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Daily Question, May 8

How have I grown in one important way lately?

  • Kevin
    Letting go of “stuff” that I no longer use or need beginning with stored tubs in the basement. Finding new homes for some things, giving other stuff away and recycling things nobody wants. Some of it is hard to part with, and other items I’ve enjoyed seeing, reading and holding, and these memories and personal treasures make my “A” list of keepsakes. There’s a kind of simple freedom that comes from lightening ones possessions. I’m working on a new ascetic lifestyle and should arriv...

    Letting go of “stuff” that I no longer use or need beginning with stored tubs in the basement. Finding new homes for some things, giving other stuff away and recycling things nobody wants. Some of it is hard to part with, and other items I’ve enjoyed seeing, reading and holding, and these memories and personal treasures make my “A” list of keepsakes. There’s a kind of simple freedom that comes from lightening ones possessions. I’m working on a new ascetic lifestyle and should arrive in my hut in about two hundred years!

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  • sunnypatti

    I did the right thing for myself at work, instead of worrying about others’ expectations or judgment. And as soon as I said what needed to be said, I felt a huge weight lift off of my shoulders. While I’d like to think that I learned to do right for myself several years back, it’s not always easy, so having this opportunity to practice it again is important for me and my growth!

  • Christine

    I think I have grown in gratitude since I visited this website. By reflecting on gratitude every day, I give myself a beautiful gift.

  • Hermann-Josef
    There is an Indian philosophy called samkhya. It says that it is Prakrit which is the doer. The I is called purusha. It is never changing , not acting, imperishable and so on. So it is nature ( Prakrit) that is changing , growing, doing. May be I learnt a bit to separate a little between self and the changing world of phenomena. I can say that only because I am identified with phenomena. I know that sounds very philosophical, but to me it is like a big reminder how to deal with life. Purusha is ...

    There is an Indian philosophy called samkhya. It says that it is Prakrit which is the doer. The I is called purusha. It is never changing , not acting, imperishable and so on. So it is nature ( Prakrit) that is changing , growing, doing. May be I learnt a bit to separate a little between self and the changing world of phenomena. I can say that only because I am identified with phenomena. I know that sounds very philosophical, but to me it is like a big reminder how to deal with life. Purusha is immanent in everything and transcendent also. Serving the world is same as serving god..to speak more practical

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