Basically everywhere I look and every direction I turn, I can find someone supporting me!
I’m on an overnight trip for work so I’m answering this at the end of the day instead of in the morning when I usually do this. The context makes me think of the people supporting my stay in a hotel, the staff setting up for our meetings today and tomorrow, the cooks and wait staff at the Thai restaurant I went to for dinner, all my colleagues in transportation who built and maintain the highway and local streets I drove on to get here.
I always think of my sweet husband. He took me to our headquarters so I could pick up the work vehicle and made sure I had plenty of hot French press coffee as I tore through a big work load this morning before leaving town.
A couple of people on my work team collaborated with me this morning on stuff we just had to crunch out very very quickly. I’m really lucky to work with some fantastic people.
Last night we had our first open rehearsal of the improv troupe I’m now part of. I helped promote it and friends on Facebook helped spread the word. We had good turnout beyond what we expected and had a great time! We may have found a few new members to recruit; they’ll go through a few weeks of practicing with us and we’ll see what we think and what they think at the end of that. A couple of the members are going through a tough time right now, so we went out after rehearsal for a late dinner and just talked as friends supporting each other.
Our state legislature is in session working on budgets and making decisions that will affect my programs and my agency. I’m very lucky that we have great support from advocates who can work the political side in a way that I can’t as a state employee. Civic activism matters!
I’ll close by naming all the people who are rising up to protest federal overreach. They’re supporting me and all of us by trying to protect our representative democracy and the civic structures we all rely on for basics like clean air, clean water, schools libraries parks science health care roads emergency relief agriculture worker safety…. the list goes on and on.
I was told once that I lacked support by a therapist. My Mother was my huge support for many years and then my friend Nan who passed away in Nov. I am am very glad I found this site because it helps me a great deal. My daughter and son and I have grown very close this past year which I love too. I was raised to keep skeletons in the closet but I know it is not healthy to do that at all but I still tend to do that at times. I have joined support groups off and on and therapy at times. My Dad will check in with me also but he is getting on with age but I love that I still have him!
You all here do with ypur contributions, my dear sister who shares with me to look after our father so that for him is all done what he would need for his life now while being less able to look after himself; my dear friend who showed me a reliable way of how to reduce fear when it arises and just immedeately it subsides and which was and is an incredible experience concerning dealing with upcoming panic for which I will be forever grateful; my Sangha whose members were so kind recently again when being together in joy and with much happiness and we could really feel being a community in one spirit; my teachers of today and those whose acts of kindness reach until these times right now; so many people who enrich essential moments in nature like my neigbor, who, when i came back home during lunch time was busy looking after the beautiful garden, the bird´s well being through looking after possibilities for them to nest, to feeding them, the “bee hotel” with wild bees already busy collecting what they are looking for and so many kindred hearts seen and unseen who do what they need to do with love and appreciation, serving the well being of us who live here. Thank you all dearly for being here with me and with us all.
In addition to all the other cogs in the wheel of humanity, those people who make, grow, deliver things I need to survive or make my life more comfortable, I am supported by others through community. I am not only supported by a personal community which offers a connection to each other as distinct individuals in relationship, but also when experienced, I am supported by community of – in the larger sense of the word – the human race as a collective, fortunate group, who share this gift of life on earth. When sensed, being part of this larger group supports my sense of being.
Also I am lifted up and supported by those who think of me or offer prayers, energy or works for my good.
And I am always supported by The I AM.
I am supported by the Divine in my life. The Divine is my Strength, my Guide, my Comforter, my Peace. My faith & trust in the Universe is guiding & supporting me on this journey of life.
✨🙏🏻🕊️🩷
I have experienced being still
as opening up myself to the Love that fills the world . . .
being still opens my awareness to it.
This Love
is also the Divine.
Thank you,
dear PKR
for expressing this for me. ♥
I have two dear and supportive friends, a next door neighbor who is always there for me and a devoted son who comes to help me every weekend. All have busy lives but take time to check on and assist me when needed.
I am being supported by the Universe and all that is Divine . . .
it manifests
in the love of a few friends,
some of whom
don’t always feel like friends.
My husband quietly supports me
with his patience and his kindness.
Oddly,
I also feel supported by my first family . . .
my son,
my ex-husband and his wife.
My spiritual support
comes from being here,
where I communicate better through writing
rather than talking,
and reading the wisdom and kind words
of the angels who inhabit this space.
I have learned so much through this forum
and through the original one,
where resources are shared
and compassion given,
and am and will be forever grateful.
Thank you all,
and thank you to the Gratefulness organization
which has made all of this possible.
I am supported by those who run the electricity grid and the internet.
They provide me with air conditioning heat, light, and the ability to easily cook my food.
I am also supported by those who grow, harvest, transport and sell the food that I eat.
May all have a beautiful Thursday!
This site and the gratitude lounge are life lines/ touchstones.
I belong to small communities with various focuses. The participants feed my body and soul.
My boys and their spouses, even though miles away, are right there.
I was also thinking of a question we had awhile back about ordinary items in our life. The food I eat, the music I listen to, the books I read, the texts and phone calls all support me.
I am being supported. Supported by strangers that I have met along the path. I have been folded into their lives and I have folded them into my life.
Now we are friends and family. Connected.
It’s really as simple as staying connected in one way or another. It might be working together, living together, or the daily, weekly, or yearly check ins. This connectedness only requires the desire to stay connected and the openness to allowing these connections to happen. I feel like any time there is a sharing of ourselves, there is a connection and a support. I often imagine myself as a tree. With the branches representing all of my living family, friends, and connections. And the roots are all those that have passed but still support and nourish me.
I love this imagery too. One of my tattoos is like a Victorian Gothic house with 9 3/4 under the witch’s hat[turret], and the bottom of the house has a bunch of roots – reminded me of it, thank you 🙂
What a beautiful image,
dear Charlie . . .
I have always felt a connection
between you and trees.
I don’t know why,
but when I see your posts
images of trees pass before my eyes. ♥
My husband has supported my studies since the beginning, but particularly since our move by allowing me the time to focus on them since I put it aside for a while. The yoga studio I practice at supports me by not only offering a variety of classes, but by allowing me to work there 2 short shifts a week, which has given me the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people, a few of which are becoming friends.
This question reminds me of my 2nd answer from the one about protecting whatever is sacred. I have my groups that support my interests and goals. For basketball, I have a group of friends. This community supports my spiritual growth. I have Facebook for Vietnamese since I already mentioned that most of the people I’ve seen there are Asians.
The people who participate on this side – in the Daily Question – are so supportive of everyone in here. We all lift each other up and are caring for one another.
I have people in my life who are loving and kind, who want to know how I’m doing and are wanting to see me grow. I was thinking about how a few years ago, I didn’t have many folks in my life because I was so scared to get close with others. Fearing they would judge me, that they would talk badly of me or abandon me. Leaving me alone. I realized this mindset was holding me back so I slowly began to change that. I was able to let go of that fear and open up to letting others in. Being involved in community by volunteering, attending AA meetings, going to dance classes, putting myself out there. I’ve met so many people along the way and I can’t help but feel so supported by them. And for that, I am grateful. 🧡
I have missed posting on here, life has been really difficult but know I think of y’all and this community. Y’all have also supported me by reading and responding to my posts and it makes me have faith in the love and kindness of others. And for that, I am grateful for y’all 🧡🙏🏽
I am happy,
dear Jenifer,
that you’ve been putting yourself out there,
and grateful for the supportive friends you have found.
May you continue to grow
and spread your wings
with love . . .
sparrow ♥
Great question. The first people who came to mind are my physical therapists who are helping me heal my amazing MCL. They challenge me and have so much faith in me. I honor their knowledge and efforts by doing my home work. Then they can challenge me more! They are such wonderful cheerleaders.🩷
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Basically everywhere I look and every direction I turn, I can find someone supporting me!
I’m on an overnight trip for work so I’m answering this at the end of the day instead of in the morning when I usually do this. The context makes me think of the people supporting my stay in a hotel, the staff setting up for our meetings today and tomorrow, the cooks and wait staff at the Thai restaurant I went to for dinner, all my colleagues in transportation who built and maintain the highway and local streets I drove on to get here.
I always think of my sweet husband. He took me to our headquarters so I could pick up the work vehicle and made sure I had plenty of hot French press coffee as I tore through a big work load this morning before leaving town.
A couple of people on my work team collaborated with me this morning on stuff we just had to crunch out very very quickly. I’m really lucky to work with some fantastic people.
Last night we had our first open rehearsal of the improv troupe I’m now part of. I helped promote it and friends on Facebook helped spread the word. We had good turnout beyond what we expected and had a great time! We may have found a few new members to recruit; they’ll go through a few weeks of practicing with us and we’ll see what we think and what they think at the end of that. A couple of the members are going through a tough time right now, so we went out after rehearsal for a late dinner and just talked as friends supporting each other.
Our state legislature is in session working on budgets and making decisions that will affect my programs and my agency. I’m very lucky that we have great support from advocates who can work the political side in a way that I can’t as a state employee. Civic activism matters!
I’ll close by naming all the people who are rising up to protest federal overreach. They’re supporting me and all of us by trying to protect our representative democracy and the civic structures we all rely on for basics like clean air, clean water, schools libraries parks science health care roads emergency relief agriculture worker safety…. the list goes on and on.
I was told once that I lacked support by a therapist. My Mother was my huge support for many years and then my friend Nan who passed away in Nov. I am am very glad I found this site because it helps me a great deal. My daughter and son and I have grown very close this past year which I love too. I was raised to keep skeletons in the closet but I know it is not healthy to do that at all but I still tend to do that at times. I have joined support groups off and on and therapy at times. My Dad will check in with me also but he is getting on with age but I love that I still have him!
You all here do with ypur contributions, my dear sister who shares with me to look after our father so that for him is all done what he would need for his life now while being less able to look after himself; my dear friend who showed me a reliable way of how to reduce fear when it arises and just immedeately it subsides and which was and is an incredible experience concerning dealing with upcoming panic for which I will be forever grateful; my Sangha whose members were so kind recently again when being together in joy and with much happiness and we could really feel being a community in one spirit; my teachers of today and those whose acts of kindness reach until these times right now; so many people who enrich essential moments in nature like my neigbor, who, when i came back home during lunch time was busy looking after the beautiful garden, the bird´s well being through looking after possibilities for them to nest, to feeding them, the “bee hotel” with wild bees already busy collecting what they are looking for and so many kindred hearts seen and unseen who do what they need to do with love and appreciation, serving the well being of us who live here. Thank you all dearly for being here with me and with us all.
In addition to all the other cogs in the wheel of humanity, those people who make, grow, deliver things I need to survive or make my life more comfortable, I am supported by others through community. I am not only supported by a personal community which offers a connection to each other as distinct individuals in relationship, but also when experienced, I am supported by community of – in the larger sense of the word – the human race as a collective, fortunate group, who share this gift of life on earth. When sensed, being part of this larger group supports my sense of being.
Also I am lifted up and supported by those who think of me or offer prayers, energy or works for my good.
And I am always supported by The I AM.
I am supported by the Divine in my life. The Divine is my Strength, my Guide, my Comforter, my Peace. My faith & trust in the Universe is guiding & supporting me on this journey of life.
✨🙏🏻🕊️🩷
I have experienced being still
as opening up myself to the Love that fills the world . . .
being still opens my awareness to it.
This Love
is also the Divine.
Thank you,
dear PKR
for expressing this for me. ♥
I have two dear and supportive friends, a next door neighbor who is always there for me and a devoted son who comes to help me every weekend. All have busy lives but take time to check on and assist me when needed.
I am being supported by the Universe and all that is Divine . . .
it manifests
in the love of a few friends,
some of whom
don’t always feel like friends.
My husband quietly supports me
with his patience and his kindness.
Oddly,
I also feel supported by my first family . . .
my son,
my ex-husband and his wife.
My spiritual support
comes from being here,
where I communicate better through writing
rather than talking,
and reading the wisdom and kind words
of the angels who inhabit this space.
I have learned so much through this forum
and through the original one,
where resources are shared
and compassion given,
and am and will be forever grateful.
Thank you all,
and thank you to the Gratefulness organization
which has made all of this possible.
Sparrow, your contributions here are part of what makes this site and community so rich. Thank you.🩷
The divine in me
bows to the divine in you,
dear Mary . . . ♥
I am supported by those who run the electricity grid and the internet.
They provide me with air conditioning heat, light, and the ability to easily cook my food.
I am also supported by those who grow, harvest, transport and sell the food that I eat.
May all have a beautiful Thursday!
This site and the gratitude lounge are life lines/ touchstones.
I belong to small communities with various focuses. The participants feed my body and soul.
My boys and their spouses, even though miles away, are right there.
I was also thinking of a question we had awhile back about ordinary items in our life. The food I eat, the music I listen to, the books I read, the texts and phone calls all support me.
I am being supported. Supported by strangers that I have met along the path. I have been folded into their lives and I have folded them into my life.
Now we are friends and family. Connected.
It’s really as simple as staying connected in one way or another. It might be working together, living together, or the daily, weekly, or yearly check ins. This connectedness only requires the desire to stay connected and the openness to allowing these connections to happen. I feel like any time there is a sharing of ourselves, there is a connection and a support. I often imagine myself as a tree. With the branches representing all of my living family, friends, and connections. And the roots are all those that have passed but still support and nourish me.
I love this imagery too. One of my tattoos is like a Victorian Gothic house with 9 3/4 under the witch’s hat[turret], and the bottom of the house has a bunch of roots – reminded me of it, thank you 🙂
Love this image. I’ll carry it with me, like a leaf or a flower.
Charlie, I love your imagery. It is very helpful to me. Rooted in love that keeps giving.
What a beautiful image,
dear Charlie . . .
I have always felt a connection
between you and trees.
I don’t know why,
but when I see your posts
images of trees pass before my eyes. ♥
My husband has supported my studies since the beginning, but particularly since our move by allowing me the time to focus on them since I put it aside for a while. The yoga studio I practice at supports me by not only offering a variety of classes, but by allowing me to work there 2 short shifts a week, which has given me the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people, a few of which are becoming friends.
So happy to picture you meeting and making friends in your new surroundings.
Thank you! I have needed the in-person connections, so I am truly grateful.
This question reminds me of my 2nd answer from the one about protecting whatever is sacred. I have my groups that support my interests and goals. For basketball, I have a group of friends. This community supports my spiritual growth. I have Facebook for Vietnamese since I already mentioned that most of the people I’ve seen there are Asians.
A well-rounded support system, Loc Tran.🩷
The people who participate on this side – in the Daily Question – are so supportive of everyone in here. We all lift each other up and are caring for one another.
I have people in my life who are loving and kind, who want to know how I’m doing and are wanting to see me grow. I was thinking about how a few years ago, I didn’t have many folks in my life because I was so scared to get close with others. Fearing they would judge me, that they would talk badly of me or abandon me. Leaving me alone. I realized this mindset was holding me back so I slowly began to change that. I was able to let go of that fear and open up to letting others in. Being involved in community by volunteering, attending AA meetings, going to dance classes, putting myself out there. I’ve met so many people along the way and I can’t help but feel so supported by them. And for that, I am grateful. 🧡
I have missed posting on here, life has been really difficult but know I think of y’all and this community. Y’all have also supported me by reading and responding to my posts and it makes me have faith in the love and kindness of others. And for that, I am grateful for y’all 🧡🙏🏽
I have discovered health card and its benefits dear Jenifer. That and community like this wonderful community right here,
Jenifer, Thanks for sharing with us…it’s always a joy when I find you here…keep coming back.
I am happy,
dear Jenifer,
that you’ve been putting yourself out there,
and grateful for the supportive friends you have found.
May you continue to grow
and spread your wings
with love . . .
sparrow ♥
Continue to take care of yourself! Please know you are loved and on the track you are to be on. We are here as companions on the journey.
Great question. The first people who came to mind are my physical therapists who are helping me heal my amazing MCL. They challenge me and have so much faith in me. I honor their knowledge and efforts by doing my home work. Then they can challenge me more! They are such wonderful cheerleaders.🩷
This was true for me too,
dear Mary,
after I was given my new hip.
Continue to heal,
dear friend. ♥
Thank you, Sparrow. That is my intention. Hip, hip hooray to you. 🩷
Hip, hip hooray to you too,
dear Mary . . . 🙂
They are miracle workers! And patient warriors.
You have captured their energy perfectly, Yram. 🩷