Daily Question, December 18 How have I experienced the transformative power of grateful living? 47 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Trish1 year agoTrishGratefulness enhances everything I do. My chai latte tastes more spicy, my workouts are sweatier, the sky has every shade of blue….I pack my gratefulness wherever I go & it gets me out of hot water. There’s simply always something shiny to hold onto & I refuse to let it go. 11 Reply Mike S1 year agoMike SI have been reading the word for the day for many years I had not actually stepped into the practice until this year was a very difficult things cropped up in my life. This website and the practices have been a godsend. I’ve been reading Kristi Nelson‘’s book. It’s a really powerful guide and I’m reading it in short pieces to really absorb what she is saying. Some of the images she provides are brilliant. For example, thinking of myself as the glass and not the contacts in the glass, W...I have been reading the word for the day for many years I had not actually stepped into the practice until this year was a very difficult things cropped up in my life. This website and the practices have been a godsend. I’ve been reading Kristi Nelson‘’s book. It’s a really powerful guide and I’m reading it in short pieces to really absorb what she is saying. Some of the images she provides are brilliant. For example, thinking of myself as the glass and not the contacts in the glass, Which is either a half full or half empty. But my life, my entire life is the container and that help me to re-orient my perspective to my present situation. With that image I did a life review from five years old and up to my present age of 77. And it was remarkable when I thought of all the different people and places and events that have been part of my life. Read More13 Reply Kristi1 year agoKristiDeep thanks to you Mike for sharing that “Wake Up Grateful” is proving to be a powerful guide for you. I am so deeply gratified and grateful to know this. It means the world to me. It was my heartfelt hope that this would be true, and you have given me the gift that my hope has been fulfilled in you. Blessings upon blessings you have given me and I return them to you. 1 Reply Pam1 year agoPamI had always read the word of the day and remember reflecting in the daily questions before the pandemic and then for some reason stopped . My good friend Kacey Morabito Grean of a circle of women on Facebook and radio dj ok whud 100.7 reminded me about the site to find the word of the day again . So now every morning I start with a modeh ani prayer thanking God and then go to my in box and look forward to seeing what the word of the day is and then click here after I have read the daily quest...I had always read the word of the day and remember reflecting in the daily questions before the pandemic and then for some reason stopped . My good friend Kacey Morabito Grean of a circle of women on Facebook and radio dj ok whud 100.7 reminded me about the site to find the word of the day again . So now every morning I start with a modeh ani prayer thanking God and then go to my in box and look forward to seeing what the word of the day is and then click here after I have read the daily question . Read More7 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell1 year agoPollyanna GladwellDear Pam: You write, “for some reason stopped” [the practice of reading and reflecting on the daily question]. I wrote below about doing the same. For me, getting to the cause of the “some reason” is not essential – Just do it Pollyanna! – but it has been illuminating. Blessings. 5 Reply Gregoire1 year agoGregoireWhen I started this practice about 8 months ago coming out of challenges in my life that hasve nothing to do with the pandemic. It was great for the first 6 months I was see life with wonder noticing the little things to be joyful for and recollecting the times in my life that God has been there to get me through. However, the last couple of months I've slipped out of the practice and the joy that I had is once again eluding me. So, I return to the site daily with the hope and fortitude that per...When I started this practice about 8 months ago coming out of challenges in my life that hasve nothing to do with the pandemic. It was great for the first 6 months I was see life with wonder noticing the little things to be joyful for and recollecting the times in my life that God has been there to get me through. However, the last couple of months I’ve slipped out of the practice and the joy that I had is once again eluding me. So, I return to the site daily with the hope and fortitude that persisting with this practice will return it’s fruits of Joy of contentment love and appreciation everything that I have in life. Read More10 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell1 year agoPollyanna GladwellThank you 333USA. I too have had days of slipping out of the practice and learned the consequences of doing so, as you have. I was still reading the daily postings, but was seldom contributing, which meant I wasn’t reflecting on the question in the same way as before. But I am grateful for the loss because I learned more about myself – the most valuable of gifts – and renewal means that the fruits of Joy that you mention are all the sweeter. Blessings. 5 Reply Kevin1 year agoKevinLiving with a continuing sense of gratefulness helps me to appreciate the subtle nuances of each hour of the day, and the weeks and months that follow, as nuggets of hope and opportunity. 11 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell1 year agoPollyanna GladwellI found this site and this way of living on Easter Sunday of this wonderful year. Without the transformative power I have found with my new way of thinking, I would indubitably be complaining about all the losses occasioned by the pandemic. Instead I have found deep veins of courage and resilience, forgiveness and acceptance. Adopting and embodying the phrase that I learned from the teachings of Brother David Steindl-Rast – “I am not grateful because I’m happy, I’m happy because I am gra...I found this site and this way of living on Easter Sunday of this wonderful year. Without the transformative power I have found with my new way of thinking, I would indubitably be complaining about all the losses occasioned by the pandemic. Instead I have found deep veins of courage and resilience, forgiveness and acceptance. Adopting and embodying the phrase that I learned from the teachings of Brother David Steindl-Rast – “I am not grateful because I’m happy, I’m happy because I am grateful” – has improved my life immeasurably. Blessings to all of the wonderful contributors and staff who have made gratefulness a living being for me today. Read More11 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaOh thank you, Pollyanna Gladwell – teachings of Brother David Steindl-Rast – “I am not grateful because I’m happy, I’m happy because I am grateful” – that’s just what I answered: “by being happier” 2 Reply Pam1 year agoPamPollyanna thank you for being here and sharing 4 Reply Kevin1 year agoKevinBeautiful, Pollyanna, thank you! 3 Reply Howie Geib1 year agoHowie GeibAlmost every morning. That first cup of coffee, sheathed by both hands, persuading me to come into my body.. The day, like a still and calm pond stretched out before me in my rowing scull, reassuring me to lean in and feel our ease. Or the small pile of gifts accumulating from family for the morning of the 25th, foreshadowing each small carefully wrapped package by reading the tags, written in the recognizable scrawl of family and friends. Sitting on my sofa in the late afternoon as th...Almost every morning. That first cup of coffee, sheathed by both hands, persuading me to come into my body.. The day, like a still and calm pond stretched out before me in my rowing scull, reassuring me to lean in and feel our ease. Or the small pile of gifts accumulating from family for the morning of the 25th, foreshadowing each small carefully wrapped package by reading the tags, written in the recognizable scrawl of family and friends. Sitting on my sofa in the late afternoon as the setting sun washes the room with a glow knowing that I have everything I need. The everyday accomplishments, folded laundry delivered to their proper drawers and shelves, the smell and feel of clean sheets that night. A clean kitchen in the morning. New bars of soap in the shower. All affirming the sense of place and homeliness. In end, all the small vignettes that strung together make a life that I have the time and inclination to notice, to acknowledge, to engage in rather than endure. Read More15 Reply Mike S1 year agoMike SBeautifully said Howie. I like the images. 4 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleI started experiencing the transformative power of grateful living two and a half years ago when I first discovered this website. Reading everyone’s responses can be so uplifting. Becoming more grateful coincides with positivity and brings a sense of internal peace. 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