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  1. D
    Deanne Samuels
    3 months ago

    Today I can embody gratefulness by saying “good morning”, sharing a kind word and showing kindness
    Deanne

  2. Anna
    Anna
    3 months ago

    Sincerely smiling.

  3. G
    George Santiago
    3 months ago

    I said a simple sincere prayer and let go of my insane demands and reprimands toward the cosmic upper order of higher ones

  4. Antoinette88615
    Antoinette
    3 months ago

    Today I am so so happy and free ! Thank you universe for letting me do this meditation education ! I’m so amazed! I love you so much !

  5. Robin Ann
    Robin Ann
    3 months ago

    By acting on what I say that I will do. Today after work I rode the indoor bike at work for 30 mins. Tomorrow I will sign up for my monthly yoga class i enjoy and haven’t been to in a few months. It is SO cold here that there is no way I will go out walking. Plus it is dark when I wake up and again when I leave work. Before work I drove by our new home. I needed a glimpse of it to remind me that we will be there soon! It is a beautiful area with ponds and streams. It helped my spirits on these cold and dark days.

  6. Linda72766
    Linda
    3 months ago

    My husband and I had a lovely day together. He is in assisted living now and not always happy about it. But he seems to be settling in and the people and staff are lovely. I am grateful that this place was available when we needed it. I thank the staff often for their kindness.
    And it is only 2 minutes from our home!

    1. Yram
      Yram
      3 months ago

      This is good news. I am happy you have found a suitable place. Please be sure to pace yourself also.

    2. Mary
      Mary
      3 months ago

      It makes all the difference to have good kind staff members.
      I have seen good and not so good and I’m also so grateful for the ones who are kind.

  7. aly alva
    ladybug
    3 months ago

    I embody gratefulness today by trusting myself. I know that I got me, and that I can speak up for myself. So I am grateful to myself for putting me first.

  8. Mary
    Mary
    3 months ago

    How can I embody gratefulness today?

    Thank you gratefulness.org for reminding me to be grateful.
    When I think about gratefulness,
    I immediately remember the present moment,
    the gift of the present 🎁
    I look around the room, notice where I am.
    and all around me.
    I see my cat, Calliope, curled in a ball and I watch her breathing.
    I look at her pretty white feet her soft furry tail swooshed around her body.
    All dark stripes, white whiskers, and relaxation.
    And I am grateful for this moment.
    I notice my breathing, and then my slippered and socked feet,
    and I stretch out my feet and toes, rotating my ankles.
    I feel my breathing deepen, my jaw loosen,
    and I let my head gently fall to the left and rotate side to side,
    such a lovely moment.

    I can switch over to my mind with so many thoughts,
    Or I can notice the dark green magnolia tree outside my window,
    leaves and branches bending and fluttering in the wind.
    And the silent beauty of the trees down the street, reaching upward.

    I’ll wear a bracelet today,
    and use it to help me remember to use my five senses
    to experience the world.
    And as I do so, I am grateful.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      3 months ago

      I can feel the peace
      in the room where you and Calliope sit,
      dear Mary,
      and so the peace visits me here
      where I am sitting
      with love . . . ♥

      1. Mary
        Mary
        3 months ago

        Love to you,
        lovely Sparrow.
        ♥️♥️♥️

  9. S R
    S R
    3 months ago

    Today, I can embody gratefulness by being aware, being present for those beings, and non-beings who teaches me how to live or not to live gratefully and to be in gratitude. Eckhart Tolle quote reminder me to focus on the Now, for this I am grateful I have this technology, all the beings past and present who make this website available for those who take part to this website openly or not as openly, my hands, my ability to read and write all the beings that have impacted my life to be the being I am now….

  10. Elizabeth H67151
    Elizabeth H
    3 months ago

    By greeting each moment with a whole-body-mind-soul smile. Or, if it is a difficult moment, greeting it with an open heart and Presence to the “great fullness” of life.

    1. Michele
      Michele
      3 months ago

      ‘a whole-body-mind-soul smile’ – love that 🙂

  11. Barb C
    Barb C
    3 months ago

    By tuning in and slowing down. I’m enjoying leftovers from Sunday brunch and started by appreciating it. I didn’t pause to name for myself all that went into it: the restaurant we love that makes such good food, the people who prepared it, the people who grew the ingredients, the Earth for supporting life, all the resources, thought and labor that created my kitchen remodel where I heated it up, cooked an egg to go with it, and now sit enjoying it under the light fixture my husband made and hung just the other day as the finishing touch. That’s a lot for one bowl of hash!

    I have several meetings on my calendar today, which is the norm for my work. I’m going to put a post-it note on a monitor that says “grateful” and at the beginning and end of each appointment I’ll make a point of thanking them for their time and for what we discuss and how we work together.

    I’m going to thank my husband again for that light, too. I’ve been doing that ever since he hung it up: looking up, seeing it glowing with lots of colors, and spontaneously telling him how beautiful it is and how much I love that he made it for us. More of that to come.

  12. Ngoc Nguyen
    Ngoc Nguyen
    3 months ago

    Immersing myself in the happy melody of the Ocarina – one of my favorite flutes. I’m curious about trying some new Chinese OST music on my Ocarina.
    Happy Tuesday to all of you! 😊

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      3 months ago

      My Ngoc, I’ve noticed you’ve been practicing more on it again over the last few weeks. I enjoy hearing the sound of it.

  13. pkr29022
    pkr
    3 months ago

    I can embody gratefulness today by staying present & being thankful for everything as the day goes merrily along.
    Giving thanks as I arise & giving thanks at the end of the day.
    Happy Tuesday All….✨☕️☀️

  14. Carol Ann Conner
    Carol
    3 months ago

    By being present to the many blessings I have. We have 11 and 1/2 inches of snow on the ground and it is covering ice which fell in the form of sleet when the blizzard began last weekend. The temp is at one degree outside. I am in a warm home, water is not frozen, food is in the refrigerator and pantry and I am blessed not to be experiencing a power outage. So I will make Indian Red Lentil Stew and brown rice today. I think I can figure out a way to feed the birds and squirrels from my porch once the de-icer works. For all of this comfort, I am grateful!

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      3 months ago

      Peace abounds,
      dear Carol
      with love…♥

    2. L
      Lauryn
      3 months ago

      Carol, that indian red lentil stew sounds amazing. I used to make this all the time. Thank you for this reminder. I need to go find my recipe today!

  15. Yram
    Yram
    3 months ago

    So often the answer to these questions is awareness. I think when I go through a threshold I will say thank you!

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