Daily Question, March 8 Who or what has been an important teacher in my life? 53 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. Zenith1 year agoZenithMy elderly friend over in Seattle, Wa. She has been as steady as rain all the years I have known her. Always loving and forgiving toward all. Always hospitable in all ways. She is going to be 90 soon and so am anticipating her death in the coming years. I can’t imagine life without her. She is my last link to the past. I will be lost without her. 0 Reply Mike1 year agoMikeRecently, the rough road my marriage has been on has forced me to take a hard look at my chronic lack of attention and empathy toward the people I claim to love. 1 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteSince this is a Br David based site ….the what/who comes out of a comment his made and published ….. “the Cappadocian Fathers speak of “the ring Dance of Eternity”. The leader of the ring is the Logos, who comes forth from silence. The dancing is the Holy Spirit. In the Holy Spirit we dance back to the origin, the father. I find that image very inspiring and beautiful.” And so do I find this “inspiring”…it is common to refer the “life” as the great teacher …but the word...Since this is a Br David based site ….the what/who comes out of a comment his made and published ….. “the Cappadocian Fathers speak of “the ring Dance of Eternity”. The leader of the ring is the Logos, who comes forth from silence. The dancing is the Holy Spirit. In the Holy Spirit we dance back to the origin, the father. I find that image very inspiring and beautiful.” And so do I find this “inspiring”…it is common to refer the “life” as the great teacher …but the word “Life..is rather simplistic when used to point to the “Grand Immensity Sounded” . Br David, is quoting the Essene Fathers ..who are identifying “God” as “Life” as the “Holy Trinity” the three aspects of Life. Three teachers together dancing into one Great Final teaching. Read More3 Reply Kristi1 year agoKristiMy brothers with disabilities have been a challenge yet an extremely important teacher for me. They have guided my career, improved my ability to see everyone’s gifts and have taught me to find the joy in life! 3 Reply Malag1 year agoMalagThe who is too many to mention. The what is clear. Those big events (mostly loved ones dying) that shove reality in my face. I used to treat it like a brick wall and bang against it. Now it’s more fluid and I’ve got softer with it and me even though I can still see it sometimes as an enemy despite it being a good teacher. 2 Reply Joy1 year agoJoyMusic has always touched me deeply and taught me a lot. To listen attentively and gently to what really is meant to come through in the pieces. Music can be lifting my spirits greatly and may be heal even. Not to be afraid of some loud tones or phrases and patiently go with possible tension intended by the composer, only for to expect its sometimes surprising resolution. Or talking about being part of a choir. It is teaching me such a lot. Singing together, coming together and create something w...Music has always touched me deeply and taught me a lot. To listen attentively and gently to what really is meant to come through in the pieces. Music can be lifting my spirits greatly and may be heal even. Not to be afraid of some loud tones or phrases and patiently go with possible tension intended by the composer, only for to expect its sometimes surprising resolution. Or talking about being part of a choir. It is teaching me such a lot. Singing together, coming together and create something which connects us and might give deep joy to the audience. Expressing what moves me was not easy to learn but in the choir, and with the gentle support of our choir leader, I feel encouraged to listen tenderly and to bring the essentials into voice. For me, always having been a shy person, this was just the right place to come out of my kind of hiding corner. So grateful! Read More4 Reply sparrow1 year agosparrowWe learn from past trauma, which makes us stronger than we were before... It took me many years and much self-destructive behavior to really come to terms with and grow stronger from the catastrophic experiences in my life, some of which I brought on myself . . . I had some insights along the way, but the floodgates really opened for me when I read a book by Eckhart Tolle. It was then that all of the seeds that had been planted, all of the great teachings I had read and studied, sudd...We learn from past trauma, which makes us stronger than we were before… It took me many years and much self-destructive behavior to really come to terms with and grow stronger from the catastrophic experiences in my life, some of which I brought on myself . . . I had some insights along the way, but the floodgates really opened for me when I read a book by Eckhart Tolle. It was then that all of the seeds that had been planted, all of the great teachings I had read and studied, suddenly burst into bloom . . . it wasn’t that Tolle was better or wiser– it was the language he spoke to me in. Once I understood it everything else fell into place and made sense. Now I am able to learn, see, and be present to the many ways that learning comes to me. And healing of my past is coming to me at last. Read More4 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuAdversity!!! 5 Reply Hot Sauce1 year agoHot SauceMy sweet cat, Hal, has been a teacher for me by teaching me by example how to love and forgive unconditionally. 5 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesIn a spiritual sense, Sadhguru and Douglas Harding. 