Daily Question, June 14 What is the difference between aliveness and liveliness? 32 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. sparrow3 months agosparrowI think that aliveness is alertness and presence, while liveliness is busy and active . . . a good thing in itself, totally absorbed, but not really as present as when you are more fully aware of the life you inhabit. 5 Reply Anonymous3 months agoAnonymousAliveness, like today, I feel happy in every cell of my being. Liveliness is my energy level and at my age, I would say I suffer from too much enthusiasm!!! 5 Reply Hot Sauce3 months agoHot SauceAliveness is just existing. Liveliness is a life of joy, service to others, deep relationship with the Universe, and an ongoing process of growth in knowledge and wisdom. 2 Reply Hermann-Josef3 months agoHermann-JosefMy English is not good enough to know the difference of the two words. But to be alive to me means to live happily in a way which is good for me and everybody else also. to feel the joy of serving life with creativity, love and intelligence 15 Reply Diane3 months agoDianeYour response was beautfiully expressed Hermann-Josef ♥ 4 Reply Don Jones3 months agoDon JonesOne emerges from stillness. The other emerges from the mind. 7 Reply Diane3 months agoDianeAll of the responses are so inspiring! I will echo what Laura shared: "Liveliness is behavior. Aliveness is a state of being." The first thing that popped into my mind when I read this question is that in my younger days, I was a very lively person. Others saw me as an extrovert because of my behavior. On my (long) journey I think I have morphed into a person whose state of being is more "alive" than "lively". Along the way I've discovered that I am an "introverted extrovert". (I may ha...All of the responses are so inspiring! I will echo what Laura shared: “Liveliness is behavior. Aliveness is a state of being.” The first thing that popped into my mind when I read this question is that in my younger days, I was a very lively person. Others saw me as an extrovert because of my behavior. On my (long) journey I think I have morphed into a person whose state of being is more “alive” than “lively”. Along the way I’ve discovered that I am an “introverted extrovert”. (I may have made that up…but it rings true to me) Have a blessed day friends ♥ Read More4 Reply Anonymous3 months agoAnonymousI am an introvert that likes to talk a lot. 4 Reply Nancy3 months agoNancyAliveness offers a sense of appreciation for life. The most alive people that I know are those who embrace it, no matter the circumstance. Liveliness refers to a certain level of energy…perhaps as in music or a dance step. 5 Reply Barb C3 months agoBarb CThis question takes off from the word of the day in a way that at first felt a little forced, or like a vocabulary quiz. Then I thought of people who fill their lives with activities and busyness (liveliness) as compared with feeling genuinely alive and recognizing that as having value. I would say that as a younger person I packed a lot more liveliness into my days but that didn’t make them more valuable than days when I can become more aware of aliveness. 3 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaThanks, Barb, for making that connection. I liked the word of the day, because the science I do is what excites me, but sometimes I think I Should be doing more to ‘save the world.’ 1 Reply Charlie T3 months agoCharlie TWhen I think of “aliveness”, I think of someone who’s actively engaged with the world, fearlessly pursuing experiences, and being a part of and aware of the reality that surrounds them. When I think of “liveliness”, I think of someone who is active. Could be a toddler. Could be my cat. Could be me after my second cup of coffee. 5 Reply sparrow3 months agosparrow♥ 1 Reply Pilgrim3 months agoPilgrimIf I am reading and pondering this, my brain is focused on thinking and typing the answer. If I am dancing to the music, my liveliness is inspired and activated. 3 Reply Laura3 months agoLauraLiveliness is behavior. Aliveness is a state of being. 10 Reply carol3 months agocarolaliveness is what music is to dancing and what liveliness is what dancing is to music 9 Reply Barb C3 months agoBarb CLove this analogy. 1 Reply Mary Pat3 months agoMary PatWell, the first thing I saw in my minds eye…for liveliness, I see young children dancing-with no inhibitions-to music. Filled with joy and movement, they are so happy. For aliveness, I see their grandmother sitting in a chair, watching them. and smiling. 12 Reply sunnypatti3 months agosunnypatti🙂 1 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinBeautiful, Mary Pat! So true. 1 Reply Barb C3 months agoBarb CThat’s a beautiful illustration. Thank you! 1 Reply Michele3 months agoMicheleLiveliness, to me, implies activity … aliveness is being. I’m trying to think of when I would even use those words, lol. 7 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinAliveness: Having life: Not dead or inanimate. Liveliness: Briskly, alert and energetic, Active, Intense. – above from Merriam-Webster If a goldfish should want a vacation, who would know? – from Kevin 😊 8 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaGood question, Kevin. A related question: What does my guinea pig want? 2 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinI have faith that the answer to your question, “What does my guinea pig want?” will be revealed in tomorrow morning‘s Daily Question! Let’s pray that it does, because an unhappy guinea pig is an unhappy household. (Or so I have been told!) Ha! 3 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaNah - I don't think the Rachel Carson quote today tells me what to do, but Brownie is happily eating mixed vegetables now, so I think my prayers gave me a good answer. If she lives that long, she'll be 5 on my grandfather's birthday in August. I plan to replace her with my first ever cat. Guinea pigs are alive because their ancestors in the Andes successfully ran away when someone was trying to catch and eat them, and that's not a good instinct in a pet. Her now-dead sister's favorite game was ...Nah – I don’t think the Rachel Carson quote today tells me what to do, but Brownie is happily eating mixed vegetables now, so I think my prayers gave me a good answer. If she lives that long, she’ll be 5 on my grandfather’s birthday in August. I plan to replace her with my first ever cat. Guinea pigs are alive because their ancestors in the Andes successfully ran away when someone was trying to catch and eat them, and that’s not a good instinct in a pet. Her now-dead sister’s favorite game was for me to chase her – and not be able to catch her. Not a fun game for me. But Brownie is more cuddly than Skippy was. Warm wishes to you! Read More1 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaWell I just bought her some ‘cat grass’ today and am going to let her eat the entire pot of it if she wants. … She has moved on to some leftover munchies now, but it feels good not to take away the pot for future eating, now that she’s old and ailing. 🙂 2 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinOh gosh, aging pets. So much love received and loving care required without hesitation. We have a nineteen-year old cat and a blind dog pushing eleven. My wife and I are in our early seventies and the trek up the stairs to bed each night, with cat and dog ahead, looks like a slow motion parade of four, “One step-two steps, “You can do it!” which is really just as much for us as them! 5 Reply Mary Pat3 months agoMary Pat😂 2 Reply sunnypatti3 months agosunnypattiLiveliness is energy. 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