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Daily Question, December 12

How do I practice gratitude in my everyday life? 

  • Zenith

    I wake up and go straight to this spot to set my attitude straight. Then I thank God for the day and for the gift of life, my life in particular. Throughout each day I take note of the little gifts that come along and send up gratitude for them.

  • TofuLove
    It’s easy, open my eyes and look around. Everything is reliant on others, from the electricity running through the lamp to making of the lamp itself … everyone around me is necessary for my survival to some extent. Everyone around me is necessary to some extent to my life and happiness, if that’s the case than yeah … there’s a lot to be grateful for. Maybe that’s a bit selfish but that’s how I view it. It’s like all these rich people living in mansions who treat others badly of...

    It’s easy, open my eyes and look around. Everything is reliant on others, from the electricity running through the lamp to making of the lamp itself … everyone around me is necessary for my survival to some extent. Everyone around me is necessary to some extent to my life and happiness, if that’s the case than yeah … there’s a lot to be grateful for. Maybe that’s a bit selfish but that’s how I view it.

    It’s like all these rich people living in mansions who treat others badly off that idea they have money so don’t need others, well … who built that mansion, who keeps the roads going, who brings in your groceries, who grows and transports your food, who made the clothes you wear, who buys the products you’ve sold … most humans lack the capacity to really understand, they need others so they live in a kind of psychological bubble. But I actually know that I am very, very reliant on others.

    We all move forward or we move back together. That’s the thing, people don’t think this is a team sport, life, they think this is all individual races being run … and it’s not, it’s a team effort.

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  • Pam

    I wake up,open my eyes, say a Hebrew prayer, Modeh ani le-fe-ne-cha Ru-ach Chair v’kai-yam. I give thanks before You, Eternal Sprit of Life, then I check my email for the word of the day. Usually woken up by a carolina wren singing out our bedroom window.

  • bbhavin

    i will write in journal and lotus gratitude

  • Malag

    Coming to this community. It keeps gratitude in mind. Then it is sporadic in noticing here and there. And expressing thanks with gratitude for the many kindnesses and help that come to me in any given day.

    And at the moment gratitude for being able to listen to this piece of classical music through the marvel of technology, the brilliance and dedication of performers and the genius of a centuries old composer.

  • Ose
    Gratefulness is part of meditation and prayer (almost) every morning. I am grateful for the food available so freely and abundant, even in bio quality and more often, I am aware of the many people who might have contributed to it until it finally is on my plate and silently send my thanks to them. Water is something I am spending quite conscious since I had been experiencing what it means to almost count every drop in the desert I had the opportunity to travel to several times. I am grateful for...

    Gratefulness is part of meditation and prayer (almost) every morning. I am grateful for the food available so freely and abundant, even in bio quality and more often, I am aware of the many people who might have contributed to it until it finally is on my plate and silently send my thanks to them. Water is something I am spending quite conscious since I had been experiencing what it means to almost count every drop in the desert I had the opportunity to travel to several times. I am grateful for it, for the life-giving rain, for the precious gift to be able to prepare my coffee every morning just by opening the tub and just receive fresh drinkable water, and when coffee or tea is ready, I bless it so that it may add blessings to the whole when rejoining the circle.

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  • Dusty Su

    It starts with my first sip of hot organic coffee, looking out into the garden, and a deliberate “I love my life…”

  • Cheryle
    I start the day with my little mantra Flow - Pause - In - Pause - Out - Pause - Flow... my thoughts turn to the Beloved whom I give thanks to for the gift of another day. Already by this time there is the joy and gratitude for a delicious coffee I am usually by then starting to brew, if it's raining I give thanks for being able to see the rain drops on green leaves outside the kitchen window, I give thanks for birdsong I can hear, I give thanks for our dog who adores playing fetch along the pass...

    I start the day with my little mantra Flow – Pause – In – Pause – Out – Pause – Flow… my thoughts turn to the Beloved whom I give thanks to for the gift of another day. Already by this time there is the joy and gratitude for a delicious coffee I am usually by then starting to brew, if it’s raining I give thanks for being able to see the rain drops on green leaves outside the kitchen window, I give thanks for birdsong I can hear, I give thanks for our dog who adores playing fetch along the passage, this is done whilst the coffee is brewing, I give thanks for my partner who is usually sitting quietly reading… and on and on the awareness unfolds… so much I simply took for granted is becoming a cornucopia of blessings which become a river of inner deep contentment and joy. Thank you to all you beautiful people who share your joyful gifts of gratitude on here too 🙏❤

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  • Linda

    A silent thanks each time I see something beautiful or inspiring or heartwarming. It happens a lot when I am paying attention!

  • Etta

    Throughout the day I try to pause and reflect on the small things. A cup of coffee, a bagel for breakfast, the smile of a loved one, the purr of my cat , the beauty of the large oak by my driveway. When my mind becomes still my heart becomes gratitude.

  • pkr
    Upon waking I thank Source for this new and beautiful day & that I have another day to be. I visit this site, my morning sanctuary, lighting candles, reading the ? of the day and am reminded often how fortunate I am. Throughout the day, I say thank you a lot, to the sky, the trees, Mother Nature, friends, family, to a higher power. At nite as I go to sleep, I recite 5 things that I am grateful for from the day, it is usually more than 5! I have tried to make being grateful a constant part of...

