Daily Question, November 25 What can I commit to not taking for granted, from this moment forward? 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. Elizabeth C2 months agoElizabeth CMy family both near and far. I am so lucky to have had my children and now my grandchildren as part of my life journey. 0 Reply Lioness3 months agoLionessMyself. I often forget to nurture myself and I take myself for granted, my strength and my compassion for others, my head and my heart. Then one day it sneaks up on me and I am not quiet me anymore. If I take myself for granted then I am no longer all the positive attributes I wish to uphold, my values get lost. If I stop taking myself for granted, that is the starting point for not taking anything else for granted too. 3 Reply Malag3 months agoMalagI have comfortable shelter. It’s around me and I often don’t notice. I can appreciate that. I’m not into committing to such things though: I’m not looking for a stick to beat myself with. 2 Reply Don Jones3 months agoDon JonesThat it isn’t time that is ticking away on the clock on the wall, it is life itself. Not a moment is to be wasted. 5 Reply Melissa3 months agoMelissaNowadays I take nothing for granted and I feel so stunned and deeply grateful because of the blessings that still exist for me , my family, and community everyday I wake up. I know around the world how fragile those blessings are for others. I help whenever I can daily to pay it forward. 5 Reply Craig K3 months agoCraig KLife 3 Reply Linda3 months agoLindaI don’t feel I take anything for granted these days. After 4 tumultuous years and a pandemic to boot, I have learned to keep my eye on what is important and let the other stuff go. I appreciate my health, my loved ones, my home, my friends, my job and I do not take any of them for granted. 4 Reply Zenith3 months agoZenithEverything. Since I started my journey of awareness last June I don’t think I have taken anything for granted. Perhaps I am unconscious of it in which case I cannot be held accountable. But I wake up in gratefulness and end in gratefulness and go through each day being amazed at my blessings. 5 Reply sunnypatti3 months agosunnypattiI don’t have an answer for this, as I don’t feel like I take things for granted. I know what a gift it is to be alive, to wake up each day, to be in good health, to have a job that I can continue to go to and that sustains my life, to have all of my basic human needs met, to have love, to be loved, to be connected to my family and to God. I don’t take any of this for granted. I’m open to new experiences, lessons, and growth so that I can continue on this path of light. 5 Reply Trish3 months agoTrishI have amazing people in my life & it’s so important to share with them that I see their beauty & their flaws and that I love them for all that they are. My commitment is to be more aware of seeing the beauty & sharing that with people on a more regular basis. 5 Reply Mike S3 months agoMike SI will never take any loved ones for granted. 6 Reply Michele3 months agoMicheleLife. I’ve been working in a tissue bank for one month now and everyday I see someone who has died and their last wish is the gift of life. Our bodies truly are vehicles for our souls. Seeing photos of the donor knowing just 24 hrs ago they were alive really makes one appreciate that you never know when your time is up. I commit to not taking life for granted and I’m a organ and tissue donor. 13 Reply Craig K3 months agoCraig KI just became an organ and tissue donor. I am glad I did it. Feels good that I will help someone down the road 4 Reply Michele3 months agoMicheleThat’s awesome! 1 Reply devy3 months agodevyBeing alive.. especially as I am in the cusp of the golden years. I look around at people with whom I grew plus up with. Many are sick or no longer present. I realize as the saying says to not to be upset being old as it’s a privilege denied to Many. Cherish life and what it has to offer 10 Reply EJP3 months agoEJPMy family…..my rock. 4 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinFor myself, personally, these kinds of questions always irk me. Why? Because the question itself arrives without passion, and in my view, substance. Passion has weight, energy, and arrives with its own roadmap for completing its mission. Substance, real substance, the kind that life delivers through trial, toil, joy, expectations, and hope, doesn’t ask questions, it delivers “being.” Without passion, and inner self-discovery that arrives through process, questions asked for the sake of...For myself, personally, these kinds of questions always irk me. Why? Because the question itself arrives without passion, and in my view, substance. Passion has weight, energy, and arrives with its own roadmap for completing its mission. Substance, real substance, the kind that life delivers through trial, toil, joy, expectations, and hope, doesn’t ask questions, it delivers “being.” Without passion, and inner self-discovery that arrives through process, questions asked for the sake of asking questions blows apart in the slightest breeze that comes along. Read More3 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaGo, Kevin! Yes – I’ve mostly stopped answering the questions lately and just reply to some of your answers. May peace be with you! 3 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinHello Mica, it’s nice to hear from you again! Thanks for your comment here, too. Now and then I struggle with my own response to a particular question, especially when I know that it will likely be counter or critical of the question itself when compared to the responses of others. But I feel too that it’s important to be honest here also. I hope that you are well and staying Covid-free wherever you are! 3 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaThank you, Kevin – indeed, I got a negative covid test, at my daughter-in-law’s encouragement, and am looking forward to Thanksgiving with my son, who was born 44 Thanksgivings ago. I am a lucky mom [and I’m thinking of posting amusing responses to some of the daily questions now]. 1 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinA negative test….that’s a slice of Thanksgiving right there! Good news indeed! 