Grateful for the existence of the telephone, thanks to Alexander Graham Bell and many others before and after him. It allows to speak with my loved ones who cannot be present, as it was today with my beloved sister, who coincidently spoke about imperfection. She reminded me to not write my doubts, i.e. my fears, my “if”, and “if not´s” in letters of a standard poster size, but that normal written letters would do, while still doing my best. ???? I am so grateful about her reminding me to choosing to be kind to myself and others, to chose love over fear. Work in progress…

While for you, Diane, the day begins, here it slowly comes to an end.
I am grateful for having had the possibility to meet some of my dear friends today, just for chatting in a cafe´and sharing lunch together, enjoying being together after having finished the shopping on the producer market.
It is such a gift just to leave house and be able to go to a market around the corner to buy needed food. Each Saturday we are gifted with the possibility to buy fresh veg., fruits, cheese and other food offered directly by the farmers, of whom several even grow their goods biologically by now. Every Saturday morning it is such a pleasure to be there to sharing this all with my friends.

I wish this will be possible for people all over the world. It is such a natural and universal expression of living peacefully together. I enclose this wish into my prayers. So it is nearly bedtime by now, have a good night, you dear friends out there.

During childhood, my father often came in the evening to sing together with my sisters and me. This is one of the most grateful and sustaining memories of loving care he offered to my sisters and me. Until today, the love for singing and music in general is nourished by this childhood experience, I would say, although my sisters asked me: “what are you talking about?” when I once expressed it. There have been magical moments full of beauty in nature and in special situations with beloved ones and friends, which sustain me deeply, supporting my awareness that there is much more in and around us than our so called daily reality suggests us to believe, and these moments will be guiding me through all my life. I feel every memory sustains me in a way, for example when I remember the people or the circumstances needed for preparing the food, until it is on my plate and I can eat it.
Being conscious of this has not always been like this, it is a result of times with others in meditation practices, reading and of sharing here. Every day becomes more of a celebration when I can manage to be gratefully aware of all the goods and people and experiences, which have been or are around me. Work in progress… I am really happy with it, and it sustains my feeling of being connected with all around, and with you here. Have a beautiful Saturday full of celebration, you all who visit here!

please allow me to add that just in feeling this sense of gratitude I came to know something essential in this moment. That there is no way neither to exclude someone or something nor is it possible to be excluded, it simply is not possible. Gratitude opens to see this! We can never be deserted, and that we are all interconnected and held in God´s love, no one can ever get lost. To see this and to feel this right now brings me to tears of gratitude. But we need to transform all which is hindering to live in this truth. Urgently even, as nowadays we risk so much concerning our beloved world and, me personally, I need to transform a lot and will do. Thank you dearly for this question, dear gratefulness team.

Good morning, dear friends here. So grateful about this new day with the sun which is about to arrive here.

Recently, I nearly lost hope, but fortunately could find back to see some light, meaning not to give up hope that all may be well again some day, with all of you here as well.

I would like to express my clear intention to let go of old habits of mind, which did hurt others so much and for which I feel deeply sorry to have caused such pain. I will do all I can do to free myself and others from this bad habits of mind.
To be in this world with gratefulness, with an open, loving heart and mind towards each and everything I encounter, that´s the way to become free of it, until no shadow remains. Please, let me walk together with you in this. Gratefully yours.

Good evening, dear grateful people who share here. Dealing with fear in a better way is essential for me as well. The timely words of Thich Nhat Hanh are indeed consoling, lovingly given as a gift to us by the gratefulness-team. Thanks a lot!

For me, it is not so easy so far to smile at fear, but these words help to do so at least inbetween, and I am very grateful for this support these days. I bow to everyone of you here, grateful to being allowed to be with you and sometimes praying for you, while each of you is dealing in such a unique way to face what has to be faced. Thank you for all your sharing here and your perspectives on this theme.

My decision of yesterday to encounter each of the people I meet with a grateful heart and mind for being here with me is changing the whole communication in a refined, subtle way. It is as if a mild light of love is suddenly more present, as if my heart is in silent communication with this loving energy and through this, with the other. The atmosphere between us was gifted with a kind of mild joy, which could as well rise to momentary happiness even in this short time, in all concerned. I am so grateful for these experiences since yesterday. I will go on with this and encounter each one with a grateful heart. Greetings to all of you.