Daily Question, April 23 In your opinion what is truly essential? 38 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. Rachel12 months agoRachelIn the western world, a shift from the preoccupation with our private lives to that of communal life. A commitment to understanding our own privilege and security and extending it to others. Living out the deep truth that the birthplace of our vitality is embedded in the great web of life. 2 Reply Fiona12 months agoFionaBesides food, water and air, I believe the most essential thing for us to thrive is a connection to something other than ourselves. Whether that’s through God, community, service, or something else, we need to know that we were put on this earth for a reason. 3 Reply Hunter12 months agoHunterKindness. (Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem) https://poets.org/poem/kindness 3 Reply Mica12 months agoMicaHooray, Hunter – you hit the nail on the head! I imitated your post in mine. 1 Reply Serafina12 months agoSerafinaHi Hunter…. thanks for lifting this poem up! You can find this gem here on Gratefulness.org too. Here is the link for anyone that is interested https://gratefulness.org/resource/kindness/ 2 Reply Hunter12 months agoHunterAnd hi, Serafina. You were very kind to me not long ago, helping me to log in to a gratefulness course! 1 Reply Serafina12 months agoSerafinaMy pleasure Hunter. We are here to help. ♥ 3 Reply Michele12 months agoMicheleShelter, food, water (physical), love, compassion, kindness (emotional), gratefulness and faith(spiritual). 2 Reply Eddie12 months agoEddieI was just reflecting on this. I’m a teacher and the gap in what people have has really been magnified during COVID 19. Some people have each other and not much else – no home, little food, and little connection. I’ve been reflecting on how we can be decent to each other and support respectable living and community access. 4 Reply Antoinette12 months agoAntoinetteLove and compassion are truly essential. 5 Reply Carla12 months agoCarlaEssentials: clean water to drink & air to breathe; equitable & accessible health care for all; lodging; “food’‘ for one’s body, mind & soul. And being loved & cared about by others. 3 Reply Antoinette12 months agoAntoinetteCarla ! So true thank you! Healing Mother Earth is essential! 4 Reply devy12 months agodevyHaving hope, gratitude and accepting what life is giving us at the time. Remembering that life is like the waves on the ocean and that to stay buoyant we must go along with them. 4 Reply Kevin12 months agoKevinWhat is truly essential? Life is truly essential. 3 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell12 months agoPollyanna GladwellLove, forgiveness and gratefulness. 3 Reply « Previous 1 2 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 - 2021, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
