I remember how right it is and magical it is to be in the experience of true gratitude. Even if perhaps I cant feel it or be in that space of experience right then, I try to accept what I am feeling and if it feels negative or damaging to feel like that, I try to say, “but only for that moment” and then move out of the negative by imagining it as a moment I want to move out of. Dont know if I can explain it well, but often it can really help me…. It came to me from some audio meditation practices by Belleruth Naparstek I have been listening to. thank you all, this is a wonderful community.
I have made it my intention to have an “attitude of gratitude” daily. I start each day thanking the Divine for the new day & end my days thanking the Divine for the day that just unfolded.
On days that are especially difficult for me, I pause & start to name all the things in front of me that I am grateful for. This helps take me out of my “funk”.
Coming here & reading everyone’s responses helps as well. I am inspired by you All.
Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻
🕊️♥️
I am reminded to say “thank you” to my Creator. I also know to use the mantra that “this too shall pass,” as the difficult times do pass. Gentle weekend to all. 😉
I have to say I loved all your words of wisdom today!!💕 I woke up this morning feeling a bit down and you lifted me up!!
I haven’t been to church in a few weeks due to having a bad cough but will get back there over week-end, it helps me stay balanced too.
Going to chair yoga and a sound bath in past week helped too.
The sun is out now after a rainy morning, that helps life my spirts also. Have a great week-end all! 🌞
Timely question for me as I look at what reactions I have when I feel my friends “let me down.” I guess it’s life pushing me to be more expansive and open. Growing pains.
Somehow repeating the phrase “Thanks be to God” in my head helps me recognize those things present in the difficult situation that can help me and nurture me.
Sometimes I feel the biggest need to go to the Daily Question on days when life feels difficult. I need to get in touch with my own inner wisdom and the Daily Question helps me do that. And I usually get gems from others who reflect here that help me as well. Today’s quote is also a really intriguing one that I’d like to explore more in relationship to nurturing my gratefulness practice when life feels difficult: “When I point to the obviously wonderful aspects of my life as the source of my joy, it predisposes me to believing the challenges in my life are what rob me of my joy. As soon as I began exploring the ways I could be grateful for the hard stuff, I no longer felt like the outer-world was the sole dictator of what was happening in my inner-world.”
— Andrea Gibson
Excellent timing on the ‘Word of Day’ . I needed to fix some fence across the river that two rambunctious cowboys and their equally rambunctious dogs flattened yesterday afternoon. They were pushing the bunch of cows too hard at a constricted spot. They did uphold their word and came to help me with the fence.
My world has been very challenging lately and I must admit that I have tended to label it as difficult. The thing that has helped me the most is stillness. “BE still and know that I am God.” Stillness brings me into the moment, the I AM. It reminds me that I do not have to perform to be of worth. Stillness allows me to let LIFE hold me and teach me. We are all called to proclaim “I Am.” I love the hymn, “Here I Am, Lord” and I share a version of it at the link below. Hope it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSODPhE-0ng&list=RDCSODPhE-0ng&start_radio=1
Carol, I used to be in a Centering Prayer group many years ago, and I remember the leader would start our time of silence/stillness with the following sequence which I found powerful:
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still
Be
Perhaps you are already familiar with that.
I am sorry to hear that your world has been challenging lately! Sending love.
I come here! And I incorporate gratefulness into other activities. I’m grateful for my body during exercise, grateful during ritual, grateful when I notice something beautiful. It’s not ongoing but the more I come back here, the more I remember to practice, and the more gratefulness practice seeps into my everyday, whether that means a difficult day or easy day.
I start small — what I can see, hear and touch. That is usually enough to open me up to a wider view. It doesn’t make the difficulty go away, but it does lessen some of the discomfort and bring balance to my perspective.
I take a breath and look around. That’s what this practice is about, for me. It helps me to be more resilient and better equipped to handle the low and difficult situations. It helps me to see things as they are and not through a lens or distortion.
Charlie, this reminds me of Phil Jackson’s line of “1 breath equals 1 mind.” My recent previous answers aside. Give credit to where credit is due. This is another area he got right besides keeping our eyes on the spirit instead of the scoreboard. I resignate with Phil’s method on presence, specifically on a surface level. Going deeper, to put in a nutshell, he reminds me of Eckhardt Toalle, because both have good ideas, come off repetitive and controdictary in their teachings, and love recognition through writing books.
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Trying to remember your inspirational replies might help and be grateful for the hard stuff also. Thank you for your manifold and precious comments.
I remember how right it is and magical it is to be in the experience of true gratitude. Even if perhaps I cant feel it or be in that space of experience right then, I try to accept what I am feeling and if it feels negative or damaging to feel like that, I try to say, “but only for that moment” and then move out of the negative by imagining it as a moment I want to move out of. Dont know if I can explain it well, but often it can really help me…. It came to me from some audio meditation practices by Belleruth Naparstek I have been listening to. thank you all, this is a wonderful community.
