Daily Question, February 21 What are the gifts that I have received from strangers recently? 31 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. reality1 year agorealityThe promise that my Hotel's Manager made over a year ago, to allow me an efficiency to move into, so I can leave this 'hole' of a hotel rm., seems to be finally happening; I actually thought it would never. To have running water, working heat, larger than a mini-fridge and mini-microwave will be luxurious to me when it happens. Although my joy will probably be balanced out by my near death experience living through living in this hotel rm.. Thanx for all you All do; have a great eve' :) ...The promise that my Hotel’s Manager made over a year ago, to allow me an efficiency to move into, so I can leave this ‘hole’ of a hotel rm., seems to be finally happening; I actually thought it would never. To have running water, working heat, larger than a mini-fridge and mini-microwave will be luxurious to me when it happens. Although my joy will probably be balanced out by my near death experience living through living in this hotel rm.. Thanx for all you All do; have a great eve’ 🙂 reality Read More4 Reply WYRDDY1 year agoWYRDDYJoy in another’s voice when we share kindness. A simple smile back knowing you have reached someone 3 Reply Malag1 year agoMalagEverything I eat. Everything I drink. The shelter I receive. The unseen hands and minds that have brought all that to me both now and from the past are so many. May they all be well. May they all l be safe. 3 Reply Tahsin Tabassum1 year agoTahsin Tabassumsmile 3 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuSimple acknowledgement that we all tread this path together. 3 Reply Cailinrua1 year agoCailinruaUsually it is something as simple as a smile, or someone holding a door open for me at the store, or letting me go first in line, or driving onto the street into a line of traffic. It’s funny how significant these moments can be in my life. I have a difficult situation at home with an adult child who is very challenging to be around, so like Blanche Dubois in Streetcar “I depend on the kindness of strangers.” 5 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaI often appreciate happy smiles from strangers. Recently, a driver gave me a happy smile when I waited for him to drive onto the street before crossing the driveway; and a pedestrian gave me a happy smile when I indicated that she could walk across the driveway before I drove onto the street. [Other times I'm not generous! A driver honked loudly at me yesterday for driving thru a stop-sign intersection, when she thought it was her turn. I felt like giving her the 'finger' but discovered it was ...I often appreciate happy smiles from strangers. Recently, a driver gave me a happy smile when I waited for him to drive onto the street before crossing the driveway; and a pedestrian gave me a happy smile when I indicated that she could walk across the driveway before I drove onto the street. [Other times I’m not generous! A driver honked loudly at me yesterday for driving thru a stop-sign intersection, when she thought it was her turn. I felt like giving her the ‘finger’ but discovered it was my thumb I had raised, thankfully!] Read More4 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraMica: Too funny. Being from LA, I know that tendency to want to raise that finger, but thankfully I don’t and I just wonder what’s not going right in their life at that moment. 5 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaYes, Debra – I can’t remember having that urge strongly enough to act upon it in this millennium, which is about as far back as my memoires go on such things 2 Reply Linda1 year agoLindaSmiles, definitely! 3 Reply Ose1 year agoOseI feel that all which is available so abundantly to be used or shared is a gift from someone; every coffee bean used for my coffee, which I savour every morning and which has been harvested by a complete stranger whom I probably will never meet, but who deserves all my gratefulness for offering me this lovely and cherished gift each and every day; a smile, or when someone happily feels well and shares it with me and others, or when I am allowed to listen and respond to someone´s sorrow or grief...I feel that all which is available so abundantly to be used or shared is a gift from someone; every coffee bean used for my coffee, which I savour every morning and which has been harvested by a complete stranger whom I probably will never meet, but who deserves all my gratefulness for offering me this lovely and cherished gift each and every day; a smile, or when someone happily feels well and shares it with me and others, or when I am allowed to listen and respond to someone´s sorrow or grief. I was very touched and deeply grateful that a young woman, whom I don´t know so well spontaneously agreed to actively support in a moment where I really needed help and inspiration. So grateful that several people who so kindly, openhearted and unconditionally said “Yes”, making even much effort to unquestionable inspire and serve to come out of a stuck situation. And all your daily posts here I cherish as a huge gift from “strangers”, kindred souls who honestly share from their heart. Read More8 Reply sunnypatti1 year agosunnypattismiles! 5 Reply Antoinette1 year agoAntoinetteI believe we have had this question many times before. I receive gifts from so called strangers all the time. The food we eat to the health care we receive to name just a few are all people who make our lives possible. I’m very grateful for the generosity of kindness and compassion of caring human beings. 5 Reply Mark Piper1 year agoMark PiperRecently, my family embarked on probably the nicest family vacation we will be taking for a very long while. When we showed up to our hotel, we were informed that our room was being refurbished so we were assigned another room, a significant upgrade for free. It was quite nice. A few times on public transit this week the folks who smile or offer to wait so I or someone else can deboard first is also a nice gift; a gift I also return in kind. 6 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraYesterday strolling on a coolish sunny day, a runner appeared by my side almost silently. Then he moved in front of me and began to run backwards looking at me. What? Do I have something askew? Then he whipped off his earbuds and said with a beautifully accented voice, ‘You smell wonderful.’ Surprised, I smiled at him and then he was off. 6 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleWhat perfume were you wearing? LOL 2 Reply Samuel1 year agoSamuelDebra, perhaps no lesson at all but instead simply a moment of pure pleasure for you both… Cherish it as a tiny gift of the moment and our shared humanity. That is what your story has done for me this morning — lifted my spirits and gave me a chuckle. Thanks for sharing… sb 5 Reply Debra1 year agoDebrasb~~Chuckling is ‘Momma’s chicken soup’ for the soul. Wonderful! 3 Reply Samuel1 year agoSamuelDebra — indeed! …and y’all just gave me another!! Thank you, dear… Hugs… sb 2 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteThis is pure power. The Spirit of a father bringing truth and light to his daughter’s outer life situations….. no matter what the ignorance and unconsciousness of weaker ?powers? bear upon them. HU! This is a BBC article documenting a father teaching his daughter to “laugh in the face of war”. Please share it. www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-51567277/syria-civil-war-how-a-father-helps-his-daughter-cope-with-life-in-a-warzone 3 Reply Katrina1 year agoKatrinaI visited with a woman in the aisle at Walmart recently. We shared our woes about grocery shopping, but had a good laugh about it, too. It’s the little things, you know? 5 Reply Rebekah H.1 year agoRebekah H.Many warm “Welcome to our town!” and “How can we help?” from strangers on the street. (My husband and I just moved across the country when he retired.) friends. Uncountable kindnesses from soon-to-be-friends. 7 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishI receive the gift of hope from the women & families that I am privileged to meet in the work that I do. Some of the stories are horrific: physical & sexual violence, addiction, poverty, and mental illness impact their lives. And, yet these strong, resilient women carry on everyday, making it work the best they can. There is tremendous hope in the recovery of the spirit and I’m so incredibly thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to meet the people who have touched my life. 7 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraTrish:So wonderful for you to share such moving and meaningful experiences touching lives. How blessed these folks are to have you in their lives—-how ever so briefly or otherwise. Thank you.Debra 4 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishThank You, Debra. This work has impacted my life greatly. 2 Reply EJP1 year agoEJPA smile filled with kindness and compassion. 4 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleReading the comments on this website makes me happy and smile. 7 Reply Samuel1 year agoSamuelMichele — me, too! sb 3 Reply devy1 year agodevyA smile and and a thank you when I hold the door for them or when I tell a joke or wish a clerk to have a good day. 4 Reply 1 2 Next » 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
