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Daily Question, August 1

What do I wish to cultivate more of in my life?

  • Lioness

    The act of reading, I not only want to cultivate it but there will soon be a need to when I undertake a study course.

  • Malag

    Noticing. Noticing. Noticing.

  • vnm

    My passions. My relationships and responsibilities. Everything that I love about the world and the people around me; I want to cultivate my understanding, dedication, skill, and acceptance.

  • Sharon

    I would like to cultivate a practice of acceptance. Today I got the diagnosis of hemochromatosis. While it is a serious diagnosis, I am grateful that it has been caught early, before any serious damage has been done. I will follow the doctor’s advice and stay active in my treatment. I have so much to be grateful for… a beautiful, healthy family and a warm bed on which I lay my head. I will continue to stay grateful for my many blessings.

    • Michele

      I wish you the best of luck with your treatment. I remember during my early clinical rotations as a Medical Lab Technician student watching someone doing a therapeutic phlebotomy. You seem to have a nice positive attitude and again I wish you the best:)

      • Sharon

        Thank you so much for your message! It really made my day! I think that a positive attitude is so important for your well-being and I try to maintain that as much as possible. Sometimes it is hard, though. I hope that all goes well for you, too!

  • Shell

    I would like to cultivate:
    * a gratitude practice
    * a journaling practice
    * a cleaning routine
    * regularly attending hiking club and run club
    * clean eating

    • Kelly

      Shellan, thank you for sharing, this is right where I am too. I have just retired from teaching, and now I have to figure out how to be me, without external structure or a clear role. I too, will just start with basics.

  • Ose

    I don´t know if cultivating is the right term, but what I would like to go for is love, peace and understanding. In my little world, I will do so, as I always tried to in my life. Happy and grateful to be here with you. Have a good and cozy evening, you all out there. Sending greetings from my heart.

  • Don Jones

    Transcendence – moving beyond the physical limitations and the limitations of the 5 senses. Exploring other dimensions of this life.

  • Poo

    I wish to dedicate time to create routines that discipline me to focus on mind body connection,creating my unique craft,introspection ,connection with fellow human beings,Skill building, improving mindset,emotional and mental well being,connecting with my soul and finally to focus on the binding force “MY BREATH”.
    If you happen to read this note , Close your eyes and take a moment to feel your breath!! Thank you .

  • Melissa

    Peace with my own death is what I wish I could cultivate more. I just was back east in hospice with my mother-in-law sitting by her side who died while my husband and his sister held her hands. She lived a great life. Even though I have studied all great writers and listened to talks from spiritual teachers around the world on death, the Bardo, heaven, etc. I still fear dying off on on in my life.

    • Melanie G.
      Melissa, I resonate with your desire and I appreciate that you have the courage to share this here. I want to have faith that there is something more beyond death. A year ago I lost consciousness while in the ER with a pulmonary embolus and that moment was totally silent and dark. I hope that something more awaits us. in the afterlife. I want to see my deceased loved ones again and feel the love that I have cherished in this life extended into the next. I too want to cultivate peace with my ...

      Melissa, I resonate with your desire and I appreciate that you have the courage to share this here. I want to have faith that there is something more beyond death. A year ago I lost consciousness while in the ER with a pulmonary embolus and that moment was totally silent and dark. I hope that something more awaits us. in the afterlife. I want to see my deceased loved ones again and feel the love that I have cherished in this life extended into the next. I too want to cultivate peace with my own death.

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    • Poo
      Melissa,I totally resonate with what you have shared here.It takes lots of courage to say it out loud. Whenever I have had similar feelings in the past,it was more about being suddenly gone one day from this amazing distinct experience that's offered to me everyday in this lifetime rather than the death itself. It's because there is a deep need to live all the beautiful experiences before I sign off . This feeling in a way provided a sense of gratitude and deeper connection to live my life more...

      Melissa,I totally resonate with what you have shared here.It takes lots of courage to say it out loud.
      Whenever I have had similar feelings in the past,it was more about being suddenly gone one day from this amazing distinct experience that’s offered to me everyday in this lifetime rather than the death itself. It’s because there is a deep need to live all the beautiful experiences before I sign off . This feeling in a way provided a sense of gratitude and deeper connection to live my life more mindfully than ever.This feeling has always navigated me to seek and live my purpose on this universe.Sending your way a lot’s of inner strength and peace🌼🌞✨

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  • Journey

    Patience with myself and others
    Acceptance and reserving judgement of myself and others
    Developing diplomacy

  • Papilio

    I wish I could cultivate the connection to the meaning of (my) life. I thought I had the connection at one point, and then sadly I have lost it during the pandemic.

  • Lauryn

    Open communication and self acceptance- acceptance of my circumstances, a better understanding of how to be a loving understanding partner.

  • Mica

    Careful reading of things – noticing, for example, that ‘nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019′ [Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen] is Different[!!] from Nobel Peace Prize winner 2020 [World Food Programme, a branch of the UN]. I think I’m making too many mistakes of that sort lately, in my haste and carelessness.

  • pkr

    I would like to cultivate more time for meditation. And more time to sit with a good book & get lost in it.

  • Zenith

    More time with my daughter. More time playing pickleball. More resources and more peacefulness and quiet in the world so mother Earth can heal.

  • Linda

    Purpose. As I approach retirement, it is important to find new purpose for my existence.

    • Kelly
      Linda, I have just retired from teaching for 30 years. It is a little different having to be you without that all consuming role. I am also struggling with putting my own schedule and being productive without that external routine and demands. I also have adult ADD, and that makes it so much harder to develop non-crisis routines for my day. Working from home has been a blessing, and it was really important for me to retire and heal a little, but it has its own challenges. Good luck, and may...

      Linda, I have just retired from teaching for 30 years. It is a little different having to be you without that all consuming role. I am also struggling with putting my own schedule and being productive without that external routine and demands. I also have adult ADD, and that makes it so much harder to develop non-crisis routines for my day. Working from home has been a blessing, and it was really important for me to retire and heal a little, but it has its own challenges. Good luck, and maybe your purpose is to just be you for a while?

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  • Eliza

    Thankfulness — for both blessings and challenges in my life.

  • Ed Schulte

    Truth.

    Truth as demonstrated in the words and actions of Joshua Immanuel the Christ.

    Happy Thanksgiving / Gratitude Day! (from Canada ) And every day!

  • Ed

    Slow, mindful, gratefully satisfied eating!

  • Jim

    At this point in my life I think I would like to cultivate more understanding. There are so many areas of my life that I encounter on a daily basis that leave me to question why or how. I guess the real goal is to continually grow and learn from those around me and the world I live in. The lessons are endless. Some painful and some joyful but all can be meaningful if I allow them to be. Be well.

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