Helps me stay focused on positive thoughts and actions. I had a therapist tell me at one point I lack support. I feel this is true from time to time. I belong to another online support group for families dealing with addiction. All though I enjoy supporting families sometimes on it. It can be depressing.
I am currently in search of a new church near me that I will like and feel part of the community. I miss my old church. Also other things that I enjoy normally around where I live now like music and yoga. Happy Mother’s day all š
You all here sharing and replying to the daily questions are all inspiring to create something together to add to our world, each one contributing according to own talents, interests, personal circumstances. Together we support each other in widening perception through being open to other perspectives and allow being touched by them; in thriving together towards the Peace and Love we would like to being alive in our own hearts as well as in our wounded world.
Community gives me a sense of stability and belonging, of being welcome. I appreciate the shared values and experiences, but also differing viewpoints.
I am very glad to have found a church I feel comfortable in. I strive to make connections there and volunteer. That makes me feel alive and gives a sense of purpose and meaning.
I am not a joiner,
and never have been . . .
it took great daring
for me to join this community
so many years ago now.
When the format of this web site changed,
I couldn’t get used to it
or feel at home,
so although I continued to visit,
I very rarely posted.
But in the last nine months or so
I have felt the need to reach out of my relative isolation,
and here I am . . .
I feel like I have returned,
and have found a home here.
I am beyond grateful for this place . . .
it is an anchor in an uncertain world,
and one of the only spiritual outlets
where I can share
and people will understand . . .
where I can learn
from the wisdom of others . . .
all of you.
I am grateful for the staff at gratefulness,
who keep things running smoothly,
and who are responsive to our requests
and make us feel welcome.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ā„
And happy Mother’s Day,
for aren’t we all mothers
(both the men and the women who come here)
in one way or another? ā„
Feeling part of a community and contributing to it has been an integral part of me from childhood, thanks to my parents. They volunteered in a variety of ways and modeled the importance of giving back or paying forward. This has always given me friends, things to care about deeply, support when I needed it. Very small actions add up to something enormous when I participate in community, and I always feel I receive more than I give no matter how much I give.
Each of us creates this community that enriches my life by being present here and sharing your thoughts or toggling the heart on someone else’s comment. I’m in community with other people on bikes when we pass each other and give a head nod or a wave of the hand, acknowledging that we share something. I live in a place where people smile, nod, say hello passing each other on a walk, too–one of the reasons I knew I wanted to move here was the simple friendliness I witnessed that gives me a warm feeling.
Community is self-reinforcing, which gives me hope. Years ago I organized a Bike to Work Week celebration when I lived in Spokane. It hadn’t been celebrated for years. The state advocacy group offered to help if someone would lead the effort and I stuck my hand up. I sent out an email to a bunch of people who didn’t know me and a dozen showed up at the first organizing meeting. That was in 2007 and the event is still running nearly 20 years later, long after I moved away. (Writing this made me look up the blog posts I wrote about the experience: https://wabikes.org/index.php/2013/05/12/commute-challenge-lessons-learned/ and https://wabikes.org/index.php/2013/05/13/commute-challenge-lessons-learned-part-2/.)
(And doing that volunteer work led pretty directly to me later becoming the executive director of that state organization and taking my career in a whole new direction, so it certainly enriched my life! https://bikestylelife.com/2017/03/12/came-fork-road/)
This year for the first time since moving to Olympia, WA, I went to a community event that really exemplifies the spirit of the town. Procession of the Species is held on a weekend close to Earth Day when downtown holds Arts Walk. It’s full of costumes, choreography, giant puppetry, creativity–a parade with no motorized floats or pollution, simply human beings honoring the arts and our connections in nature. They hold an evening luminaria walk and a daytime procession. Video here to give you a look: https://youtu.be/W3KQXvDWyMQ?si=vTghyLXDL3C-oEbX.
Community can be quiet and casual, not as exuberant and organized as the Procession. I’m thinking of the Thursday night gathering at a local yarn shop where we sit and knit or crochet together. I’ve only been once with a friend; I know I can go back on my own and be welcome. Community consists of showing up and being present with and for others, who are present with and for me. I couldn’t live without it.
Community offers a sense of belonging, support, and connection that is so important for overall well-being. This site and those who participate is a community that I’m happy to be a part of. I didn’t have too much in-person community once Covid hit and moving out to the country at the same time certainly didn’t help. I’m incredibly grateful now, finally settling into the city we moved to, and having found the yoga studio I did. The studio offers such a beautiful community of people, and they’ve all been so kind and welcoming, helping me to forge some new friendships as well as opportunities to volunteer at events. I feel healthier and more alive when I am part of a community.
I have been in many communities. Some have been intentional, some I have formed, some out of need, and some are well established.
Each has its own flavor but what they have in common is sharing and recognition of each other.
May we see the awe in each person and celebrate it fully.
My main sources of community are in the art classes I take, one weekly, the other twice a month.
There are also other activities in the art community that I attend.
I would like to focus more on developing relationships within these groups.
Years ago, I had a church community, but I have moved away from that.
Perhaps I will look into that again.
Today is Motherās Day. I have done quite a bit of mothering protecting/nurturing in my life and still do.
I did not have children. That did not work out for my husband and myself.
Iām okay with that.
I am a cat Mom, however, a Mom to my younger sister, a Mom to her son- my nephew, and often a Mom to my own Mom.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms!
And Happy Mothers Day to all who are Moms to their animals
and to all who have or have had a Mom like relationship with someone in their life.
My intention for today is to be peace. I donāt think I will be writing my intention here every day, (not sure)
but I have started a new practice of making an intention each day when responding to the daily question.
Then I will reflect on my day, in light of this intention, when I look back and ponder responses to the daily question.
Wishing peace to all today. š·š·š·šø
PS. I love the community I find here at the Daily Question.
Thank you to those of you behind the scene who come up with these questions, monitor this site,
and fix the computer issues that come up.
Thank you to all of you, my Friends, who respond to the questions.
(As well as those who are unseen but follow along)
I learn so much and am inspired by all of you. āļø
I feel grateful to have a peaceful community full of kind caring people. Iām so blessed and grateful. I get to volunteer to teach yoga every Friday and I have a paint group every Tuesday. So fortunate to be able to do things I enjoy and share them with the community.
Community enriches my life by feeling connected with others. I enjoy being a part of this Grateful Community.
Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to all.
Bright Blessings on this Sunday:)
Give yourself the gift of free bi-monthly inspiration including uplifting articles, diverse stories, supportive practices, videos, and more, delivered with heart to your inbox.
Community reminds me I am not an island.
Helps me stay focused on positive thoughts and actions. I had a therapist tell me at one point I lack support. I feel this is true from time to time. I belong to another online support group for families dealing with addiction. All though I enjoy supporting families sometimes on it. It can be depressing.
I am currently in search of a new church near me that I will like and feel part of the community. I miss my old church. Also other things that I enjoy normally around where I live now like music and yoga. Happy Mother’s day all š
You all here sharing and replying to the daily questions are all inspiring to create something together to add to our world, each one contributing according to own talents, interests, personal circumstances. Together we support each other in widening perception through being open to other perspectives and allow being touched by them; in thriving together towards the Peace and Love we would like to being alive in our own hearts as well as in our wounded world.
Your words,
dear Ose,
always make me wiser . . . ā„
Stated so eloquently dear Ose.
Community gives me a sense of stability and belonging, of being welcome. I appreciate the shared values and experiences, but also differing viewpoints.
I am very glad to have found a church I feel comfortable in. I strive to make connections there and volunteer. That makes me feel alive and gives a sense of purpose and meaning.
I am not a joiner,
and never have been . . .
it took great daring
for me to join this community
so many years ago now.
When the format of this web site changed,
I couldn’t get used to it
or feel at home,
so although I continued to visit,
I very rarely posted.
But in the last nine months or so
I have felt the need to reach out of my relative isolation,
and here I am . . .
I feel like I have returned,
and have found a home here.
I am beyond grateful for this place . . .
it is an anchor in an uncertain world,
and one of the only spiritual outlets
where I can share
and people will understand . . .
where I can learn
from the wisdom of others . . .
all of you.
I am grateful for the staff at gratefulness,
who keep things running smoothly,
and who are responsive to our requests
and make us feel welcome.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ā„
And happy Mother’s Day,
for aren’t we all mothers
(both the men and the women who come here)
in one way or another? ā„
Dear Sparrow, I’m so glad you are here, I look forward to your contributions. I couldn’t get to the comment where you asked for the playlist, so I’ll paste the link here and hopefully this will work: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VMvjQNZkHenkHCSW1jp07?si=414a891baeda4585
Enjoy!
Thank you,
dear Drea . . .
Ose had your back
and gave me the link too. š
Thank you so much . . .
it must have been a lot of work.
ā¤ļø On a lighter note; Mothers Day comes 9 months after Fathers Day.
š
š
Feeling part of a community and contributing to it has been an integral part of me from childhood, thanks to my parents. They volunteered in a variety of ways and modeled the importance of giving back or paying forward. This has always given me friends, things to care about deeply, support when I needed it. Very small actions add up to something enormous when I participate in community, and I always feel I receive more than I give no matter how much I give.
Each of us creates this community that enriches my life by being present here and sharing your thoughts or toggling the heart on someone else’s comment. I’m in community with other people on bikes when we pass each other and give a head nod or a wave of the hand, acknowledging that we share something. I live in a place where people smile, nod, say hello passing each other on a walk, too–one of the reasons I knew I wanted to move here was the simple friendliness I witnessed that gives me a warm feeling.
Community is self-reinforcing, which gives me hope. Years ago I organized a Bike to Work Week celebration when I lived in Spokane. It hadn’t been celebrated for years. The state advocacy group offered to help if someone would lead the effort and I stuck my hand up. I sent out an email to a bunch of people who didn’t know me and a dozen showed up at the first organizing meeting. That was in 2007 and the event is still running nearly 20 years later, long after I moved away. (Writing this made me look up the blog posts I wrote about the experience: https://wabikes.org/index.php/2013/05/12/commute-challenge-lessons-learned/ and https://wabikes.org/index.php/2013/05/13/commute-challenge-lessons-learned-part-2/.)
(And doing that volunteer work led pretty directly to me later becoming the executive director of that state organization and taking my career in a whole new direction, so it certainly enriched my life! https://bikestylelife.com/2017/03/12/came-fork-road/)
This year for the first time since moving to Olympia, WA, I went to a community event that really exemplifies the spirit of the town. Procession of the Species is held on a weekend close to Earth Day when downtown holds Arts Walk. It’s full of costumes, choreography, giant puppetry, creativity–a parade with no motorized floats or pollution, simply human beings honoring the arts and our connections in nature. They hold an evening luminaria walk and a daytime procession. Video here to give you a look: https://youtu.be/W3KQXvDWyMQ?si=vTghyLXDL3C-oEbX.
Community can be quiet and casual, not as exuberant and organized as the Procession. I’m thinking of the Thursday night gathering at a local yarn shop where we sit and knit or crochet together. I’ve only been once with a friend; I know I can go back on my own and be welcome. Community consists of showing up and being present with and for others, who are present with and for me. I couldn’t live without it.
The daily question community enriches my life daily! Thank you all and Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful souls who gather here!
Community offers a sense of belonging, support, and connection that is so important for overall well-being. This site and those who participate is a community that I’m happy to be a part of. I didn’t have too much in-person community once Covid hit and moving out to the country at the same time certainly didn’t help. I’m incredibly grateful now, finally settling into the city we moved to, and having found the yoga studio I did. The studio offers such a beautiful community of people, and they’ve all been so kind and welcoming, helping me to forge some new friendships as well as opportunities to volunteer at events. I feel healthier and more alive when I am part of a community.
I have been in many communities. Some have been intentional, some I have formed, some out of need, and some are well established.
Each has its own flavor but what they have in common is sharing and recognition of each other.
May we see the awe in each person and celebrate it fully.
Community gives me a feeling of connection and purpose. It gives space for creativity and love and courage to flourish.
This community, gratefulness.org, makes me feel welcomed, accepted, heard. I have learned so much from all who participate on this site. I have also learned a lot about myself.
I am thankful for this comforting community.
Thank you to All who make this sanctuary possible. šš»āØšš»
Happy Motherās Day to Allā¦.š©·š·šø
I feel the same way you do,
dear PKR . . . ā„
My main sources of community are in the art classes I take, one weekly, the other twice a month.
There are also other activities in the art community that I attend.
I would like to focus more on developing relationships within these groups.
Years ago, I had a church community, but I have moved away from that.
Perhaps I will look into that again.
Today is Motherās Day. I have done quite a bit of mothering protecting/nurturing in my life and still do.
I did not have children. That did not work out for my husband and myself.
Iām okay with that.
I am a cat Mom, however, a Mom to my younger sister, a Mom to her son- my nephew, and often a Mom to my own Mom.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms!
And Happy Mothers Day to all who are Moms to their animals
and to all who have or have had a Mom like relationship with someone in their life.
My intention for today is to be peace. I donāt think I will be writing my intention here every day, (not sure)
but I have started a new practice of making an intention each day when responding to the daily question.
Then I will reflect on my day, in light of this intention, when I look back and ponder responses to the daily question.
Wishing peace to all today. š·š·š·šø
PS. I love the community I find here at the Daily Question.
Thank you to those of you behind the scene who come up with these questions, monitor this site,
and fix the computer issues that come up.
Thank you to all of you, my Friends, who respond to the questions.
(As well as those who are unseen but follow along)
I learn so much and am inspired by all of you. āļø
When you care to post your intention of the day, I will look forward to reading it.
Thank you.
Thank you, Yram. š
I feel grateful to have a peaceful community full of kind caring people. Iām so blessed and grateful. I get to volunteer to teach yoga every Friday and I have a paint group every Tuesday. So fortunate to be able to do things I enjoy and share them with the community.
Community enriches my life by feeling connected with others. I enjoy being a part of this Grateful Community.
Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to all.
Bright Blessings on this Sunday:)
I’m with Dean on this. Community gives me a sense of belonging and acceptance. May everyone find peace and joy today. Happy Sunday to all! šø
My Ngoc, I’ve seen you on a few spiritual communities. Having overheard some of them, I get positive vibes.