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Gratefulness
I am grateful, gratefulness found me at last!
What a relief it is when I reflect on this. It feels I am contained in life instead of life in me. I feel more free and like burden uplifted. Less fearful.Specially yesterday I went through a very closed heart and head. This reflection sure helpes me to feel lighter…..I will apply it when I feel closed door through out the next couple of days or anytime in my life. Thank you for today’s reflection. I am indeed grateful. Lots of love to all.
My heart and mind was completely closed today. I did my meditation read so many passages went out with my husband and daughter. yet how am I cherishing life? writing this I realise in the persuit of happiness or Gratefulness I have forgotten to be happy. as I write this I realise I am still trying too hard. something is so tightly locked and I do not know what?
Matt no amount of thanking you is enough for sharing your life and your light, you are a brave and a kind soul. I gathered strength and insight reading your post. I will buy the gratitude book that you mentioned. This site too is like a sanctuary for me.
I am at awe of today’s reflection or daily question as I have been struggling with a pattern of thoughts or emotions that I need to out grow from. It is ” after a hurt full childhood I by grace have a wonderful marriage and now my daughter is in love with someone and the fear of her being not happy is eating me inside. ” I really want to accept and love her decision but my childhood fear is limiting me from accepting or even praying for peace inside me and peace and happiness for her. ...
I am at awe of today’s reflection or daily question as I have been struggling with a pattern of thoughts or emotions that I need to out grow from. It is ” after a hurt full childhood I by grace have a wonderful marriage and now my daughter is in love with someone and the fear of her being not happy is eating me inside. ” I really want to accept and love her decision but my childhood fear is limiting me from accepting or even praying for peace inside me and peace and happiness for her. I really want to have faith which is unshakeable yet I feel the need to control by praying……oh god help me to see that our path is only for growth and development of unconditional love not to have my way. What happens to my love for you oh god, who knows nothing but love, to be fearful? What might help me is to give my trouble to god and not try working it out and ask for wisdom how to deal with it.
Thank you so much for this Article, as I have been praying and practicing for peace love and joy, I had focused more on where I needed to be rather than what life was offering at every moment and specially in you words…” Grace unearned and unsought” in these moments I am reminded of how I am being taken care off instead of protecting my self. I treasure your article.
I loved this reflection, as this strengthens my own practice of practicing bringing reverence to daily activities but do not remember as the day progress. Every day in my prayer I recite a prayer which loosely translated means ” what ever I do Oh lord of the entire creation may I be completely submerged in you and do all activities as a prayer to you” This makes me feel every thing slow down to a point where I cease to exist. Where time stops and words fail. Thank you ...
I loved this reflection, as this strengthens my own practice of practicing bringing reverence to daily activities but do not remember as the day progress. Every day in my prayer I recite a prayer which loosely translated means ” what ever I do Oh lord of the entire creation may I be completely submerged in you and do all activities as a prayer to you” This makes me feel every thing slow down to a point where I cease to exist. Where time stops and words fail. Thank you as through out the day I will try and bring this to application more often.
Who do I thank you the writer experiencer of life and actually life in its wisdom or Gratefulness. Org. I say this as I had a car accident yesterday (I am unhurt physically) and I opened demo.gratefulness.org to actually take shelter in this online sanctuary and first thing I saw was this article. I had a ovarian cancer surgery from which I am cured but post surgery I have a part of my brain inactive, by reading your article I am once again told that how nature takes care of us in healing. I ...
Who do I thank you the writer experiencer of life and actually life in its wisdom or Gratefulness. Org. I say this as I had a car accident yesterday (I am unhurt physically) and I opened demo.gratefulness.org to actually take shelter in this online sanctuary and first thing I saw was this article. I had a ovarian cancer surgery from which I am cured but post surgery I have a part of my brain inactive, by reading your article I am once again told that how nature takes care of us in healing. I instead of hurrying it can begin to look at life like you and it’s opportunity it presents of having a nonactive foggy brain. I also at times see it as fear capsulated and when separating it I see such clarity and peace which gives me direction. How do I help myself to feel intensely that actually earth is holding me as intuitively I know it is. I respect you and see you as complete so shall not say get well soon but yes I wish it too. Gargi
If my hard day looks like a good day to others. On reflection I find the question is asking me to be able to see my self as the other is perceiving me as having a good day. It’s like day on earth somewhere and night at the same time some where…….. I will remember this when I find my self in scarcity of emotions or situation.
As I reflect on this statement , I am sitting in my sofa my husband and children out of the country yet there some where safe. I am grateful for a family and the feeling of valuing what I have been given makes my head clearer and I sense a soft hand of nurturing of life……..
As I ask my self “where is there small beauty around me right now” ? I t took a while to centre my self and repeating this question to my self, a sudden sense of special “ness” filled me. The thought I am loved filled my senses without having to do anything to earn it. I felt the presence of my home where I belong , my home. The bed spread looked beautiful.Down the room a ladder which had metal clasp and that too to me looked beautiful as if it was crafted or so beautifully designed b...
As I ask my self “where is there small beauty around me right now” ? I t took a while to centre my self and repeating this question to my self, a sudden sense of special “ness” filled me. The thought I am loved filled my senses without having to do anything to earn it. I felt the presence of my home where I belong , my home. The bed spread looked beautiful.Down the room a ladder which had metal clasp and that too to me looked beautiful as if it was crafted or so beautifully designed by someone or a machine. Everything started making sense.
Thank you Elena. Though I had no perticular haterate for my body but when I heard the sentence ” do not judge a book by its cover” . I desperately tried to be a ” good soul” of course I at that time did not know souls are souls not good or bad, but level of consciousness yes. This attitude of mine along with the sentence we are not our body, read by me literally. Made me not house my body. After cancer I am scared of falling sick. Though I am fine now,
Thank you Elena. Though I had no perticular haterate for my body but when I heard the sentence ” do not judge a book by its cover” . I desperately tried to be a ” good soul” of course I at that time did not know souls are souls not good or bad, but level of consciousness yes. This attitude of mine along with the sentence we are not our body, read by me literally. Made me not house my body. After cancer I am scared of falling sick. Though I am fine now, This article will really help me to get a over my fear and operate from love base knowledge. I thank you again. Truly grateful Gargi
thank u once more
Kevin I read your post and always feel recharged. Glad you are slowly healing and going for a walk. My prayers and blessings your way.
Thank you Ed
Thank you carol, after reading your post momentarily I felt relief. Thank you!
Thank you carol, as I will contemplate on working for. God and doing God’s work. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you. love Gargi
Thank you carol, somethings will surely help me do my meditation from your prayer like reflection.
Thank you Kevin, for the sentence from Hasidic teaching.
Thank you Eds as this will also help me in my journey. Gratefully Gargi
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