody grateful living today by counting all my blessings all day long. Thanking Source for a new day, 1st thing, is how I start my day. This simple but huge acknowledgment sets me right for the day ahead. I have so much to be thankful for. Thank you to All who share here, I am grateful for this community. ❤️🙏❤️ 7 Reply Hermann-Josef1 month agoHermann-JosefWorking day is over. I am very tired, but by making my daughter smile I can show my gratefulness that she choose me as her father 7 Reply alara1 month agoalaraI have been using part of e.e. Cummings poem each day because it spoke to me: How should tasting, touching, hearing, seeing, breathing, – any- lifted from the no of all nothing human, merely being, doubt … 3 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaI AM embodying grateful living today after discovering that my car still drives ok after it was rear-ended in its parking space yesterday 🙂 6 Reply Barb C1 month agoBarb CComing here every day as part of my morning routine starts the day off right. This day, like yesterday, holds too many meetings packed close together. I can make one of them a walking meeting and go to a big nearby park to be in the woods with birds and squirrels and appreciate my body moving while I listen. Walking the short loop around the block in our neighborhood isn't a "big" walk but it offers a reset and recharge between meetings. I meant to do this yesterday and just couldn't--today I wi...Coming here every day as part of my morning routine starts the day off right. This day, like yesterday, holds too many meetings packed close together. I can make one of them a walking meeting and go to a big nearby park to be in the woods with birds and squirrels and appreciate my body moving while I listen. Walking the short loop around the block in our neighborhood isn’t a “big” walk but it offers a reset and recharge between meetings. I meant to do this yesterday and just couldn’t–today I will make a point of it and admire the blooming trees in my neighbors’ yards. Read More6 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeEach morning I start my meditations by reciting this prayer in both English and Spanish: Thank you Abba Father for this miracle of another day of life. Gracias Papito Dios por el milagro de un otra dia de la vida. No matter what mood I wake up in, this ritual never fails to fill my heart with grateful trust for whatever the day may bring. ♥ 8 Reply Pilgrim1 month agoPilgrimMay all manner of things be well with you and your family, my friend. Blessings and peace! 2 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeAnd with you as well dear friend ♥ 1 Reply Charlie T1 month agoCharlie TBy being more present. By opening my heart to giving and receiving kindness. By acknowledging our connectedness to all living things. Starting with this amazing group of people. I’m grateful to have found this. 8 Reply sparrow1 month agosparrowMe too, dear Charlie T . . . ♥ 1 Reply dragonfly1 month agodragonflyAs the snow melts and the sun tries to send its warmth through the icy wind I see the Canada Geese returning and I thank them for making the long trip, coming back as a beacon of spring and I tell them how grateful I am that they made it back and that they survived their dangerous journey. Grateful living can mean to notice the “little” things and feel blessed to experience them as a gift. 11 Reply Blossom1 month agoBlossomYou do not have to be good You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely the world offers itself to imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting – over and over announcing your place In the family of things excerpt from “Wild Geese” ~ Mary Oliver 5 Reply dragonfly1 month agodragonflyThank you for sharing this, Blossom. It’s beautiful. 🙂 <3 2 Reply Blossom1 month agoBlossomDragonfly, I so appreciated your share, I felt my heart open up, wild and free as the wind. 2 Reply Mike1 month agoMikeBeing a good host to the house guests who are coming today-embracing the opportunity to be together, enjoying each other’s company. Four grandparents and one shared four year old granddaughter. Let the spoiling begin! 5 Reply Chester1 month agoChesterWith effort and intent, I will notice opportunities for both accepting and giving, then accept with gratitude and give with both energy and compassion, expending only that which I must, and cultivating where I can in order to continue forward tomorrow. 7 Reply Carol1 month agoCarolI can embody grateful living today through acceptance. Acceptance is much different than “being a doormat.” It is a “reality check.” It brings me relief and helps me dwell in the present moment It’s a “giving in” instead of a “giving up.” . 7 Reply Mica1 month agoMicaThank you, Carol, for bringing together for me the ideas of acceptance and ‘doormat’ – warm wishes to you 🙂 2 Reply Diane1 month agoDianeCarol…yes, yes, yes! I’m learning so much about radical acceptance at this stage in my life (67 years). The journey continues ♥ 4 Reply Antoinette1 month agoAntoinetteI can do my best and be grateful for what I have. Not always trying to have more like the quote of the day says. 7 Reply Howie Geib1 month agoHowie GeibCleaning up after myself. Not demanding to be entertained constantly. Pitch in. By that I mean when I sense something needs doing, find a way to actually do it. My work is sometimes the easiest way as it involves welcoming the stranger. Making them feel at home. As far as the planet goes, being a good guest. After all, I want to be invited back. 10 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb