Daily Question, August 4 If I could embody the qualities of someone I admire, who would that be? What qualities would I embody? 44 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. KC1 week agoKCThere are many qualities I admire, appreciate and respect in others, and aspire to embody. One core quality is that of a ‘compassionate mess’, in spite of and in the face of it all From that level of humility, and a radical acceptance of self, other, the way things are, is a way of being in the world I am drawn to in myself and others. Iris Murdoch refers to humility as a ‘selfless respect for reality’. I guess humility is high on my list too. Apologies for the long- winded...There are many qualities I admire, appreciate and respect in others, and aspire to embody. One core quality is that of a ‘compassionate mess’, in spite of and in the face of it all From that level of humility, and a radical acceptance of self, other, the way things are, is a way of being in the world I am drawn to in myself and others. Iris Murdoch refers to humility as a ‘selfless respect for reality’. I guess humility is high on my list too. Apologies for the long- winded answer. Read More0 Reply Charlie T1 week agoCharlie TYes, there are people that I admire and I attempt to emulate some of there qualities. And I find it helpful to have examples in the world. The qualities are always kindness, helpfulness, compassion, thoughtfulness, and self awareness. 1 Reply Melanie G.1 week agoMelanie G.Ethical integrity pulls me deeply today. Even when I disagree politically with certain people, I am transformed when they speak truth to power with the courage of their convictions.. This has happened at the January 6 committee hearings and it lifted my heart into a place of deep respect. 4 Reply Elise1 week agoEliseThere are qualities in all that I admire. However, I would say if I could, I would like to embody the qualities of my grandmother and others a like. My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago and there has not been a single day that I have heard her complain about this diagnosis. Whenever I am in her presence you can feel the light that radiates from her, and her words are only of gratitude and kindness. I admire her strength and I am growing everyday to become a more kinder soul-...There are qualities in all that I admire. However, I would say if I could, I would like to embody the qualities of my grandmother and others a like. My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago and there has not been a single day that I have heard her complain about this diagnosis. Whenever I am in her presence you can feel the light that radiates from her, and her words are only of gratitude and kindness. I admire her strength and I am growing everyday to become a more kinder soul–like my grandmother and many others like her. Read More4 Reply Mica1 week agoMicaDalai Lama’s kindness 3 Reply Hermann-Josef1 week agoHermann-JosefI think I am as I am and what I am because god wants me to be as I am. Mind always wants to be something better, wiser, greater, humbler and so on…. Does that mean the mind knows how everything is supposed to be and God made a lot of mistakes? On the other hand it seems that evolution is part of being. Here are and have been so many saintly beings with qualities I can only dream of. Like unshakeable inner peace, love , forgiveness, wisdom and knowledge of the self 4 Reply Anonymous1 week agoAnonymousand want this 3 Reply Don Jones1 week agoDon JonesI think an unfortunate by-product of this question is to massage the feet of the “I”. But of course, it isn’t about me, so I cannot answer. “The obstacle in your path, is your path”. 4 Reply Anonymous1 week agoAnonymousI get this 2 Reply pkr1 week agopkrI admire my daughter & her ability/quality to go after what she wants. She is very clear in her intentions & her determination. She knows what she wants & goes & gets it. She pursues her “goals” I might add with love, love in her heart. She seems to be fearless. I wish I could have some of her fearlessness & determination. I have been trying to get out of a bad relationship for quite some time. I wish I was without fear. Look for Joy today. ❤️🌼✨ 5 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitMaybe you could a little deeper inside. I bet you taught her some of that fearlessness. Did she ever tell you where she thinks she learned it? 4 Reply pkr1 week agopkrThank you Rabbit. Have a beautiful, joy filled Saturday. 0 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitYou too. I see now I made a mistake in my post. I fixed it. Hope you knew what I meant. There days I can edit something five times and find a new error each time and still miss something. 0 Reply Claudia Mikos1 week agoClaudia MikosI would like to add all of you to the list of people with qualities I admire. I have been reading your reflections for over a year now without having the courage to add my own voice. You are courageous when giving voice to your thoughts and struggles. I also admire the humble honesty, the desires to continue to grow more compassionate, empathetic, and accepting of reality. I admire the encouragement you give each other in your replies. You are a blessing and wonderful example of humanity's capac...I would like to add all of you to the list of people with qualities I admire. I have been reading your reflections for over a year now without having the courage to add my own voice. You are courageous when giving voice to your thoughts and struggles. I also admire the humble honesty, the desires to continue to grow more compassionate, empathetic, and accepting of reality. I admire the encouragement you give each other in your replies. You are a blessing and wonderful example of humanity’s capacity for admirable qualities to more people than you know. Read More9 Reply sparrow1 week agosparrowI am glad that you have found this space, dear Claudia… we are all on this journey together with love… sparrow ♥ 2 Reply Michele1 week agoMicheleWelcome Claudia! Your reflection made me smile as it’s heart warming to read when someone has courage and did it! 1 Reply Mica1 week agoMicaWelcome, Claudia, and hugs to you {{{{Claudia}}}} 🙂 1 Reply Laura1 week agoLauraSo glad you’re here! I also read and enjoyed the posts for months before jumping in. Hope you can stick around. 2 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitClaudia, this is beautiful. I am sure everyone thanks you. Do you remember when you were a kid and other kids used to say, “It takes one to know one?” They probably meant it in a not so kind way but I use it here in a kind way. You have the traits you praise or you would not have written this. Please post more. 3 Reply Carol1 week agoCarolMy dear friend Sandy who has suffered from severe Rheumatoid arthritis since she was 18 years old and is now in her 70's. She has spent her whole life helping others. I first met her when she was in her early 40's and leading retreat groups for her church. As the years went by she started volunteering for a hospice organization. Then she took on a summer camp for children with cancer. She lived in constant pain. I've seen her barely able to walk. When ask what someone should do when life present...My dear friend Sandy who has suffered from severe Rheumatoid arthritis since she was 18 years old and is now in her 70’s. She has spent her whole life helping others. I first met her when she was in her early 40’s and leading retreat groups for her church. As the years went by she started volunteering for a hospice organization. Then she took on a summer camp for children with cancer. She lived in constant pain. I’ve seen her barely able to walk. When ask what someone should do when life presents challenges, she would say, “Leave them at the foot of the cross.” She still inspires others in her mid-70’s. The strength of her faith and self disipline inspire me to do my best. She makes me think of Mother Teresa. Read More7 Reply dragonfly1 week agodragonflyJane Goodall has many qualities I admire. I would like to be as caring, passionate and courageous as she is and work for positive change without being attached to the outcome and discouraged by obstacles. 4 Reply Chester1 week agoChesterAs someone who strives toward Christian ideals, Jesus comes to mind – indeed the Christian faith reinforces embodying Jesus’s values through the Holy Spirit – most defined by commitment toward what is right and good with compassion for others, above all else. 2 Reply Antoinette1 week agoAntoinetteThe Buddha/j the universe- that would mean I would be free from the human mind world and I would love everything and everyone. 2 Reply Laura1 week agoLauraI like what I’ve been blessed with, and I practice to strengthen and appreciate those qualities, such as perseverance, patience and respect. To try to embody someone else’s qualities triggers my perfectionist streak, making me feel as though I’m not enough. But there’s also the school of thought that we admire certain traits in others because we already have those traits. Like attracts like. Perhaps I already embody some of those qualities I notice in others but don’t believe that ...I like what I’ve been blessed with, and I practice to strengthen and appreciate those qualities, such as perseverance, patience and respect. To try to embody someone else’s qualities triggers my perfectionist streak, making me feel as though I’m not enough. But there’s also the school of thought that we admire certain traits in others because we already have those traits. Like attracts like. Perhaps I already embody some of those qualities I notice in others but don’t believe that I possess. Read More8 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitI sometimes think God puts someone in my path so I can see myself. I have always thought of it as something that I needed to change to be better. I like your twist on it too put never thought of it that way. Thanks for the idea. 2 Reply Laura1 week agoLauraI don’t know where I read that, but it’s stuck with me. 2 Reply sparrow1 week agosparrowI love your answer, dear Laura, and I agree… the question made me too, ‘feel as though I’m not enough.’ But there is someone I admire who has traits I long for as well… either way, I am good enough, but would like to be stronger in some ways. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. ♥ 4 Reply Laura1 week agoLauraThank you for the affirmation, Sparrow. 2 Reply Barb C1 week agoBarb CI love this answer–appreciating ourselves for our own good qualities! Often overlooked. 3 Reply Laura1 week agoLaura🙂 1 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitThe person that I want to be. I admire qualities like patience, kindness, joyfulness, gratefulness, persistence, attention to detail, and intelligence. I like the qualities of keeping a good perspective, staying in the moment, and having confidence. Specifically I admire Robin the librarian who makes everyone who comes in the door feel like family and Lori a previous neighbor. Both of them embody all the qualities I mentioned. 3 Reply Maria Martins1 week agoMaria MartinsThere is a quality that I wish I had and I have been working a lot on it. It has been my ‘new year’s resolution’ for so many years now and although I know I am better, I am still not where I wish to be. I want to become 100% Non-judgmental! In general, I am a very compassionate and empathic person ; however, inside of me, I often criticize attitudes I wouldn’t have. For example, I see someone fighting on the street and I jump into conclusions in my mind, or I see someone in the traffic...There is a quality that I wish I had and I have been working a lot on it. It has been my ‘new year’s resolution’ for so many years now and although I know I am better, I am still not where I wish to be. I want to become 100% Non-judgmental! In general, I am a very compassionate and empathic person ; however, inside of me, I often criticize attitudes I wouldn’t have. For example, I see someone fighting on the street and I jump into conclusions in my mind, or I see someone in the traffic doing something wrong and I get very judgmental. I wish I could be 100% unbiased, always! Read More3 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitI am so with you on this Maria. Watching the news or driving where I see so much aggressive driving sends me directly to judgement. I know I am hurting myself only but haven’t been very successful in getting away from it. I would love some hints to help. The only thing that helps me is to stay away but that in not always possible or wise. 3 Reply Maria Martins1 week agoMaria MartinsDear Rabbit, I know right? Also, I tend to become very judgmental towards people with different political visions and this kind of thing. What I tried recently was to unbias myself. Basically, I started following press that goes against my beliefs, started reading books recommended by people completely different from me and tried to seek more information out of my spectrum. In terms of negativity, as you mentioned, I stopped watching the news. I read a lot but I avoid graphic content because...Dear Rabbit, I know right? Also, I tend to become very judgmental towards people with different political visions and this kind of thing. What I tried recently was to unbias myself. Basically, I started following press that goes against my beliefs, started reading books recommended by people completely different from me and tried to seek more information out of my spectrum. In terms of negativity, as you mentioned, I stopped watching the news. I read a lot but I avoid graphic content because I believe seeing is always worse for people like us. Also, lots of meditation <3 Read More2 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitThanks Maria. My husband taught Political Science so that is a factor in our house too. When I try to limit, there is something he wants to talk about and when he tries to limit there is something I want to talk about or ask a question about. Jerry likes the old Simon and Garfunkle song that talks about exactly what you are saying. People tend to read and listen to what agrees with what they think. He is 83 so he has quite a bit of historical perspective from both life and study. 0 Reply Mica1 week agoMicaThanks, Maria – I’m impressed. It took many years of living by my next door neighbor of different political views before I connected enthusiastically with her over the discovery that we’re both people for whom ‘one person’s trash is another’s treasure’ – it’s so wonderful to finally enjoy her as a neighbor 🙂 1 Reply Barb C1 week agoBarb CI've tried to move toward a place of genuine curiosity about the individual and what points of connection or common experience might exist. I'm not seeking to change my own beliefs in this, but to understand a bit more about theirs. I would say I'm both hoping to understand them better, and hoping that they'll understand me better, and by extension others like me, and perhaps not dehumanize or dismiss if that was their tendency (or mine). This would be if I had any real chances for interaction, ...I’ve tried to move toward a place of genuine curiosity about the individual and what points of connection or common experience might exist. I’m not seeking to change my own beliefs in this, but to understand a bit more about theirs. I would say I’m both hoping to understand them better, and hoping that they’ll understand me better, and by extension others like me, and perhaps not dehumanize or dismiss if that was their tendency (or mine). This would be if I had any real chances for interaction, that is–I’m not out in the world much so I’m not running into people with vastly different beliefs. I get some small chances to practice curiosity through work interactions if we have very different approaches to a challenge. I try it in online interactions but people can be so performative there and unwilling to say anything that opens them to criticism for the true believers in their bubbles. (That was me judging right there, wasn’t it?) Read More2 Reply EJP1 week agoEJPI would embody the qualities of children who see the joy in the simple things of life. 8 Reply Kevin1 week agoKevinOh gosh, I admire a number of people for so many different kinds of qualities even as I know that I wouldn’t want to actually be any one of those persons. I admire honesty, straightforwardness, determination, kindness and a sense of personal mission, or purpose, in a person. Be they be known, unknown, well off or poor, it does not matter. I don’t expect to see all these qualities in any one person, but I do see them almost daily among the different people I meet here and there every day. I d...Oh gosh, I admire a number of people for so many different kinds of qualities even as I know that I wouldn’t want to actually be any one of those persons. I admire honesty, straightforwardness, determination, kindness and a sense of personal mission, or purpose, in a person. Be they be known, unknown, well off or poor, it does not matter. I don’t expect to see all these qualities in any one person, but I do see them almost daily among the different people I meet here and there every day. I do not feel a need to have, nor am I envious of, the qualities of personhood that these people have. For me, the gift is just having them in my life day in and day out. Read More9 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitHave you eve thought of writing a book? You are very eloquent and you can write things in a way that reaches people. 5 Reply Maria Martins1 week agoMaria MartinsI totally agree! 2 Reply Pilgrim1 week agoPilgrimI second the motion! 2 Reply Michele1 week agoMicheleI admire anyone who has the qualities of patience. 4 Reply Rabbit1 week agoRabbitIt is a gift that we can give to others. 2 Reply 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. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