3 Reply Judith3 months agoJudithKevin, your response struck a cord with me. It has been a long time since I posted because I found myself thinking I had answers while not really soaking in all there is to learn from others. Some days the questions leave me cold. Some days they stir a response. But always, always , when I read the responses of others I grow. I am given some nugget, some turn of phrase, some thought or message that helps me. In my own life I'm learning to "live with the questions" as someone wrote one day. There...Kevin, your response struck a cord with me. It has been a long time since I posted because I found myself thinking I had answers while not really soaking in all there is to learn from others. Some days the questions leave me cold. Some days they stir a response. But always, always , when I read the responses of others I grow. I am given some nugget, some turn of phrase, some thought or message that helps me. In my own life I’m learning to “live with the questions” as someone wrote one day. There isn’t always an answer. I always look forward to what you write, Kevin. Your response today is deep and challenging. This tells me that the content of the question is not as important as the content of the heart that responds. Thank you to all who share their thoughts, and to all a blessed Thanksgiving!! Read More5 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinThank you, Judith, for your kind words here. Some questions, especially the ones that evolve around the topic of "gratefulness," leave me either cold or uninspired sometimes, too. (And of course, given the site's focus, many questions will evolve around gratefulness anyway.) But here's my practice that helps me to at least respond with something every day: I have been posting every day here since the end of 2014. I copy each day's question and paste it into my own Word file with the date before ...Thank you, Judith, for your kind words here. Some questions, especially the ones that evolve around the topic of “gratefulness,” leave me either cold or uninspired sometimes, too. (And of course, given the site’s focus, many questions will evolve around gratefulness anyway.) But here’s my practice that helps me to at least respond with something every day: I have been posting every day here since the end of 2014. I copy each day’s question and paste it into my own Word file with the date before each Daily Question. I answer the question in my own file first, then past it into this site. This practice helps me to ponder each question a bit longer and I feel that it improves the quality of my response. If a particular question makes me feel unsettled in some way, I try to respond, like I did with this question, even though my answer may seen negative or contrary in some way. But at least I try to explain why. As you mentioned, I too benefit and learn from the responses of others and marvel sometimes at how vastly different my response was on a given day from those of other folks on this site. My best to you, Judith. Take care. Read More2 Reply Patricia3 months agoPatriciaKevin, I get what you mean and some days I just want to go "meh".... or something. Some days I don't write anything but I'll think about the question but there's nothing I want to commit to writing. ( Personally, I'm glad I'm not in charge of thinking up these questions, though. Thank you to whoever's job it is - we know it must be irksome some days to you, too!) But I was thinking that for the regulars on this thread, we ought to have a code word for "this just didn't hit me today" or "I'm t...Kevin, I get what you mean and some days I just want to go “meh”…. or something. Some days I don’t write anything but I’ll think about the question but there’s nothing I want to commit to writing. ( Personally, I’m glad I’m not in charge of thinking up these questions, though. Thank you to whoever’s job it is – we know it must be irksome some days to you, too!) But I was thinking that for the regulars on this thread, we ought to have a code word for “this just didn’t hit me today” or “I’m thinking, I’m thinking….” Something that tells the others “I was here and read your stuff; thanks for being part of my day….” Ideas, anyone? Read More4 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinHello Patricia, Thank you for sharing your take on this matter. To be honest, I was uncomfortable with the bluntness of my response, because I truly admire the folks who work hard to make this site happen and I respect the ministry of Brother David, too. For me, the "code" word I use for myself when a particular question doesn't hold "hold" me is, I usually just post that I need to consider this question further and read how other folks who post reply. Then I read a bunch of replies later that d...Hello Patricia, Thank you for sharing your take on this matter. To be honest, I was uncomfortable with the bluntness of my response, because I truly admire the folks who work hard to make this site happen and I respect the ministry of Brother David, too. For me, the “code” word I use for myself when a particular question doesn’t hold “hold” me is, I usually just post that I need to consider this question further and read how other folks who post reply. Then I read a bunch of replies later that day or the next morning, Again, thank you for your comments here. I am grateful for them! Read More3 Reply Malag3 months agoMalagYes I agree. It must be hard producing daily questions. They are spun from the same threads of noticing, appreciating and being grateful so, over time, there’s a lot of similarity in the questions. And they can get a bit stale for me sometimes, despite the best efforts to produce new and interesting questions. I’ll usually give them a shot though as I did today. 2 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaI’ll second your thanks, Patricia, to those who have to think up the questions! 2 Reply Antoinette3 months agoAntoinetteThe importance of love, compassion, joy and equanimity can’t be taken for granted. Along with gratitude they are sources of liberty from suffering. 5 Reply Howie Geib3 months agoHowie GeibMy capacity to perform my sport. I am of the age that each day my ability is more and more tenuous only because of the mileage I am putting on this body of mine. There are undoubtedly some benefits to it as well. And yet, I am keenly aware that there may come a time in the not too distant future that I will look back at the seemingly effortless way I engage in it daily with longing. 5 Reply Craig K3 months agoCraig KWhat is your sport ? 3 Reply Howie Geib3 months agoHowie GeibI am a rower! 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 - 2021, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb