Daily Question, December 17 Why does gratitude matter? 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. Tia6 months agoTiaGratitude is a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives… Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. 1 Reply Blossom6 months agoBlossomIt makes my heart sing and look at the horizon ahead. 0 Reply Malag6 months agoMalagIt helps me to see with fresh eyes. 3 Reply Elaine6 months agoElaineGrateful living is the SECRET – in plain sight – to being here with contentment, joy, meaning, purpose. There is no end to my gratitude for Br David and Kristi and team for sharing the secret.! 3 Reply Hot Sauce6 months agoHot SauceGratitude matters for all kinds of reasons: 1. It shows people that we appreciate other people and don't take them or the things they do for us for granted. 2. It boosts our own mental health by making us aware of the good in our lives and finding a silver lining even in the "bad" things. 3. It causes us to value nature and to want to live in harmony with it, rather than exploiting it. 4. It protects us from the trappings of materialism by reminding us of what is enough. 5. It allows us...Gratitude matters for all kinds of reasons: 1. It shows people that we appreciate other people and don’t take them or the things they do for us for granted. 2. It boosts our own mental health by making us aware of the good in our lives and finding a silver lining even in the “bad” things. 3. It causes us to value nature and to want to live in harmony with it, rather than exploiting it. 4. It protects us from the trappings of materialism by reminding us of what is enough. 5. It allows us to see how we have grown from times past until the present moment. Read More8 Reply Don Jones6 months agoDon JonesWith that deepest of calling to come home… to transcend and to become Divine expression, Gratitude is the lubricant and refreshment along that path. 4 Reply Linda6 months agoLindaGratitude reminds me of what is actually important. 6 Reply Charlie T6 months agoCharlie TWith gratitude, I try and counter the negative and cynical thoughts that seem to be my normal mode. I feel Like I’m flexing a muscle that has atrophied. This is part of my attempt to change. To move forward. To be a better version of myself. 5 Reply Lauryn6 months agoLaurynIt’s a tool for reminding us of what’s important. It’s easy to forget these things when we are in the daily chaos of our lives. 4 Reply JayJacks6 months agoJayJacksGratitude is a daily practice that benefits mind body and soul. It allows room in your heart and spirit for the love and light of our infinite creator. It’s a reminder that you are perfect just the way you are. Each and everyone you that I share this space with I am grateful for. And I love to read each of your comments. Thank you for sharing this space and this life with me. 6 Reply Carol6 months agoCarolGratitude matters because it leads to self awareness and self awareness leads to 0peness and openness leads to personal growth and personal growth leads to presence and presence leads to the willingness to be an instrument of a grace that if allowed to flow in and through us could transform the world. I have pasted one of my poems below. It is based on the Adam and Eve myth of the Old Testament which states that Yahweh placed angels in Paradise to guard the Tree of Life after he clothed A...Gratitude matters because it leads to self awareness and self awareness leads to 0peness and openness leads to personal growth and personal growth leads to presence and presence leads to the willingness to be an instrument of a grace that if allowed to flow in and through us could transform the world. I have pasted one of my poems below. It is based on the Adam and Eve myth of the Old Testament which states that Yahweh placed angels in Paradise to guard the Tree of Life after he clothed Adam and Eve for their journey which hopefully would evolve from “seeking to seeing reality.” I’m sure I’ve posted it before but this question prompts me to post it again. My mentor never referred to heaven and hell. He always wished and hoped we would gather again in paradise. CLEAR SEEING WE ARE PILGRIMS ON THE JOURNEY. WE SEARCH BUT ALL PATHS LEAD NO WHERE. WHY? BECAUSE WE NEVER LEFT THE GARDEN. WE JUST THINK WE DID. AND WHAT WE THINK