Daily Question, May 30 What can I do to savor more of my life? 38 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Hot Sauce2 months agoHot SauceEmbrace the emotion that comes with various parts of life! It’s easy to get stuck in my head sometimes and to analyze, “What do I need to do right now?” Sometimes, though, it’s better to just laugh, cry, hug, or do what I need to really embrace how I feel and what is happening in the moment. 3 Reply Sheila2 months agoSheilaHot Sauce, your wise reflection made me think of the Daily Inspiration quote I got today from Alan Cohen. It is by Winnie the Pooh, “Doing nothing, often leads to the very best of something”. How true it is. Bless you, Hot Sauce. 2 Reply Ose2 months agoOseTo breathe, be alert and to stay responsive.To joyfully turn again to faith and strength, and love, to my book project and, very important, to music. Yesterday we had a meeting with our local gratefulness-group, where we played some instruments to discover the senses` richness. Inspiring. Today I prepared a script of my writing for sending it to my chosen mother, and I would love to hear her comments, of course. Her house if full of books of manifold genres. The ones she finds most important sh...To breathe, be alert and to stay responsive.To joyfully turn again to faith and strength, and love, to my book project and, very important, to music. Yesterday we had a meeting with our local gratefulness-group, where we played some instruments to discover the senses` richness. Inspiring. Today I prepared a script of my writing for sending it to my chosen mother, and I would love to hear her comments, of course. Her house if full of books of manifold genres. The ones she finds most important she loves to read a second time now. A wonderful wise woman aged 86. I imagine her sitting silently in her chair next to the huge window, the sun shining on her while reading or listening to poems or classical music from the recorder next to her. I am so grateful that she said even that she would love to read what I wrote so far. This weekend, where I have a lot of time off, which is rare these days, I am happy to find space to play music, meet friends and may be share creatively prepared veggie food 🙂 Read More5 Reply Elizabeth M Jones2 months agoElizabeth M JonesEnjoy God in the silence. 5 Reply Bob V2 months agoBob VFor me, the only way is to ‘notice more’ of what I have in the moment. Interestingly, I am recovering today from a bad cold + a gout attack (ouch). It reminds me to celebrate two things: my health (when it’s present), and the way the body heals itself (when it’s not). It also teaches me to just relax into the moment, and if it’s during a ‘health challenge’, to take the day off, sleep more, enjoy a book. So, at this very moment, I’m celebrating being able to type these words with ...For me, the only way is to ‘notice more’ of what I have in the moment. Interestingly, I am recovering today from a bad cold + a gout attack (ouch). It reminds me to celebrate two things: my health (when it’s present), and the way the body heals itself (when it’s not). It also teaches me to just relax into the moment, and if it’s during a ‘health challenge’, to take the day off, sleep more, enjoy a book. So, at this very moment, I’m celebrating being able to type these words with little or no pain or discomfort!!! Read More7 Reply Linda2 months agoLindaI recently had my first hospital stay ever (I am in my 60’s) and it was a sobering experience. Aging really is happening, even to me! I will savor life itself, with a special blessing to all those caretakers who helped me so much during my stay. 6 Reply Chris2 months agoChrisHi Linda – I also had my first experience in a 3-day hospital stay in my early 60’s – It was sobering to think of all the people who have spent weeks, months in the hospital – 1 Reply Bob V2 months agoBob VHi Linda, Just think of the alternative to aging! Glad you’re still here. And with aging comes a certain wisdom, a letting go, etc. I look at the challenges that millennials report, such as loneliness, insecurity, no work, etc., and I realize the pleasures of the 1960’s and 70’s, and the world that existed then. I had blessings then, and new blessings now. I hope you can see them too! 3 Reply hanuman2 months agohanumanGive thanks to all that I have: my wife, dog, roof overhead, food, friends, stability, health, ability to serve. Be aware of my reactive processes, take a deep breath, be inquisitive to why? Let go back into the stream. “This fish is too small to keep” 🙂 5 Reply Wiltrud2 months agoWiltrudMake the daily question part of my daily routine:)) and feel lifted by all of you and often by the wonderful photographs as the intro to the word of the day. 3 Reply Francine Marie Tolf2 months agoFrancine Marie TolfWhat a collection of thoughtful and kind responses. I don’t think I can add a thing. Thank you, all so far! 3 Reply tashonasmith2 months agotashonasmithPutting away my phone more and being more present. Giving my children my full attention when they have something to tell me. Showing more appreciation to all of the wonderful people in my life. 5 Reply GCharlotte2 months agoGCharlotteI can read more of God’s Book. I can reflect on the simple moments in my life. I can learn to cook special dishes. I can find peace through my family and the values.I can give thanks to God for my joys. 5 Reply Leslie Gaudet2 months agoLeslie GaudetBeautiful! 2 Reply GCharlotte2 months agoGCharlotteThank you! 2 Reply Antoinette2 months agoAntoinetteWhat I can do to savor more of my life is to be grateful for what is here available to me right now. It’s easy to get lost in planes for the future similarly rumination of past also keeps me from seeing the happiness available in the present. Im savoring looking at my oldest son napping on the sofa after dinner. He’s peaceful and sweet. I love him and I’m grateful to get to have him in my life. 5 Reply Anna2 months agoAnnaDear Antoinette, it is the same for me: when I see my sons napping on the sofa I feel peace and calm in my heart, even though now they are no longer children, but boys over 20 years old! 1 Reply Dragonslayer2 months agoDragonslayerRumination…me guilty too. 3 Reply pkr2 months agopkrI can savor more of my life by being present. Being aware and awake as I go about my day. Stopping the internal chatter, (which more often than not is negative or counter productive). Breathe deep and center myself in the present moment, cuz that is all we got. Have a beautiful day All….❤️ 5 Reply Deb2 months agoDebRemain aware every moment. 4 Reply Sunny2 months agoSunnyStaying present and watching what comes up. Also to try something that scares me or makes me uncomfortable. 3 Reply Tom2 months agoTomTo savor more of my life requires me to be aware of the moment that is before me. Even though a particular moment may be similar in my memory to ones in the past only this moment is happening now…this moment is what is. It is unique to all others. With awareness I can bring a sense of gratitude to each moment, even the moments I may want to push away because they to are unique. I can also experience more joy and awe for those moments I like…this reminds me to savor the fullness of my life. 3 Reply Jeana2 months agoJeanaCelebrate achievements, no matter how small or strange. Yesterday I was nearly broadsided on the highway by a merging motorist (not looking); a near-miss of inches. I saw this as 2 miracles. 1. not getting killed. 2. not getting upset. I was just grateful. I have a temper so not getting angry was something of a miracle. 5 Reply Sheila2 months agoSheilaJeana, that must have been so scary for you! Your Guardian Angel was truly watching over you! Very glad you are here to share your 2 miracles with us! 1 Reply Mica2 months agoMicaYikes, Jeana – I can’t imagine not getting upset! I’m impressed and amazed! A miracle, as you say 1 Reply Rei24012 months agoRei2401What I can do to savor more of my life would be to stop procrastinating. I have a lot of things I WANT to do but haven’t started, or started and never finished. Procrastination, while a hard hill to get over, is beatable, and I have to remember that and then I can start getting more out of my life. 4 Reply Jeana2 months agoJeanaWe ALL struggle with this. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of all the things I have put off. Good luck to you, onwards and upwards with those projects! 2 Reply Carla2 months agoCarlaImmerse my thoughts & actions into Carpe Diem! 5 Reply Sheila2 months agoSheilaI try to remember this quote by Eckhart Tolle, “Make peace with the present moment”. If I am living in the past or the future I cannot savor life, which is always occurring in the present moment. Wishing everyone a blessed day. Peace, Sheila 🌷 9 Reply Jeana2 months agoJeanaThank you Sheila! I needed to remember that Tolle idea as well. 2 Reply Sheila2 months agoSheilaYou are welcome, Jeana! I need to keep reminding myself also,it helps me so much! 🌝 1 Reply Emily2 months agoEmilyLive more intentionally and purposefully in the present 🙂 5 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 contact@gratefulness.org Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2019, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
