There are many, but the current important old habits to let go of are:
to let myself be frightened or intimidated easily, which even could have ended in a kind of paralyzed state. This has been hindering my flow of contribution. This needs to shift, as
I feel the need to be active more consistently for to realize intentions, may it be through writing or/and in a group of people with similar inner direction. I would like to invest my strengths in a project for the benefit of others.

In the past, there have been aspects of anger, which I feel I have been able to let go to some extend at least and can manage emotions much better by now. It is work in progress, but clearly on the list to let go of completely. Impatience is another aspect of the let-go-package.

To let go of these aspects and to do what is needed, if it is mine to do, and offering my strengths to support while staying aware of the minds aspects not yet balanced.

Is it then, that I would see more roses than thorns? After all, life is as well music, dancing, singing, having fun as well. I feel to enjoy the rose´s fragrance of life requires some balance between doing my best in whatever I think, feel and do, and enjoying life at it´s best in the given moment. To love and be in the moment is what I meant to say.

When you are aware of, know and feel it in your bones that there is no difference between you and me, no difference between me and the tree or the ant or the water, what would it do on our earth? It means between you and me, there is no separateness at all.
If we realize this, we see the love light of God´s creation in everything, in every cell, in every grain of sand. And if it is so, and conscious in us as inhabitants of our one and only earth, everyone and everything would blossom with care and nourishment of the other. No way to let someone suffer thirst, as it is as if I would be thirsty. No way to hurt another living being, as I would- and in fact do feel the same pain.
So what I will do is to really bring the light of this awareness into every corner of my own being, and hopefully helping to let it spread as far as possible to support urgent change on earth.

Essential I feel is to contribute with love, to everyone and everything I encounter. In the morning, before taking the water for my coffee, to softly speak to the salvia plant in front of the eastern window and offer some water to it. To cherish my food and all who worked for it with a moment of respect and prayer before eating. To smile to the stranger I meet while walking to my office. To reply to the phonecalls kindly and timely. To not forget to pause inbetween and in doing so, be kind to myself. To express the joy I feel when I see the kids playing and having fun while being around in my office. To reflect what I perceive if this is welcome. A work in progress to always stay centered in my heart and lovingly interact from that place.

I am on my way to deal with aspects of fear in a much more constructive way by now, accepting much more that I was having fear, which formerly I did tend to suppress, deny or hide even from myself.
My capacity to be with uncomfortable feelings in general has widened. By now, I feel the uncomfortable feeling (recently mainly it was fear), observe it and let it be as it is without allowing to overwhelm me; respecting and honoring that it is there, and be still with it.

I feel this is quite an opening to whatever wants to appear in my life, while still being able to stay centered in more integrity and awareness of my inner truth and needs.

I realized that being together with others in this way – taking i.e. fear as a teacher – and allowing to learn through being with an uncomfortable emotion and not letting it overwhelm me nor escape inspires my life with others and vice versa. It eventually may be even of benefit for others as well. It frees, and I am so grateful that joy comes back, the more this freeing independence from any form of authority in my emotional system unfolds. Still work in progress, of course, but on my way to find balance in this.

Nature, creation in all its beauty and wonder I feel is art pure, which to be in is a huge gift, regenerating the body, inspiring the mind and expanding the spirit.
In communication with people, I might be creative sometimes, when something new arises in the consciousness due to simultaneity of deeply listening to the other and inner visual thinking, when expanded attention and openness to these aspects fall into one place. When this happens, it is a deeply moving moment full of gratefulness towards life, in all concerned.

Good morning, dear people who visit here. Today I am really grateful that I am living in a flat where the floor (I have the joy to have wood under my bare feet every morning and dark red old fashioned tiles in the kitchen and bathroom) are to be cleaned easily, as it really does not take much time. When I hired this place, I was not aware of this advantage, but every time I clean my flat I really enjoy the uncomplicated and quick cleansing. You could say it´s trivial, but the girls joining here know what I mean! 🙂

Nevertheless, I try to do it in a kind of meditation, and while doing so, cleansing the souls shelf of old habits of mind or of fixed emotions full of dust to be sorted out and gratefully let go into the morning breeze of the gift of another day.
Have a beautiful week, you all who share here!

There was a tendency in me to stir up and to use old, unproductive and hurtful strategies I once developed in defense to protect myself, without being aware of the consequences for the other and myself as well. When I felt hurt by someone, I gave back without allowing pausing and reflecting. These strategies are of no use at all and I definitely and really gratefully can let go of them. Thank you all who helped me through this very difficult passage. I bow to you, and I am full of gratitude towards life. It was so very kind to open the door again to love and communion. If you don´t mind, I just may say: Jippee!!! ☺

When I think about what I cherish every day, the moments when music is around are giving me so much joy. In these moments, usually I am not aware of the one who created a text, or the many people who play the instruments, or the musician who trained them, or who once built the instruments, or the one who tuned them right before the concert. It needs so many people who contribute to finally being able to listening to music, and each one is important. And the ones listening to the music are needed as well.

Such a beautiful question of today. And so beautiful answers already, all showing how deeply interconnected we are. I feel everyone who participates in life through being here with me is a gift, and we all build the “chorus” all together. I will work on holding this in my awareness, and to transform moments where I had the tendency to look at myself and others as separate. So grateful again for this question. Thank you very much, dear Gratefulness team!

Good morning, friends! Today I am gratefully aware of my breath. It is so extraordinary to be able to breathe. It is live-giving and ultimately necessary. It fills my body with vitality and allows my soul to expand. It connects me with the unseen, but essentially needed realms physically and beyond. To be consciously aware of breathing, which usually happens automatically will be tempting to my awareness, but as often as possible, I will focus on it with gratefulness today and try to stay as centered as possible.

And while inhaling, to smell all the flavours of the world, good and bad, it more so leads me to choose the likable ones. Isn´t it like how to behave? To consciously choosing kind behavior seems to be a similar process. So much to ponder on just in focusing on breathing. Have a lovely day, you all out there!

Thank you so much for sharing this core experience with us. I feel it is so precious that you had these moments of communion and love with your father during the last days of his life, although you might feel time was too short.
It is securely saved as a timeless experience in the book of your life. May you always remember the love you shared in these moments, and may this love always warm your heart, as it is sending its timeless light to you to ease the pain. Feel warmly embraced, dear friend.