    Upon waking I thank Source for this new and beautiful day & that I have another day to be. I visit this site, my morning sanctuary, lighting candles, reading the ? of the day and am reminded often how fortunate I am. Throughout the day, I say thank you a lot, to the sky, the trees, Mother Nature, friends, family, to a higher power. At nite as I go to sleep, I recite 5 things that I am grateful for from the day, it is usually more than 5! I have tried to make being grateful a constant part of my day, a practice if you will. Some days easier than others, but without this practice my life would not be as full. Thanks for reading this lengthy post. Have a blessed day All. 🙏

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  • DeVonna

    By pausing, intentionally, and focusing on all that makes my life worth living.

  • Mark Piper
    In the morning, as I leave for work, I tell my six year old, "What are we going to do today?" And thanks to wrote memorization she responds, "Listen, learn lots, and do good great." At bed time, I ask her, "Now, did we listen; did we learn lots; what did we do that was great?" It's not explicit, but usually there's an act or a story recounted that was predicated on gratefulness or conversely an act or a story where listening, learning, or doing good great didn't happen and one can draw th...

    In the morning, as I leave for work, I tell my six year old, “What are we going to do today?” And thanks to wrote memorization she responds, “Listen, learn lots, and do good great.”

    At bed time, I ask her, “Now, did we listen; did we learn lots; what did we do that was great?”

    It’s not explicit, but usually there’s an act or a story recounted that was predicated on gratefulness or conversely an act or a story where listening, learning, or doing good great didn’t happen and one can draw the conclusion that those instances lacked gratitude.

    Additionally, the first question at our call-and-response bed time prayers with my daughter is this, “Did you have a good day?”

    If she responds, “yes,” I then say, “what do you say to God?” She responds, “Thank you.”

    If she responds, “no,” I then say, “what do you say to God?” She responds, “Thank you.”

    Some days a terrible awful and no good in whole or in part but at the end of each day as I pray with my daughter we together remind ourselves to be grateful for each day regardless of it’s joys or sorrows mingled.

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  • Javier Visionquest

    The discerning mind touches everything in a day with joy, appreciation, and responsibility. A man is surrounded by no more than the reflection of his own soul.

  • Patricia

    By noticing the small things and not taking even the ho-hum times of life for granted.

  • sunnypatti
    I thank God daily for my life. For waking up to another day, for being healthy and strong. For all of the lessons I've had over the years to put me where I am right here and now. I journal every morning after meditation and always end my entry with things I'm grateful for. And very important to my practice as well as my role as a leader at my job, I tell people how grateful I am for them. I applaud their work or their love and kindness, and let them know that they are appreciated and imporant to...

    I thank God daily for my life. For waking up to another day, for being healthy and strong. For all of the lessons I’ve had over the years to put me where I am right here and now. I journal every morning after meditation and always end my entry with things I’m grateful for. And very important to my practice as well as my role as a leader at my job, I tell people how grateful I am for them. I applaud their work or their love and kindness, and let them know that they are appreciated and imporant to me.

    I also come here each morning and share some gratitude with all of you! Thank you!

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  • Holly in Ohio
    I try to be grateful for people, to listen to them, voice compliments. I try to share positive things with others. It is too easy to fall into complaining or sharing too much of discouraging news. The negative sometimes needs to be communicated, too, but it also needs to be kept in check. Each day I try to come up with one or two things for which to be grateful. They are often very simple, humble, very immediate things...hot tea, electricity, the feel of a cat's fur, looking out to the n...

    I try to be grateful for people, to listen to them, voice compliments.

    I try to share positive things with others. It is too easy to fall into complaining or sharing too much of discouraging news. The negative sometimes needs to be communicated, too, but it also needs to be kept in check.

    Each day I try to come up with one or two things for which to be grateful. They are often very simple, humble, very immediate things…hot tea, electricity, the feel of a cat’s fur, looking out to the neighbor’s house and seeing Christmas lights, the sound of rain, a warm blanket, breathing.

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  • devy
    I try to wake up every morning putting yesterday away and treating each day as a new beginning. As what brother David says I focus on every day as being a gift and be joyous of everything I have or who’s in my life. We often take for granted the things that others dream about. As I am getting older, I am noticing that the people who I know are no longer here. Two of my friends brothers ( who are several years older) are both going through cancer treatments at the same time and same city. I pra...

    I try to wake up every morning putting yesterday away and treating each day as a new beginning. As what brother David says I focus on every day as being a gift and be joyous of everything I have or who’s in my life. We often take for granted the things that others dream about. As I am getting older, I am noticing that the people who I know are no longer here. Two of my friends brothers ( who are several years older) are both going through cancer treatments at the same time and same city. I pray for them but at the same time, I realize how fortunate I am. My daily aches and pains and even the recent heart ablation I had are trivial compared to what all those who I know who have or are going through. As well during the pandemic I see how others lives have been torn financially and emotionally. I try to help and provide support and be strong for them.

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  • EJP

    By living simply and enjoying every moment.

  • Trish

    Recognizing what I’m grateful for is part of my spiritual practice. I remind myself of the specific things that create an abundance of treasures in my life. I also share my gratitude with other people, animals & trees🙂

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