Daily Question, January 19 What motivates me to continue deepening and expanding my experience of life and the world? 54 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. Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteThe God-man Joshua Emanuel the Christs’ example of what Life TRULY is. As quoted “Alaha Elohim gave you two lungs to breathe life giving air so that your material body may live. That air is filled with Alaha’s Mind Vitality to build your personality and the Etheric double of your material body. And Alaha Elohim gave you the Mind Super-substance to use to create your own thoughts-emotion-forms, living forms, the elementals which you build your personality. Ask yourself if you are creating...The God-man Joshua Emanuel the Christs’ example of what Life TRULY is. As quoted “Alaha Elohim gave you two lungs to breathe life giving air so that your material body may live. That air is filled with Alaha’s Mind Vitality to build your personality and the Etheric double of your material body. And Alaha Elohim gave you the Mind Super-substance to use to create your own thoughts-emotion-forms, living forms, the elementals which you build your personality. Ask yourself if you are creating with Alaha’s Mind Super- substance human-in-nature angels or human-in-nature demons”. Page 101 of ‘Joshua Immanuel The Christ , His Life on Earth and his Teachings’ by Dr. Stylianos Atteshilis [aka Daskalos] Read More4 Reply Lioness1 year agoLionessAt the moment, my motivation is knowing it is ok to focus on me, in that to achieve the things I want to is ok and that by doing so I will achieving something to help others too. 3 Reply Malag1 year agoMalagBecause I believe in growth. I expect I’ll be learning something new until I keel over for good. 3 Reply BearJuice1 year agoBearJuiceTo understand my purpose here. And learn more about the human experience. To be happy in my everyday life, because sometimes it becomes so hard to see the good. 3 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaPain. 3 Reply Ose1 year agoOseHow to express it? I clearly felt it is Gottesliebe, God love motivating me. And I am afraid. 4 Reply Heidi1 year agoHeidiKnowing the end result of answering to God after this life. It is but a moment, a flash in time, a quick blink. That is the reminder of what this life is. But the fact that we can take all the knowledge, experiences we have here with us in the end is what keeps me exploring. 3 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuFor decades I’ve been on a deeply demanding self-sacrificing spiritual quest for growth, pursuit of life meaning, and service. While I wish to more than ever live out of kindness, connection, and courage, this year I’ve chosen to drop the programmed growth as best I can, the nagging self-demands, and simply be. A fall in to grace and state of being and let God pick up the pieces if he/she so wishes. I’m curious to see how that all turns out by the end of the year. Possibly greater breadth ...For decades I’ve been on a deeply demanding self-sacrificing spiritual quest for growth, pursuit of life meaning, and service. While I wish to more than ever live out of kindness, connection, and courage, this year I’ve chosen to drop the programmed growth as best I can, the nagging self-demands, and simply be. A fall in to grace and state of being and let God pick up the pieces if he/she so wishes. I’m curious to see how that all turns out by the end of the year. Possibly greater breadth and depth of joy, trust, growth, connection, or not, on its own terms. Read More4 Reply Elaine1 year agoElaineThe ineffable joy and love of them. What else is there? 3 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesThat the prerequisite to deepening and expanding my experience is deepening and expanding my awareness. 5 Reply Vincent-Edward Ciliberti1 year agoVincent-Edward CilibertiThe older I grow the more relevance the gospels have on me. I have since my younger days believed that in any situation I find myself in, the gospels have an answer. Now that I have grown older I started experiencing that love is the sole meaning. 5 Reply KC1 year agoKCWow! Such thoughtful reflections today. Thank you all. Much to ponder and embrace! 🙏🏻 ‘I live my life in growing orbits which move out over the things of the world. Perhaps I can never achieve the last, but that will be my attempt. I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don’t know if I am a falcon, or a storm, or a great song’. Rainer Maria Rilke 5 Reply DeVonna1 year agoDeVonnaI want to live and experience life because it is an opportunity that not everyone is afforded. My son died when he was 14. There was so much he was not able to experience about life. I have a desire to be a good steward of the life God has given me and to not waste it. I will be beginning a new class soon, about writing my truth. It’s never too late to begin appreciating LIFE in all it’s many forms! Peace 7 Reply Nitesh Kumar Sharma1 year agoNitesh Kumar SharmaThe only thing that motivates me to continue deepening and expanding my experience of life is I want to discover my true human potential. I want to see how deep I can go and what’s the possibility of using this body. There’s no intent of reward but just a true curiosity to expand my human potential. I believe one thing that life is simple and the best to live it fully is to keep learning how to live that way. 7 Reply GregC1 year agoGregCUnraveling the Mystery of Life. 5 Reply Helly1 year agoHellyI never, ever want to stop learning- it is what makes me want to grow. 5 Reply Nitesh Kumar Sharma1 year agoNitesh Kumar SharmaHey! Could we connect? I also don’t want to stop learning. Life is my best teacher I’ve ever got. 1 Reply Lauryn1 year agoLaurynDesire for knowledge and understanding. 