Daily Question, October 2 What “Thank you” is longing to be expressed to someone in my world? 23 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. Arleen3 months agoArleenI don't know. I make it a point to show my gratitude to others in the moment. I tell them how I appreciate what they did and why. It's important to me to remember my manners, but beyond that is to let people know they are appreciated and not taken for granted. Often I feel taken for granted so I don't want anyone to think I take them for granted. Thank you is a simple gesture that makes a huge difference. I would rather a genuine, heartfelt thank you at the moment than receive a gift after...I don’t know. I make it a point to show my gratitude to others in the moment. I tell them how I appreciate what they did and why. It’s important to me to remember my manners, but beyond that is to let people know they are appreciated and not taken for granted. Often I feel taken for granted so I don’t want anyone to think I take them for granted. Thank you is a simple gesture that makes a huge difference. I would rather a genuine, heartfelt thank you at the moment than receive a gift after. Read More0 Reply Dave3 months agoDaveTo those who are alive now. I would had been alone in this world if they’re dead. Peace be with you. 1 Reply Malag3 months agoMalagTo the gratefulness team and this community. May you continue to shine brightly. 3 Reply Dusty Su3 months agoDusty SuMy partner. 2 Reply Don Jones3 months agoDon JonesTo the “invisible” the food producers, health workers, teachers, carers, law and order workers and the spiritual workers… and so many more. 7 Reply Papilio3 months agoPapilioMy gratitude goes to A Network for Grateful Living and those who share their reflections. Although I don’t express my “Thank you” every day, I’m grateful for those questions and reflections that have been nourishing my soul. 5 Reply Ose3 months agoOseThere is a deep longing to express my deep gratitude towards a dear person close to me who, although absolutely undeserved, was willing to stay with me out of pure generosity and unconditional love and who was as well willing to make me see and feel the harm and pain I once had caused, and finally to even forgive it. Please, with a deep bow, allow me to express that I vow to do what I can and with all my heart to deserve this gift of pure love. 6 Reply Etta3 months agoEttaTo my sister for her support and her sense of humor. 3 Reply HappyMama3 months agoHappyMamaI have been longing to thank my husband. It’s not every day that we think to stop and thank the person that bears the brunt of all our unhappiness, frustrations and ill-words. I don’t thank him for listening to me when I complain about my frustrations. So thanks babe! 4 Reply Lauryn3 months agoLaurynSince the pandemic started I have been lucky to be able to work from home. The downside of this is that I don’t get to interact with many people on a daily basis- I mentioned my partner in the similar question from a few days ago, but I will also have to mention my boss here as he has not only been understanding of the difficulties I have sometimes with things like time management and prioritization, but he also had faith in my abilities to allow me to move 5 hrs away to live with my partner a...Since the pandemic started I have been lucky to be able to work from home. The downside of this is that I don’t get to interact with many people on a daily basis- I mentioned my partner in the similar question from a few days ago, but I will also have to mention my boss here as he has not only been understanding of the difficulties I have sometimes with things like time management and prioritization, but he also had faith in my abilities to allow me to move 5 hrs away to live with my partner and continue working remotely long term. Read More3 Reply Javier Visionquest3 months agoJavier VisionquestWhether we realize it or not, whether we’re all in and come dressed for the work at hand or blissfully unaware and still wearing yesterday’s disguise, we are all tending the rich soil of our hearts and shaping the landscape of a potential paradise with every thought. In righting the errors of our collective past, in facing our own individual challenges each day with courage and optimism, we are collaboratively giving birth to a new world rather than settling for the status quo of prevalent c...Whether we realize it or not, whether we’re all in and come dressed for the work at hand or blissfully unaware and still wearing yesterday’s disguise, we are all tending the rich soil of our hearts and shaping the landscape of a potential paradise with every thought. In righting the errors of our collective past, in facing our own individual challenges each day with courage and optimism, we are collaboratively giving birth to a new world rather than settling for the status quo of prevalent cultural pessimism. I know it’s a messy and often confounding process; we often come together at odds and have the tendency to get ruthless. We have difficult choices to make; how much time and effort is enough to put toward my own needs? What is it that I create to serve the needs others? What is the underlying purpose of our common struggle? In that lies the definition of good and evil and the way each rub against the other to polish the content of our character. If it were easy we’d be finished already. I thank everyone who gets the fact that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. Read More2 Reply Judith3 months agoJudithThank you to all those who share their thoughts here each day. You inspire and uplift. 5 Reply Carla3 months agoCarlaI don’t think I’ve ever thanked Margaret Mary for her support, love & tolerance of me when I lived in community with her. That was decades ago. She’s a gem! I’m grateful she’s alive so I can send a note. 2 Reply Michele3 months agoMicheleWe just had this question September 30th? Same answer as before. 1 Reply Patricia3 months agoPatriciaThank you to the Gratefulness Team, to Brother David and (on another site…) Richard Rohr for their writings and thoughts which are giving me spiritual guidance, insight and direction these days. And thank you to the group of spiritual comrades who check in here on the Daily Question. Even if I don’t always post, I find your thoughts helpful and I appreciate you, whoever and wherever you are. Blessings to you this day. 4 Reply Zenith3 months agoZenithI have no idea. Perhaps God, for another opportunity to work on my negative thought patterns. And then myself for continuing to work on them. 2 Reply devy3 months agodevyTo my wife.. I try to help her during difficult times and I try often to tell her how much I appreciate her. She has been going through difficult work times. I found it difficult to approach her to let her know because she is stressed and needs her distance to focus on the problems in hand. Finally a year later she is taking two weeks holidays. I will show her my appreciation and thank her often.. 3 Reply Emily3 months agoEmilyWanda Stuck. She has since passed from this world, however, I am firmly of the belief that if she hadn’t been in my life that I wouldn’t have made it through my teen years. She was there, non-judgemental, welcome arms for tears, baking food, and teaching about the love of God in her non-demanding way. She was one of those people that should be in every persons life. Gifted, Divine, Holy in every sense of the word. Thank you for being there Aunt Wandoo. You are forever missed. 2 Reply sunnypatti3 months agosunnypattiThank you to my ex's aunt... I wrote a long thing about her yesterday and deleted it all instead of posting it. She has been on my mind. I wish to thank her for saying what she did to me, as terrible as it sounded (she told me some lives were meant for suffering) all those years ago. She doesn't know, but it helped push me to get myself OUT of the suffering. I knew when she said what she did that God wanted me to be happy, so, even though it took a little time, I took the steps to take care of m...Thank you to my ex’s aunt… I wrote a long thing about her yesterday and deleted it all instead of posting it. She has been on my mind. I wish to thank her for saying what she did to me, as terrible as it sounded (she told me some lives were meant for suffering) all those years ago. She doesn’t know, but it helped push me to get myself OUT of the suffering. I knew when she said what she did that God wanted me to be happy, so, even though it took a little time, I took the steps to take care of me. Finally. She wasn’t the only one who helped kickstart my healing journey, but she definitely played a part. And now that I’ve forgiven her, and more importantly myself, I wish I could tell her thanks. Perhaps I’ll just pray that she feels the energy of my gratitude. Read More2 Reply Trish3 months agoTrishThank You to my friend, Jim, who commiserates w/ me when I do ridiculous things & loves me anyway. His patient, kind demeanor helps me put things into perspective. Ridiculous behavior feels so much better after I’m able to share w/ Jim💜 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. 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 - 2021, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb