Daily Question, April 19 Why does gratitude matter? 31 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. Nina10 months agoNinaWithout a sense of gratitude I would not be able to fully appreciate all the blessings Jehovah God provides for me and my family. He is the provider of all for all. I feel there wouldn’t be any room or reason to be filled with joy, happiness and esteem without also recognizing gratitude for why you feel that way. 1 Reply Kahea10 months agoKaheaIt matters the most , it keeps your perspective right ! Helps you realize what you have right in front of you, that many others take for granted . You tend to live more in the moment 1 Reply Cindy10 months agoCindyIt matters because living a life of gratitude is a way to give back to God for all that he has given to us. I think it makes God very happy. 1 Reply Hot Sauce10 months agoHot SauceThat's an interesting question. I feel like gratitude matters in part for prudential reasons. Being grateful feels good and is good for your mental health. It also helps us put struggles and difficulties into perspective. I also feel like when others do good things for us, we have an obligation to show our gratitude for what they do. Otherwise, they may feel unappreciated, and we come across as entitled. Even so, I don't believe gratitude can be demanded, as our focus should be on our own showin...That’s an interesting question. I feel like gratitude matters in part for prudential reasons. Being grateful feels good and is good for your mental health. It also helps us put struggles and difficulties into perspective. I also feel like when others do good things for us, we have an obligation to show our gratitude for what they do. Otherwise, they may feel unappreciated, and we come across as entitled. Even so, I don’t believe gratitude can be demanded, as our focus should be on our own showing of appreciation, not on whether others do so or not. At the same time, whether or not we have a moral obligation to be grateful about non-human-related matters, such as life events or natural beauty, is something I am uncertain about. My intuition wonders if maybe there are ethical reasons why we should be grateful, but I am uncertain about that or how our gratitude or lack thereof affects other people. It’s a very interesting philosophical question to ponder though. Read More2 Reply sparrow10 months agosparrowIt gives life colour, richness, and depth. There is no love without gratefulness. 6 Reply reality10 months agorealityIt's almost an impossible question to imagine someone asking? The Cosmos is astronomical in an infinite sense, our Galaxy, The Milky Way, astronomical, our Solar System, Sun, Earth, astronomical in their own ways, yet, this body you think of as me gets to play in the awesomeness of all this wonder for whatever amount of time; how blessed we each must be to get to do this- it's almost inconceivable how lucky we each are. How could I not be grateful? Thanx for all you All do and have an excell...It’s almost an impossible question to imagine someone asking? The Cosmos is astronomical in an infinite sense, our Galaxy, The Milky Way, astronomical, our Solar System, Sun, Earth, astronomical in their own ways, yet, this body you think of as me gets to play in the awesomeness of all this wonder for whatever amount of time; how blessed we each must be to get to do this- it’s almost inconceivable how lucky we each are. How could I not be grateful? Thanx for all you All do and have an excellent eve’ 🙂 reality Read More8 Reply Anita10 months agoAnitaIt matters a great deal. If I can’t get in touch with gratitude – I’m lost. I’ve lost connection with God and my self. It is like a life ring. I am very grateful to be conscious of what’s around me and what I have or can do for others, what God has provided for me and for us. It’s up to me to notice it, name it and appreciate it, what or whom. xo 4 Reply Linda10 months agoLindaIt changes you from the inside. As a species we look to things outside of us to entertain us, distract us, make us happy. Gratitude is a quiet feeling that gently changes our body and mind to be more aware of all that we have. 6 Reply Grasshopper10 months agoGrasshopperexactly. i was about to write something a long these lines. Gratitude is what happens when we acknowledge that it’s all about the mind, and consciousness. That is where we start to change ourselves and live in accordance with reality. This is not to say there are not transcendental forces out there to get in touch with. But without looking in first, and being grateful , those external forces seem to evade us forever. 0 Reply Debra10 months agoDebraGratitude matters as it takes us from a shallow ‘me’ centered state to a place of acceptance, love and awareness and of giving back to our fellow man, to nature, to other sentient beings and to those beloved moments of our days. Gratefulness, at its purist, is a faithful practice of heightened love. 7 Reply Samuel10 months agoSamuelWow! Debra, I could not have said it better! You have indeed captured verbally what “Gratitude” means to me…?? sb 3 Reply Gerry10 months agoGerryGratitude softens one, enlightens, sharpens one’s perception to the many blessings surrounding us. It points and directs us toward the strength of positivity. 5 Reply Rachel10 months agoRachelGratitude is the path into our being. It is the connection to our true humanity that can get lost among the stories our society feeds us to tame us into its illusory version of humanity. I find it to be my path back into myself. My anchor to my truth. 1 Reply Present Moment10 months agoPresent MomentGratitude can only be felt in present momsnt. It keeps me awake. 3 Reply Michele10 months agoMicheleGratitude matters because it focuses on positivity and the thought that there are others far worse off and to put oneself in check. Remaining thankful, appreciating loved ones, and being kind are key factors. 1 Reply Javier Visionquest10 months agoJavier VisionquestInteresting, the choice of the word “matter” and not “why does gratitude make a difference?, or “why is gratitude important?” Matter is frequencies of light condensing into what we perceive as solid, heavy, and persistent. Imagine a world where what is matter, or “what matters” (materializes) were made from gratitude rather than the lower emotional frequencies of fear, scarcity, and competition. In a vibratory world gratitude is the utmost highest frequency of creation; the most b...Interesting, the choice of the word “matter” and not “why does gratitude make a difference?, or “why is gratitude important?” Matter is frequencies of light condensing into what we perceive as solid, heavy, and persistent. Imagine a world where what is matter, or “what matters” (materializes) were made from gratitude rather than the lower emotional frequencies of fear, scarcity, and competition. In a vibratory world gratitude is the utmost highest frequency of creation; the most brilliant rose in the entire garden of our hearts. Read More8 Reply Debra10 months agoDebraJavier: Yes, gratitude is of the highest vibrational mode. We open up and share our love and receive it too when we fly at this frequency. Blessings. 4 Reply Butterfly10 months agoButterflyTrue peace lies in gratitude. When I am grateful for everything in my life, not just the "good" things, then I am at peace. If I didn't have an illness that keeps me housebound and needing help from carers I would never have met all the interesting, lovely people that have come into my house over the past 18 years. I may never have come to know this state of gratitude if I had not been pushed to the very limits of what I thought I could bear, which is what pushed me to seek spiritual growth and ...True peace lies in gratitude. When I am grateful for everything in my life, not just the “good” things, then I am at peace. If I didn’t have an illness that keeps me housebound and needing help from carers I would never have met all the interesting, lovely people that have come into my house over the past 18 years. I may never have come to know this state of gratitude if I had not been pushed to the very limits of what I thought I could bear, which is what pushed me to seek spiritual growth and so here I am. Read More8 Reply Debra10 months agoDebraButterfly —- and so you are here! Thank you for reminding me that our challenges reflect who we choose through adversity and life’s moments to become. Blessings. 3 Reply Dawn Elaine10 months agoDawn ElaineI have a secret ambition that I can't seem to shake pushing me to stand on a street corner on a soapbox with a sandwich board sign around my neck saying, "The end is near. Repent you wicked sinners." It's taken me the past ten years to even begin to see how much ego is in that impulse. For the first time in my life I relate to those Old Testament prophets. There's no small amount of shadenfreude going on there. Actions have consequences. And they do. But sitting in judgment of those who ...I have a secret ambition that I can’t seem to shake pushing me to stand on a street corner on a soapbox with a sandwich board sign around my neck saying, “The end is near. Repent you wicked sinners.” It’s taken me the past ten years to even begin to see how much ego is in that impulse. For the first time in my life I relate to those Old Testament prophets. There’s no small amount of shadenfreude going on there. Actions have consequences. And they do. But sitting in judgment of those who don’t seem to care about the way we’ve been raping the earth and pillaging one another, I believe, only adds to the problem. Actions do have consequences. When that impulse rises, I try to pause and notice what else there is to see. There are other things to see and attend to in all this mess. Every moment there are those offering acts of kindness to one another. There is still beauty in nature. I can still breathe and smile and give. I have a sense of the presence of Christ that grows every day. And there is a fire running through the grass of humanity that will eventually prevail over human greed and small-mindedness. The fire of love. It’s all around me. So I stop. Look. Praise. And go. Over and over, until the tinny voice of the itinerant preacher prophesying doom and gloom fades away. Read More7 Reply KC10 months agoKCBeautiful. Thank you! ? 1 Reply Mica10 months agoMicaYes! Thank you, Dawn Elaine – what a delightful post. I heard a sermon once about how we’d be more motivated to save the earth out of love than out of guilt, but the sermon itself seemed sort of guilt-producing overall. There was a guy in my local paper who stood on a street corner last month, handing out rolls of toilet paper to passing cars, speaking of ‘street corners’ 2 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell10 months agoPollyanna GladwellHaving an attitude of gratitude is like alchemy – it transmutes suffering into joy. 7 Reply sunnypatti10 months agosunnypattiGratitude matters because it keeps us out of the ego state of mind and returns us to the God state of mind. It brings us to the truth of our being and can remind us what a gift life really is. 5 Reply Katrina10 months agoKatrinaGratitude matters to me because it is an attitude adjustment. It helps me remember what does matter. 7 Reply Michele10 months agoMicheletotally agree:) 2 Reply devy10 months agodevyGratitude matters because it gives us a better vision of being alive. It allows us to accept the bad times sas well as the good, makes us happier, increases self esteem and positive outlook, gives us optimism, and improves relationships with others . 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