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Daily Question, February 3

How do you experience feelings of gratefulness in your body? When was the last time you felt this?

  • Malag

    The gratefulness came with a sense of relief when what could have been bad news turned into good. Sometimes I feel peace or joy or a sense of spaciousness or it could be just intellectually acknowledging it.

  • Angie

    Tears. I am moved to tears. Today.

  • Tahsin Tabassum

    I don’t
    I don’t think I ever did

  • Ciara

    I experience feelings of gratefulness in my body when I am able to do something I never thought I would be able to do, both mentally and physically. For example, physically I recently had a PR of the amount of weight I could deadlift at crossfit which made me feel strong and grateful for my body which keeps me going each day!

  • Cato

    It’s a wonderful tingling as well as a warmth within my heart.

  • Dusty Su

    It’s an endorphin lift after laughter, connection, yoga, good rest, long walk in nature. I am a World Laughter Ambassador and lead therapeutic laughter sessions which help reduce stress/cortisol.

    There is a sense of joy, calm, and clarity that is mental and emotional but also very physical. It spreads stomach/heart out through my muscles and brings to life while releasing tension and layering in calm. Pain is diminished, (I have chronic pain), and lightness of being ensues.

    • Debra

      Dusty: Laughter always brings a sense of joy for me. Laughter is amazingly therapeutic. My neck, shoulders and upper chest relax into a warmth emanating from within. Great that you are a Laughter Amassador.

      • Dusty Su

        Debra, you have well said. Laughter, even when chosen without humor VS. waiting for humor to ignite laughter activates happy, healing hormones. Best pharmacy. Hohohahaha!

    • Trish

      A world laughter ambassador: what an amazing way to live your life!

      • Dusty Su

        Trish, it is!
        I’m also a Deathwalker. Depending on which title I lead with, very different responses. Yet, both usually with curiosity

  • Hot Sauce

    Yesterday, when I was at the aquarium, I felt gratitude as I looked at the diversity of life that has evolved through gradual evolutionary processes and marveled at how complex and diverse life really is.

  • Cailinrua

    Thanks for the question. I think relief and warmth overall are the answer for me and the absence of tension and trying to control what I cannot. Letting go and accepting what I have does feel better than not doing so. If these feel better than the alternative, I have to wonder why I’m not “addicted” to them! Wouldn’t that make more sense?

  • Eva
    For me, at least, gratefulness is a secondary or even, by-product emotion from other emotions that touched my heart deeply. A precursor feeling might be joy, relief, confusion, but I tend to feel warmth in my heart underneath whatever the fronting emotion might be. Feelings of gratefulness over takes after the initial emotion subsides as the other person’s kindness/thoughts sinks in me. Feelings of gratefulness resonates and vibrates across my chest and shoulders over warmed up heart for me...

    For me, at least, gratefulness is a secondary or even, by-product emotion from other emotions that touched my heart deeply. A precursor feeling might be joy, relief, confusion, but I tend to feel warmth in my heart underneath whatever the fronting emotion might be. Feelings of gratefulness over takes after the initial emotion subsides as the other person’s kindness/thoughts sinks in me. Feelings of gratefulness resonates and vibrates across my chest and shoulders over warmed up heart for me.

    I do recollect and reflect on gratefulness most days, but the most recent time I felt this as it was happening on receiving-end was last Sunday.

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  • reality

    With ‘the suck’ possessing my brain, the only things they allow me to feel are the torturous pain they’re causing, but, some things in life always ring true, I can’t feel hunger; yet, my stomach grumbles so I know when I’m hungry- I’m grateful for that and it happened 4 hours ago. Thanx for all you do; have a good day 🙂 reality

  • Carla

    In nov 2018 I had a R total knee replacement & sept 2019 a L total knee replacement. The never ending low grade pain is gone & I now walk freely without a cane. Though I can’t dance a jig, yet, gratitude for successful surgeries & healing surges through my legs & body daily.

  • SaVaLoS

    Calm I guess? Carefree but caring and careful? Sometimes overjoyed but more likely just mildly content which means satisfied too?

    • SaVaLoS

      Right now eating a whole bar of dark cacao baby

      • reality

        Very cool share. Just a thought, if one wants they can edit their posting to include more. Thanx for all you do; have a great eve’ 🙂 reality

  • Katrina

    I feel it in my neck, back, shoulders, head and chest, when I sit or stand up straight, hold my head up, shoulders back and breathe in gratitude, “in all circumstances”.

  • sunnypatti

    I feel the energy shift in my body. Like a rush of joyous light going thru me. It feels good. It feels comforting. It feels like God is hugging me. And I feel this every day, sometimes numerous times per day. I was feeling a little anxious earlier, as my boyfriend and I are waiting on news on some property we put a bid on, so I called him to talk about it. His love for me and what we talked about made me feel that rush of gratitude. It feels, like Sarah said, like a warm blanket 🙂

    • Sarah

      Awe, “it feels like God hugging me”….. ???? Thank you for sharing this Patti.

  • Ed

    Everything I think, see, hear, touch, love and feel, I feel in my body, and whenever I notice, I have a grateful feeling, usually as ease of support, joy of breath and warmth around my torso.

  • there are different branches on the tree of gratefulness, the ones on the sunny calm side, the ones on the windy shadow side. who wouldn't want to build his nest on the sunny side, where gratefulness pulses freely through all of one's veins, aliveness is ones natural energy, sparkling, warm, freely giving itself to the world? but how would one build strength, perseverance and one pointed clarity when not on the other side where the winds are blowing and the air is chilly? I feel it all the time,...

    there are different branches on the tree of gratefulness, the ones on the sunny calm side, the ones on the windy shadow side. who wouldn’t want to build his nest on the sunny side, where gratefulness pulses freely through all of one’s veins, aliveness is ones natural energy, sparkling, warm, freely giving itself to the world? but how would one build strength, perseverance and one pointed clarity when not on the other side where the winds are blowing and the air is chilly? I feel it all the time, one or the other, like waves of ebb and flow, like resistance and devotion, like cyrstalizing and dissolving again.

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  • Trish
    My legs have taken me on many journeys throughout my life. I have especially felt grateful when there is an extra tension that happens after pushing my body to do more, challenging it to go further & faster. My body carried me for 26.2 miles a few years ago when I decided to walk a full marathon in my 50’s. It was amazing to me that my body had the capacity to travel all the miles in training & on that special day. There is a low level soreness that occurs & it makes me feel alive ...

    My legs have taken me on many journeys throughout my life. I have especially felt grateful when there is an extra tension that happens after pushing my body to do more, challenging it to go further & faster. My body carried me for 26.2 miles a few years ago when I decided to walk a full marathon in my 50’s. It was amazing to me that my body had the capacity to travel all the miles in training & on that special day. There is a low level soreness that occurs & it makes me feel alive & grateful for incredible legs.

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  • Michele

    With a content smile.

  • Cathy

    As I sat here trying to describe the feelings of gratefulness, I read Sarah’s post and said, “yes, that. exactly.” “. . . like a warm blanket.” Thank you, Sarah.

  • Kevin

    I felt a sense of gratefulness in my body exactly one hour ago when I woke up! I feel that every day, actually, just before my brain finishes its assessment of how I feel overall and how much pain I am carrying into this new day. No complaints though. I have too many friends who didn’t wake up today at all.

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