4 Reply DeVonna1 year agoDeVonnaOne of my most important teachers is a little Japanese woman whom I met when I was 14 or 15 years old. As you know, if you've read some of my other posts, I was raised in foster care without much love or attention. I was used to ignoring my needs and making myself invisible. Emi was a woman my foster dad dated for 9 years. She is an angel! She taught me that life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured. She taught me to spoil myself, take joy in every day things and to travel whenever possible!...One of my most important teachers is a little Japanese woman whom I met when I was 14 or 15 years old. As you know, if you’ve read some of my other posts, I was raised in foster care without much love or attention. I was used to ignoring my needs and making myself invisible. Emi was a woman my foster dad dated for 9 years. She is an angel! She taught me that life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured. She taught me to spoil myself, take joy in every day things and to travel whenever possible! She is the kindest most loving woman I’ve ever known, forgiving and strong. She was also raised by people other than her parents. She was interred in a Japanese relocation camp in the desert of California for 4-5 years during WWII, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, though she was an American citizen. She married a young Japanese US Marine when she was just a teenager (just as I did) and built a happy life with him, moving all over the US while he served at different bases and in Vietnam. Shortly after her husband retired from the Marines, he was killed in a senseless accident, plunging her and her daughters into grief. She recovered, with her goodness and kindness intact. I love Emi deeply for her Christ-like love of pe0ple and life. She will be 85 years old this year and she is my hero. Read More11 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishThat’s a beautiful story. Thank You 3 Reply sb1 year agosbIt has to be my Mum. She has taught me wonderful values to live my life by, how to be happy and to make the most of everything. She has taught me to live my life thinking of others and serving the best I can. She has taught me how to deal cheerfully with a life wracked by physical pain and not let it be life limiting. She has taught me to find joy in everything and always to be positive. She has taught me to be independent yet know how to ask for help. I have learnt to appreciate the whole worl...It has to be my Mum. She has taught me wonderful values to live my life by, how to be happy and to make the most of everything. She has taught me to live my life thinking of others and serving the best I can. She has taught me how to deal cheerfully with a life wracked by physical pain and not let it be life limiting. She has taught me to find joy in everything and always to be positive. She has taught me to be independent yet know how to ask for help. I have learnt to appreciate the whole world through her -nature, change, man’s achievements…. What a special person she is. Read More6 Reply AIryanna1 year agoAIryannaMy mom has been a big teacher in my life she teaches me that i am beautiful no matter what and i don’t need makeup and nail polish to create my beauty and am beautiful no matter what and she teaches me to love myself before i love someone else bc how can you love someone else and you don’t love yourself. Self love is the key to happiness 5 Reply GregC1 year agoGregCSadhguru 4 Reply Melissa1 year agoMelissaMy twin, we are the opposites in some ways and not identical but to have a twin that grew up with me side by side since we were conceived through life is truly a gift. I know he remembers our whole childhood and we stick by each other as devoted brother and sister through joys, difficulties, with love and care. I know I will never alone in this world as long as he is alive. If one of us leaves this world I will still feel the blessings of his presence. 7 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaMyself. I sometimes cringe when I realize what I have said or done – yesterday at dinner, most recently 8 Reply sparrow1 year agosparrowI know the feeling, dear MIca… you are not alone. 3 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaOh, thank you, sparrow – that was an easy question 2 Reply expati1 year agoexpatiNature is always an important teach in my life. 6 Reply graceitude1 year agograceitudeI feel like my ELA or my math teacher is important because reading and math is really important when it comes to life and jobs but it can sometimes be hard for some people 5 Reply Emily1 year agoEmilyI started Boxing in 2015 and I would have to say all of the Boxing Coaches I have had and do have are my most important teachers in my life. They teach me discipline and I never realized it before but I need more discipline in my life. So I would have say that I am very grateful to my Boxing Coaches who teach me discipline and light my ass on fire. 6 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishIt’s priceless to have someone in our life who will light our ass on fire! I love it⭐️ 2 Reply Kevin1 year agoKevinGood for you, Emily! 2 Reply pkr1 year agopkrAs many have already stated, Life. Life has been my greatest teacher. The ups & downs, the joys & sorrows, the happy & the sad, the fun times & the hard times, all have been great teachers. There are many wise ones I could name, however, I believe “my teachers” are everywhere, young, old, all colors, sizes & shapes. We are all teachers & students. And last but not least, Mother Nature, thee greatest teacher of them all. Happy International Women’s Day All. 🙏❤...As many have already stated, Life. Life has been my greatest teacher. The ups & downs, the joys & sorrows, the happy & the sad, the fun times & the hard times, all have been great teachers. There are many wise ones I could name, however, I believe “my teachers” are everywhere, young, old, all colors, sizes & shapes. We are all teachers & students. And last but not least, Mother Nature, thee greatest teacher of them all. Happy International Women’s Day All. 🙏❤️ Read More10 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
