Daily Question, October 11 How does gratefulness open me to healing? 32 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Mike7 months agoMikeAlong with its inherently good qualities, I’m coming to understand gratefulness as a powerful antidote to pride. And few things will cause old wounds to fester like pride. 0 Reply Marnie Jackson7 months agoMarnie JacksonBeing grateful allows me to see the positive in any moment. By seeing the positive, I can acknowledge the negative, learn from it and let it go…. 5 Reply Malag7 months agoMalagWhen I see something like the grandeur of a tree with its leaves beginning to turn in that autumn way, appreciating its beauty, it lifts me from it being “all about me” where my mind can sometimes dwell, to something greater. It can help avoid a difficult situation being made worse by being fermented in “why me”. It creates space for me to move. 5 Reply Ose7 months agoOseBeing grateful opens my heart, it inspires helping healing others with love and gratitude, which may help healing ones own heart also, finding joy and peace in our hearts, which then radiates out into the world. 5 Reply Chung van Gog7 months agoChung van GogJust like how a warm blanket helps to get a good night of rest (: 7 Reply Greg7 months agoGregBy resetting my way of awareness in the world — helping me with a truer sense of the whole. 5 Reply Heather7 months agoHeatherIt helps ground me, pondering gratitude with all of my senses of the things the Lord has made. 5 Reply Dusty Su7 months agoDusty SuHumility and receptivity follow, then possibility comes into view…. 4 Reply Mica7 months agoMicaIt reminds me that even my fussy ‘Character’ from “Whole Brain Living” is doing useful work, and I can thank her for that, and ask the other parts of my brain to try to figure out what she might be fussing about and how to solve her problems. 4 Reply SsterSuzie7 months agoSsterSuzieBy being present in every moment, you become grateful for all the “little” things you take for granted. The consistency of each sunrise and sunset, for instance. Despite what happens, the world keeps turning and the sun keeps shining. By practicing gratitude for all things great and small, good and bad, you step into your true self and all of your thoughts, beliefs, and actions are centered from your self, rather than from trauma or other shadow parts. 7 Reply dcdeb7 months agodcdebThrough the acceptance of multiple possibilities. 5 Reply Blossom7 months agoBlossomUnseen empowerment, that drop of creative energy begins to direct your thoughts and feelings. Life lesson becomes catalyst that opens up your whole world. One little drop of gratitude feeds acceptance, hope, joy …….. 8 Reply Don Jones7 months agoDon JonesIt aids realignment with the geometry of the universe – brings flow and ease, and brings synchronization with the greater unfolding. 6 Reply Linda7 months agoLindaMy entire day just got upended with all my plans changing. I usually don’t react well to that, but I am instead opening myself up to what else may enter my life today instead. That would be more healing, than pouting… 🙂 7 Reply pkr7 months agopkrPracticing gratefulness puts me in a happy & content frame of mind. I feel uplifted, I feel better in this state of mind than the other, angry, upset, annoyed etc., etc…being grateful just feels good. I believe that so much of healing is our attitude. Having a grateful attitude, being positive, I believe are elixirs to aid in the healing process. 8 Reply Lauryn7 months agoLaurynBeing grateful helps you to see the good in situations that may at first appear discouraging…that in itself is healing I suppose. 7 Reply Ellen7 months agoEllenI work in a hospital and I take care of people who are bed ridden and on life support. Being grateful brings me to the present moment. Being in the present helps me appreciate everything I have, especially from simply being able to breathe and able to get up every morning and live! 8 Reply Patricia7 months agoPatriciaGratitude and being centered when I had a long-lasting physical ailment opened me to physical healing in the past. And, I’m of the belief that “healing” isn’t merely physical – and in fact, emotional and spiritual healing is actually more important, even if physical healing of an ailment never occurs. 7 Reply Holly in Ohio7 months agoHolly in OhioThank you so much. You said this so nicely. It brings many memories to mind of when someone I loved was gravely ill. I appreciate your perspective. 🧡 2 Reply DeVonna7 months agoDeVonnaI was talking to a woman recently and told her I'd lived in Michigan for 35 years. She told me how lucky I was. She and her husband had spent a summer biking and hiking around the upper portion of Michigan. Her experience was of three months of HEAVEN. No humidity, cool days and nights, artist colonies and fruit orchards...she was enthusiastic. I was stunned. That's not the Michigan I recall, with it's gloomy overcast days that stretched on for weeks at a time, the wicked winters that last 6 mon...I was talking to a woman recently and told her I’d lived in Michigan for 35 years. She told me how lucky I was. She and her husband had spent a summer biking and hiking around the upper portion of Michigan. Her experience was of three months of HEAVEN. No humidity, cool days and nights, artist colonies and fruit orchards…she was enthusiastic. I was stunned. That’s not the Michigan I recall, with it’s gloomy overcast days that stretched on for weeks at a time, the wicked winters that last 6 months out of the year, I struggled constantly with depression and longed to see the sun… After our conversation, I began to reflect on all that I had enjoyed about Michigan. My children were all born there, I was a young wife and mother, I planted large vegetable gardens that flourished in the climate, we were able to keep horses (a childhood dream), the gorgeous autumns and cozy wood fires… In that moment I realized that even in the trials, there is much to make me glad. Read More13 Reply devy7 months agodevyGratefulness allows me to concentrate on the positive things that I have in my life and to lean to accept fact how lucky I am compared to others. It also gives me empathy towards those who have less and learn to accept the bad life experiences as well as good ones and love being alive.. 7 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. 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