Right here, via Practice on gratefulness.org
Me too,
dear Brian . . . ♥
I have made it my intention to have an “attitude of gratitude” daily. I start each day thanking the Divine for the new day & end my days thanking the Divine for the day that just unfolded.
On days that are especially difficult for me, I pause & start to name all the things in front of me that I am grateful for. This helps take me out of my “funk”.
Coming here & reading everyone’s responses helps as well. I am inspired by you All.
Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻
🕊️♥️
I am reminded to say “thank you” to my Creator. I also know to use the mantra that “this too shall pass,” as the difficult times do pass. Gentle weekend to all. 😉
I have to say I loved all your words of wisdom today!!💕 I woke up this morning feeling a bit down and you lifted me up!!
I haven’t been to church in a few weeks due to having a bad cough but will get back there over week-end, it helps me stay balanced too.
Going to chair yoga and a sound bath in past week helped too.
The sun is out now after a rainy morning, that helps life my spirts also. Have a great week-end all! 🌞
Timely question for me as I look at what reactions I have when I feel my friends “let me down.” I guess it’s life pushing me to be more expansive and open. Growing pains.
Somehow repeating the phrase “Thanks be to God” in my head helps me recognize those things present in the difficult situation that can help me and nurture me.
Sometimes I feel the biggest need to go to the Daily Question on days when life feels difficult. I need to get in touch with my own inner wisdom and the Daily Question helps me do that. And I usually get gems from others who reflect here that help me as well. Today’s quote is also a really intriguing one that I’d like to explore more in relationship to nurturing my gratefulness practice when life feels difficult: “When I point to the obviously wonderful aspects of my life as the source of my joy, it predisposes me to believing the challenges in my life are what rob me of my joy. As soon as I began exploring the ways I could be grateful for the hard stuff, I no longer felt like the outer-world was the sole dictator of what was happening in my inner-world.”
— Andrea Gibson
Excellent timing on the ‘Word of Day’ . I needed to fix some fence across the river that two rambunctious cowboys and their equally rambunctious dogs flattened yesterday afternoon. They were pushing the bunch of cows too hard at a constricted spot. They did uphold their word and came to help me with the fence.
♥️
Today’s “Word”
really spoke to me today as well,
dear Elizabeth . . .
thank you for re-posting it here. ♥
I agree about going to Daily question- feeling supported
My world has been very challenging lately and I must admit that I have tended to label it as difficult. The thing that has helped me the most is stillness. “BE still and know that I am God.” Stillness brings me into the moment, the I AM. It reminds me that I do not have to perform to be of worth. Stillness allows me to let LIFE hold me and teach me. We are all called to proclaim “I Am.” I love the hymn, “Here I Am, Lord” and I share a version of it at the link below. Hope it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSODPhE-0ng&list=RDCSODPhE-0ng&start_radio=1
Yes Carol Ann, the world has been a bit extra complicated and challenging as of late.
Carol, I used to be in a Centering Prayer group many years ago, and I remember the leader would start our time of silence/stillness with the following sequence which I found powerful:
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still
Be
Perhaps you are already familiar with that.
I am sorry to hear that your world has been challenging lately! Sending love.
I hope this situation you are in,
dear Carol Ann,
passes soon,
and will keep you in my heart
in the days to come
with love . . . ♥
Thank you Carol Ann for sharing “Here I Am Lord”, so beautiful & moving. 😢
This hymn lifted me Up. Hope it lifts you up too.
Have a blessed day. 🤗♥️
I love this song, thanks for sharing Carol Ann. Wishing life gets easier for you too 🙏
By keep coming back. 🙏🏽🧡
Yes! ♥️
I come here! And I incorporate gratefulness into other activities. I’m grateful for my body during exercise, grateful during ritual, grateful when I notice something beautiful. It’s not ongoing but the more I come back here, the more I remember to practice, and the more gratefulness practice seeps into my everyday, whether that means a difficult day or easy day.
I start small — what I can see, hear and touch. That is usually enough to open me up to a wider view. It doesn’t make the difficulty go away, but it does lessen some of the discomfort and bring balance to my perspective.
My best remedy is to reach out in some way.
I take a breath and look around. That’s what this practice is about, for me. It helps me to be more resilient and better equipped to handle the low and difficult situations. It helps me to see things as they are and not through a lens or distortion.
so important, Charlie!
that’s right- not through a lens or distorted. thank you for this!
so true
Charlie, this reminds me of Phil Jackson’s line of “1 breath equals 1 mind.” My recent previous answers aside. Give credit to where credit is due. This is another area he got right besides keeping our eyes on the spirit instead of the scoreboard. I resignate with Phil’s method on presence, specifically on a surface level. Going deeper, to put in a nutshell, he reminds me of Eckhardt Toalle, because both have good ideas, come off repetitive and controdictary in their teachings, and love recognition through writing books.