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Daily Question, September 22

If you could embody the qualities of someone you admire, who would that be? What qualities would you embody?

  • ABC

    About 8 people. The qualities that I see in them, and therefore am myself is Compassionate, Kind, Loving, Spiritual, Creative, Dependable, Determined and Clear.

    Just remember that the qualities you see in your heroes are those that you yourself have, otherwise you wouldn’t see them.

  • Ed Schulte

    Pierre Pradervand

    his ‘The Gentle Art of Blessing’ is a living example of …if not Sainthood …then surely ‘Living Mystic’. His “qualities” of passive humbleness, patients and loving kindness all within acute observation skills …..during his very, very challenging life experiences all shared most generously…….. simply stop me in my tracks.

    He is a living ‘Beacon of Light’ in the truest sense of the meaning behind (and beyond) the word “Light”.

  • Arleen
    My mom. I lost her a year ago, and I miss her terribly. Her legacy to me is how she used her hands to show her love. She cooked, sewed, cleaned, made crafts, and so much more. Love was in everything she did. She treated each of her children equally and never favored one over the other. She accepted what she couldn't change with prayer and patience. To her friends, she was loyal and trustworthy. As a wife, she showed her love for my dad in everything she did for him and with him. The thi...

    My mom. I lost her a year ago, and I miss her terribly. Her legacy to me is how she used her hands to show her love. She cooked, sewed, cleaned, made crafts, and so much more. Love was in everything she did. She treated each of her children equally and never favored one over the other. She accepted what she couldn’t change with prayer and patience. To her friends, she was loyal and trustworthy. As a wife, she showed her love for my dad in everything she did for him and with him. The thing image I have stuck in my head is her kneeling on the floor, bathing, and applying ointment on my father’s legs. She did this every night without fail or a complaint. The truly unique thing is she had had a hip replacement and kneeling on the floor and getting up wasn’t the easiest thing to do. When the time came for her to decide to keep alive on machines or let him go, she did the brave thing and let him go. It was a tough decision for her to make. But in the end, it was her love for him that led to realizing that keeping alive on machines was only going to benefit her.

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  • Hot Sauce

    If I could embody the qualities of someone like the Dalai Lama, I would be compassionate to all sentient beings, very forgiving, and having a healthy sense of humor combined with all the love and compassion within me.

  • thepositivebee

    It would 100% be my Mum! she is full of love and kindness to whoever she meets she leaves them feeling happier than before she met them. She is such a strong woman who has been through a huge amount of hurt and pain but will always have a smile on her face and say… it’s okay god is watching. she is the most inspiring woman I have come across and I truly admire her for all she has done and still does for all those around her! <3

  • Don Jones

    The Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Shiva, Mohamad, my Guriji… not for their teachings though. If any of these people were my next door neighbour, I would probably consider their life an abject failure – the suffering, violence, hardship, the betrayal. But the devotion, oh the devotion, oceans of selfless devotion – no matter what.

  • Beth Mary

    It would be my Mum, she viewed everyone as family. She saw that we are all human beings and that we all need love and compassion. The qualities that I do try to embody is to not focus on the differences but the ‘common ground’ and what is the ‘same’ with each of us. And what we all need is to treat others as we would like to be treated.

  • Shirley Ray

    Ruth Bader Ginsberg for today. We ended our Mindfulness Meditation on Sunday with each person reflecting on one of her qualities that we will emulate in our lives. Mine is impartiality the ability to not be enveloped within an opinion or belief that prevents seeing the full situation. Recognizing and discerning boundaries that may protect and those that isolate. She was the epitome of mindfulness in her speech and decorum.

  • Nancy Walton-House
    I admire many women and men who’ve taught me in formal and informal ways to be a better person and global citizen. They prepared me for my professional work and retirement. Lately I’ve been remembering my 1959 – 1960 high school World Affairs teacher and debate coach – Sister Virginia Mary of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle. She was a great teacher who inspired me to care about what was happening in the world, read the newspaper, talk about articles that interested me and why t...

    I admire many women and men who’ve taught me in formal and informal ways to be a better person and global citizen. They prepared me for my professional work and retirement. Lately I’ve been remembering my 1959 – 1960 high school World Affairs teacher and debate coach – Sister Virginia Mary of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle. She was a great teacher who inspired me to care about what was happening in the world, read the newspaper, talk about articles that interested me and why they mattered to me. She coached me to become a skillful debater and public speaker so I could share my ideas with others. She told us “You are the intelligentsia and it is your responsibility to know (and care) about what is happening in the world. That mission has guided my life for the past 60 years. I hope she would be pleased with me. I regret I never directly told her how much she meant to me and how much she influenced my life. Thank you Sister Virginia Mary, you were an outstanding person and teacher who made a real difference in my life.

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  • Linda

    Thoughtfulness before replying. A colleague of mine is a union leader, and he excels at listening to others before giving a thoughtful response. He never wavers in his principles, however. And his thoughtfulness brings down any tension in the room so that others seem to follow his lead. I admire him very much.

  • Mica

    My son, who is wise and kind. RGB, too, of course – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  • Zenith

    There are not too many people I truly admire. Perhaps Cynthia Jurs who leads Mindfulness Mondays, a Buddhist meditation time for world peace and healing the earth. I am not Buddhist but I find working with them to be meaningful. No one else, that I know is doing anything. Or perhaps myself as I walk my grateful journey doing what I can to improve the community I live in. I admire people of peace.

  • Papilio

    I struggled with this question, especially the word “embody,” although I know that that’s not the point of this question. One of my friends has profound compassion as well as a clear mind. Her heart chakra and third eye chakra seem to be fully open. When I learned what kind of life she had as a child and young adult, it made perfect sense to me how she has become who she is now. Although my admiration and respect toward her multiplied, I can’t embody her qualities.

  • Michele

    My Mom. She was a very caring, compassionate, strong woman. She would always think of others before herself. Family was important to her. Her love of animals. Yep, my mother’s qualities are what I try to embody. Miss you Mom.

  • Paul R

    I have a few people who come to mind. Mister Rogers. He taught me a ton as a child and I am reading a book about his spiritual walk. His kindness and ability to love everyone.

    • Michele

      I grew up watching Mr. Rogers (and of course Sesame Street too). They just don’t make shows like that anymore. My kids had Barney and The Big Comfy Couch just not the same. It was only fitting that Robin Williams played Mrs. Doubtfire and worked for a kids TV show – he definitely would have been able to pull that off. Miss him.

  • sunnypatti

    My grandmother, Mamie. She passed away about 10 years ago, but her entire life was one of kindness, compassion, love, forgiveness, service to her family and others, and a great faith in God. Oh, I miss her sweetness but am grateful that I remember it so well. May I carry her lessons forward in my own life.

  • Antoinette

    RBG is a very fine example of qualities I admire. She was very determined and diligent. I also admire her grit and wisdom.
    These are only a few examples because she had so many it wouldn’t be easy to name them all! Thank you RBG!

  • Trish

    Goodness~so many people! Teresa of Avila fostered her contemplative life as well as her quest for social justice. It can be a tricky balance to nurture both “sides” of ourselves & I admire that greatly. She was also true to herself. She was ridiculed & threatened all of her life as an outspoken woman & she didn’t let that deter her. She also had a great sense of humor & embraced her “flaws.” Teresa: she’s my girl

  • devy

    I admire a friend who can keep calm under stress. They have a divine spirit and a real spiritual belief and show it in their everyday living. I’ve started to make the transition to daily contemplation, reflection, breathing deep and accepting things as they are and being grateful for what I have. My journey is on a new course and I’m continuing to try to have my sails filled with steady winds.

  • Howie Geib

    My friend and colleague Aleksey has a quality that I have always admired and truly envy. I have worked closely with him for six years, often weeks at a time, all day every day. And I have never ever heard him say a bad thing about anyone. It is admirable in and of itself, and yet the thing is the affect it has on all of us around him. It tampers down judgmentalism in his midst. And it is genuine. I love that about him.

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