What can I commit to not taking for granted, from this moment forward?

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.

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!