Daily Question, April 8 What is it that I no longer need? 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. Nina10 months agoNinaI no longer need to hold on to past regrets because I have learned how to forgive myself and others. 1 Reply Trang Ngo10 months agoTrang NgoSad memories where I could have treated someone better. But it’s time to forgive myself and let go of all negative thoughts and regrets 🙂 0 Reply Dawn Elaine10 months agoDawn ElaineLetting Go of Getting “There.” Reflections on Easter in the Midst of Pandemic He lived with them three years or so. Eating. Sleeping. Walking. Speaking. Listening. Then, he died. And they walked with Him through that too.And then, the coup de grace, resurrection. They were there for that. Mind-boggling. Utterly unbelievable Real Reality.And the one burning question they had, after all that was: “Are we “there” yet?”I am just like that. I try to ignore it. I put on the armor o...Letting Go of Getting “There.” Reflections on Easter in the Midst of Pandemic He lived with them three years or so. Eating. Sleeping. Walking. Speaking. Listening. Then, he died. And they walked with Him through that too.And then, the coup de grace, resurrection. They were there for that. Mind-boggling. Utterly unbelievable Real Reality.And the one burning question they had, after all that was: “Are we “there” yet?”I am just like that. I try to ignore it. I put on the armor of my rational mind and lull myself to sleep. Thinking it protects me from the childhood boogeyman of the End Times. But if I’m honest, I haven’t really escaped. In spite of all He’s done for me, in me.When disaster strikes, as it is for all of us now, The one burning question I have for Him is, “Are we “there” yet?”At some level, I long for cataclysm. Apocalypse. Now. I recoil from the idea that all this may be nothing more Than a blip on the radar of human history.There’s no drama in sitting still and waiting on God In gratitude for what is here, now. No kudos for planting seeds. No acclaim for not even knowing what they are, Let alone whether or not they will grow. Or get washed away.No, there’s nothing extraordinary in that.What there is, though, is Grace. The Grace of the mustard seed. In the stillness of knowing, however imperfectly, That the Kingdom of Heaven is here, within me. Now. As it always has been. And ever shall be. He Is. Love Is. Risen. Allelulia. Read More0 Reply Skeeter10 months agoSkeeterAttachment to any person, place or thing. Along with the stories I make up about them. 2 Reply Tahsin Tabassum10 months agoTahsin Tabassumthis pandemic 3 Reply reality10 months agorealityIt’s not for me to say. Thanx for all you All do and have a great morning 🙂 reality 3 Reply Nancy Walton-House10 months agoNancy Walton-HouseI no longer need professional possessions I haven’t used for the past ten years. I need to free myself from my attachment to them and release them in a responsible way. I need to do the same for many personal possessions. Doing so will start me on the journey to simplifying my life and de-cluttering my home. Less is more! 4 Reply Malag10 months agoMalagThe need to choose which bits of me I want to keep and judge which bits I want to reject. What if nothing needs to be taken away: what if there’s space for it all? 4 Reply Blessings on Blessings10 months agoBlessings on Blessingsdrama judgement chaos 3 Reply GCharlotte10 months agoGCharlotteI no longer need mimics and lieing about a beautiful young woman and her grave.. 1 Reply Jerrie10 months agoJerrieI do not need to wake up to "monkey mind" & chaos. I can take the time to take slow deep breaths, focus in on contemplation, meditation, exercise & get outdoors even if it is only on my small Lanai. I can take the time to pray: "May all beings be peaceful. May all beings be happy. May all beings be safe. May all beings awaken to the light of their true nature. May all beings be free.". Buddhist prayer on a silver bracelet I have. Serves as a reminder of what I can do in these times.?...I do not need to wake up to “monkey mind” & chaos. I can take the time to take slow deep breaths, focus in on contemplation, meditation, exercise & get outdoors even if it is only on my small Lanai. I can take the time to pray: “May all beings be peaceful. May all beings be happy. May all beings be safe. May all beings awaken to the light of their true nature. May all beings be free.”. Buddhist prayer on a silver bracelet I have. Serves as a reminder of what I can do in these times.??? Read More7 Reply Linda10 months agoLindaMy scary thoughts about the future. If I let them, they will run wild! I choose not to. 🙂 3 Reply Hot Sauce10 months agoHot SauceI no longer need to feel resentful toward people who have hurt me in the past. I recognize that they have their own hurts that may have contributed to their behaving the way they have and that they are ALWAYS capable of doing better in the future. Everybody deserves some grace. While resentment felt kind of "empowering," in a way, at first, that kind of "empowerment" is not the kind that is power "with" someone; it is a selfish kind, and I don't need to have that. Real power is to have hope for ...I no longer need to feel resentful toward people who have hurt me in the past. I recognize that they have their own hurts that may have contributed to their behaving the way they have and that they are ALWAYS capable of doing better in the future. Everybody deserves some grace. While resentment felt kind of “empowering,” in a way, at first, that kind of “empowerment” is not the kind that is power “with” someone; it is a selfish kind, and I don’t need to have that. Real power is to have hope for another’s improvement, even if they’ve hurt you, and to be with them on that journey, even if being with them means kindly releasing them from your life (for you own well-being and safety) but wishing them well and hoping for their betterment and maybe even reconciliation someday. Read More4 Reply Antoinette10 months agoAntoinetteI no longer need any disturbing emotions. I practice love, compassion, understanding, patience, and kindness. Think we can use all the help we can get! 4 Reply BabaYaga10 months agoBabaYagaI no longer need to be part of a team that was taken over by an important and influential person who began a Stalin-like purge. I voluntarily withdrew from the group, following the example of another senior team member who modelled integrity. Now, I trust that the Universe will present an opportunity for me to use my energies in some other, constructive way. 8 Reply Cato10 months agoCatoWhat I no longer need is to hold onto anger. When I am in anger, it holds me back from being who I want to be, and from truly embracing my gratitude. I no longer choose to be angry as I want to live in the present. 4 Reply KC10 months agoKCA lot! Unconscious habits of anger, judgement, resentment, shame, an outdated ‘poor me’ narrative and getting caught / stuck there… also a whole bunch of physical stuff from the past – paper, books, clothing… time to let go, let go, let go … Thanks for a great question, and all for your thoughtful reflections ?? 4 Reply Debra10 months agoDebraI no longer need the incessant ‘chatter’ in my mind. Quiet now thoughts. Peace be within. 6 Reply pkr10 months agopkrI no longer need dirt and clutter. I finally have the time to “spring clean”. I am thankful for this time now. 4 Reply Gerry10 months agoGerryMy drawers are full of things I do not need. Who needs X number of socks and underwear? After all, I have a perfectly good washer and dryer. But there are fearful and worrisome thoughts in my head I no longer need. After all, I am supported and surrounded by love from many sources, virtual and real. I need caution and common sense in these turbulent times, that bless in a way, opening our eyes and hearts to what we do and do not need. For that I am grateful. 2 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. 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