MANIFESTS. AND WHAT MANIFESTS BECOMES OUR REALITY — A REALITY THAT DENIES OUR BIRTHRIGHT AND IMPRISONS OUR VERY SOUL. SO LET US RE-MEMBER and RE-CLAIM THE GARDEN. GATHER BENEATH THE TREE OF LIFE. ROOT OURSELVES IN ITS AGELESS WISDOM AND BECOME WHAT WE WERE MEANT TO BE. WHOLE, WHOLLY, ONE WITH NATURE ONE WITH ALL CREATION, WEATHERING ALL THE SEASONS OF LIFE WITH GRACE, AND GRATEFULNESS FOR IT ALL. Read More8 Reply Holly in Ohio6 months agoHolly in OhioLovely Carol. It is a real paradigm shift to see the world as Eden. I like it very much. I like the idea of the paths that lead nowhere. Your poem is brilliant! I will “hold” this today as I go about my day. 🤗 2 Reply Mica6 months agoMicaThank you, Carol, for your wonderful ‘ecumenical’ poem – we are all together in the garden! 2 Reply Ana Maria6 months agoAna MariaWow! What an empowering post! I thank you for helping me see the story of Eve and Adam in a different light. Your poem is gorgeous!! “And what we think manifest, and waht manifest becomes our reality” I have to take these lines to heart and make some changes. Powerful! 4 Reply Mica6 months agoMicaThank you, Ana Maria, for inspiring me to read Carol’s empowering post! 2 Reply Carol6 months agoCarolAna Maria, Thanks for your kind words. It brings me joy to know it was helpful to you. 2 Reply Holly in Ohio6 months agoHolly in OhioEach day our life will build upon whatever foundation we give it in our mind. We can wake and focus upon our anxieties, our pain, our problems, or we can focus on gratitude. Whatever we focus on, will expand. The gratitude doesn't exactly change our physical circumstances, but it does change how we relate to it and life will follow that path. Recognizing smaller blessings will bring recognizing larger blessings. Gratitude opens us to enjoying life and feeling love on both the good days and even ...Each day our life will build upon whatever foundation we give it in our mind. We can wake and focus upon our anxieties, our pain, our problems, or we can focus on gratitude. Whatever we focus on, will expand. The gratitude doesn’t exactly change our physical circumstances, but it does change how we relate to it and life will follow that path. Recognizing smaller blessings will bring recognizing larger blessings. Gratitude opens us to enjoying life and feeling love on both the good days and even the not so good days. Read More8 Reply Carol6 months agoCarolHolly so very true. Hugs, Carol 3 Reply Holly in Ohio6 months agoHolly in OhioThank you, Carol! ❤ 2 Reply Ed Schulte6 months agoEd SchulteThere is no better way to give acknowledgement and reflection to the source of Love, Grace, Beauty, and existence itself 5 Reply Patricia6 months agoPatriciaGratitude keeps us spiritually grounded and taking our place in right relationship to all of God’s creation. 7 Reply Bethany6 months agoBethanyWe take so very much for granted and forget to look up and hold our heads high. I notice most people look down or directly in front of themselves, whether walking or looking at our electronic devices. We forget the beauty surrounding us, gratitude helps us too see much more, like looking up. 5 Reply Nelson6 months agoNelsonBecause the people you care about and who care about you deserve to be acknowledged and valued. 5 Reply Pilgrim6 months agoPilgrimGratitude expressed to someone else seems to make a huge difference, especially to those working hard, to those who have stayed at their posts – or returned – during these pandemic years, to medical professionals and store workers, etc. etc. To look someone in the eyes and say thank you can change a person’s day, and when said with sincerity, can change our own day. It means we took a beat, paid attention/noticed, even in the midst of a harried day. 4 Reply Marnie Jackson6 months agoMarnie JacksonGratitude matters because it lets us see the good in our lives. 6 Reply sunnypatti6 months agosunnypattiGratitude matters because it helps us stay centered + grounded, and helps keep our minds from straying to those dark ego places. It matters because it can be life changing, as it was for me. Starting a gratitude practice helped me get my head on straight, and I can’t imagine my life without it! 9 Reply EJP6 months agoEJPGratitude is the core of life. 5 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