Reflections

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  1. L
    Loc Tran
    3 months ago

    Similar to Joseph’s base, I haven’t experienced grief in over a decade. The last real grief I experienced was the same Big Island girl break up I’ve talked about before from some of my past responses to similar questions to these where she dumped me all 3 times. After the 3rd time during college, I had the gratefulness that I was able to still stay on track, get my As, bachelors degree as a keyboard performance majorer with a minor in songwriting. Toughening out and going alone were all I knew at the time, and it felt comfortable. If grief comes up, I will do better with trusting Paw Mu’s teachings, her vision for me, and opening up to some of the people in my family, culture, and elders since they’ve always been the first ones to come to me. One can get by with going alone, but we live with humans. We need each other and can learn a lot from one another.

    1. Nannette
      Nannette
      3 months ago

      Beautiful Loc Tran, “We need each other and can learn alot from one another”…That seems to be a strong message as Butterfly’s post validates. Grateful Living is a place where we all can come …we need one another and we gain so much from the kindness and wisdom of this group. Wishing you a beautiful day.

      1. L
        Loc Tran
        3 months ago

        Thanks, Nannette. This is a wonderful community.

  2. A
    Amber K
    3 months ago

    I have experienced gratefulness in the mist of grief when my grandmother Shirley passed away. She was my special person. In the end, she had declined to the point where she would not want to be. We had so many special times together. Anytime I wanted to feel loved I would always call her. She appeared shortly after her death when my dad was at her house in the form of a rainbow right outside her window. Now, when I see a rainbow, I always think of her. I am so grateful for the time I had with her. I love you so much grandmom!

    1. Mary
      Mary
      3 months ago

      Dear Amber, I’m sure you enriched your grandmother’s life
      Just as she enriched yours.
      Many blessings

  3. Joseph
    Joseph McCann
    3 months ago

    It has been a quite a while since I have experienced any events that would stir up the grief emotion within. Certainly not in the past 2.5 years or so, since I began to visit this site daily. When the next challenge of an event that will cause me to grieve, I will be better prepared on how I view the situation.

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