5 Reply Nitesh Kumar Sharma1 year agoNitesh Kumar SharmaYou are a bit greedy that way. But really a few people have such type of desire in life. I wish you will soon be able to fulfill your desire. 1 Reply Linda1 year agoLindaWith a new administration coming in tomorrow, I already feel more hopeful and more positive. I will align myself with the good that pours forth from our new president and vice president, and step up to do my part in my community. 7 Reply Holly in Ohio1 year agoHolly in OhioLife experiences are often their own reward for deepening and expanding into them. Some experiences, however, are unpleasant or scary... what might we do then not to retreat? I think it is how we look, and how we frame those experiences that makes it worth it, and motivates us to stay present and connect to all of it. One of my treasured memories is the last day I spent with a dying friend. She was literally skin and bones then, and sleeping most of her days, but we had several hours toget...Life experiences are often their own reward for deepening and expanding into them. Some experiences, however, are unpleasant or scary… what might we do then not to retreat? I think it is how we look, and how we frame those experiences that makes it worth it, and motivates us to stay present and connect to all of it. One of my treasured memories is the last day I spent with a dying friend. She was literally skin and bones then, and sleeping most of her days, but we had several hours together and talked and laughed and even gossiped a little. She knew she was dying, but still she talked about things she wanted to do again. What if I had not gone to see her? What if I had shied away? The connection that day with her was worth everything. Our lives and experiences are moments – like beads strung on a necklace. The beads are each unique. I sometimes return to that beautiful, bittersweet bead, and it is the friendship that shines in my memory. Read More4 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolA dear friend of mine was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the tender age of 18. Her case was severe from the start with lots of pain and physical limitations. She’s in her 70s now and I’ve lost track of the number of ER visits, surgeries and therapies she has endured but her medical condition has never kept her from being of service to others. She has always been active in her church. She ran a summer camp for children suffering with cancer for years. I’ve seen her struggle to walk,...A dear friend of mine was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the tender age of 18. Her case was severe from the start with lots of pain and physical limitations. She’s in her 70s now and I’ve lost track of the number of ER visits, surgeries and therapies she has endured but her medical condition has never kept her from being of service to others. She has always been active in her church. She ran a summer camp for children suffering with cancer for years. I’ve seen her struggle to walk, to hold a cup in her hand, to open a jar or a can but I’ve also seen her paint a landscape, create greeting cards that lift one’s spirits, and be a hospice volunteer. In the past few years, I have been diagnosed with spinal issues that limit my mobility and my independence. Pains for which there is no medical cure. I’ve struggled with acceptance but she is a constant reminder that “all is grace.” Richard Rohr says, Your life is not about you. You are about life!” As today’s quote says “When change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all the possibility in the world.” Read More6 Reply Nitesh Kumar Sharma1 year agoNitesh Kumar SharmaI would just repeat it: “Your life is not about you, You are about Life.” Amazing line. I will try not to forget. 2 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolNitesh, I have found that Life is trustworthy. Open mind…open heart. 2 Reply Holly in Ohio1 year agoHolly in OhioPowerful sharing. I read that several times, thank you. 2 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolHolly, I wish I could say that I have found it easy to accept the limitations I am experiencing but my friend has truly been my inspiration and I pray daily for the willingness to grow from this experience. Brings me joy to know it was helpful to you. 3 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 [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb