My parents raised me with an appreciation for how fortunate I was, and an awareness that not everyone had my good fortune. That laid the foundation, and various experiences and readings over the years built that awareness.
I found this site in 2021 when the pandemic still had us in a fierce grip. It has made gratefulness more present in my everyday life as conscious moments.
Reading The Book of Delights by Ross Gay added to my practice with my recording of each day’s delights in my journal. Pausing to notice something that brings me a sense of delight increases my awareness of the present moment and often makes a space for gratitude as well.
All of you and this space grow my practice every day whether I’m here commenting or not. Thank you to all of you and the Gratefulness.org team for creating and stewarding this community.
I have been coming to this site since 2013. I am not sure how I even found it, perhaps a referral from so many places, writings, authors I have been.
My gratefulness practice is an integral part of me now. I wake up grateful thanking the Lord for the new day. And when the day is done I thank the Lord for all my blessings from the day.
In between, I say thank you often & keep my attitude of gratitude going, as the day progresses. The more thankful I am, the more I see & realize my blessings everywhere.
I have gone through a lot of stuff, heartbreaks, disappointments, deaths, pain, suffering since I found this sanctuary. However I have also experienced a lot of joy, happiness, love, & possibilities at the same time.
Being grateful has shown me how to weather it all, good and bad. I have so much to be thankful for.
I AM BLESSED, beyond. ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I am grateful to be a part of this sanctuary.
Thank you to All who participate here. I have learned so much from you All. 🙏🏻❤️
🕊️❤️
I can catch myself when I start to have a negative view of something and redirect my thoughts into positivity and gratefulness. What I think about expands. The more I focus on gratefulness, the more good things appear in my life
It’s gotten easier to access gratefulness with time and practice. Thank you to all of you here for commenting and taking up the daily reflection. I thank you for sharing, for staying accountable, for your dedication to the practice, and for the support we share.
I am not sure when I started coming to this site. I think my practice has evolved each day. When I read the comments, I gain a new insight into how to go into my day. Thank you.
Gratefulness is no longer a practice, it is a way of life and aids me greatly in living in the now. Both yesterday and today’s meditations from Richard Rohr reflect how I feel, think and embrace gratefulness. You can reach them at this link: https://cac.org/daily-meditations/what-is-mine-to-do-weekly-summary/
Hoping you have time to check them out. 🙂
I love the story with the dog. My dog likes to have his head out the window. He has a serious, scrunchy face and will stare at people ceaselessly. I feel delighted when someone stops next to him and stares back, it becomes a sort of stare-off and quite funny.
I began engaging with Grateful.org in 2011 after my brother Tom died. He left this world at age 62 after succumbing to acute myeloid leukemia. He and we, his family fought valiantly. However, when it became clear that there would be no better, Tom’s immediate response was “I’m so thankful for the wonderful life I’ve had.” This remarkable statement left me determined to do my best to honor his memory by living an attitude of gratitude daily. This site & everyone’s comments have helped to deepen my sense of appreciation for Tom and for all that has transpired in my own life over these past 15 years. Namaste, all.🙇♀️
Your brother was a treasure,
dear Josie . . .
I am grateful he brought you here to this place.
Namaste . . .
the Divine in me
bows to the Divine in you. ♥
Visiting this warm space every morning helps start my day with a practice of gratefulness. It helps me reflect on how blessed I am by connecting me with all of your insights and wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and valuable life experiences with one another. Happy Saturday, everyone!
Good for you, my Loc. And I’m also glad that you have the opportunity to connect to kind people out there at the church every Sunday. I’m grateful for you! 😍
I started coming onto this Grateful Living website since either 2017 or 2018, can’t remember. It has become a daily morning ritual for me. It has evolved, I would say, by letting my family and close friends know about it (love the lighting candle and free e-card features)
My thoughts and prayers are with all those thousands of ppl stranded at airports with the mess of yesterday’s airport shutdown.
For a long time now, decades really, I have had a deep appreciation for so much in this world. It has always been a feeling, not a practice that I named. I don’t think that has changed for me. However, coming to this community on a regular basis is a practice, and that has inspired me, taught me, made me wonder and made me say Amen. So being here is a bit of evolution for me. Thank you each.🍁🧡🍂
Now gratefulness comes up like the sun naturally without this false self having to force or find gratitude.
I can see the difference between the false self always wanting or pretending to be something. Now the sun is doing everything- the universe is me and I’m not doing anything. Natural beauty and flowers grow all by the grace of god – the universe. Thank you so much universe. You are with me and we have never been apart. Thank you so much . ☺️
Antoinette, Your post made me think of this quote:
“Your life is not about you. You are about a larger thing called Life. You are not your own. You are an instance of a universal and eternal pattern. Life is living itself in you.”
— Richard Rohr
Antoinette, my false self loves business ventures, because negociating increases common ground. Dopamine rush from that is maddening. Basketball is where I belong. It’s fun, and I already have a wealth of knowledge on that.
Now gratefulness comes up like the sun naturally without this false self having to force or find gratitude.
I can see the difference between the false self always wanting or pretending to be something. Now the sun is doing everything- the universe is me and I’m not doing anything. Natural beauty and flowers grow all by the grace of god – the universe. Thank you so much universe. You are with me and we have never been apart. Thank you so much . ☺️
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My parents raised me with an appreciation for how fortunate I was, and an awareness that not everyone had my good fortune. That laid the foundation, and various experiences and readings over the years built that awareness.
I found this site in 2021 when the pandemic still had us in a fierce grip. It has made gratefulness more present in my everyday life as conscious moments.
Reading The Book of Delights by Ross Gay added to my practice with my recording of each day’s delights in my journal. Pausing to notice something that brings me a sense of delight increases my awareness of the present moment and often makes a space for gratitude as well.
All of you and this space grow my practice every day whether I’m here commenting or not. Thank you to all of you and the Gratefulness.org team for creating and stewarding this community.
I have been coming to this site since 2013. I am not sure how I even found it, perhaps a referral from so many places, writings, authors I have been.
My gratefulness practice is an integral part of me now. I wake up grateful thanking the Lord for the new day. And when the day is done I thank the Lord for all my blessings from the day.
In between, I say thank you often & keep my attitude of gratitude going, as the day progresses. The more thankful I am, the more I see & realize my blessings everywhere.
I have gone through a lot of stuff, heartbreaks, disappointments, deaths, pain, suffering since I found this sanctuary. However I have also experienced a lot of joy, happiness, love, & possibilities at the same time.
Being grateful has shown me how to weather it all, good and bad. I have so much to be thankful for.
I AM BLESSED, beyond. ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I am grateful to be a part of this sanctuary.
Thank you to All who participate here. I have learned so much from you All. 🙏🏻❤️
🕊️❤️
I can catch myself when I start to have a negative view of something and redirect my thoughts into positivity and gratefulness. What I think about expands. The more I focus on gratefulness, the more good things appear in my life
That’s sort of how it works,
dear Contented One,
isn’t it? 🙂
It’s gotten easier to access gratefulness with time and practice. Thank you to all of you here for commenting and taking up the daily reflection. I thank you for sharing, for staying accountable, for your dedication to the practice, and for the support we share.
I am not sure when I started coming to this site. I think my practice has evolved each day. When I read the comments, I gain a new insight into how to go into my day. Thank you.
I agree, YRAM
Gratefulness is no longer a practice, it is a way of life and aids me greatly in living in the now. Both yesterday and today’s meditations from Richard Rohr reflect how I feel, think and embrace gratefulness. You can reach them at this link: https://cac.org/daily-meditations/what-is-mine-to-do-weekly-summary/
Hoping you have time to check them out. 🙂
I love the story with the dog. My dog likes to have his head out the window. He has a serious, scrunchy face and will stare at people ceaselessly. I feel delighted when someone stops next to him and stares back, it becomes a sort of stare-off and quite funny.
I began engaging with Grateful.org in 2011 after my brother Tom died. He left this world at age 62 after succumbing to acute myeloid leukemia. He and we, his family fought valiantly. However, when it became clear that there would be no better, Tom’s immediate response was “I’m so thankful for the wonderful life I’ve had.” This remarkable statement left me determined to do my best to honor his memory by living an attitude of gratitude daily. This site & everyone’s comments have helped to deepen my sense of appreciation for Tom and for all that has transpired in my own life over these past 15 years. Namaste, all.🙇♀️
Your brother was a treasure,
dear Josie . . .
I am grateful he brought you here to this place.
Namaste . . .
the Divine in me
bows to the Divine in you. ♥
Dear Josie, thank you for your heartfelt reflection. Your words brought a tear to my eye. Blessings to you. 🙏🏻✨❤️
Your story moves me, thank you Josie.
Thank you, Josie. I’m glad you are here.
Visiting this warm space every morning helps start my day with a practice of gratefulness. It helps me reflect on how blessed I am by connecting me with all of your insights and wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and valuable life experiences with one another. Happy Saturday, everyone!
Happy Saturday Jade!
Happy Saturday to you dear Jade
The tech updates have helped me dig into the Bible App, because I can highlight verses with Voiceover.
Good for you, my Loc. And I’m also glad that you have the opportunity to connect to kind people out there at the church every Sunday. I’m grateful for you! 😍
I started coming onto this Grateful Living website since either 2017 or 2018, can’t remember. It has become a daily morning ritual for me. It has evolved, I would say, by letting my family and close friends know about it (love the lighting candle and free e-card features)
My thoughts and prayers are with all those thousands of ppl stranded at airports with the mess of yesterday’s airport shutdown.
Michele, that’s been a long time. It shows committment. That’s one thing we have in common for sure.
For a long time now, decades really, I have had a deep appreciation for so much in this world. It has always been a feeling, not a practice that I named. I don’t think that has changed for me. However, coming to this community on a regular basis is a practice, and that has inspired me, taught me, made me wonder and made me say Amen. So being here is a bit of evolution for me. Thank you each.🍁🧡🍂
At times it has become second nature. Other times, just like this morning, I must not lose sight of my practice. WIP
Peace, Love & Light
Keep coming back,
dear Joseph . . . ♥
I’m glad it’s a WIP, I find perfect people annoying.
I understand, Joseph. What does WIP reference?
M2 I think WIP means “work in progress.”
I’m glad I’m not the only one . . .
“work in progress”,
dear M2. 🙂
Now gratefulness comes up like the sun naturally without this false self having to force or find gratitude.
I can see the difference between the false self always wanting or pretending to be something. Now the sun is doing everything- the universe is me and I’m not doing anything. Natural beauty and flowers grow all by the grace of god – the universe. Thank you so much universe. You are with me and we have never been apart. Thank you so much . ☺️
Antoinette, Your post made me think of this quote:
“Your life is not about you. You are about a larger thing called Life. You are not your own. You are an instance of a universal and eternal pattern. Life is living itself in you.”
— Richard Rohr
I love how you said gratefulness comes up like the sun. Beautiful, and I can feel that, too!
Antoinette, my false self loves business ventures, because negociating increases common ground. Dopamine rush from that is maddening. Basketball is where I belong. It’s fun, and I already have a wealth of knowledge on that.
Now gratefulness comes up like the sun naturally without this false self having to force or find gratitude.
I can see the difference between the false self always wanting or pretending to be something. Now the sun is doing everything- the universe is me and I’m not doing anything. Natural beauty and flowers grow all by the grace of god – the universe. Thank you so much universe. You are with me and we have never been apart. Thank you so much . ☺️